The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-28

NEW YORK, Sept. N.-Through the
frolicking whitecaps the Olypmia moved
majesticaHy up the lower bay today, and
passed through the picturesque strait,
guarded by Forts Wadsworth and Hamil-
ton, amid the booming of great guns, and
there, inside the city gates, Admiral
Dewey and his gallant tars received the
glorious, thunderous welcome of the steel
walled men-of-war, as the stately ship
glided up to her position at the head of
the column, there to remain until the
great naval pageant starts on Friday
Never, perhaps, did a triumphal warrior
returning from a victorious campaign re-
ceivc q more impressive welcome. AL
though thousands upon thousands witness
sed it from balcony, window or house
top, and the mau-of-War anchorage at
Tompkinsville, where the fleet lay, fairly
swarmed with tugs, yachts and steamers,
and every sort of harbor craft, all jet
black with wild, cheering, exultant peo-
pie, and the towering white walls of the
city beyond, where, brave with 100000
welcoming flags today's greeting to
Dewey was the greeting of his comrades
Of the navy. And 1t was eminently fit
ting that his comrades in arms should
have the first chance at him, whom the
millions are waiting TO honor.
The outward appearance of the fleet
was strictly professional One can find
the salutes, the hourishes, the drum
marches, the parading of the marines and
all the rest of the ceremonies in his honor
today, described in the naval regulations
as due to one of his rank. But that only
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even naval regulations, rigorous and in
elastic as they are, could not restrain
the pent- up enthusiasm when 1t borke
forth, as it did occasionally in rounds
of cheers, any more than it could the
bellcords of the shippers and the joy
mad people aboard the excursion boats.
Cheering is not permitted by the naval
regulations aboard men-of-war, but no
rep1oof followed today's breaches Of dis
cipline.
1t was a perfect day, though drifting
clouds driven by a strong land breeze OBJ
scured the sea during the morning, and
the waves of the lower bay were capped
with white foam. In the afternoon the
fog disappeared the breeze died away
and the sea bathed the bay in brilliance
HOWISON ARRIVES.
Very early in the morning, before
Dewey left his anchorage inside Sandy
Hook, Rear Admiral Howison, comman-
der of the South Atlantic squadron,
aboard his flagship, the Chicago, which
arrived outside last night, travel-stained
and weather-beaten after her journey of
q Geo miles around South Africa, foamed
in past the Hook, expecting to join the
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Dewey upon his arrival. AS Howison
rounded the Spit there, right under his
eye lay the Olymphia The surprise on
the face of every man aboard the Chicago
could be discerned without the aid of
glasses. But surprise is not an emotion
men in the navy indulge in long, and
Dewey's flagship was no sooner recog-
nized than preparations were made to
give her the loudest and most hearty well
come ship could give Sides were manned,
the marine guard was paraded, and sew
enteen roaring guns were loOSed in honor
of Dewey. The Chicago jackies cheered
wildly as she steamed past. The Olympia
responded with thirteen guns, and the
two admiralS, come together from the
two ends of the earth, waved a welcome
to each other from the bridges of their
respective vessels. The Chicago continued
on to the upper bay, and upon arriving
there was saluted by the New York. Only
the flagship of a squadron salutes upon
the appearance of a rear admiral. The
remainder of the fleet gave only silent
welcome to the voyager.
CHICAGO JOINS FLEET.
Long lines of crazy quilting, the uni
versal language of the sea, lluttered from
the signal halyards of the New York
Rear Admiral SIMPSONS flagship, and the
Chicago, after good deal of wig-wag-
ging from the bridges of both ships, the