Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05
HONOR TO THE HERO.
Admiral Dewey Receives Thun.
derous Welcome from Ships.
OLYMPIA MOVES TO HER ANCHORAGE.
The Naval Officers In Their Water Carriages
Pay Their Respects to the Nations
Hero and Their Visits Are Re-
turned by the Admiral.

tuThtu ny ine AuuilThi.
New York, Sept. 2s. Through frol
licking whitecaps the Olympia moye'
n.ajestically up the lower bay yester
day and passed through the picturesque
strait, guarded by forts Wadswortl
and Hamilton, amid the booming Of
great guns, and there inside the city
gates, Admiral Dewey and his gallant
tars received the glorious thunderous
welcome of the steel walled men-of-
war as their stately ship glided up t.
her position at the head Of the column,
there to remain until the great naval
pageant starts on Friday. Never, per-
haps, did a triumphant warrior return.
ing from victorious campaign receive
more impressive welcome.
Very early in the morning, before
Dewey left his anchorage inside Sandy
Hook, Rear Admiral Howison, com
mander Of the South Att antic squad
ron, aboard his flagship, the Chicago,
which arrived outside TUESDAY nlghI'
traveistalned ana weather-oeateh al,
Yer her journey OF Si,ooo miles around
South Africa, foamed in past the Hook,
expecting 10 JON 'he North Atlantic
squadron in receiving Dawey upon his
arrival AS howlsoh rounded the spit
where rlght under MS eye Jay the
olympia the surprise on inc lace OF
every man ABOARD the ohlcago could De
discerheo withou' 'he a'o OF glasses
but surprise Is hoI IN emot'oh men IN
the navy indulge IN long ana Dewey's
nagship was no sooner recognized 'nah
preparations were maze 10 give her
the loudest ana most nearly welcome
snip could give Inc s'aes were
manned the marine guard was paraoeo
anu y roaring guns were iooseo I'D
honor OF Dewey Inc olympia re-
spohaed win 10 guns ana the Two ad-
mlrals' come together from the Two
ends OF the earth, waved welcome 10
each other from the oridge OF their re-
spective vessels Inc Ohicago con-
tinaed on 10 the upper pay ana upon
arriving there was saluteo oy the new
YORK. only tne hagsh'p OF "a squadron
@lu.es upon Ihe appearance OF rear
admirai. me remainder Oh the meet
gave only siieht welcome 10 'he voy-
ager'
near Admiral simpsons gig was I'm
meulately iowereu anu ne went apoaru
the ohieago 10 pay MS ohlc'ai respects
10 MS senior. Inc captains OF the
other sh'ps the Iho'aha, massachu-
setts' brooKiyh' lexas ana Lancaster
.oiioweo SUIT ior naval e'.!uette Is
Doth prompt ana exactlhg, meantime
the oeautiiul wh'te yacht Dolphln'
WIN Assistant secretary OF the navy
Alien ABOARD hao hurried oowh 10 the
olympia Inc marine guard at pre-
sent-at-arms was mustered AT ana as
Mr' Alien came over the size drum ruf'
mes ana ougie nourlsnes were sounded
I'D MS hohor' "heh the assistant sec
retary OF the navy goes ABOARD war
snip the regulations prescribe that his
mag ~ no'steo 10 'he maihtop' up
went lhe nag pu' ~ soon as the greet
ihgs pau oeeh eNchahgea' ~ Mr. Al
len s request u was hauled down and
MI Alien remained as the guest OF Adj
n'ia' pewey' nn o'ice, from ueh'
h""oooh s''orV'y came apoaro 10 con-
wy W W. "u''''''' 'Ne "eioo'ne Vi .he
army anu 'ncn' u iew minutes aiter
n n,' J"s' 10 '''e ,''c 'nr''eo "oou' 'he
o'y"'p'" "o'R"o' a"o''or ""u oegah
her Jou'ney up .nc oay' Inc Jugs ana
mar oor o9"'' wh'cn i,au oeeh hoVerlhg
ANU, ''u,e ""y''en.' 'oo''hg ana
enr,eN'ns 'ne' ,, SITUATIONS AZ every op,
P',.o'''y' ie,' 'n'o ner wake ana
P"mo' ny oc''','o ''er'
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epeo'"'ors ~ sue upproacneo the mar
.o"s' subsequently, tongue OF red
n ,S. w ,v"peu IRON 'ne grah'Ie SIDE OF
ror' "auswor.n anu IKE 'he reco'l
0'',ie s''e"H Vi ire from lne granite
wa'' vi 'nc opposite sac linen alter
a"'e'y i'o',, eac'' sue came 'he deafen-
Jug roar Vi Il" "o"''rals salute OF II
gums
Slowly ana malest'cally the Olympia
passed the smoke wreathed forts, an
swerihg the salute gun Tor gun until
sne became so enveloped in her own
smoke that II seemed she might have
broken her steam chest. Then she
passed through the smoke curtain sind
s.o' , ~, oeio'e .nc aoh,rihg
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