The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-04
THE NATIONS HERO.

The Olympia's crew consists OF 375
men.
Eleven Of the crew of the Olympia
are down with typhoid fever.
Wednesday morning the Olympia
took her station at Tompinsville.
The invitation for Admiral Dewey to
visit Chicago is engraved on silver.
The first boat to sight the Olympia
was the passenger steamer, Sandy
Hook.
one Of the first inquiries of the
Olympia's crew was in regard to the
health of Teddy Roosevelt.
The admiral's first business was to
send an officer ashore with kilograms
for the navy department.
The men of the flagship Olympia
were given a great smoker at the Wal
dorf-Astoria Saturday night.
Ten of Dewey's kinsfolk, led by
Charles. the admiral's brother. visited
the Olympia Wednesday morning.
Gov. Roosevelt paid his respects to
Admiral Dewey last Thursday. He was
accompanied by the naval militia of
the state.
With the admiral present, Montpel-
lier, the capital of his native state,
Vermont, will celebrate Dewey day
October ~.
Outgoing passenger steamers saluted
the Olympia and in every instance Ad-
miral Dewey responded waving his
handkerchief
Mr.. Allen, assistant secretary of the
navy, last Wednesday conveyed the
greeting of President Mckinley to
Admiral Dewey.
Admiral Dewey shook no mans hand
Sunday. The admiral had so much
Misunderstanding Saturday that his hand
panied him severely.
Admiral Dewey's home voyage con-
sumed lis days during which time the
Olympia touched at 10 ports.
Mayor Van Wyck, of New York,
backed by a committee of eminent men,
Saturday morning presented to Admiral
Dewey a magnificent gold loving cup,
Monday night Admiral Dewey ar
rived in Washington. A salute OF II
guns was fired, and with the President
he received a civic parade of 1900
men.
Rear-Admiral Howison Joined Dewey
with his flagship Chicago last Wednes-
day. He had just returned from a six
months cruise ia South Atlantic wat
ers.
Tho path of the naval parade was
kept up by New York's fire boats
They threw powerful streams of wa
ter upon excursion steamers which
ventured too near the Olympia.
Rear Admiral Sampson was one of
the first of the notable callers on Ad-
miral Dewey. Sampson says Dewey
looks younger than most of the por-
traits made him out TO be.
Sunday Admiral Dewey received de-
legations from Philadelphia and Chic
ago inviting him to visit those cities.
He consented TO do so and the COM
mittees allowed him to fix the date.
When the Olympia cast anchor at
Tompknsville the detonation OF the big
guns Jared the very hills, and windows
on Staten Island and Long Island were
shattered. Tompkinsvlle was filed
with broken glass.
All the towns along the Atlantic
coast In the neighborhood OF New York
burned red fire last Wednesday night
In honor OF the Admiral.
Thursday Admiral Dewey was pre-
scented with Admiral Farragut's flag.
1t fioated from the Olympias mast
head during the naval parade. There
were tears In the admirals eyes when
b accepted his old commanders sacred
emblem,
The town subscribing the greatest
sum per capita to the Maine monument
fund was promised cannon by Admir-
al Dewey. Three Oaks. Mich. secured
the recll and the Admiral is now con-
eidering an invitation to assist in the
tedication.