The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30

instead OF at the head oil the troops OF his Stnte
on horseback: because IL he rode on horseback
he would have to salute the Admiral. and
Governor ranked higher than an Admiral.
When Admiral Dewey had learned that this
! Governor was alongside on Thursday night
and got him to come aboard he saluted him
with seventeen guns, as many as he himself
was entitled to. The officers thought it showed
that the Admiral was un to SNUFF on all occa-
sions.
BEDLAM OF WHISTLES RENEWED.
| There was comparativ quiet in the crowd
in the boats and on the shore. while tho Adj
miral was absent from the Olympia. but upon
his return bedlam broke loose. Luncheon was
served Immediately upon his return. and then
everything was got ready for the start Of the
parade. The Sandy Hook had come up on tho
port side OF the Olympia and was lying there.
Near her was the John g. Carlisle loaded
from pilot house roof to the hold with
veterans from the Sailors Snug Har-
| hor. who. old as they WERE had lusty
lungs and the energy and the desire to
use them. The police boats had stopped the
whrl of excursion steamers and tugs and driven
them Off to distance where there was at least
! no longer any danger of collisions, and some
OF them they had induced to take up the posi-
| lions which had been assigned to them and
from which they were to Join the parade. 1t
seemed as II every one Of these boats was
armed with siren. and whether it was to
glorify tho Admiral or to resent the inter-
| ference OF the police. the captains made these
whistles shrek in most awful fashion every
time that they were compelled to move.
FARRAGUT's FLAG GOES Up.
| One O'Clock was the time set for the parade.
| At 1850 Capt. Lamberton announced to the
Admiral that everyth ng was ready. that the
| Olympia's engines had been worked. that the
| ole had haep tat in hat q
could move at a moments notice. Then the
Admiral ordered that his own flag should be
| hauled down and the flag that Admiral Farra-
gut. the first Admiral OF the American Navy.
had flown. should I've run up in its place.
The flag was brought up from the Admirals
| cabin. was bent on the halyards and run up to
| the main truck. Word went around among the
| crew Of the Olympia that this flag was going
| up and spontaneously they gathered in a bunch
forward and as the flag was broken out they
let out a cheer. the like Of which they hadn't
| given since that day at Manila when
the battle over The cheer was
| infectious. The people the boats
around saw the new flag appear. heard
! the cheer. and with one accord they started in
on their own hook The captain Of every boat
started In on his own hook too. and every
| whistle blew continuous blast until there
was danger OF the steam in the boilers getting
SO low that the boats wouldn't be able ofollow
| in the procession when it started.
| 1t was the second whistle blowing e2peri
mrnt of the day: that Is, the second general
| experiment.. The first had taken plnce at noon
| and was on the programme. 1t had been d
| rected that the possessor OF steam engine OF
| every sort should at noon turn loose for five
| minutes They all did. with the result that
about half the population got swearing mad
| at the bednm. The second experiment got the
| other half of the population swearing mad. be-
sides rearousing the ire OF the first half 80 that
it was even more successful than the first
THE WAR FLEET MOVES. ALL TOGETHER.
After the hosting OF Farragut's flag. the
| order was given to pick up the boat and then
the Olym pia was all ready. Signals were flown
from her signal halyards and were wig waRged
| from the signal platform. The Sandy Hook
| gave three or four toots Of her whistle. the
| Olympia footed and everybody else footed.
The anchors OF the Olympia began coming up
off the mud. and slowly and gracefully she
turned around and headed up the river at
quarter speed. When she began to hoist her
anchor M all the other warships in the tleet
| followed suit. too. and as she turned they
| turned.
| 1t was exactly | O'Clock. The parade was Off.
The Sandy Hook fell in alongside the Olym-
pin On board the Olympia the jackies got
permission to stand on their ditty boxes to
look over the high superstructurc. and Capt.
Lamberton ordered a big American ensign
run up on halyards from the main gafr besides
the one she carried at the fore truck.
Admiral Dewey was in no hurry to 60 up on
the bridge. and for ten fifteen minutes after
the start he and Col. Bartlett paced the quarter
deck and told stories to each other. The Adj
| mira wore n special undress uniform. and on
his breast was tho diamond medal which had
been presented TO him by the city
FIREBoATs' HOSE CLEAR THE WAY.
As the formation Of the parade began the
flreboats New Yorker and Zophar Mills took up
| positions as outrdcrs OF the Olympia one to
port the other TO starboard. and they turned
on their biggest hose and started mighty
streams OF water flying through the air
It was little scheme that they had to
keep the route up the river clear. Any
boat that came within reach was to got
a ducEinG. and the boats that would have been
within reach Scooted for dear life when they
saw what was going on. At either quarter Of
the Olympia. there was projecting torpedo
boat and behind the M came the other ships OF
the fleet OF war vessels. First there was the
New York. flying three big American ensgns
| and the red flag with two stars OF Admiral
sampson Mex. came the Indiana with tho
flags that she flew in the battle at Santiago
| After her were the Massachusetts, the Texas
| the Brooklyn. the Marietta, the Lancaster. the
Scorpion and then Rear Admiral Howson's
flagship. the Chicago The Chicago had
been in port only two days. and she had come
IN as dirty and grimy rs n wArship ever was
Yet. as she appeared in the line. she was il
anything nratcr than some OF her sister ships
Thcro wasn't blemish upon her She flew
three nSiGns. too, and the red flag Of two stars
that denoted the rank of Admiral Howison
The torpedo boats were spren. along the
line; thoy included the Ericsson. tho
Winslow and :the Cushing The Porter
and the Dupont were the aftorGuard Of
the Olympia. After tho warships came
the revenue cutters Manning Algonquin.
Gresham. Windham and OnondaSa The
transports SedGwick. MCPHERSON and McCcl-
Ian were w the hay waiting until the more
prctentious ships passed them in order to fall
in line.
DEWEY oS THE BRIDGE.
The fleet had Just about Strengthened out
when Admiral Dewey and Col Bartlett went