The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30

| composed OF Gen. Butterield, st. Clair Nickel
way. Senator Depew. ex-Assistant Secretary
hcAdoo. Gen. Howard Carroll and John II.
s'arin stood well away from the Rangpiank. In
the background. Mr.. McKoway was evidently
annoyed at the prominence OF Mr.. Croker. He
stepped up to him.
We are going to meet the Admiral on this
| side" he said
think this Is the best place to meet him."
said Mr. Croker I'VE don't want him to 90
wandering all over the ship alone"
BY this time Mayor Van Wyck had left the
Patrol and with tho Admiral Immediately be-
hind him was boarding the Sandy Hook. Mr..
hckelway stepped forward and shook the Adj
| mirals hand warmly He supposed that Gen.
Butterheld was right behind him and turned
| around to introduce him. Instead OF Gen.
Butterfeld. Mr.. Croker was there. and he got
the second handshake from Dewey. Then
| Gen. Butterheld and Senator Depew were pre-
sonted.
| SANDY HOOKS CABIN A sARDISE BOX.
Mr. McKelway led the Admiral. accompanied
| by the Mayor. to the cabin. Mr. Croker fol-
| lowed Immediately behind. Gen. ButterHeld
| and Senator Depev were behind him and the
other members OF the committee were COM
| pletely lost in the great crush Of people, who
had pushed forward to get at Dewey There
were no police in the after cabin
and when tho Admiral. the Mayor and Mr..
| McKelway got there they found 1t filed to
! overlooking. Most OF the occupants were
| women. They made a concerted rush for the
Admiral. Some OF them tried to shake his
hand. Most OF them. however. patted him on
| the back or brushed their hands lightly across
| his sleeves. 1t was several minutes before the
party could reach the spot at which they were
to stand. Whsr they did so they were so
hemmed In that It was practically impossible
for any person in the cabin to stir.
TOO MANY HANDS FOR ONE MAN TO SHAKE.
The Admiral's brother Charles Dewey. had
taken position Immediately behind the spot
| where Dewey was to stand. Mr.. Croker stood
| on the Admirals right; the Mayor stood on his
| left. On all sides OF him were men and women.
and for several minutes it looked as though
he would be crushed back against the cabin
walls. Mr.. McKslway and Secretary Downes
finally succeeded in getting something like
order out OF the chaos and the guests aboard
the Sandy Hook formed in line to greet tho
| Admiral. He shook hands with about one
| hundred OF them. Then he put his hands
| behind his back and bowed only. He had
| something pat to say to each person who was
introduced to him. When Mr.. Cramp. the head
OF the Philadelphia shipbuilding concern. was
presented the Admiral shook hands with him
| warmly
why ulQnC you Dullu the olympia no
asked
Men who had met him casually in Washing
ton were surprised to find that the Admiral
| recollected them and to each ono OF them he
| made a few remarks. After he had stopped
| shaking hands. an American District Telegraph
messenger boy. who had come aboard the ship
| with a telegram for the Mayor came in front
OF him. Tho Admiral stopped over. took the
boys hand in his and shook 1t cordially.
well. how are you. sir ?" he asked. II am
very glad to meet you. am very glad to know
| you."
The boy was so surprised that he couldn't do
| anything except blush.
| NOT WOMAN GOT IN KISS.
| Several women tried to kiss Admiral Dewey.
| At one time there was such a swarm about him
| that it seemed as II one Of them must succeed.
| The Admiral seemed to be on his guard
| against anything OF this kind. however and he
| succeeded in keeping them all at safe dis
| lance. without appearing to be aware OF their
| intention. After he had been In the crowded
cabin for fifteen minutes he was escorted to a
stateroom where toasts were drunk and few
| commonplace exchanged.
| SIZES UP CROKER.
The Admiral had n little complimentary chat
| with Mr.. Croker. In the course Of 1t he re-
marked that Mr.. Croker seemed to be man OF
considerable substance in New York. Mr.
| Croker grinned and said something nice about
Dewey.
All this time the Patrol had lain
| dashed to the Sandy Hook. When all tho
| pleasant things had all been said in the cabin
| Mayor Van Wyck led Admiral Dewey to the
policeboat again. AS they passed from ship to
ship the Admiral informed the Mayor that one
thing which had struck him particularly was
the excellent police arrangements which had
| becn made and the ease with which the police
men managed their boat.
| COMPLIMENTS THE sEAGoING POLICE.
They get around good deal more like men
| on horseback than like men in tugs" he said.
Il want you to extend my qualification to the
Chief OF Police for the manner IN which tho
| work has been done"
The Admiral stepped across the deck OF tho
Patrol and into his barge. which lay along
side The coxvain showed her of. and as she
steamed away the Patrol fired an Admiral's
salute Of seventeen guns. The barge lay in
the trough OF the sea while the salute was
| fred.
Throughout the visit OF the Admiral to tho
| Patrol and to the Sandy Hook tho guests on the
official boat had been bowling themselves
| hoarse in his honor. He was forced to stop on
| the Patrol and bow to the cheering committee
men and their friends. SO anxious were the
persons on the boat to see him that some OF
deck and stuck their heads through the sky
| light. Other committeeman walked on them
| After the Admiral went away they gave howl
| once in while in the direction OF the Olympia
Just to let him know that he had not been for
| gotten.
! LUNCHED ON POTATO SALAD. WITH KNIVES.
Most OF the cxcurslonists. however. made a
rush for the lower deck to get something to
eat as soon as Dewey had reganed his quarter
deck. They wanted % eat and they wanted to
eat right away. but they found that the food
was slow in coming and that there wasn't
enough to go around. Moot OF them had to be
satisfied with bit of potato salad and knife.
| There were no forks
| When the parade got under way. the Mayor
and most OF his friends were on tho lower
deck. anxious to find out II they could where
there was a bite to eat. Mayor Carter Harrison
was with them. and he suggested that the
official party ought to be OH an upper deck to
| watch the form alton Of the parade; so Mayor