Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-27

Long before dawn steam and sailing
craft OF an imaginable sizes, gathered
in the vicinity Of the southwest chan
mel and awurmcd around the olympia
like midgctH nDund light, aa sho lay
swinging gracefully with the tide. Her
string of signal lights was kept cole
Htantiy changing and there was q yor-
liable pyrotochnlcal display as answers
were flashed across the bay e. the
sslututiunH " passing ships. 4 search
light from Sir Thomas Liptnu's Yacht
Erin was kept flashing around the
Olympia until almost dnyhreak. making
the cruiser stand out In bold relief. 10
tho delight % the luudHmcu and tho
ratification ~ the watchers on many
% the vessels Ia the bay.
Just at dawn the signal lights on the
Olympia went out and over the bay
came the faint buElc notes Of the re-
Vclilc. Half an hour l1tgr IN. Hhrill
sound Of the boatswalna whistle WA
heard piping the men 10 clean ship and
soon the sailor lads were uecn swarm
ing the decks with swans ana buckets.
working with a will and getting the
pride Of the navy ahinshnpe for her
trip to the anchorage on Tomkinsville.
At G.i5 the cruiser Chicago, lying the
pcnnant OF Hcar-Admirnl HOwlHon,
passed In at the NarroWa and received
"A salute OF guns from Fort Hancock
As she nearCd the olympia her rapid
salute. which the olympia returned
with with 10 guns, the salute for rear
admiral ~ the Chicago passed close
10 the olympia, Admiral Dewey, who
was on the quarterback, returned Rear
Admiral Howison's salute. ana shouted
out a greeting The sailors on the
Olympia manned the rail and returned
the hearty cheers " the Chichgo's crew.
The Chicago proceeded to Tomklnsvillo,
AZ : o'clock sharp, colora was BOUNDED
and the nag and Jack were respectively
posted fore and AT 10 the niralns Of
''Thc Star SpanFled banner"
The admiral stood well art. at atton-
tlon, while behind him were grouped
Captain Lnmborton. George Dewey Ir..
and the officers ana men, all at salute
ns the fiag wne sloWly run up the mon
key gan. Al $3.50 o'clock the Dolphin,
nyinE the secretary ~ the nnvy's nag,
hove Ia slight, having on board Assist
was received with a salute. lie went
on board the olympia at bA5. ana rc-
mninod chatting with the admiral ON
the quarter deck until the olympia
weighed anchor. when tho olympia
got under way. Admiral Dewey folt
the cold strong northwest breeze that
was blowing. and sont an orderly for His
cape, which he wrapped around him.
He WON the undreas uniform Ia which
he has been 30 often pictured.
Admiral Dewey and Assistant Socro-
tary OF the Navy Allen had an anlmat-
ed talk on tho Huprtutructuno OF the
Olympia, the admiral occasionally lcny
ing Mr.. Aliens side 10 don his cap 10 a
boat loaded with vXcuralOnistR who
would yell themselves hoarae 60 attract
the heru's attention, When al last
the Olympia started for Tomkinaylllc
che wac nanked on tho right BY tho
Associated Press tug kuper, ana on
The left by the TUG bllgcil, and followed
by the dispatch boat Dolphin.
All the way up the lower bay the sig
nal boys were Kept busy dipping the
colors, while the steam siren was kept
footing out thanks OF the admiral to his
ndmircra,
An Italian sailing master whose flag
got entangled In the mizzen topmnat
truck, had to send a man alOft TO un-
loosen tho hnlyurda. Admiral Dewey
noticed the Incident, ana without wait
ing for the Italian captain TO dip his
his eolora first. had the olympias nag