The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-09

the Olympia swung and made the turn.
how that fiag of Farragut did fiuttcr.
IL was proud OF is eminencc. Dewey
could be seen to- raise his eyes to a..
and then he advanced To n position on
the bridge where he would face the
tomb OF the hero OF 1885. 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 place OF melody.
Slowly the Olympia moved down the
stream. gun after gun telling the story
of the Wilderness. OF Lookout. of Ap-
pomattox. Of Manila bay-dcath and
life. And when they ceased the guns
of the New York began their story.
and so on down the line OF vessels.
while from admiral to- ensign caps
were lifted and colorS dipped to the
memory of the man who hoped his
people would not forget him. IL was
sight for tears and smiles. Back OF
the war vessels at first and then on
their right were the wooded slopes OF
| the Jersey shore. On the other side
were Claremont and the tomb and
| myriads of people. Following were
| such n 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 afoat for the occasion.
| The Admiral stood where he could BE
| well seen by the shouting people. Ev-
i cry whistle on the waters was blow
ing. and added to this the nose of can
non. The din was something fright
full. As the Sandy Hook passed the
flagship n 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-thc
Staten Island. Mattcwan. 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 IL was n wrecked mass
when the fleet passed IL. The figure
of Victory was damaged while ecinE
towed into position. IL broke and fell
i ut 10: 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 n strong wind blew up. The
Il figure began to- topple. and despite all
the efforts of the workmen IL fell with
crash to- the deck. breaking into
small fragments. 4 portion of the fig
ure fell into the river. but most Of II
remained on the boat. u broke jus,
above the knees. The figure was sew
enty-eight feet high and was made ot
plaster OF paris. At the time Of ths
accident the river was choppy and q
strong wind was blowing. The Ad-
miral shook his head when the Olym'
pia passed the float. and the accident
was explained to him.
J Scattered through the thronE or
the Battery were the uniforms OF Wis
iting soldiers from half n dozen States
! Today. for the first time since tn,
Olympia Joined the squadron. she sns
her sister ships were plainly visible
from the - Battery seawall. and th'
, crowd worked Itself into one animal
: Ell interrogation point. tip-toeinE ans
specializing on the identity Of the shin
ing white craft that stood out aEains
the black Staten Island hills ~ though
cut in marble.
Nearer. of Liberty Island. l.y half
? score Of yachts. gay with bunting ans
5 signal flags of various cnlorE. Th'
5 Battery Park crowd was repaid for IL
5 early arrival and was accordingly Joy
. Gus. FakiTs abounded. selling every
q thing conceivable. Camp stools wer,
: going at 80 cents. and Take 'en
j home with you when you go Dswc!
canes. n sort OF barber pole affair
in national colors. badges and bunting
a handkerChiefs and everything In tn
e way OF palatable edibles. from peanut
I and fruits to the sandwiches and frank
: furteTs OF Coney Island. were on al
e sides. The police. too. were early OF
{ the scene. Before 5 o'clock squads o
q them were threading the narrov
streets on the western water front ans
lining up at every point where the!
y might by any possibility be needed
' At pier $ n great force Of them. 500 II
all. was strung along the approachc
q TO the landing where the Mayors boa
and half a dozen police tugs lay. re
3 splerdeut with Eay-coiorci bunting.
Darkness was falling as the last q
the d!sorganized procession passed IN
Olympia and turned hack 20 the city
Then = million lights came out OF
g ship and shore and twinkied far int
the night. amid the rain which cam
to- chase weary millions from tn
streets to places OF shelter to prcpar
for the great land parade with whicl
the city will honor Dewey tomorrow