The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-10-10

tWTt)BER W, lOUO.-DBMI'W
the olympia swung anc made the turn.
how that dag 81 Farragut did hutter.
II was proud Of It's cminence. Dewey
could Dc seen to raise his eyes TO II.
and then he advanced to a position on
the bridge where he would face the
/ tomb Of the hero Of 1865. lie raised
| his hat, and there came the sound of
the dogs Of battle-not the savage roar
In actual conflict, but the muffled
sound of blank cartridges or charges.
like the pealing Of great bells in which
volume takes the C!ece OF melody.
Slowly the Olympia moved down the
stream. gun after gun telling the story
Of the Wilderness. Of Lookout. OF APP
pomattox. OF Manila bay-death and
life. And when they ceased the guns
| OF the New York began their story.
and 30 on down the line Of vessels.
while from admiral to ensign caps
were lifted and c0lors dipped to the
memory Of the man who hoped his
people would not forget him. 1t was
sight for tears and smiles. Back Of
their right were the wooded slopes of
TIC JtTsty vi tut OtutI Siuc
were Claremont and the tomb and
myriads of people. Following were
yachts and steamers. and above all
such q sky as rarely comes at this sea-
son of the year.
The Olympia passed down the stream
perhaps a mile, then anchored, and
then there passed in review before her
all the craft afioat for the occasion.
The Admiral stood where he could be
well seen by the shouting people. Ev-
cry whistle on the waters was blow
ing. and added to this the noise Of can
non. The din was something fright
full. As the Sandy Hook passed. the
flagship cheer rose from her passen-
gers, and various salutations were
sounded. God bless you, Admiral"
Three cheers for Dewey" Dewey re-
sponded by raising his hat and bow
ing. Other steamers came On-the
Staten Island. Mattewan, Warwick
and the passengers Of each added to
the noise.
The great float, Victory, which had
been brought to a position off the
tomb, was injured SO badly early last
night that it was a wrecked mass
when the fleet passed It. The figure
of Victory was damaged while being
towed into position. 1t broke and fell
at 80 o'clock this morning, and now
nothing remains standing but a por-
ton of the base. Men were at work
early trying to repair the damage. At
10 o'clock strong wind blew up. The
figure began to topple, and despite all
the efforts of the workmen it fell with
a crash to the deck, breaking into
small fragments. A portion of the fig
IRE fell into the river, but most OF it
remained on the boat. II broke just
above the knees. The figure was sew
enty-eight feet high and was made of
plaster of paris. At the time of the
accident the river was choppy and a
strong wind was blowing. The Ad-
miral shook his head when the Olym-
pia passed the float, and the accident
was explained to him.
Scattered through the throng on
the Battery were the uniforms of Wis
iting soldiers from half a dozen States.
Today, for the first time since the
Olympia joined the squadron, she and
her sister ships were plainly visible
from the Battery seawall, and the
crowd worked itself into one animat-
ed Interrogation point, tip-toeing and
specializing on the identity of the shin
ing white craft that stood out against
the black Staten Island hills as though
cut in marble.
Nearer, off Liberty Island, lay half a
score of yachts, gay with bunting and
signal flags of various colors. The
Battery Park crowd was repaid for its
early arrival and was accordingly joy
Gus. Fakirs abounded, selling every
thing conceivable. Camp stools were
going at 40 cents, and Take 'em
home with you when you CO. Dewey
canes, sort of barber pole affair,
in national colors. badges and bunting,
handkerchiefs and everything in the
way OF palatable edibles, from peanuts
and fruits to the sandwiches and frank
furters of Coney Island, were on all
sides. The police, too, were early on
the scene. Before s o'clock squads of
them were threading the narrow
streets on the western water front and
lining up at every point where they
might by any possibility be needed
At pier a great force of them, 500 in
all, was strung along the approaches
to the landing where the Mayors boat
and half dozen police tugs lay, re-
splendent with gay-colored bunting.
Darkness was falling as the last of
the disorganized procession passed the
Olympia and turned back to the city :.
Then a million lights came out on
ship and shore and twinkled far into
the night, amid the rain which came
to chase weary millions from the
streets to places OF shelter to prepare
for the great land parade with which
the city will honor Dewey tomorrow.