Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-05-18
ABOUT DEWEY
Manners and Habits of Americas
Honored Admiral
some OF the Distinguishing Traits of
one of the Most Unique Chnrne-
tiers In the Worlds Ma
WI History.

Exacting in the performance of oiii-
cial duties, courteous in manner. quiet
in department, immaculate in his attire
and fond of society and club life, were
,ic leading traits with which Admiral
Dewey Impressed his associates ~Gt.ES
is years of shore duty in Washington.
When Admiral Dewey Remarked re-
Gently tina there VAS 10 occasion for
.:OriIing him, and added: "Aa Il mat
tcr of fact. / was nervous from drink
.gg POOR coffee, just before the LaItlv
Il Manila" his old naval friends smiled
a;lmiringly. Their Nas that
II was exactly like Dcwry's m-G-sI:.
they recalled how difficult it had been
always to induce him To refer to his
naval exploits in the COS, p"efcrrirg al
ways to change the topic to anything
OF current interest.
In his characteristics the hero of Ma
Mia bay differs but little from his broth
or o~iiIccrs. George Dewey might, in
deed, he called Il fair Tyre al the Amer
lean naval officer. who. 49, Il rule. is
lcnial, approaCiablc, funa u. the con-
NcntIUnaI good things of life. and rot
At all .Sscrtivc of his most Gi.;irGni.h-
ing trait, which is readiness ior duty,
Whenever and wherever It a.uy bee.
Nowhere is the naval off. seen To
more pleasing adyartaG" tl..U IL NuGh-
jTG;Cn. Here, after years al sea ,Ijy.
Tor promotion he is stationed inr a. &C.
Rod - head Of an irnpor,uLt Lee .-f oi
the navy department. Men MA. Ink
Of rear admiral. commodore. or ,a.:ain
serve here rs bureau chiefs. :Ir. ere
their characteristics are hest I'D.
known. II is n fact that tie Ia. I.l,
VI them, almost all OF them. ~. .JurC
to be not only officers OF the h.g'',~. or
der of ability and efficiency. !3f It'll
PERSONAL qualities NEST G,iirlri.ll ia
public officials. 1t may be that z ~
ing the sea develops the char.,l.. and
lrCadvns u Certain il l., ;.a l.auy
people must have observed. that The
average captain Of an ocean Entv :. a.
line 4 gentleman as can he found in ,lc
world. OF much the same mold Are the
American naval officers. They are men
of whom the country cannot be too
proud, not only cor the manner in
which they uphold the honor of their
country in every portion OF the world.
but for their great modcSiy and unas-
SuniEg manners.
II one were to visit the bureau of
equipment in the navy department dur
ing the time Commodore Dewey pre-
sided over il, he would find nothing in
tie genial face of the slight man in the
chiefs Office to suggest service OF the
r'o>t hazardous kind of a quarter of n
century earlier. He would scarcely be-
l-a4sA ftnt IL. -
world. dressed with faultlcss taste. had
served rs lieutenant on the small steam
sioop Mississippi until her destruction
hI the confederate batteries. or that
lac was the IA selected to force the
passage up the Mississippi ahead OF
Iarragut, running so close to shore in
the work that the curses Of union and
confederate guurer~ rarg i'm each 9th
cr'S cars. l;ut il was the sane nan. and
quite as alert rs when hc ,.an he Iirh.
est CumHvEdaiiUu for lTaIt.y from
hls admiral in tli, west gulf SQUADRON,
And ten years later. at Mnniln bgv.t the
slight, courteous gentleman was DIES.
tined to add n new and brichrrr Tu,rc
I" American history than any Of the
past.
W. i'SN N'Ntl 'l' u man
Of such qualities. seen of an r~vcninr i'm
the coHy sIn~oking-rOum Of the Metro
politan club. put u stones throw from
the navy department. where Dewey was
fond of going to chat with his friends
after the duties Of the duy. and here
he will bc seen again. quit" as modest
In his favOritc evening dress. after he
returns to the capital. houurrd uS few
men have been in any country or time.
In social affairs Admiral Dewey is the
most delightful and coIEE.ui0uablc of
men. Ills wife. WHO was . daughter of
Gov. Goodwin. the wnr governor of Yer
mont. died in 1875. and much of the nd
miraIS rome life since then has been
In the clubs. When stationed in Wash
ingt0n he had rOOIrs NJ The Everett, n
modest apartment house. at 1890 II
street. within easy reach Of the navy de-
pnrtincnt. the metropolitan and the
Army and Navy clubs.
SO great nOw is the fame OF the nd
miral b II travellers tn the capital ask
generally to see these former resorts
Of their hero. They ask 10 lac shown
his favnritr table in the club, the nook
where h" smoked and chattcd with
friends after dinner. aud are still more
anxious To ret II glimpse OF his den and
bedroom in the Everett.
I'ut his old ussaciatrs in the club long
to see the admiral ri self. They know
IN" will come back To them unaffected
by the honors shuwcrcd upon him, his
Genial fac" brighter AT sight once more
of til" old familiar 'nrcs where he used
to love to rest. viii Cordinlity and con-
'"n'mcnt in his eyes, to he once more
III the place he calls homc.-Si. Louis
Republic.