New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-29
HISTORIC FLAG FOR DEWEY
FARRAGUT'S ENSIGN PRESENTED TO
THE ADMIRAL.
CALL OF THE WASHINGTON CELEBRATION
COMMITTEE MEMBERS ON THE
OLYMPIA GUNS SALUTE
GENERAL, MILES
GENERAL MILES.


terday that Of the special committee OF the
Washington Dewey Celebration Committee The
committee went aboard the flagship in the morn
Ing and stayed with the Admiral for the best
part Of an hour The plans for the Admirals
stay IN Washington were carefully gone over.
but the most impressive and dramatic incident
OF the visit was the presentation 10 Admiral
Dewey OF tho historic old four starred flag Of
Admiral Farragut.
This was entirely unexpected by the Admiral.
and It moved him deeply. The flag the
gift Of Commander Bartholomew Higgins Of
the Navy Department. who lives in Washington.
and Commander George w Baird. also of the
Navy Department, presented +, IN his behalf.
The committee arrived at the Jersey City sta
zion Of the Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday
morning at o'clock. There were in the party
William Henderson Moses chairman Of the Exec
u,ive Committee. Major General Nelson A Miles
representing the War Department: Brgadier
General George a. Harries. representing the
Army. and also chairman Of the Reception Com
mittee: Commander George W. Baird. Of the
Navy Departments and John JOY Edison. of the
Citizens Committee. Major O L. Pruden, assist
ant secretary to The President. also accompanied
the party 20 present in person to Admiral Dewey
the Presidents invitation TO the dinner to be
given in his honor on the evening Of Tuesday
October 3 Rear Admirals ". T. Sampson and
T. J Higginson. members Of the committee,
Joined the party from the New York.
COMMITTEES TRIP DOWN THE BAY.
From the station the committee went to the
Aston House. where they had breakfast, and at
$50 o'clock went on board the Government tug
Nina al the Custom House landing Owing 10
the absence of Rear Admirals Sampson and
TigCinson the start was delayed half an hour,
and az 10 O'Clock the party started without them
The Nina. IN charge Of Lieutenant Mulligan. OF
he Navy Yard made the trip 10 Tompkinsville
In Just thirty minutes and ran alongside the
New-Yorz Admiral SIMPSONS flagship. At the
Battery the committee was Joined by Senator
Proctor. Of Vermont. Rear Admiral Irwin Te-
tired and Brigadier General Horauo c. King.
All Of whom made the trip as guests Of the
committee.
When the Nina dropped alongside the New
york the sailors Of the latter stood 70 attention
and Captain Chadwick hailed Lieutenant Multi
gan md inquired through the megaphone the
desires Of the committee Lieutenant Mulligan
rerlied that the presence Of Admiral Sampson
was desired 70 accompany the Washington
delegation 10 Admiral Deweys flagship where
upon Admiral Sampson sent his launch "a the
Nina with the request that the members of the
committee first visit him on the NewYork.
This request was complied with. a short con- ,
ference was held in the Admirals cabin. and the /
committee informed Admiral Sampson Of their /
arrangements. which proved altogether salts /
factory 10 him. The party then boarded the /
New-Yoris launch and started for the Olympia. .
the guns Of the New York booming a salute Of F
fifteen guns az the major general commanding
the Army went over the side. The arrival Of
the four torpedo boats just at this moment at
tracted the attention Of the committee. The
boats were the Ericsson. the Porter. the Dupont /
and the Cushing. Rear Admiral Higginson was
on board the New-York and accompanied the
committee upon its visit 70 Dewey.
As the launch neared the Olympia's side Ad-
rniral Dewey appeared at the rail and smiled
welcome to the party and as Mr.. Moses and
General Miles came over the side. his greeting
was cordial and courteous. The warmest hand
clasp and heartiest greeting, however. was for
his life long friend. Senator Redfeld Proctor Of
Vermont The Admiral shook hands with each
Of his visitors and presented each in turn to
Captain Lambcrton and the other officers Of his
staff after which the party adjourned TO the
AdmiraIs cabin. where the committee presented
the programme for the Washington celebration.
a. prearranged The Admiral expressed his en-
tire satisfaction herewith. The arrangements
were then discussed in purely informal man
ner and the invitation Of President Mckinley
T. the dinner in his honor, extended by Major
Pruden was accepted by Admiral Dewey.
FARRAGUTS FLAG PRESENTED.
Then Commander George ". Baird, who
served with Farragut and Dewey in the West
Gulf Squadron in 1861 unrolled a package
which he had carefully guarded all the way TO
the Olympia. and displaying faded blue Ad-
mirars ensign upon which were stitched four
white stars. said TO Admiral Dewey in voice
filed with emotion:
Admiral. J wish TO present 10 you the first
Admrals flag ever broken out in the Navy Of
tn.s country That grand old Admiral whose
name and memory We all revere first hoisted
this ensign upon the good ship Hartford before
New-O Orleans and afterward on the Franklin;
and since IL came down from that masthead 1t
has never been whipped by the wind worn
by the clements You. the worthy successor Of
that great Admiral whose tactics you sue
oessfully followed short while ago deem the
proper person for Farraguts mantle TO fall
upon"
This flag was made by Quartermaster Knowles
out u a blue number flag when Farragut
FIRST made a rear admiral Two white stars
We're sewed on it. When Farragut was made
an admiral two more white stars sewed
on H. Farragut flew this flag on the Hartford
a. New-Orleans. and afterward in the Medter-
9anean After Farraguts death IL care
fully preserved at the Naval Academy until the
unveiling 81 Farraguts statue at Washington.
bartholomew Higgins. survivor Of the crew