Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-27
WARM WELCOME DESPITE SURPRISE
Glad to Be at Home All Hands Well
----Reception Programme to
Remain Unchanged.
DEWEY AT NEW YORK.

New York. Sept 35.-Admirai Gt0rg.
Dewey arrived Of New YORK al dawn
and the Olympia is now anchored in
American water. in thu bigh. JI SANDY
Hook.
The first shout of welcome ~ Us from
the pilots and crew of pilot bat No. Z,
10 miles south Of the Hook IiEhtship. II
happened To be Pilot pejeIson's Juru
ana at 5.3O a. NJ, Nv was put aboard
The olympia ana brought her around
tn Hook and into the lower bay. The
marine Observers along the coast had
sighted the Olympia in the first Light
ia the morning. The shore batteries
off Fort Hancock manned by EuLuers
called from breakfast. let loose l. guns.
The flagship replied with = and let -
her anchors not far from where the cup
challenger Shamrock is moored.
The admiral was in his own country
again after % months absence. H
had returned great with the arduous
greatness If things done" ana H.
scarcely seems 10 realize it. The pilot
had brought aboard the Sunday papers
and reporter Of The Associated Press
was received by the admiral in a cabin
Uttered by the illustrated Dewey edi-
lions. which together made hundreds
of pages in black and white. ana in
colors all abou; the great admiral and
the preparations made To receive him.
tit almost saddens me-" he said. ITO
see what my people are doing for me.
The pride and qualification is immense
and / cannot express the appreciation
/ fell. I did not know. | did not really
perceive until this morning The splendid
welcome that my c0untrymen are Civ
ing me. The governors of many states
are coming to see me and troops from
Florida. Georgia and other far away
states are on their way to take part in
receiving me-"
The admiral stroked the head of a
taWney haired dog, the Chow dog Of a
Chinese breed that appears in the il
Illustrated interviews with the admiral.
Bob here" he said lis not well. he
yearns 70 be ashore. he is sick to get q
little grass and to scamper around.
feel a good deal that way myself. | am
mighty glad to get home. Ii isn't good
for a man any more than for n dog to
live on shipboard for % months
The admiral said that he felt tired.
but he did not look 50. His complex
ion is a clear bronze. his hazel eyes are
bright and his bearing is brisk and
rather jaunty. Some deep lines are
under his eyes and around his mouth.
but his voice is singularly clear ana
pleasant. The admiraI's whole presence
is that of a man in his fullest powers.
His manner is gentle and kind. but he
is exceedingly wary and did not per
nit himself to wander off into politics
or to express those positive views. he
no doubts holds about the Philippines
and American affairs there His atten-
ton was brought 10 interviews in
which he is described as going rather
fully into the character of the Filipin0s
ana their fitness for self-g government.
He said
II cannot stand for any interview
giving my opinions on political sub
jects and the Philippines. disown
any views ascribed to me on those sub
jects''
Abiding to his arrival two days
ahead of the time he was expected, Ad-
miral Dewey said: Il am sorry that
am ahead Of the schedule. The Olym-
pia has been steaming at the uniform
rate of 10 knots an hour since we left
Gibraltar. Several days ago we knew
that we would arrive before Thursday
unless we moderated our speed or went
somewhere out Of our course.
capt. Lamberton, Lieut.. Brumby
and / held a consultation. The pro-
priety of running into Hampton Roads
or some other port in the South was
spoken of. but we concluded that we
ought not to touch land first any
where except New York 1t was sug-
gested that we cruise some distance
outside of New York harbor until
but we knew that if we did
that we would be discovered and re-
ported. The weather looked a little
squally and it seemed to be better to
be inside the Hook than outside.
But the consideration that really
decided us to so into port was to give
Capt. Lamberton a chance to clean up
the ship before our voyage up the har-
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