The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-27
ORDEAL
Throngs Of Official and Other
Visitors Besiege the
Olympia.
SALUTES AND CHEERS ALL DAY
Assistant Secretary of the
Navy Allen Calls On
the Admiral.
SAIL UP TO QUARANTINE
Wigwags, Guns and Whistles
Welcome the Hero to the
Inner Bay.

NEW YORK, Sept. q, 1S99.-Long be-
fore dawn steam and sailing craft Of all
imaginable sizes and rig gathered in the
vicinity of the southwest channel and
swarmed around the Olympia, like midg-
cts round a light as she lay swinging
gracefully with the tide. Her string Of
signal lights was kept constantly chang
ing and there was a yeritable pyrotech-
nical display as answers were flashed
across the Bay to the salutations Of pass
ing ships. A searchlight from Sir Thomas
Lipton's yacht Erin brilliantly illuminat-
ed with electric lights, was kept flashing
around the Olympia until almost day
break. making the cruiser stand out in
bold relief to the delight Of the landsmen
and qualification of the watchers on many
of the vessels in the Bay.
Just at dawn the signal lights on the
Olympia went out and over the bay came
the faint bugle notes of the reveille Half
an hour later the shriIl sound of the boat
swain's whistle was heard piping the
men to clean ship, and soon the sailor
lads were seen swarming the decks with
swabs and buckets working with will
and getting the pride of the navy ship
shape for her trip to the anchorage oil
Tompkinsville. At S:45 the cruiser Chic
ago flying the pennant of Rear Admiral
Howison passed in at the Narrows and
received a salute of guns from Fort Han
cock. AS she neared the Olympia her
rapid firing guns belched forth an Admir-
aps salute which the Olympia returned
with thirteen guns, the salute for rear
admiral AS the Chicago passed close to
the Olympia, Admiral Dewey, who was
on the quarter deck, Returned Rear Adj
rniral Howisonss salute and shouted out
4 greeting which was lost on the breeze
The sailors on the olympia manned the
rail and returned the hearty cheers OF the
t.hicago,s crew. The Chicago proceeded
to Tompkinsvile n
At eight o'clock sharp colors was sound
ed and the Alag and Jack were respect
ively posted fore and aft to the strains
Of the .aStar Spangled Banner" The Ad-
miral stood well aft. at attention, while
bebind him were grouped Captain Lam
sberton. George Dewey, Jr., and the off1-
GERS and men, all with their right nanos
AT the salute as the dfag was slowly run
up the monkey gaff. At $3.50 the Dolpnin'
flying the Secretary of the Navy nag,
hove in sight, having on board Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Allen, who was
received with a salute. He went on poaro
the olympia at S:45 and remained chatting
with the Admiral on the quarterdecK until
the Olympia weighed anchor When tne
olympia got under way Admiral Dewey
felt the cold strong northwest breeze thae
was blowing and sent an orderly Tor ms
came which he wrapped around him. Vie
wore the undress uniform in which ne
has been so often pictured
Admiral Dewey and Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy Allen had an animated talK
on the superstruction Of the Olympia the
Admiral occasionally leaving Mr Aliens
side to doff his cap to some boat load OF
excursionists who would yell themselves
hoarse to attract the hero's attention.
A. $50 the hose was turned on the
anchor chain, which was hauled TO tne
hawse pipe. the gangways were drawn
ana at nine A. M. the far-famed man-ot-
rar slovvlv and majestically proceeded up
the bay to Tompkinsvdlle
Refore she got under way the lighter
Nranna,,th passed her and Thousand
passengers shouted tremendous WEI
come to the hero of Manila. Admiral
,awev walked to the rail- his dog Bob at
his heels. and dofIing his cap bowed re-
neatedlv to the cheering crowd.
Tho OLYMPIA was hanked on the right
-, tba Associated Press tug Kuper and
on the left by the tug Dilgef and was fol-
lowed by the dispatch boat Dolphin All
tba wav up the Lower Bay the signal
hovs were kept busy dipping the colors,
,vhila the steam siren was kept footing
o,,t the thanks of the Admiral to his ad-
,,,,rers. An Italian sailing master whose
7ag got entangled in the mizzen top mast
+r,,.,r haa 10 send man aloft to unloose
the balyards. Admiral Dewey noticed the.
,no;dent and, without waiting for the
Italian captain to dip his colors frsf, mad
the oiympia's flag lowered and showed
his appreciation by having the siren toot-
ed thrice.
As the cruiser neared Forts Wadsworth
and Hamilton, the sailors massed them
selves forward, while the marines parad-
81 fhe quarter deck in full dress uniform
standing at attention while the ensign
uas lowered from the mizzen gaff to the
monkey gaff and the ships number was
dtsnlaved. AS the Olympia entered the
channel the signal corps on the fort wig
wagged welcome which was answered
BY the ships signaller.
The slopes OF the fort were crowded
with soldiers and as the first gun belched
forth its flame, smoke and thunder Of
welcome they cheered. and cheered, till
theair reverberated and the echoes came
from til staten Island to the Jersey hills.
The face OF the hero Of Manila was
wreathed in smiles as his ship answered
back With her quick firing battery gun for
gun the local welcome. Out OF smoke the
cruiser passed quarantine, with its sign
sWelcorne' biased on the bright green
ana ran literally into the arms Of Admiral
sanpson's flcet which thunderedout its
welcome to their naval commander in