New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-30

nut their floating homes in spick ana span snaY
tor The celebration Guns and brass htuns7 We.
o,,ataa ,laces scratched when the ships Werc
r,,r5ed v,fh vi.itors Yesterday received Tres"
touches % paint ana in an hours time every s"P
IN the feet was spotiess IN her beauty
Admiral Dewey rose early ana ha1 nh'sheu 90.
,roakf,st bv $50 o'clock He took his morniNR
..,,,,,,,,,i.. on the quarter deck and then dl@
.,.e.rod IN his cabin where be spent some 'li"'
',,, over his correspondence and transacting o'he
i,sinees He was hampercl Fome"ha' ny me '"
~ the ne Of the telephone when "hu p''" -
mn i1 his cabin Immediately on MS arrival "'
hor-,pe 4 Passing tug ripped Mp tho wire ear
..,.,. ,rornirg and so the Admiral was cut OH
I'm ,bis means Of communication with me sn"''
az -. morning The telephone was not relh''s"'
49, g. as not thought worth while IN VIE" OF '"7
snort time remaining in which the olympia was w.
la, AZ The Tompkinsvlle anchorage.
Tho shores and the Bay awoke early also. i"'
-. VOL lined with spectators by o'clock
pa o., hour later they had become black mas
-, h,,,,anifv The crowds stretched far mp %" ''o
cto,on Island hills Tn" hoaimen ana i'N"'
courso did a thriving business, but they "'u Nv,
mako as much money as on the other ""NS
,.os,ord,v morning crude but effective trust mao
ov,sted among them. the che great RUE ~ WIN"
.,s TINT no one should his prices helo" siam"
ard which most people would coll r"p"''Y'
trust was I'm Anc working order on N'dn'7""H ''''
1hursdav ami the people who went on U" W. 7"'
-, Ntr.G honfs had % pay, Nll'tIl'I INV '''
NOT Hut Yesterday morning was the last 'nn"'e
-, cha e,gh,soers and the trust collapsed. hach
noo,r,o, struck ont for himself. and there was ho'
cor,notitlon All the morning skfu "afbh"ei
could play off one rival against the "'n'' az" 80
a boat FOR a price that was almost reasonaoie
The water was crowded with craft OF all sor'S
before Q o'clock The big and little excursion
steamers hnd not received their loads % paSs'h-
gers and come down from The city 70 '"R' '"''
places I'm the une Of parade as yet h'' the '"S9
and private yachts. which were Skim'"'N D" ''''
o,t among The big ships. seemed almost h"nl'''''
.yr.~ a Moi Ioat and the torpedo boat Nlns'o"'
h,,, neither boat was much damaged ,,.. an
me ,m"rninr win the exception of the few MINUS
he spent aboard ne SandH Ii'UN ID. inv"d aboard
H. Shin AMI this time The. ru.c was lnh'Nl.'
Every eanEway and means ~ emu t'i,,,-i p.v.,
iii ~ r.turr Inc visit OF Genera Merritt a., d.
had intended He sent mcssase :" "em,' ~ 0,s So
-. ~ h .oud no, on THAI day return Gene NJ
N-rr,,t,s official visit made on him az noon. h"t
mar he hoped 10 be- at GoyernorS iSilIu =, ~
0.ciock Yesterday morning he was So puSE "-r'
oth.r fhiugs however. that he was unable - carr
ou his plans AMI ne sent a message 10 '',l'I
Merritt saying ina, ne would win sren' regret
have 10 postpone indefinitely his return can 4.
The scene at thu Tompkinsvho anch9TAEe JU.'
,o, d., those Who witnessed H. Probably never m-
fore was such complete and aSs"il'u 80 NJ,
II cayiy decorated craft seen I'm those waters
aClrfrc shi;ls stately and pOW'rin4. "lln 'N'.f
,ar- ~ them glisicniuc and EIuiihg in ,Ii' S.'.
ieht from their great whit" sides io il' i''I'
In fG. lighting tops Then there was n''ii we
sh0r. 'hs line II white rcV'NN" cutters, N''..''' N
me rlinhoat Dolphin. and between ih's' ana IT,
rn.n-of war were half dozen lonE hi'h. "N
living craft which the women shudt"iri ~ . .i.
lid chose wicked little torpedo h"ais rs
.,r.,f 8ghtirg nntilla I'm Itself a SlGht 7" ''
r,,3.i, De-. red Bot IL the great man "i '.,
o'vrnf.ia The leading ship IN Ene. "hlch h''4-'.
together the scores Of pleasure craft Wh'h i'ih'
ehuf the opposite shore from view hoy e''.iii' y
in from all directions. ana as 80" morning VIZ
~. water fairly SWarm"d with tn'm Al. 49,, ,
one was rav with bunting and r"Il"t' WIN az, -
signal flags 81 the code and th" NaE~ ~ tI UT
nations ~ the earth They Were black WIN p',Ii'
and The. Oriy PAGES whore This snn'rr nue. "'
inc decks was RI. eyed were the sn.Ash'H "' .'''
loaGc hy the uniformed hands 'i course lh'I'
was NOT vessel among them. tueh"ai h1fsr ~
steamer which did nor circl" about we NN'iill III,
shin and greet him with martha. mnsir ana w
.hc.ring Each boat. as sh@ steamed ooNh W.
RAY 10 take hoy place In the Inc ~ iATii" ti''''
~ Olvn1ri, I'm ROYAL fashion. and Il was on" 'nn
finuous Celebration The tozcn or NOR" p''''
ho.ts which lowered about ~" olympia NH' "
guard In hollow square. rad all ih'y con a. %. ..
foaD me moro enthusiastic shippers AZ r'si'c .lt
distance The hristing Atle Launches ana ,'r l',I'
gigs manned rs the sturc, jarN"s, hi"N 49,, I'd
chunks IF The picture II was j,'s, ms soI, - a.
adnirlng floating Yopulace numb" ring hinHT'r
tao,ean,is which surrouul'd tho fair ship = ~
Admiral until she had nfied her anchor ana 20
parade bad actually s'arf'i