Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-28

NEW YORK, September 81
Through frolicking white caps the
Olympia moved majestically up the
6wer bay to-day and passed through
the picturesque strait, guarded by
Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton, amid
the booming of great guns, and there,
inside the city gates, Admiral Dewey
and his gallant tars received the glori-
Gus thunderous welcome of the steel
walled men-of-war, as their shapely
ship glided to her position at the head
of the column, there to remain until
the great naval pageant starts on Fri
day.
Never, perhaps, did a triumphant
warrior returning from a victorious
campaign receive a more impressive
welcome. Although thousands upon
thousands witnessed it from the shore,
balcony window or house top, and the
men-of-war anchorage at Tompkins-
vile, where the fleet lay, fairly swarm
ed with tugs, yachts and steamers and
every sort of harbor craft, all jet black
with wild, cheering exulting people, and
the towering white walls of the city
beyond were brave with million well
coming flags, to-day's greeting to
Dewey was the greeting of his comrades
OF the navy.
And, it was eminently fitting that his
comrades in arms should have the first
chance at him whom the millions are
waiting to honor. The people will be-
gin to get at him on Friday and Satur-
lay To outward appearances the well
come he received from the fleet was
strictly professional. One can find the
salutes, the trumpet flourishes, the
lrum ruffles, the parading of the marine
guard and all the rest of the ceremonies
done in his honor to-day, described in
the naval regulations as due to one Of
his rank. But that only impressed the
mind the more, because even naval re-
gulations, rigorous and inelastic as they
ere, could not restrain the pent up en-
thusiasm when it broke forth, as it did
occasionally, in rounds of cheers, any
more than it could the bell cords of the
shippers and the joy-mad people aboard
the excursion boats. Cheering is not
permitted by the naval regulations
aboard men of war, but no reproof fol-
lowed to-day's breaches of discipline.
1t was a perfect day though drifting
clouds driven by strong land breeze
obscured the sun during the morning
and the waves of the lower bay were
capped with white foam. In the after
noon the flying clouds disappeared, the
breeze died away and the sun bathed
the sea in brilliance
Very early in the morning before
Dewey left his anchorage inside Sandy
Hook, Rear Admiral Howison, COM
mander of the South Atlantic squadron,
aboard his flagship, the Chicago, which
arrived outside last night, travel
stained and weather beaten, after her
journey of 21,O00 miles around South
pecting to join the North Atlantic
squadron in receiving Dewey upon his
arrival AS Howison rounded the Spit,
there right under his eye lay the 'Olym-
pia. The surprise on the face of every
man aboard the Chicago could be dis
cerned without the aid of glasses.
Dewey's flagship was no sooner recog-
nized than preparations were made to
give her the loudest and most hearty
welcome the ship could give. The
sides were manned, the marine guard
was paraded and II roaring guns we're
loosed in honor of Dewey. The Chica-
go's jackies cheered wildly as she
steamed past The Olympia responded
with thirteen guns and the two Ad-
mirals, come together from the two
each other from the bridges of their
respective vessels.
The Chicago continued on to the up
per bay and upon arriving there was
saluted by the New York. Only the
flagship of a squadron salutes upon the
appearance of a rear admiral. The re-
mainder of the fleet gave only silent
welcome to the voyager.
Long lines of crazy quilting the uni
versal language of the sea, futtered
from the signal halyards of the New
York, Rear Admiral SIMPSONS flag
ship, and the Chicago, and after a good
deal of wig-wagging from the bridges
of both ships, the Chicago dropped her
anchor at the foot of the column. close
IN under the lee of Staten island Rear
Admiral Simpsons blue flag came
down as soon as the Chicago found her
berth. Rear Admiral Howison is his
senicr and to the main truck was haul