The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-13
ANECDOTES OF DEWEY.
THE ADMIRAL As GUNNER HUHLWBrN
SAW HIM AT MANILA.

OF Speech In q Crihtn-An Encounter
with . shark-Ths Jim Hickey Myth
Gunner Leonard j. G. Kuhlwoin. now at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, was on the Olympia during
the battle Of Mantle Bay and for some time after
ward Not unnaturally he has good deal 70 say
about Admiral Dewey.
When did Dewey scem 81 his best 70 US who
wore at Manila with himH" no said the Other day
In answer to a question. All the time. Dewey
was never anything but at his best yet have
throe special memories Of him when he was at bet
ter than his best While was on deck trying to
get torpedo in shape for the Spaniards during tho
battle saw him on top OF tho chart house. / n tho
most exposed place he could possibly fnd direct
Ing tho proceedings. Uncle George was we'll
worth seeing then After the battlo was over and
We knew We had tho Spaniards licked, he was so
happy his face fairly shone when he thankcd the
men Of tho Olympic for their port in the fight He
was pretty we'll stirred UP then. tell you and 30
was ovory body else, and the cheers wo gave him
lust lifted us of our feet
"Dcwoy's faco shono again the day tho irst lot
Of Yankee transports, bringing thousands Of blue
soldiers steamed into Manila bay. He wasn't woll
that day. but tho arrival Of tho transports made
him better Some time later boat brought a
cablogrom TO tho Olympia Soon after he had
read It, oil hands were called on deck We expect
ID something highly important but wo couldn't
guess what We'd never seen Dewey 30 stirred UP
but once before and we knew him too we'll not 70 be
certain that he had great news He must have
seen that we were eager and guess he was willing
TO mako us wait little He looked out upon us
and smiled halleluiah smile and then he said
Now. men, want you to listen to the best news
wove had since the first Of May. Twas i'll this
morning. but II has made mo we'll Now listen
Then he had tho despatch read 1t told how
Cervera's ships had been done up as completely at
Santiago as Montoios had been at Manila little
over two months before 1t like electric
shock TO the men that ship. They yelled
enough to lift the sky In their cheering, and then
they laughed and booted and shook hands with
each other and jumped up and down and danced.
Everybody was pretty we'll stirred up that day
from the Admiral down to the stokers
Tho writer asked Gunner Kuhwein what had
become OF Jim Hickey, the fat beefy gunner Of
the Olympia, whose good-natured face had been
made known through every city and hamlet in
the land through the medium OF a Autograph.
Kuhlwein laughed.
-The shooting Of the forward guns on tho Olym.
pia," he said, was done by Patrick Murray.
white man, and John jordan, negro. There
was no Jim Hickey on the ship. so
far as know, and certainly gun
ner Of that There was man
in the forward turret named Phillips who
looked a little like the Jim Hickey picture and
who would have handled one Of tho guns had not
Murray and Jordan been better marksmen. Phil
IT, Ia .nd u.s tn, =, .,..r.,, ...n., CURVE,
rith . hiqblv credit,hls .oo,, fo, r,.,ksm.nshin
but Murray and Jordan were the best shots
IN. abin and so IN, handling ~ The bie orns
was given TO them. II was Murray. 80 1t Is said,
who sent tho famous best shot OF the engagement
straight through tho Rcina Christina from end
10 end when sb. was coming diYectIv
tov.rd N. olvmnia OddIv enough pbiIins
,-ho h.d ch.,,s ~ n. t,,r., il f.t GOD n.t,r.d
t.llow vboae f.o. resembles th,, ~ Al. mythical
liz, ui.L.v ,oc. so,n.vh.t hut IN. n.,ti.l ILL.,
toklod the mem ., the eset immepselv though
M, KuhIvein WA , member q, N, Olvmni,'s
MI huhi"ein was nie"oei Oh 'no oiSmPia
crew when she was put in commission. and he
,.nsn,h.rs very we'll tho bu. and crv that Vas
raised about tho ship in the first year or two Of
her service 1t was then that some of tho news
papers printed long articles about her In which
ehe called "the white SLAYER of the new navy"
Hen accommodations wero said to be bad she was
cramped. unpleasant and unhealthful. She camo
near getting as bad a namo in a way as tho
Texas had when she was known as the hoodoo
ship. Those who were on the Olympia at that
time will never forget the circumstances OF re-
demption 1t camo about through radical
change among her officers, to the conduct OF
certain OF whom alone. and not the
vessels qualities, her bad name was due
This change was made at Hawaii, while the Oym-
pia was coaling, on her outward passage TO the
Asiatic station, and there was never happier
nor moro comfortable lot OF men on any ship than
her officers and crew after the change had been
made
While New York is getting ready to greet Dewey.
Washington Is waiting with impatence. Al
the Metropolitan Club, where naval and military
mon most do congregate, Dewey's name is on
every lip. There Is a verse In Rudyard kipling's
ballad OF Fultah Fishers Boarding House
which might be adapted TO the occasion so that IL
would read;
THAI ,o,d that, ,,,.s -, ,,,h, ana vroru
OF bravely unwrought fraud
Thy nr backed S thei[ tonghcst statements with
And cracking oaths went to and fro
Across the hsl banged board
This revised version of Kipline's verse mig bt