The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-30


the stakeboat above Grants tomb. on
Riverside drive, and each ship had let
30 It's booming salute, the concert that
followed was soul maddening-mad,
fantastic, destroying roar that
continued for almost ten minutes. SO
much steam was wasted that the boats
themselves were lost in their own
vapor.
Parade Dlsorganized.
The parade at this point began to be-
come dlsorgRnIzed, many pleasure craft
leaving the line below and crowding so
fierccly about the Olympia that she
was Unanswered with great difficulty.
The excursion boats, loaded to the
guards with people, were almost crlm-
inally reckless as they passed along,
many Of them listed so far that one
wheel was buried deep. while the other
scarcely touched the water. The ad-
mlral was sometimes annoyed by the
crowdIng OF these craft. but he retained
his eQuanimity through It ali, bowling
and removing his cap to the eXullug
and cheering crowds. It was not until
all the wnrshlps had passed In review
before tho Olympia, at anchor below
the beautiful floats rep rsenting peace
and victory, that the oLe incident OF
the day occurred. which showed that
with all his genIslity. the hero Of Ma
Mia could also be q very stern sailor.
In less than a minute after the Chicago
had passed the Olympia by the ad-
miral's order. a stream Of signal fags
ordered tho vessels o. the feet 20 dress
ship, ard the crews OF tho men-of-war
ran up rainbows Of signal flags from
stem to stern over their tOpmasts. The
order was beautifully executed, except
aboard the flagship. where the foullng
Of the line in the top OF one OF the
stacks. caused delay. Admiral Dewey
instantly roared out command for
soma one to ease the line. 1t fouled
again. and a nimble sai!nr was sent
alofs to clear It. It was perhaps two
minutes before the flags were In their
proper placa.
Dlspleased the Admiral.
The admiral was plainly dIspleased.
He sent for the officer under whose di.
rectioa the order was executed, and
called him upon the bridge. II am
ashamed Of this" he said, In the tone
of u sailor giving a command IN a
roaring gale, "aat ! am ashamed OF
Several times when the excursion
boats cheered as they passed close to
the Olympia. the admiral called upon
the crew to stand by and cheer Each
time the sailors leaped upon the steel
bulwarks. and with swinging caps. re-
sponded 10 the command with throat
splitting roars.
When the crowd OF vessels about the
flagship became SO dense that the pro-
gress of the rest Of the parade was I'M
peded, the admiral ordered the police
patrol boats to clear the way OF the
ships that had left the line and had
spread themselves about the olympia
like u flock OF wild fowl. He did not
leave the bridge until the Approaching
darkness turned the ships In the de-
morallzed tail end of the procession
back to their piers.
Ovation to British Yacht.
From the time the British yacht Erin
started she certainly was the chier
attraction along the river front after
the Olympia had gone by. and Sir
Thomas Upton wns accorded IN oVa-
tlon along the line.
To those on board the Erin, decked
scrlntlonB, 1t looked as II the American
people were greatly pleased with Sir
Thomas and were delighted for an op-
portunity to give him hearty well
come.
Tho Erin was continually saluted on
her way up and the man on the AFTER
deck beside the dag stan. which car
ried the big yacht pennant, was con-
tlnuaIly dipping It In return.
1t took nearly an hour for the head
OF the yacht fleet to reach the turning
point OF Fort Lee, but the Corsair final
| ly swung around and headed down to-
ward the Olympia. AT the same time
half a hundred excursion boats, tugs
and launches, which had been waiting
up the river, Joined in, so that solid
column came sweeping down on Ad-
miral Dewey.
The Erin was In the center OF this
mass of boats, and the formation OF
the yacht fleet was at once lost. The
great mass swept by the Olympia i've
and six abreast, hut fortunately the
course was comparatively clear when
she went BY. and Admiral Dewey was
easily recognized waving his hat fran
tlcaliy at Sir Thomas, as he stood on
the after bridge. The crew OF the
olympia also recognized the Erin and
gave her a tremendous cheer, which
was returned by the entire company on
board the Irish yacht, while the big
fleet Of excursion steamers and the two
or three hundred thousand people on
shore Joined In the chorus.
The Erin run down the river until she
renched HobOken, where she look up
her posltlon to participate In the IL
Elimination this evening.