The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-30
FROM THE DECK Of
DtWEYS FLAGSHIP.


courtesy Of Admiral Dewey an Associated
Press representative was permitted aboard.
Very early he nset Of stsamsnips. yachts
and tugs which we're to have plaes In the
line began moving down the bay 70 tbs al
iotted points where the several divisions
were 20 form, but many Of them could not
rsseR the temptation to frst visit the an
choraSe OF the msn-of.wAs OF Tompkins-
Vile. and bsfoss II O'Clock tbs Olympia wac
syrrounded by . perfect mob Of every
known kind Of craft. all swarning with
people. circiing around or pushing their
giimpss Of the admiral FACING the quarter
deck.
RsekSssssess 81 The EssssslSs 0Ssts
Ths hands Aboard the excursion boats
played, ard the whlSiss and sirens Of the
othsr craft made the air hids0us BY their
shnekx They kept coming. con!ng IN pairs
and half dozens. until they lay q dozen
deep, rssis.nS the charges of tbS pAtsd
boats In their determination 10 get vp With
IN SHOUTING distance. T'hslr feckissspSsu
was amazing. They ran across each 9th.
er's lows, thsy rubbed againE one another.
they pushed bow On stern. until further
,rscAbie cBfnsson. II wss with sysat dif-
ncsdty that ths police boats could clear .
pagsaxe for the sGnissys launch when b
went Of tn retusn the 0@c;a visit Of tbs
mayor ~ noon. and when he did step into
his launch the patriotic ssippep adoI
gsabt,sd tbssr whistilns cords ana made
the bgls echo With such bisSs - can only
he heard when Yankee yacht CROSSES tbs
GnSh sSst IN . sscs with foreign mug
hunters, Ard ttsAt was amDiy the prsinds
70 what continued throughout the dAy-Aa
almost continuous resi- Of steam vhississ.
vessels MSS SsS shs PARADE.
Meantime the vessels 70 TAXA Dsrt In the
parade vsrs mssstng oysS near the Long
Lizard sesors, 9ssg that SO Of the bsrtoy
tecsms q ssnxis Of ssscks and 6aSs an1
ffamswoYh a. far - the eye c1vI1 reach,
Tine gsassy sjop~s u Ws1swortn anS Fort
Hamilton ard fns whsryss ard stsosss of
Staten Island rsss covsred vf,s stsDf-sssfs,
watching fhs sess beiow. TIE wsssh.ps isy
sstck and span. ready for the start. their
FURNISHED metal flaming In shs sur, tnsis
ssfes wfits az vYstB s0ov Between them
and tss stare lay the tow, loSS, lean, wick
sts-io,kinx ,orpsdo bats. and still inside II
thsn sss graceful Nosij;S u revenue cut
tsrs
SssSs~ssSs 81 tie Olympia.
Atl,ars the Olympia the mariEes Ard
ssGoss ha1 t>sn ssfsodsGy Inspected from
the ine 81 ths arss marine - the ;sussy
cap III ss5e iss. ssIlor, Al seemed . bftfs
Sazss q, sss prosp1c. tsfoss them. sDT 10
| f01ts mary would have prsssrs1 a pro-
gFzmIS involving duplication of the Ms
| MIA sght - tire oFf@aI they we're 80 e.
through. TIE osscers of ire Dec; 81 no.
| wear fh<lr ssOry uniforms. bot were at
tsfsG IN special unfrsss ~" az - u
technically known in ire navy. Thsrs we're
| no sol1 sssxsisfsss. EoId-bosn5 beavers and
Gathering swords sbosss. tbs vss ths
sdnssssrs or3sr. and a<sssd but another q
| the nary syi1eness u hS scigss rso1sssy.
vssss~ss Ah~ss1.
| A brother sn1 shs widow o. CAPT. ora.
icy. vino sosgss me Olympia IN Manila bsy,
\ Col. rrankItn Bartlett, former Ssyrss<nta-
/ tive in congress from ssv Y0ys. ara o.
/ .ssirna,s personal sytspf a the admiral
,ogasnss vssh Tires n~wspagermsn. ~srs
shs oniy civilians aboard. One - the nsvA
guests was the engineer of me Olympia
whsn h Jed the way past Corrsrdor NJ
an8. He vas given three rousnG ehssss
- be wen. fofpsrd 80 see the snss-
Ysvssssrs HSss Hsskss Oct.
Immediately after A1nsrs. Dewey 70.
tsrn~f from ne ssnsy Hsok. ths wsswag-
ger on TIE fridge ssnsls5 ths feet "a
ssspars 20 GET an5<r ~sy. TIE sasswsys
we're hssis6 ~ AMI ne rooms rfgges IN
| An ois gssrssrnsGsr hwrrss . small
| owss fist 10 hung there vnsS~ the Dusls
sogn:sf me csII 90 Gsssr'sss. sn9 the ma.
rssss .srs mgesrss al. Then. Just .,
ne asnsI 70 raxs vas given, . pun On
,hs kslysrss oyen<g the ron snf syyssd
the ssgs-z;srrsd Gag which Ysrrasss s~~
sc he rsE ere fart IN New Orleans ~ ~ss
sh~ Gar whsch -ss pssses,ss 90 ASrssrE
| De.sy. ~ ~ ssoss. tns a.i0rs as fh,sr
stations sns naflrss On The quarter saex
I greeted - -ffh the 'fap. hf2. soorsy" -
! got Sroen os, snoe~ors TIE nsx sss,ss
/ frsssiy a. fsroggh 80 pagan, to-day 9,
70 tire uiOs pgeetogs yossssn<os of FaFFs-
/ sgfs Vsss!. and vasn ~ 10 struck. 90
I xontsy. % Vii prvs~bsy be fggsysr "a q
10 altogether unlgssiy frat Assifsl Dew.
sy vii ever command another ssss
ire Tsip seress sks Bsy.
.; was exactly 1-fo~t. ise hour fs~:
for iss start. wA~e .hS sasf. sitA an.
rs0rs sroft~sSye. began 60 move Ths
sssg-# ssd swung 20 ire socs re. sns ws,s
r~frtsn~ esvn tss stream. tus v'fs tssfr
I 'vfa s1~vs trey facet sbsss 80 - %
/ ptva-s ar scale. ssr go Hsfs1s soUsw-
~ ~ 'Ne isng ire - v~ss~ls ~ fne rsVr
| yarsse whsn Sc ssigs hAf strExhssref
out for tssgr Journey scrus go ypy~- Bay.
the se~essc's ta@y mai wg! ever -
,Tsss8rvt n ths rn~mo<y ~ 1900 vso sav
| n IN advance ~ 'ss Olympia Sac .
tsatS~ gns - rsirul sss nr~sSas-. rxlt.
/ yutis- feet so clear fhs gay q nn>r-sal
tressassess ., dh nss Require NUN pr.
! su2mon. either. "a ne gslgp~ys sAf q
whoissc<s. respect for TIE sssi rsus o.
| 81. ses monsters On fhs port sffs at ,He
! Cly say.A was TIRE ese~fiag strip aan5y
fio&s- vi;h fhs mayor sns ash~r flgni's.
1 RES st.osrs. sns tn hsF vsks ~ infsrvsas
q - yarts. stretches cus q mile Ieas.
were TIE great towering wassAD4 tas