The San Francisco call., 1899-09-28

Dolphin, with Assistant Secretary AL
len aboard, had hurried down to the
Olympia. The Dolphin flew a white
fiag containing four stars with a
fouled anchor in the field the flag of
the Assistant Secretary, and Mr.. Al
len personally was conveying to Ad-
miral Dewey the greetings and compli-
ments of President Mckinley. He
went aboard in a launch and was re
ceived on the gangway by the admiral
himself.
The marine guard. at present arms,
was mustered aft, and as Mr.. Allen
came over the side drum ruff1es and
bugle fourishes were sounded in his
honor When the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy goes aboard warship the
regulations prescribe that his fiag be
hoisted to the main top. Up went the
flag, but as soon as the greetings had
been EXCHANGED at Mr.. Aliens request
it was hauled down and hiT. Allen re-
mained as the guest of Admiral Dewey.
1t was the desire of the Navy Depart
ment not to detract in any way from
the honors 10 be accorded Dewey.
An officer from Fort Hancock shortly
after came on board to convey to the
admiral the welcome of the army, and
then. a few minutes after 8, just as the
tide turned food the Olympia weighed
anchor and began her journey up the
bay The tugs and kGrhor craft which
had been lowering about since day
light footing and Shrieking their salu-
tations at every opportunity. fell into
her wake and puffed proudly up be-
hind her Every vessel she passed
gave her a vaporous salute. and as the
shipping Increased the noisy demon
strations became almost continuous.
The figure. of the hero Of he cay was
in full relief against the sky as he stood
up on the bridge chatting with Assist
ant Secretary Allen and the group of
officers. He occasionally turned and
smiled and bowed to the noisy escort.
The Olympia was very stately as she
came on: her white hull with high free
board seemed frail, but the ugly look
ing guns frowning from turrets showed
where lay the power that had destroyed
Spains sea power on the other side of
the world. A long pennant of smoke,
white as bleached linen, stood away
beautifully toward the shore, the loose
SlIdHGS at the tIlu ulSd peal lilS do bllCy
We're torn to shreds by the land breeze.
The Olympia's supersTucture is all
painted white and only the yellow
stacks and red mouthed tunnels gave
a touch of color to the oncoming
cruiser. The admirals flag stood out
tauntily at the main mast and the ma
tional colors ffoated over the taffrail.
She did not seem to be disturbing the
water as she glided along. There was
little foam at her beak and no combers
at her stern. There was hardly a sus-
picion of the turning of the screws
pushing 5000 tons of steel through the
waves. The grassy heights of both
Wadsworth and Hamilton were tinged
with spectators as she approached the
Narrows. subsequently a tongue of
red flame leaped from the granite side
of Fort Wadsworth and like the recoil
came a stroke of fire from the granite
wall on the opposite side. Alter
nately from each side came the deaf
ening roar of an admiraIs salute of
seventeen guns.
Slowly and majestically the Olympia
passed the smoke wreathed forts, an
swering the salute gun for gun until
she became so enveloped in her own