Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-30

ed at the per AT ttle Ioot OF Nam
street Navy Yard. and Admiral Philip
who was accompanied by Capt. Wildes.
the Captain of the yard, who com
manded the Boston at the battle of
Manila, met the Admiral as he stepped
on the pier and shook his hand in
hearty welcome.
After that the Admiral was escorted
10 No. ] building. the headquarters Of
the yard, where the officers detailed to
duty in the yard were drawn up IN
line. Admiral Dewey shook hands
with these officers as they were intro
duced to him by Admiral Philip. but
before he reached the end of the line
ne saw Rear Admiral Entwistle. re-
tired. standing nearby and left the line
TO shake hands with him. Then he re-
turned TO the other officers, and after
their introduction 10 him was finished.
MANY women. wives and daughters of
officers were presented to him.
AT the conclusion of this part of the
exercises the Admiral turned to Ad-
miral Philip and said:
.sSay, old man I've got to get through
with this. After I've shaken hands
with Mrs. Philip must return to the
| Olympia
The Admiral had to go up to the COM
mandant's house to meet Mrs. Philip,
but his visit was ended in a few min
utes and he was soon on the way back
| to the flagship.
Still at TompkinsvilIe.
| New York, Sept 2S.-Admiral Dewey
is still at anchor off Tompkinsville
with his flagship, Olympia. He will not
Officially leave the vessel until Sat
urday morning after the great naval
parade and night pageant.
do YOU know" he said to a reporter,
81 rather dread going through the or
deal-the noise and hubbub of crowds,
to which | am unaccustomed. Not
that [ do not appreciate the honor the
people do me, do not think that, but,
to saw the truth, | was wholly unpre-
1 pared for the great wave of enthusiasm
/ with which we have been met on my
return home.
sWe had expected, of course. quite a
/ reception, but this exaggeration OF
| statement-this hero worship-is some
| thing that | did not dream of.
$50. while | am almost afraid of the
next few days. | am at the same time
| filled with a vast joy and thankfulness
/ that | belong to a nation that knows
/ how to thank so nobly its servants who
do their duty.
But with Won Moltke, | hold that a
man should not be judged too soon. Nc
/ man said Won Moltke. is known even
TO his own family until after he Is
dead, and ne believed that people
should not make their estimates of a
man till then.
"That, | know, is little too slow for
progressive Americans. They are gener.
Gus to fault and impuisive TO great
degree But there is no denying that
they do things in prncely fashion.
II feel that our people ought to wait
awhile in my case. | fear they are
| making me too much of hero and If
they should be disappointed ultimately
how fat / should feel and what a fall
there would be. Yet, after the fight
there in Manila Bay, | feel it was out
| of the common.
'Gentlemen, I said to group of
officers sitting on the deck, i believe
we will hear of this | believe the
American people will think it was well
done. There is a picturesqueness about
the Philippines and a completeness
about the victory that will arouse some
| enthusiasm
You would know about Gen. Otis?
believe he is a man of the strictest
integrity In the trade which he per-
mits among the islands there is every
chance for dishonesty, but not a whis-
per has been heard against Gen. Otis.
He makes mistakes the most fragrant
| of which so far has been in establish
ing a censorship which is ludicrously
| strict. Now, | never had the slightest
trouble with newspaper men.
''All | said to them was this: Boys,
we all want to avoid the same thing
giving out anything that would injure
our common country or help the en-
envy. After that not line went out
that | objected to. | regard American
newspaper men as not only the most en-
terprising in the world, but the most
accurate as well. Not until | got TO
Europe was | misquoted.
Now, Otis had so strict a censor
ship that no favorable mention of the
navy was allowed to slip through
Admirafs eye twinkled-.'I taxed him
with it and he didn't deny it,
The City Crowded.
More people arrived here Wednesday
than on any day since the city began
10 fill up with strangers. Every train
| that arrives Is loaded with people who
| come from cities and towns and viii
lagos nearby and far away. Many
who had made no provisions for get
ting accommodations after arriving
here apply TO the ticket agents and the
| policemen stationed about the depot
for information concerning boarding
houses and hotels They want To know
where they can get quarters for three
days and in many instances insist mp
on knowing where they can find board
ing houses with windows overlooking
streets through which the land parade
will pass. When told that boarding
houses on the line of march would fur
nish accommodations at the rate Of $50
a day. they seem to think that the per-
son giving this information is not
telling the truth. One policeman told
a woman that he knew of a boarding
house on Fifth avenue where she could
get a parlor floor for $3.50 for Friday
and Saturday. She became indignant