The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-04-25
RALEIGH's CREW ENTERTAINED.
Dewey's Men at the waIdorf-Astoria
-Captain COghlan Reticent.

NEW YORK, April 24-One hundred and
twenty sailors from the United States
cruiser Raleigh. clad in their naval uniforms,
were given a banquet in the Astor gallery
of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel tonight. The
entertainment was planned and carried out
by a committee composed of the following
gentleman: Roswell z. Flower William c.
Whitney, William McAdoo, Bradley Martin.
Philip Rhinelander, Thomas L. James
Clarence W. Mackey, George J. Gould, E. w.
Bliss, Emerson Mcmillan, w. ]. Curtis and
W. G.. McAdoo. The gallery was decorated
with silken banners and flags and a fash
ionable crowd was present to see and help
entertain the sailors.
The Raleigh steamed up the river this aft
ernoon and anchored off the foot of West
Thirty-fourth street, for the purpose Of al
lowing the sailors to land. The men lined
up on the pier and in files of two marched
up Thirty-fourth street to the Waldorf-As-
toria Hotel. They were in charge of Chief
Signal Quartermaster Way. The sailors
were cheered by the crowds along the line
of march to the hotel and on entering the
Waldorf-Astoria were cheered over and
over again by the crowd there. 1t was 7:45
when the sailors reached the hotel, and in
quarter of an hour they had been seated
at the table, eating and smoking.
Ex-Assistant Secretary of the Navy Will
liam McAdoo formally welcomed the sail
ors for the givers of the feast Randolph
Guggenheimer. president of the Board of
Aldermen of New York city, welcomed the
sailors on behalf Of the city.
The following letter was read from Secre-
tary Of the Navy Long: Am grateful at
recognition Of the men behind the guns and
regret 1 cannot participate, owing to i'm
perative engagements here. Please accept
my thanks for your courtesy and my best
wishes for the OCCASION
The sailors then chatted and talked and
told of incidents of Manila to those who
talked with them. A good many of the men
were with Admiral Dewey on the flagship
Olympia during the battle and they were
especially lions of the evening Among them
was Quartermaster E. z. Stanton, who was
on the bridge of the Olympia with Dewey
Seaman Lockridge had many stories to tell
of the admiral.
Shortly before the banquet had begun
Capt. and Mrs. Coghlan arrived and mingled
with the spectators. Capt. Coghlan, when
asked about the international furore raised
by his speech, was reticent. He said: 81
have received no communication from
" "oShHiSlOH SACepl d routlHe Oruer W11ch
has come through Rear, Admiral John W.
Philip.sI do-pot care to iscuss the matter.
As you can well understand the more /
talk about it the more the matter will be-
come involved. and there will be misstate-
ments and misunderstanding. You can un-
derstand my position. 1t is dreadful thing
this getting talked about SO in the news
papars."
Rear Admiral John w. Philip COM
mandant of the navy yard, said: IT have
received no orders from Washington for
Captain Coghlan other than the orders for
him to stand ready for inspection and to
proceed down the bay. I know Of no other
instructions than those of routine ma
ture." Rear Admiral Philip went about
among the men talking with them. He
knew good many of them. Other officers
of the Raleigh were present.
The programme for the evening was con-
cluded with vaudeville entertainment.
The Raleigh will leave tomorrow for
Philadelphia, where she will take part in
the celebration Of the Grant monument
celebration on April % and Rpewey day on
May /.