The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-30
HERALD: SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER, so, 1sg

Admiral Dewey went up on the after
bridge as soon as the start was made,
and remained there throughout the pa
rade, a prominent figure outlined
against the skies for the thousands
atioat and ashore. With him on the
bridge most of the time was Colonel
Bartlett to whom he talked when he
was not acknowledging the saluteS or
personally directing the movements Of
his immediate fleet. and the admiral
gave close attention throughout the
journey to everything which transpfred
on board the vessel
BY his direction the ensign was cour-
tested to vessels which saluted. Several
times he ordered the crew to stand by
to cheer in some extraordinary demon
stration.
The olympia's Guns Speak.
The guns of the Olympia spoke but
once until Grants tomb was reached
This was when they barked in answer
to the deep baying of the guns OF old
Fort William on Governor island. Be-
fore the battery was reached hundreds
of tugs and excursion boats had crowd
ed IN behind the patrol boats and
stretched away, rank upon rank, to
either shore from the quarter Of the
Olympia. Their whistles were going
continuously throughout the journey.
The untold thousands who thronged the
wharves and piers, who leaned from
the windows and balconies, and looked
down from the dizzy heights of sky
scrapers, must have impressed the adj
miraI greatly, but his modesty would
not permit him to view it as q PERSONAL
ovation.
& Dewey Is pleased.
| Astonishing, astonishing he re-
peated several times to Colonel Bart
lett but he said nothing Of himself. As
he looked behind him the steam of
whistles and the smoke from the
stacks blowing across the river, blend
ing with the gray atmosphere soften
ed the scene and made the dim vistas
through which the on-coming ships lay
seem as If they stretched out forever.
The waving Of the hundreds Of thou
sands along the shore could be distinct
Iy seen from the deck Of the Olympia.
but only occasionally were the sounds
of cheers waited from the crowds
ashore. As A rule perhaps they We're.
too much interested ia the spectacle
to venture voeiferous applause, be-
sides they were too far away to be
heard by the admiral or the men on
the cruisers even if the terrific din OF
the craft in the river had not been kept
up almost without ir1termission. The
shriekfng whistles were forever going,
and when the fleet swept around the
stake boat above Grants tomb, on Riv-
erside drive, and each ship had let go
its booming salute, the CONCERT that
followed was solII-rnaddening- mad
fantastic Notwithstanding roar that
continued for almost ten minutes. So
much steam was wasted that the boats
themselves were lost in their OWN va
por.
Begins to Disorganize.
The parade at this point began to
become disorganized, many pleasure
craft leaving the line below ard crowd
ing so fiercely about the Olympia that
she was Unanswered with great diff
Guilty. The excursion boats. loaded to
the guards with people, were almost
criminally reckless as they passed
along, many of them listed so far that
one wheel was buried deep, while the
other scarcely touched the water.
The admiral was some times annoyed
by the crowding Of these craft, but he
retained his equaninnity through it all,
bowling and removing his cap to the
exultfng and cheering crowds. 1t was
not until all the warshfps had passed
in review before the Olympia at an
Choir below the beautiful floats repre-
senting peace and victory, that the ono
incident OF the day occurred which
showed that with all his geniality the
hero of Manila could also be a very
stern sailor
In less than minute after the Chi
cago had passedNtile Olympia, by the
admiraFs order a stream of signal flags
ordered the vessels of the fleet to dress
ship and the crews Of the men-of-war
ran up rainbows Of signal flags from
stem to stern over their topmasts. The
order was beautifully executed, except
aboard the flagship. where the foulfng
of the line in the top of one the stacks
caused a delay.
Reprimands Sailor.
Admiral Dewey instantly roared out
a command for some one to ease the
line. 1t fouIed again and a nfrnbIe
sailor was sent aloft to clear it. 1t was
perhaps two minutes before the flags
were in their proper place. The adrnf-
raj was plainly displeased. He sent for
the officer under whose direction the
order was executed and called him
upon the bridge.
II am ashamed Of this" he said, in
the tons of a sailor giving command
in a roaring gale. sand / am ashamed
of YOU"
Several times when the excursion
boats cheered as they passed close I'd
the Olympia the admiral called upon
the crew to stand by and cheer. Each
time the sailors leaped upon the steel
bulWarks and. with swinging caps, re,
sponded to the command with throat
splitting roars.
When the crowd Of vessels about the
flagship became SO dense that the prog
ress of the rest of the parade was i'm
peded. the admiral ordered. the police
patrol boats to clear the way of the
ships that had left the line and had
spread themselves about the Olympia
like a flock Of wild fowl. He did not
leave the bridge until the. approaching
darkness turned the ships in the de-
moralized tail Of the procession back
to their piers.