Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1899-09-28

DeIOre InurSday unless we moderated
our speed or went out of our course.
Captain Lamberton, Lieutenant Brum-
by and held a consultation. The pro.
prlety OF running into Hampton Roads
or some other port in the south was
spoken, but we concluded that we
ought not to touch land first anywhere
except at New York. 1t was suggested
that we cruise some distance outside
New York until Thursday but we knew
that If we did that we would be discov-
cred and reported. The weather looked
q little squally and it seemed better to
be inside the Hook than outside. But
the consideration that really decided us
to come into port was to give Captain
Lamberton chance to clean up the
ship before our voyage up the harbor.
Captain I4amberton and l are very
proud Of the Olympia and we wanted
enough time at our anchorage to rub
her down and to make her look spick
and span"
Putting the Ship Into Trim.
The Olympia looks as smart now as
a yacht. The anchors were hardly
down before details of the crew We're
washing the ships white sides and
touching up the stains with paint.
The admiral's first business was to
send an officer ashore with kilograms
for the navy department, Mayor Van
Wyck and General Butterfeld, an
nouncing the arrival. He then spent
most of the morning in looking over
newspapers and receiving reporters.
He was just finishing midday
breakfast when Sir Thomas Upton
called on him. With Sir Thomas were
DR.. Mackay and other visiting English
men.
81 suppose you have come for the
tea," said Admiral Dewey, referring to
Sir Thomas gift of five pounds of tea to
each man on the ship at Colombo
NO; you are welcome to that if any
body can drink it, /" replied Sir Thomas.
The admiral and the cup challenger
had l5-minute talk. AS Sir Thomas
and his friends left the Olympia half
hundred of the ships crew cheered the
baronet
81 could not stop them, . cried out
Admiral Dewey, waving his hand at
Sir Thomas Upton. ''They had not
any orders to do that Admiral Dewey
then had a succession Of notable callers.
Sampson the Next Arrival.
Rear Admiral Sampson, with Cap
tain ChaIwick, his chief of staff, and
lieutenant Commander Winslow, his
flag lieutenant, came on the Dolphin.
When the dispatch boat was mile
away it began firing an admiral salute
OF ID guns. The Dolphin anchored near
the Olympia and Rear Admiral Samp-
son and his staff went aboard. They
We're received by Admiral Dewey, Cap
tam Lamberton, Lieutenant Brumby
and the officer of the deck, the full ma
rine guard and band being paraded.
The officers went to the admiral's cabin.
Rear Admiral Sampson said he was de-
lighted with the evident good health of
Admiral Dewey, and he told the ad-
miral that he looked much younger
than most of the portraits made him out
to be. Rear Admiral Sampson re-
manned on board for more than an hour.
Soon after Rear Admiral Sampson had
gone, Rear Admiral Philip voyaged
down the bay i'll the Narkeeta and paid
an official call
The rear admiral's salute was not
fired III this case, by request of Rear
Admiral Philip. Admiral Dewey re-
ceived these official visits in undress
uniform.
Flotilla Around Olympia.
All day tugs, sailboats and excursion
steamers came up near the Olympia
and took look at her. Everybody who
asked was permitted to come aboard.
Some Of the parties of sightseers on
launches and steamers were invited by
the officers of the deck to come up the
gangway. The Olympia's anchorage is
near the main ship channel The North
German Lloyd steamer Saale, outward
bound, passed close to the Olympia.
The Saale's passengers crowded to the
rails. Admiral Dewey responded to
waving handkerchiefs by lifting his
cap several times. The Saale's band
played ''The Star Spangled Banner
and the Olympia dipped her flag. The
Cunarder, Urania, passed out half an
hour afterward. She fired II signal
bombs. Admiral Dewey directed the
Olympias band to play 'God Save the
Queen
The admiral, about O'Clock, returned
Sir Thomas Lipton's visit. Lieutenant
Brumby and the admirals son, George
G. Dewey, We're with him. The ad-
miral remained on board for nearly half
an hour and then started for his ship.
The Erin's crew began to cheer, and as
his launch drew away the entire ships
company, guests, officers, crew, serv-
ants, Cingalese and all, led by Sir
Thomas, gave three honest cheers, the
kind that the admiral heard from the
British warships in Manila bay. Ad-
miral Dewey waved his gold bound cap
like schoolboy as he stood on the rail
of his little white canopied launch, be-
ing given hearty welcome in his own
home waters by 100 foreigners.
Admiral Dewey purposes, unless his
plans shall be changed by the recep-
ton committee, to bring the Olympia
up the lower bay and anchor inside the