New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
CRUISER CHICAGO IN POkt.
PEAR ADMIRAL HowIsoNs FLAGSHIP
HERE AFTER A LONG VofA"L
,,,,p COMMANDER IMPRESSED WITH The
OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFHlOA
..nr1 ID rcI1NEp EXERYWHkkE.

-...s.on Owing Rear Admiral Howisons nag
..'a. a,chted outsde AT an early hour yesterday
morning She had anchored OUTSIDE '''e "~
over night owing to the heavy WIND ana 'u"'py
sea but at o'clock yesterday morning "e'e"eu
anchor and steamed past the HOOK
The Chicago was sauted by Fort "auS"0i'"
with seventeen guns, being mistake" Ava Wv
Olympia She did not proceed to- inc 'esula'
ANCHORAGE but dropped into line aste'" VI Wv
line of warships. AS soon as the chicago a." .
chored the blue Admiral flag on the New-NorK
was lowered. and the red one run up nu'o"''"e
that Admiral Sampson although remaining III
command of the fleet. is no longer seiiioi '
admiral in port He is junior to Ho"iso"'
As the Chicago steamed to her anchorage she
received q big welcome. Tug whistles were
hloyn Yacht guns fred and flags were dipped
r. her When the Olympia on the way 10 hel
anchorage passed the Chicago, the latter hreu
on Admiral's salute and II was returned III que
torn, from the former vessel. Then, as the
Olvn,nia continued on her way the guns oi 'ie
North Atlantic squadron began to thuhuei' III.
New-York being the first to fire ana eac" IL
turn echoing with seventeen guns Nv "
reached the sick sailors in the Marine iio'p''"'
ard they begged that they might De "ioNou ~
the windows before the Admirals SHY az
peared All who well enough 10 "e'p
! themselves or who could be moved IN chaHS
wore sent from the ward windows to other
nlaces where they could see as well an" inc
cots OF those unable to get up were move" !"
tho windows When the Chicago anchoreu
there was a general scramble among Peop'e
on the shore for cars to take them to s'ap'e'o"
WE'LL RECEIVED EVERYWHERE.
The Chicago started her cruise IN Easter"
waters in the middle Of April last Alter '"f
ing this port she was first repo''eu a.
Azores She remained at Punta Delgada i'ur
davs and sailed from there on May l. ""'''
she was in that place all the local ''''''''' az.
civil authorities called to pay their respe.'' ~
the Rear Admiral. Concerts were gwen III "oi'0.
~ the cruiser. and Vice-Consul Norelra es'o'''u
the visitors about the place. The members 81
tho cruisers band landed ana gave concert III
the principal park in the place
The Chicago reached Gibraltar on May D. iie'7
tho officers landed and visited friends on s'o'e'
| Onlv one dav was spent at Gibraltar the ciu''-
sailing for Morocco on May I. The VeSSef "'"u7
Tangier on May TO- and soon after 'ha' '"e
rear Admiral informed the Navy Department
that certain demands which had pe'n ,''"No
ION the Sultan had been granted. axis, e.
leaving Morocco. the cruiser went along the
African coast to suez Going through the canal
coast of Africa and arrived at Delagoa Bay on
lime 20 The Rear Admiral IT was said at the
time maid q visit 10 Pretoria. but the visit was
asserted TO have had no political signiiicance'
Arriving at Cape Town on July II, the ON
cors and men we're invited to attend numerous
dinners and receptions and accepted many OF
the invitations while there. The Chicago dld
NOT ,oave Cane Town until August y, and then
e,o ,,.art 70 pio Janeiro which place she reached
twenty days later.
The Montgomery was then In port there ana
Rear Admiral Howlson and the officers from
both the Chicago and the Montgomery V'Sl'ep
the President Of the republic
4 Tribune reporter went aboard the Chicago
Yesterday and was introduced to Rear Admiral
Iowlson. The Admiral was in his caon ana
seemed 10 enjoy being in port again.
: "We've had rather a long trip you Know
ho said and It seems good to be home once
, more We've travelled 2iM0 miles in all on
this voyage ana as we stayed at each port III
longer than was necessary we were steamihs
most OF the time 1t was one OF the smoo'heS'
V voyages in my experience. We came around
10 from the east coast Of South Africa and up th'
g Atlantic by way Of South America and all the
r vav we seemed to just dodge the cyclones ane
hurricanes lying around There were goo'
a many of them. too. We had extraordinary
% luck"
20 ct1rcAcO MAY JOIN THE PARADE.
-. , ,,
Admiral IIowso1 said that the 'hl'aso "'"
rs ,robahlv take part in the naval parade to-mor
l. P'
4 row.
d "It Is not fully decided as yet ne SAUL "u
u Lrov, that Admiral Dewey is anxious to hay
x -, H., -, .hot dav II tho Chicago doe
" Vi, sup - ,,r, la tho Second shin in lin,
m following Admiral Dewey's flagship tn
We Olvmpa. When the evening comes it is ikel,
d. however that rhe will drop out Of the line
no she is there. and come down the river an