Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-10-01
neer after cheer for Dewey an,

.ayor began his speech, presenting the
ity,s loving cup. The mayor said. in part;
| know every detail of your life. Your joys
and your sorrows are theirs. They have
traced your ancestry and your character
fond mother. to the Olympia. rocked by the
rolling waves of the mighty deep. They
listen with delight to the story of the
in every war Of their country for $50 years;
of your pointing out when a mere child,
to your father, the pictures in the clouds
OF ships and battles. including the battle OF
Lake Erie and the form of Perry saving
his country's flag from the disabled ship;
OF the devotional impress stamped upon
struggle with the schooimaster. which
taught the necessity of discipline in the
affairs Of life; of your inherited love for
and and various M @ boyhood. ] H mingled & tI With h the the
mfschievous, but never with the malicious: !:
OF your deferential respect for those of
Your courtship and happy marriage: Of
your service under Admiral Farragut in
the Gulf squadron as the executive officer
of the Mississippi when you plunged iron
shot and shell through the armor OF the
Confederate ram Manassas: of the sturdy
and fearless manner in which you defend
Hudson. and the quiet and orderly manner
in which You abandoned her when she
sank calling for special commentator of
your superiors In their report: of the cir
cumstances: that. between wars. Farragut
for forty-eight years, and you for thirty
seven years, devoted yourselves TO the
study of your professions. and both at the
end of a long peace were found fully
equipped and ready to give their country
splendid service and to raise themselves
to The highest plane col OF fame & and d ren3wn, now
ed and enchanted the Imagination OF man
as no other theme has ever done, arous-
ing IN MIN n the sentiment o. paI,;3tism t h; ana
and her heroes. This has always been SO,
whether in the times when Neptune with
trident rode the sea IN sheli-shaped boat
drawn by dOlphins, or when the vikings
royed the North main, carrying all be-
fore them. or when the sea kings with
the modern navy were stationed upon the
ocean TO guard and protect the equal
rights of civilized governments and their
commerce upon the highway Of the sea.
The world stood enthralled and then
be siienced when the electric sparks fash
ed out the news over the globe that, on
the lst Of May: 1888. your fleet had de-
siiencing the forts and taking the Philip
pine islands, thus stripping. the East OF
every vestige Of Spanish domination. Spain
ocean was that instant cleared of hostile
forces, leaving to the remainder of our
naval and land forces the task Of sweep
ing clean the Atlantic ocean and her ISL
ands of the depressed. haif-farnisfed and
scattered bands of Spanish stragsiers
This all was accomplished in naval
the cooliy ordered intermission for break
| fast Not an American killed. but no Span
iards laid low. 200 wounded. the Spanish
navy destroyed and an empire lost 10 her
! Of such superb completeness as the battle
in Manila bay.
This demonstration Is no mere tribute to
personal friend. a fellow citizen. II Is
| a single and deserved recognition Of the
debt due the public servant who has proved
himself grandly and efficiently faithful &c
his c0untry's welfare and honor. You ar.
called men OF destiny You are-but II
l. the destiny Of merit and wo:th-tns
conscientious obedience Of duty of one
skilled in ar: and judgmsn--
our republic has no reason 20 fear .
comparison o. her sea lighting with those
| Of other nations The birth Of the republic
gave 10 her P&1l Jones. the war for fres-
/ dom Of ocean highways gave her. Perry
and The Ear for her In1-al and physical
! integrity gave her Fsrrzgut She points
with pride 10 aEy OK tiis trinity, and sass
to all nations. match him IL you can The
gar against Spain. vsE-d for common hu-
r1snitys sake in behalf Of her island neigh
bors: gste ker De~ey. Sfss can safely be
q the world
The rOute Of these idoIizsd nautical son.
Of the republic 10 well market. Ths.r
exploits go resouIding through tfIne Jar
I taking Of the vast and overwhelming char
acter OF the ocean upon which they rode.
lived, acted and attained their great
achievements which are the pride OF all
From your. entry TO your departure
from Manila bay you were a history
| maker and II the old style prevailed OF
naming the period after hla 8hO bore the
this. would be known as the Dewey age.
Solitary in the grandeur of your achieve
rents, you are lifted above all those Who
ITO the mayor has been assigned the
personally pleasant duty OF presenting to
You in the name Of the City of New York,
the metropolis of our country, this loving
| cup. a keepsake TO remind you from tine
| TO time Of her love for you and her special
pride In your deeds of valor. which she be-
| !ieves viii for ages TO come insure full re-
spect OF all nations and people for our
| starry flag, whether flung TO the breeze
over the man-oi-war or over the ship of
commerce"
When the mayor had concluded. Admiral
Dewey began to reply by saying:
1T would be quite impossible for me, Mr..
Mayor. TO express IN woI ds-'
At this point he was interrupted with
cheers and he began again:
1T would be quite impossible to express
in words how deeply 1 am moved by this
all these hohors. one after the other-that
beautiful cup; the freedom Of the city, this
great magnificent reception. I cannot say
what l want to. but, speaking for myself
and the gallant squadron / had the honor
TO command at Manila, / thank you from
the bottom of my heart"
After the formal ceremonies Admiral
Dewey went about shaking hands with his
friends.
Come here. all you captains" he said.
addressing the naval captains present Then
he introduced each to the audience pres
ent.
Captain Lamberton. of the Olympia he
cried: Captain Wildes, of the Boston: Can
tain Coghlan, of the Raleigh; Captain Dyer.
of the Baltimore; Captain Wood. of the
Petrol: Captain Walker, of the Concord. {"
When the captains had all assembled he
waved his hand toward them and said:
"Thcse are the men who did IT.
These are the men who should he
thanked. Without them 1 could do
nothing
The loving cup presented 10 the admiral
is Roman in form and is made of 1S-karat
gold The handles are formed of three
dolphins, wrought in green gold. Around
of the Union. The body of the cup is di-
yided by the handles into three paneis
which are employed for the principal deco
rations. Cn the front panel Is portrait in
a wreath of oak leaves. the whole resting
on an eagle with outstretched wings I'm
derneath this panel, upon the band around
the foot are the letters: ''G. D. U. S. N"
lief \ picture Of the Olympia and beneath
Is shield with four stars, betokening the
recipients grade. On the. third panel Is an
escutcheon UPON which is engraved the in
seriptiOn. with the names of the mayor and
members OF the municipal assembly and
of the committee of plan and scope. The
coat OF arms of the city of New York ap-
pears below the inscription. About the
three knots, doiphins. seawood and other
nautical devices.
The cup stands thirteen inches high, has
a capacity Of four and half quarts and