The Van Buren press., 1899-09-30
The Admiral and Sir Thomas,

pIuS can uflllk II, feplleu Slf Thomas.
The admiral and the owner of tho
cup challenger had a 15-minute talk.
As Sir Thomas and his friends left the
Olympia, half hundred of the ships
crew forward cheered the baronet.
A Succession of Notable Callers.
Admiral Dewey then had a success
sion of notable callers. Rear-Admiral
Sampson, with Capt. Chadwick, his
chief of staff, and Lieutenant-Com-
mander Winslow, his flag lieutenant,
came on the Dolphin. When the dis
patch boat was a mile away it began
firing an admiral's salute, and the
Olympia replied with rear-admiraPs
salute of 13 guns.
The Dolphin anchored near the
Olympia, and Rear-Admiral Sampson
and his staff went aboard. They were
received by Admiral Dewey, Capt.
Lamberton, Lieut.. Brumby and the of
fceI of the deck, the full marine guard
and a band being paraded. The Off
GERS went to the admiral's cabin. Rear
Admiral Sampson said he was delight.
ed with the evident good health of Ad
miral Dewey, and he told the admiral
that he looked much younger than
most of the portraits made him out to
be. Rear-Admiral Sampson remained
on board for more than an hour, and
after returning to the Dolphin, he
said:
The Joy of Homecoming.
Admiral Dewey is delighted. as is
everyone aboard, to reach his native
shores again. He is much moved by
the great kindness and enthusiasm OF
the people, and, though shrinking
from toe much ceremony and public
display, feels deeply the regard of
which these, are the outcome. In fact
he feels and expresses himself precise
ly as man of his fine and modest
temperament might be expected to do.
The country honors in him these fine
qualities as we'll as those sterner ones
which have given him his fame
Rear-AdmiraI Sampson.
Rear-Admiral Sampson had first
learned of Admiral Dewcy's arrival at
the Brooklyn navy yard, where he
went about ten o'clock with Rear-Ad-
miral Philips.
As soon as Admiral Sampson had
gone Rear-Admiral Philips Went down
the bay in the Harketa. attended by
Commander j. d. j. Kelley. The rear
admiral's salute was not fired in this
case by request of Rear-Admiral Phil
ips. Admiral Dewey received these Of
fetal visits in undress uniform.
other Callers.
DIR. Sanborn, of the port physicians
staff, visited the Olympia and looked
at her papers. Eleven men have ty-
pLoid fever. Some of the cases are
conyalescent, and all of them are OF
mild type, according to DIR. Percy,
the ship surgeon. No one has died Of
the fever, and with these exceptions
the sailors and marines are well.
Geo. Bidwell, collector of the port,
Postmaster Van Cott and several of
the customs officers visited the adj
miral, and were personally conducted
around the ship by him. All day tugs,
steamboats, and excursion steamers
came up near the Olympia and took a
look at her Everybody who asked
was permitted to come aboard Some
of the parties of sightseers on launches
and steamers were invited by the Off
GERS on the deck to come up the gang
way.
The Olympia's anchorage was in a
lonely place, and not many visitors
made point of going aboard. 1t is.
however, near the main ship channel.
saIuted by Outward-Bound Steamers.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Saale. outward bound, passed close to
the Olympia. The Saale's passengers
crowded to the rails. Admiral Dewey
responded to waving pocket handker-
chiefs bv lifting his cap several times.
The Saae's band played The Star
Spangled Banner, and the Olympia
dipped her flag.
The Cunarder Urania passed cut halt
an hour afterward. She fired II signal
bombs. Admiral Dewey directed the
Olympia's band to play God Save the
Queen
Returned Sir Thomas Visit.
The admiral, about five o'clock, re-
turned Sir Thomas Lipton's visit.
Lieut.. Brumby and the admiral's son,
George G. Dewey, were with him. Sir
Thomas met the admiral at the star
board gangway with his friends, and
the entire party went to the after cab
in. where the health of the admiral,
the Shamrock and, of course, the Co
lumbia, were drunk amid enthusiasm.
Mutual Admiration.
The admiral remained on board for
nearly half an hour, and then started
for his ship. The Erin's crew began
TO cheer. and as his launch drew away
the entire ships company, guests, off
GERS. crew. servants and all, led By
Sir Thomas, with Hip, hip, hip
gave three honest cheers, the kind
the admiral heard from the English
war ships in Manila bay. Admiral Dew
ey waved his gold-bound cap like
school boy as he stood on the rail OF
his little white-canopied launch, at be-
ing given such a hearty cheer in his
own waters by foreigners.
Admiral Dewey purposes, unless ms
plans shall be changed by the recep-
ton committee TO bring the Olym-
mia up the lower bay and anchor
inside the harbor with the squadron
of United States war ships off Tomp-
Einsyille. of which squadron he is now