Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-09-29
New York, Sept. 90.

NEW YORK, Sept. %.
Through frolicking wLitecaps the
Olympia moved majestically up the
lower bay to-day and passed through
the picturesque strait, guarded by
Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton, amid
the booming Of great guns, and there,
inside the city's gates, AGmiral Dewey
and his gallant tars received the glo.
rious, thunderous welcome of the steel
men-of-war as their stately ship glided
up to her position at the head of the
column, there to remain until the
great naval pageant starts on Friday.
Never, perhaps, did triumphant war
rior returning from victorious CAM
paign receive a more impressive well
come. Although thousands upon
thousands witnessed it from the shore
from balcony, window or house
top-and the man-of-war anchorage at
TOmpkinsville, where the fleet lay,
fairly swarmed with tugs, yachts and
steamers, and every sort of harbor
craft, all jet black with wild, cheering,
exulting people, and the towering
white walls of the city beyond were
brave with a million flags.
To-day the greeting to Dewey was
the greeting of his comrades of the
navy. And it was eminently fitting
that his comrades in arms should
have the first chance at him whom
the millions are waiting to honor.
The people will begin to get at him on
Friday and Saturday. To outwar d
appearance the welcome he received
from the fleet was strictly profession
al. One can find the salutes, the
trumpet tiourishes, the drum RULES,
the parading of the marine guard and
all the rest OF the ceremonies done in
his honor to-day described in the ma
val regulations as due to one of his
rank. But that only impressed the
mind the more, because even naval
regulations, rigorous and inelastic as
they are, could not restrain the pent-
up enthusiasm when it broke forth, rs
it did occasionally, in rounds OF
cheers, any more than it could the
bell cords Of the shippers and the JOY
mad people aboard the excursion
boats. Cheering is not permitted by
the naval regulations aboard men-of-
war, but no reproof followed to.day's
breaches Of discipline.
1t was a perfect day, though drifting
clouds, driven by Q strong land breeze,
obscured the sun during the morning,
and the waves of the lower bay were
capped with white foam. In the after
noon the flying clouds disappeared.
the breeze died away aud the sun
bathed the sea in brilliance.
Very early in the morning, before
Dewey left his anchorage inside Sandy
Hook, Rear Admiral Howison, COM
mander of the South Atlantic squad
ron, aboard bis flagship, the Chicago,
which arrived outside last night,
travel stained and weatherbeaten
after her journey OF 21.000 miles
around South Africa, foasnad in past
the hook, expecting to join the North
Atlantic squadron in receiving Dewey
upon his arrival.
As Howison rounded the spit, where
right under his eyes lay the Olympia,
the surprise upon the face of every
man on board could be discerned
without the aid OF glasses. But sur
prise is not an emotion men in the navy
indulge in long, and Dewey's flagship
was no sooner recognized than prepa.
ratioas were made to give her the
loudest aMd most hearty welcome they
could. The sides were manned, the
marine guards were paraded and sew
enteen roaring guns were loosed in
honor OF Dewey. The Chieago's
jackies cheered wildly as she Seemed
past. The Olympia responded With
thirteen guns, ard the two Admirals,
coming together from the two ends of
the earth, waved welcome to each
other from the bridge of their respect
i've vessels. The Chicago continued
on to the upper bay, and upon arriy-
ing there was saluted by the New
York. Only the flagship OF u squad
ron salutes upon the appearance of a
Rear Admiral. The remainder of the
feet gave silent welcome to the yoy-
ager.
Long lines of crazy quilting, the
universal language of the sea, fut-
tered from the signal halyards of the
New York, Rear Admiyel Simpsons
flagship, and the Chicago. After a
good deal OF wig wagging FROM the
bridges OF both ships, the Chicago
dropped her Gachor at the foot of the
column, close under the lee of Staten
island. Rear Admiral SIMPSONS blue
flag came down as soon as the Chicago
found her berth. Rear Admira, How.
ison is his senior, and to the main
truck was hauled up the two-starred
red pennant, which denoted that he
was outranked. 1t was explained
subsequently that the Chicago did not
get TO the head of the column, the no
sition to which she was entitled. be-
cause the plaee bad been reserved for
the Olympia, and to have gone there
would have forced Deweys aagship be.
You'd the edge of the main chanue..
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS gig was
Immediately lowered and he went
aboard the Chicago to pay Ills official
respects to his SENIOR The captains