The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-09-29
The Famous Admiral and His Flag
ship Get Home Two Days
Ahead of Time.
EVERYBODY SURPRISED, TO Be SURE.
There Was . Heavy Mist ON the Sea When
the Olympia Got to Sandy Hook and
for q Time 1t Was Thought to BE tho
Chicago, Admiral Howison's Flagsbip-
Scenes Following the Admiral's ARRIVAL.

New York, Sept. 27.-Much to the
surprise of everyone in the city the
Olympia, with Admiral Dewey ON
board, arrived off the Sandy Hook light
ship at 5:55 yesterday morning. There
was a heavy mist on the sea and at
first the marine observers were in
clined to think the vessel sighted might
be Rear Admiral Howison's flagship,
the Chicago. hardly believing Dewey
would arrive two days ahead of time.
The doubt was soon cleared away,
however, and as passing vessels recog-
nized the flagship from Manila bay
there was a continuous blowing of
whistles in salute.
All the morning as the famous cruiser
lay at anchor her signal man was kept
busy dipping the ensign in answer to
the welcome of passing vessels. An
orderly came ashore from the Olympia
soon after she had anchored with dis
patches and messages from the admiral
and officers He said they had a pleas
ant passage across the Atlantic, that
all were well on board and glad to be
home. He inquired for back files of
the newspapers. The Olympia will go
to Tompkinsville Wednesday.
Yesterday for the first time in many
years an admiral's salute was fred in
New York bay. Fort Hancock saluted
with II guns when the Olympia passed
coming in. There was no demonstra-
ter in Rear Admiral Simpsons feet off
Tonpkinsville. It had been planned
that one of the feet, probably the
Texas, would go down to the Hook and
h. So
chorage inside the Hook, but, of course,
this plan had to be abandoned.
When the Olympia reaches the upper
bay Admiral Dewey will find that the
quarantine station will be decorated
with 800 red, white and blue electric
lights. On the terrace are letters nine
feet high, spelling "Welcome Home"
They are set against a natural back
ground of green and snow white in the
day time and will be lighted with cleo
tricity at night.
Admiral Dewey slept restlessly Mon
day night, and at two o'clock yesterday
morning his servant told him the lights
of the Jersey coast were in sight. The
admiral got up and looked through
port at the far specs of brightness, his
first view in % months of American
shores The Olympia slowed up to
quarter speed and at dawn pilot boat
No. was spoken and put a pilot aboard.
The flagship dropped anchor inside
Sandy Hook about half past seven.
Its mighty good to be home" said
the admiral to the reporter of the Asso-
ciated press, who went aboard. II
know that l am little ahead of the
schedule" he continued, but as the
weather looked a tritic squally, I
thought it better to lie inside the Hook
than outside"
Admiral Dewey yesterday dropped an
Choir at home after a voyage of 11sdays,
during which the Olympia touched at
ten ports Manila was left at four p.
M, May 90. Three days later the adj
miral was at Hong Kong. There he
rested until June 6, when the Olympia
sailed for Singapore, arriving there
June II. The last port reached was
Gibraltar, September 4. He left there
September 10 for New York, and to-
day his %, O00-mile voyage ended.
Tho Navy Congratuletes Dewey.
Washington, Sept. 27-The navy de-
partment has sent the following for
NAL message of welcome to Admiral
Dewey: THE department is happy to
learn of your safe arrival and extends
to you and your officers and crew the
most cordial welcome.-John D. Long,"