The record-union., 1899-09-27


ahead of time, he said: II am sorry
that am ahead of schedule. The Olym-
pia has been steaming at the uniform
rate of ten knots an hour since We
left Gibraltar. Several days ago We
knew that we would arrive before
Thursday, unless we moderated our
speed or went somewhere out of our
course. Captain Lamberton, Lieuten-
ant Brumby and I held a. consultation.
The propriety of running into Hampton
Roads or some other port in the South
was spoken of, but we concluded that
we ought not to touch land first any
where except at New York 1t was sug-
geSted that we cruise some distance
outside New York harbor until Thurs
day, but we knew that If we did We
would be discovered and reported. The
weather looked a trifle squally, and it
seemed better to be inside the Hook
than outside. But the consideration
that really decided us to come into port
was to give Captain Lamberton a
chance to clean up the ship before our
voyage up the harbor. Captain Lamber.
ton and 1 are very proud of the Olym>
pia, and we wanted enough time at
our anchorage to rub her down and to
make her look spck and span"
The Olympia looks as smart now as
yacht. The anchors were hardly
down before details of the crew were
washing the ships white sides and
touching up the stains with paint.
The AdmiraPs first business was to
send an officer ashore with kilograms
for the Navy Department, Mayor Van
Wyck and General Butterfield, an
nouncing the arrival. He then spent
most of the morning in looking ovet
newspapers and receiving reporters. he
was just finishing a midday breakfast
when Sir Thomas Upton called on him.
With Sir Thomas were DR.. MacKay
and other visiting Englishmen.
"I suppose you have come for the
tea,'' said Admiral Dewey, referring
to Sir Thomas gift of five pounds of
tea to each man on the ship while at
Colombo.
mo, you're welcome to that, if any
body can drink it, replied Sir Thomas
The Admiral and the owner of the cup
challenger had a fifteen minutes talk.
As Sir Thomas and his friends left the
Olympia a half hundred of the ships
"You could not stop 'em, cried out
Admiral Dewey, waving his hand at
Sir Thomas Upton. 'They had not
any orders to do that"
Admiral Dewey then had a. succession
of notable callers. Rear Admiral Samp-
son, with Captain Chadwick, his chief
of staff, and Lieutenant Commander
Winslow, his flag lieutenant, came on
the Dolphin. When the dispatch boat
was a mile away it began firing an Ad-
miraPs salute, and the Olympia replied
with a Rear Admirals salute of thir-
teen guns. The Dolphin anchored near
the Olympia, and Rear Admiral Samp-
son and his staff went aboard. They
were received by Admiral Dewey, Cap
tain Lamberton, Lieutenant Brumby
and the officer of the deck, the full ma
rine guard and band being paraded.
The officers went to the Admiral's cab
in.
Rear Admiral Sampson said that he
was delighted with the evident good
health of ADMIRAL Dewey, and he told
the Admiral that he looked much
younger than most of the portraits
made him out to be. Rear Admiral
Sampson remained on board for more
than an hour, and after returning to
the Dolphin he said:
Admiral Dewey is delighted, as is
everyone aboard, to reach his native
shore again. He is much moved by
the great kindness and enthusiasm of
the people, and though shrinking from |
public display and ceremony, feels |
deeply the regard of which these are
the outcome. In fact, he feels and ex-
presses himself precisely as a man of
his fine and modest temperament may
be expected to do. The country honors |
those sterner ones which have given !
in him these fine qualities as we'll as
him his fame.''
Rear Admiral Sampson had first
learned of Admiral Dewey's arrival at |
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where he |
went about 10 o'clock to see Rear Adj
miral Philip. Soon after Rear Admiral |
Sampson had gone Rear Admiral Philip |
voyaged down the bay in the Narkeeta, |
and made an official call, attended by
Commander J. ID. j. Kelley. The Rear
AdmiraPs salute was not fired in this |
case, by request Of Rear Admiral Phil
ip. Admiral Dewey received these OFF, |
cial visits in undress uniform.
DIR. Sanborn, of the port physicians
staff, visited the Olympia and looked
at her papers. Eleven of the crew of
375 men have typhoid fever. Some Of
the cases are convalescent, and all Of
them are of a mild type, according to
DR.. Percy, the ships surgeon. No one
had died of the fever, and with this
exception the sailors and marines are
we'll. DR.. Percy is unable to account
for fha nYacanca of tha fever on the
ship. The cases are not numerous or
serious enough to cause alarm, and it is
probable that the sick men will be
taken ashore to hospital tomorrow.
George Bidwell, Collector of Port;
Postmaster Van Cott and several of
the customs officials visited the Ad-
miral, and were personally conducted
around the ship by him.
All day tugs, sail boats and excursion
steamers came up near the Olympia
and took a look at her. Everybody
who asked was permitted to come
aboard. Some of the parties of sight
seers on launches and steamers were
invited by the officer of the deck to
come up the gangway. The Olympia's s
anchorage was rather a lonely place,
and not great many vessels made a
point of going there. It is expected,
however, she will be moved nearer the
main ship channel.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Saale, outward bound, passed close to
the Olympia. The Saale's passengers
crowded to the rails. Admiral Dewey
responded to waving pocket handker-
chiefs by lifting his cap several times.
The Saale's band played the "Star