Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-02

New York. Sept. 27.-Admiral George
Dewey arrived off New York at dawn
Tuesday and the Olympia is now an
chored in American waters in the light
of Sandy Hook. The first shout of
welcome was from the pilots and the
crew of pilot boat No. Z, fifteen miles
south of the hook light. 1t happened
to be Pilot John Peterson's turn, and
at $3.50 a. IN. he was put aboard the
Olympia and brought her around the
hook into the bay. The marine OBJ
servers along the coast had sighted the
Olympia in the first light of the morn
ing, The shore batteries of Fort Han
cock, manned by gunners called from
breakfast, let loose seventeen guns.
The flagship replied with tWenty-one
and let go her anchors not far from
shore near where the cup challenger
Shamrock was moored. The admiral
was in his own country again after a
tWenty-three months absence. He had
returned "Great with the arduous
greatness of things done," and he
scarcely seemed to realize it. The
pilot had brought aboard the Sunday
papers and a reporter of the Associated
Press was received by the admiral in
his cabin Uttered by illustrated Dew
ey editions, which together made
hundreds of pages in black and white
and in colors, all concerning the great
admiral and the preparations made to
receive him.
ct almost saddens me-" he said, "to
see what my people are doing for me.
Pride and qualification is immense
and [ cannot express the appreciation
I feel l did not know, did not
really perceive until this morning the
splendid welcome that my countrymen
are giving me. The governors of many
states are coming to see me and troops
from Florida and Georgia and other far
away states are on their way to take
part in receiving me-" The admiral
stroked the head of the taWny-haired
dog, Chow, dog of Chinese breed that
the admiral Bob, here" he said, ''is
not we'll. He yearns to be ashore. He
is sick to get a little grass and to
scamper around. I feel good deal
that way myself. I am mighty glad TO
get home. It is not good for man
any more than a dog to live on ship
board for twenty-three months" The
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did not look So His complexion is a
clear bronze, his hazel eyes bright, his
bearing brisk and rather jaunty.
Some deep lines are under his eyes and
around his mouth, but his voice is sing
ularly clear and pleasant. The admi-
RAILS whole presence is that of man
in his fullest powers.
His manners were gentle and Kind,
but he was exceedingly wary and did
not permit himself to wander off into
politics or to express those positive
views he no doubt holds about the Phi
lippines and American affairs there.
His attention was brought to the inter
views in which he is described as going
rather fully into the character of the
Filipinos and their fitness for govern
ment. 81 cannot stand for any inter
view giving my opinions on political
subjects and the Philippines. disown
any views ascribed to me on those sub
jects."
Abiding to his arrival two days
ahead of the time he was expected,
Admiral Dewey said: II am sorry l
am ahead of the schedule. The Olympia
has been steaming at uniform rate
of ten knots an hour since we left
Gibraltar. Several days ago we knew