The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-09-29
joins FLEHT.
Dewey's Flagship Makes Tri-
umphal Journey Up the Bay.
REAR ADMIRAL HowIsoN IN PORT.

/ While Passing-Salutes Boom from Bat
teries and Ships-Olympia Takes Up
Position at Government Anchorage.
New YORK, Sept. 2S.-Through frol-
licking whitccaps the Olympia moved
majestically up the lower bay yesterday
and passed through the picturesque
strait guarded by Forts Wadsworth and
Hamilton, amid the booming of great
guns, and there inside the city gates
Admiral Dewey and his gallant tars re-
ceived the glorious, thunderous well
come Of the steel walled men-of-war as
the ship glided up to her position at the
head OF the column, there to remain
until the great naval pageant starts to-
morrow. Never before, perhaps, did a
triumphant warrior returning from a
victorious campaign receive more
thunderous welcome. Though thous-
ands upon thousands witnessed it from
shore and the main anchorage at
Tompkinsville where the fleet lay fairly
swarmed with tugs, yachts and steam
ers and every sort of harbor craft, all
Jet black with wild, cheering exultant
people and the towering white walls of
the city beyond We're brave with q mil
lion welcoming flags, yesterday 5 greet
ing to Dewey was the greeting of his
comrades of the navy, and it was emf
nently fitting that his comrades i'll 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. 70 outward appearance, the
welcome he received from the fleet was
strictly professional. One can find the
salutes, the trumpet hourishes, the
drum ruffies, the parading of the ma
rine guard and all of the ceremonies
done in his honor yesterday, described
in the naval regulations as due to one
of his rank. But that only impressed
the mind the more, because even the
naval regulations, inelastic as they
were. could not restrain the pent-up en-
thusiasm when it broke forth, as it did
occasionally in rounds of cheers, any
more than it could the bell cords of the
shippers and the JOY shown by the peo-
pie aboard the excursion boats. Cheer
ing is not permitted by the naval regu-
lations aboard men of-war, hut no re-
proof followed yesterdays breaches of
discipline.
Arrival of the Chicago.
! 1t was perfect day, though drifting
clouds, driven by a 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 and the sun bathed
the sea in brilliance. Very early in the
morning, before Dewey left his anchor
age inside Sandy Hook, Rear Admiral
Howison, commander of the South At
lantic squadron, aboard the Chicago,
which arrived outside Tuesday night,
travel stained and weather beaten after
her journey of q, 000m ilesaround South
Africa, foamed III past the Hook, anx-
ious to join the North Atlantic squad
ron in receiving Admiral Dewey.
Dewey's flagship was no sooner recog-
nized than preparations We're made to
give the loudest welcome the ship could
give. The guns We're manned, the ma
rine guards were paraded and II guns
were loosened III honor of Dewey.
wild Cheers from the Crew.
The Chicago's jacl1ies cheered wildly
us she steamed past. The Olympia re-
sponded with 10 guns, and the two adj
mirals, coming together from the two
ends of the earth. waved a welcome to
each other. The Chicago continued to
the upper bay and in turn was saluted
by the New York. Only the flagship of
o squadron salutes on the appearance Of
rear admiral.
The long lines of crazy quilting, the
universal language of the sea, fluttered
from the signal halyards of the New
York, Rear Admiral SIMPSONS flag
ship, and the Chicago, and after good
deal of wigwagging from the bridges Of
both ships the Chicago dropped her
anchor at the foot of the column, close
under the lee of Staten Island. Rea,
Admiral Simpsons blue flag came
+ down as soon as Che Chicago found her
berth. Rear Admiral Howison is h{
senior, and to the main truck wa.
hauled up the two-starred red pennant
which denoted that he was outranked
1t was noted that the Chicago die
not go to the head of the column, tn,
place to which she was entitled, becaus
the place was reserved for the Olympi,
and to have gone there would hav,
forced Dewey flagship to the end o
the ship canal.
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS gig wa
manned and he went to pay his respect
to Rear Admiral Howison. He wa
followed by the other ships.
Meanwhile the beautiful white zach
Dolphin, with Assistant Secretary Q
the Navy Allen aboard, had hurrie
down to the Olympia. The Dolphin
few white flag containing four star
with fouled anchor in the field, tn
flag of the assistant secretary and MI
Allen personally was conveying to Ad
miral Dewey the greetings and compl
ments of President Mckinley. II
won't .,l,oard i'm a. 1auNch and was III