Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-09-28

! hardly down before details of the
crew were washing the ships white
sides and touching up the stains with
paint.
The admiral's first business was to
send ashore an official with kilograms
for the navy department. He was just
finishing his midday breakfast when
Sir Thomas Upton called on him.
With Sir Thomas were DR.. Mackay and
other visiting Englishmen. The ad-
miral and the owner of the cup chal-
lenger had a fifteen minute talk AS
Sir Thomas left the Olympia half a
hundred of the ships crew cheered the
baronet. II couldn't stop them cried
out Admiral Dewey, waving his hand at
Sir Thomas Upton. They had not
any orders to do that" Admiral
Dewey then had succession of not
able callers Rear Admiral Sampson,
with Captain Chadwick and Lieut.
Commander Winslow, came on the
Dolphin, They were received by Ad-
miral Dewey, Captain Lamberton,
Lieutenant Brumby and the officer of
the deck, the full marine guard and the
band being paraded Rear Admiral
Sampson said he was delighted with
the evident good health of Admiral
Dewey and told the admiral he looked
much younger than most Of the por-
traits made him out. Rear Admiral
Sampson remained on board for more
than an hour. Soon after Rear Ad-
miral Sampson had gone, Rear Ad-
miral Philip voyaged down the bay in
the Narkeeta and paid an official call.
attended by Commander j. d. ]. Kel-
ley. Admiral Dewey received these Of
! fetal visits in undress uniform.
DR.. Sanborn of the port physicians
staff, visited the Olympia, and looked
at her papers. Eleven of the crew of
375 men have typhoid fever. Some
of the cases are convalescent and all of
/ them are of mild type, according to
DR.. Percy, the ships surgeon. No one
has died of the fever and with this eN-
ception the sailors and marines are
well. DR.. Percy is unable to
! on the ship. The cases are
not numerous or serious enough to
cause him alarm and it is probable the
sick men will be taken ashore to
hospital today George Bidwell, coll
lectOr of the port Postmaster Van Colt
and several of the customs officials
visited the admiral and We're personal
ly conducted around the ship by him.
All day tugs, sailboats and excursion
steamers came up near the Olympia
and took a look at her. Everybody
who asked was permitted to come
on board. The Olympias anchorage
was rather lonely place and alto
gether not a great many vessels made a
point of going there. 1t is, however
near the main ships channel.
The admiral about O'Clock returned
Sir Thomas Lipton's visit, Lieut.
Brumby and the admiral's son, George
q. Dewey, accompanying him. Sir
Thomas met the admiral at the star
board gangway with his friends and
the entire party went to the after
cabin, where the health of the admiral
the Shamrock and Of course the Col
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The admiral remained on board for
nearly half an hour and then started
for his ship. The Erin's crew began to
cheer, and as his launch drew away the
entire ships company-guests, officers,
crew. servants, Cingalese and ALL led
by Sir Thomas gave three honest
cheers, the kind that the admiral heard
from the British warships in Manila
Bay. Admiral Dewey waved his gold
bound cap like a school boy as he
stood on the rail OF his little white
canopied launch, being given hearty
welcome in his own home waters by a
hundred foreigners. Admiral Dewey
purposes. unless his plans shall be
changed by the reception committee TO
bring the Olympia up the lower bay to-
day and anchor inside the harbor with
the squadron Of United States warships
at Tompkinsyile, of which squadron
he is now in superior command
The unexpected arrival of the cruiser
Olympia with Admiral Dewey for
tine completely upset the elaborate
plans OF the reception committee. Af,er
a hasty meeting In the city hall, all
members of the subcommittee Of the
reception committee but two, William
G. Whitney and Levi p. Morton, in the
afternoon visited the warship and
talked over the plans with the admiral
When the program was explained to
him Admiral Dewey said It was very
satisfactory and that he would remain
aboard the Olympia until Friday morn
ing and then would receive the official
visit Of Mayor Van Wyck
Long Welcomes Dewey
Washington, Sept. 27.--Secretary Of
the Navy Long sent the following mes