The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-08
Dewey's Collection of Gifts.

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Yesterday Admiral Dewey placed in the
Smithsonian Institution his collection OF
gifts.
Since the Admiral has occupied his
present residence on Rhode Island ave-
nue. hardly day has passed that the
door-ben has not been rung BY many
callers. who have anxiousiy inquired:
rs the house open TO visitors2" Upon
being answered in the negative they have
gone away detected Persons OF this
class viii now learn that even il they
cannot see the inside OF the house they
can see some OF its most valuable con-
tents.
OF course. two Of the chief objects of
curiosity, as we'll as Of value IN the
Dewey collection are the TWO lovinS cups
the one OF gold. q gem Of the jeweler' 5
art. presented by the city Of New York.
and the other given as the result OF
popular subscription. This latter cup IS
Of silver. about nine feet high. and 32.ero
dimes were contributed toward IL, largely
by the children OF the country. The fact
that this cup Is, TO 50 large an extent,
the gift Of the children has made IL
dOubly dear 10 the Admiral.
The two oldest relics in the Admirars
collection relate 10 the battle OF the En-
glish against the Spanish in Manila Bay
in li62 One is piece OF q nag taken
from the Spaniards az that time by SIR
William Draper, and afterwards present
ed by the Rev. DR.. Provost OF King 5
College, Cambridge. England 10 William
Everett OF Massachusetts and by him 20
the Admiral. Though the flag IS Old. the
red and yellow colorings are still plainly
TO be seen. The other relic IS called a
plan OF the reduction OF Manila and
fNax-isa nv he -fr feN
der the command of Rear Admiral Cor
nish and Brigadier General Draper" This
plan or map OF Manila Bay and its sur
roundings bears the following dedication:
To the Right Hon. Earl Of Egmont.
First Lord Commissioner Of the Adml-
rally. this plate is humbly inscribed by
his most obedient servant, Samuel Cor
nish."
The map shows the position OF the
English fleet at anchor in the bay on the
night Of September y. l16e. as well as or
the following night; and also the location
Of the cathedral. Governors palace, royal
auditory. treasury, royal hospital. town
hall, Archbishops palace. custom house.
the bastions and gates OF the city. and
many points still easily located In Ma
Mia and vicinity.
The collection contains two swords, one
being the magnificent blade for the man
ufacture Of which an appropriation was
made by congress and which was publicly
presented TO the Admiral in Washington
in October last; the other. a handsome
yet heavy sword. given him IN Boston,
the money therefor being collected by
popular subscriptions Of ten cents The
watch, presented by the city Of Boston.
which IS a strlkingly handsome and valu-
able one, set with numerous diamonds
is also to be exhibited.
Less imposing than the loving cups to
which reference has been made, but stu
a handsome gift, is the silver cup sent
to the Admiral at Manila by the Picca-
dilly club OF Cincinnati, O., and brought
by him to Washington
There is also a small but beautiful sill
yer cup sent to the Admiral while IN
Manila by the mysterious yelled Proph-
ct" organization of st. Louis
A piece of the able which at the time
of the battle Of Manila Bay was in oD-
Grafton between Manila and Hongkong
has been handsomely mounted and en-
graved with these words:
Hispano-American war. Hongkorg-
Manila cable, cut by L. S. S. Zanro. Cd
May. 1895"
The Admiral has said that Immediately
after his victory, on May /. 1898. he
wished 10 use the cable TO communicate
with Washington. and upon being refused
permission 70 do so. determined that Il
ne could not use IL no one else should.
and therefore had It cut.
One OF the most interesting OF the
Dewey relics and one which can never
be duplicated. is the Commodore's PEN
nant which few on board the Olympia
during the battle. II was the custom
on board the vessel to run up at night
pennant made OF painted canvas. which
was taken down at daybreak and one
of bunting substituted. on the morning
Of May l. 1898, the person whose duty It
was TO effect the transfer OF remnants
was evidently engaged In some other oc-
cupati0n. for the canvas peunaut flew
throughout the forenoon Of battle and
conquest. and is now regarded as a price
less treasure IN the Dewey household.
Only one specimen from the animal
kingdom IS contained IN the exhibit. This
is a beautiful specimen Of the argus
pheasant, which was presented to Admi-
raj Dewey by Mr.. Z. Spencer Pratt. late
United States Consul General t. Siam.
This bird. a native Of Siam, has been
mounted IN an exceedingly graceful posi-
ton. and will no doubt attract much at
tention.
A blackened. gnarled mass Of metal rep
of money. containing gold. silver and
copper coins. found in the cabin Of the
Spanish flagship, Reina Christina IN
some parts Of this mass the coins are
plinly visible.
Several handsomely engraved gold and
silver plates will be on exhibition. one
extending 70 the Admiral the freedom o.
the city OF Boston; another inviting tle
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey 20 attend the
thlrty-fourth annual oncampInent q The
@. a. r Department OF Illinois. % bo
held at Jacksonville on May g ? ard &
1900; and stu another. presented by the
city % Columbus. O.. bearing the follow
ing inscription;
christopher Columbus OF October II
1892. made possible the achievement u
George Dewey on May l. Jos. and the
capital city % Ohio. which 1erpetuates
the name o. the Great Disc1vsrer." re-
quests the honor n the presence u the
great Admiral az ifs guest 81 such tiue
as his pleasure may deslguate.' Thee
invitations from jacksonville ard Column
bus have been accepted. tho former city
70 BE- visited OF Nay 2 and The later be-
tween June and 3.
Southern Kansas Business Men
4 provarb from TIE French pavs tnat