The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
THE HERO OF MANILA Bay.
Admiral George Dewey Arrives at
Sandy Hook Two Days
Ahead of Time.
NE is ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED.
uany Notable Personages Visit Him
on the Flagship oIympia-The Ad-
miraI Overcome by the Magnitude
of the Reception His Countrymen
Have Arranged for Him.

Have Arranged for Him.
, New York, Sept. 27.-Admiral Dewey
arrived off New York at dawn, yester-
day, and the Olympia anchored in
American waters in the light of Sandy
Hook.
The First Shout of welcome.
The first shout of welcome was from
the pilots and crew of pilot boat No. Z,
IS miles south of the Hook lightship.
II happened to be Pilot John Peter
sons turn, and at $50 q. m. he was
put aboard the Olympia and brought
her around the Hook and into the low
er bay. The marine observers along
the coast sighted the Olympia in the
first light of the morning.
An AdmirnTs salute.
The shore batteries of Fort Hancock,
manned by gunners called from break
fast, let loose II guns. The flagship
replied with 81, and let go her anchors
not far from where the cup challenger
Shamrock is moored.
nome = ShiH.
The admiral was in his own country
again, after 23 months absence. lie
had returned "Great with the ardous
greatness of things done," and he
scarcely seemed to realize it. The pilot
had brought aboard the Sunday pa
pers, and a press reporter was re-
ceiveG by the admiral in a cabin lit
tered by the illustrated Dewey edi-
tions, which, together, made hundreds
of pages in black and white and in
colors, all concerning the great ad-
miral and the preparations made to re-
ceive him.
Overwhelming Emotions.
at almost saddens me- he said, Ito
see what my people are doing for me.
The pride and qualification is immense
and | can not express the appreciation
| feel. | did not know, | did not real
Ily perceive until this morning the
splendid welcome that my countrymen
are giving me. The governors Of many
states are coming to see me, and troops
from Florida, Georgia and other fara-
way states are on their way to take
part in receiving me-"
Twenty-Three Months on shipboard.
! The Admiral stroked the head of
tawney- haired dog, the Chow dog of
n Chinese breed that appears in the
illustrated interviews with the ad-
miral.
Bob, here" he said, sis not well.
He yearns to be ashore. He is sick to-
get a little grass and to scamper
around. ] feel good deal that way
myself. l am mighty glad to get
home. 1t is not good for man any
more than a dog to live on shipboard
for 23 months"
The Great Mans Appearance.
The admiral said that he felt tired,
but he did not look so. His complex
ion is a clear bronze, his hazel eyes
bright, his bearing brisk and rather
iaunty. Some deep lines are under his
eyes and around his mouth, but his
voice is sngularly clear and pleasant.
The admirals whole presence is that Of
a man in his fullest powers. His man
ner is gentle and kind, but he is eX-
ceedingly wary and does not permit
himself to wander off into politics or
to express the positive views he no
doubt holds about the Philippines and
American affairs there. His attention
was brought to interviews in which he
is described as going rather fully into
Al. L., Df tho EiIinipnS on1 thair
fitness for self-government.
Repudiates All Interviews.
81 can not stand for any interview
giving my opinions on political sub
iects and the Philippines. | disown
any views ascribed to me on those
subjects
His Early Arrival.
Abiding to his arrival two days
ahead of the time he was expected,
Admiral Dewey said:
81 am sorry that | am ahead of the
schedule. The Olympia has been
steaming at the uniform rate of ten
knots an hour since we left Gibraltar.
Several days ago we knew that we
would arrive before Thursday unless
we moderated our speed or went some
where out of our course. Capt. Lam
berton, Lieut.. Brumby and | held
consultation. The propriety of run
ming into Hampton Roads or some
other port in the south, was spoken
of, but we concluded that we ought
not to touch land first anywhere eN'
C1lmnpG1nn
that we cruise some distance outside
New York harbor until Thursday, but
we knew that if we did that w" would
be discovered and reported. The
weather looked a little squally, and 1t
seemed better to be inside the Hook
than outside. But the consideration
that really decided us to come INTO
port was to give Capt. Lamberton
chance to clean up the ship before our
voyage up the harbor. Capt. Lamber-
ton and | are very proud of the Olym-
pia, and we wanted enough time at
our anchorage to rub her down and to
make her look spick and span"
The Olympia looks as smart now as
at any time before. The anchors were
hardly down before the men were
painting and washing the ship.
Duty First, Then Pleasure.
The admiral's first business was TO
send an officer ashore with the tele-
grams for the navy department. Mayor
Van Wyck and Gen. Butterfield an
nouncing the arrival. He then spent
the morning in looking over newspa-
pers and receiving reporters lie was