The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-28
OLYMPIA IN THE LEAD.
toou,inued from Fir., Pasel

pia, and 10 llvc zone there would
have forced DrwC's Garship beyond
the edge of tu' llin ship channel.
Rear Admiral Slmpsau's gig was i'm
mediately lowered rj he went aboard
the Chiceg' u.s official re-
spects Co bis .r... lra captains OF
the other sh .Iiiaua. Massa-
chusetts. i}rcoi exas and Ian
| caster. full "u. -.if Tor naval eti-
quette is both prompt and exacting.
Presidents Compliments Presented.
Meantime the beautiful white yacht
! Dolphin. with Assistant Secretary OF
| the Navy Allen aboard. had hurried
| down to the olympia. The Dolphin
| flew the white dag containing four
| stars with a fouled anchor In the
| field, the flag OF the assistant secretary,
| and Mr.. Allen personally was convey
! ing to Admiral Dewey the greetings
| and compliments OF President McKin-
| ley He went aboard in launch. and
was received at the gangway by the
| admiral himself The marine guard
| at present arms was mustered aft and
| as Mr.. Allen came over the side drum
ruffies and bugle fourishes sounded
| in his honor. When the assistant sec
retary of the navy goes aboard a war
ship the regulations prescribe that his
| flag be hoisted to the main top. Up
| went the flag, but as soon as the greet
| ings had been exchanged at Mr.. Aliens
/ request It was hauled down, and Mr.
! Allen remained aboard as the private
| guest of the admiral 1t was the de-
sire of the navy department not to de-
tract in any way of the honors to be
accorded Dewey
An officer from Fort Hancock short
ly afterwards came aboard to convey
the formal welcome of the army. and
then, a few minutes after 3, Just as
the tide turned food, the Olympia
weighed anchor and began her journey
up the bay. The tugs and harbor
craft, which had been lowering about
since daylight, footing and shrieking
their salutations at every opportunity
fell into her wake and puffed proudly
up behind her. Every vessel she pass
ed gave her a vaporous salute, and as
the shipping increased the noisy dem
OnstTation became almost continuous
The figure of the hero Of the day was
in full relief against the sky as he
stood upon the bridge chatting with
Assistant Secretary Allen and the
group of officers. He occasionally
turned and smiled and bowed to the
noisy escort.
Ship after ship took its turn in doing
honor to the admiral as the Olympia
swept grandly up the line of floating
fortresses and the flood of sentiment
welled up within their hearts. Admiral
Dewey from the bridge, acknowledged
each salute with a wave of his cap.
He alone. of all the officers Of the
fleet, was in fatigue uniform. As the
Olympia swept by the New York, the
last ship Of the column, the full ma
rine band aboard the Olympia played
Sousa's Eel CAPTAIN" march, and the
spectators on the excursion fleet cheer
ed The shippers turned loose their
whistles and sirens. Everything that
could make noise Joined.
Receiving the Omcial Visits.
In few moments the Olympia came
to anchor, and then came the admirals
and captains from all the ships troop
ing in their swift water carriages to
pay their respects to the nations hero.
AS they came aboard they were given
the honors due their rank Admiral
Dewey was still in fatigue uniform
when he received his old classmates
at the gangway. The official visits to
, the Olympia lasted for over an hour
'
launches and yachts formed about her
! many with relatives sweethearts or
friends aboard. Almost the first to
make the gangway was the Narkeeta,
, with Admiral Dewey's relatives. The
party was given a warm greeting and
taken to the cabin. One officer was so
overjoyed at the sight of the wife he
; had not seen for % months that he
rushed down the gangway and kissed
her in the presence OF 10000 people
I Some of the visitors had flowers for
2 the admiral and more good things for
the crew. One man presented the crew
with a rowboat of watermelons. AS
soon as Admiral Dewey could detach
himself from those who were so eager
to see him he returned the official
visits, which the etiquette Of the occa-
sion required He first called upon Rear
Admiral Sampson, whose ship lay next
!, to his. and then upon Rear Admiral
9 Howison, at the other end of the line
8 For this ceremony the Admiral him
! self donned the full uniform OF his
9 rank. There was a pretty ceremony as
. he went aboard the New York and the
Chicago, and as the. little launch in
which he passed each ship OF the
squadron the sides were manned, the
n WeIt lOllcus INC buSlGS blOWu
i and the officers at the waist saluted
Rear Admiral Howison's appearance
J. In the harbor will in no wise inter
q fers with the program tomorrow. II will
4 be carried out as arranged, except that
/, his flagship, If 1t should join the pa
Q rade would follow the Olympia, in
/ stead of Rear Admiral SIMPSONS flag
j, ship, New York. But It is not certain
/. that Admiral Howison will take part
He Is reported to have said that he
4 and his crew were worn out after their
: long journey and preferred to rest and
A clean up their travel stained ship. II
. he should ride in the land parade on
= Saturday being SIMPSONS senior, he
will precede the commander of the
. North Atlantic squadron.
nR,Beautiful Harbor Decorations.
u Viewed from the shore skirtine
,. either Staten Island or Bay Ridge, the
Narrows took on the appearance last
:, night Of big water fete, Venetian
carnival. What might have been takeT
for a great canal was formed by reve'
nue. cutters and warships, beginning
with the Olympia at St, George ant
ending with the Onondaga, lying of
Quarantine. Between this line o.
beautifully lighted warships and tn,
Staten Island shore darted brilliantly
Illuminated launches carrying prettily
gowned women and occasionally I