The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-06
A DEWEY COLLECTION.
Objects of Interest 10 lie Exhibited
at the Smithsonian.


ing the coming summer will have an oppor-
tunity. when they go to the Smithsonian
institution to see email col sct.cn OF ar
.icIes OF rare interest which have Tot been
previously on exhibition. Admiral Dewey.
realzing that the public is intensely in
teIesteu III mis- personal beiongings Will
tomorrow place in the care OF the
institution a number Of the choicest of the
articles which have been presented TO him
and which he has accumulated in various
ways before and since his victory q, Manila
Bay.
Since tie Admiral has occupied his pres-
ent residence ea Rhode island Avenue.
hardly a day has passed that the door bell
has not been rung by many callers who
have anxicusly enquired rs the house
open to visitors?" Uron beng answered in
the negative. they have gone away with
detected faces. Persons OF this class will
now rejoice in the fact that even 4 they
cannot see the inside Of the house they can
feast their eyes upon some CT its most val
liable belongings
OF course. two Of the chief objects CT
curiosity. as well as OF value in the
Dewey collection" are the tao loving
cupS-the one OF gold very gem of The
jewelers. art, presented by the city OF New
York. and the other given as tic result OF
a popular subscription conducted by the
New York Journal This latter cup is
of silver. about nire feet high. and sven
ty-two thousand dimes were contributed
toward it. largely by the children OF he
country. The fact that this cup Is to SO
large an extent the gift CT the children
has made it doubly dear TO the Admiral
The two oldest relics in the AdmIrals
collection relate to the battle of the Eng
fish against the Spanish. in Manila Bay.
IN 1852. One is a piece of 3 flag taken
from the Spaniards at that time by Sir
William Draper, and afterward presented
by the Reverend Provost OF Kings Col
lege, Cambridge. England. to Hon. William
n. Everett, Of Massachusetts. and by him
given TO the Admiral. Though the
flag is old. the red and yellow colorings
are still plainly 20 be seen. The nther
relic Is called plan OF the Reelection
of Manila and Cavite by the British
Fleet and Army. under the command OF
Rear Admiral Cornish and Brigadier Cen
eTal Draper" This plan or map of Ma
Mia Bay and its surroundings bears the
following dedication: ITO the Right Hon
durable Earl OF Egmont. First Lord Com
missioner OF the Admiralty. this plate IS
humoly inscribed by his most Obedieht
Servant. Saml. Cornish" The map shows
the position of the English feet at anchor
in the bay on the night OF September "a.
1852 as well as on the following night.
u.
governors palace, royal auditory, treas
ury royal hospital, town hall. Arch
bishops palace. custom house, the has
lions and gates of the city and many
points still easily located in Manila and
vicinity.
The collection contains two swords. one
being the magnificent blade for.the manu-
facture OF which an appropriation was
made by Congress and which was pub
tT~1r N1.l
ington in October last; the other, hand
some yet very heavy sword given him in
Boston, the money therefore being col
lected by popular subscriptions OF 10
cents each, through the Boston Trav-
eler." The watch presented by the city
OF Boston. which is a strikingly hand
some and valuable one. set with numerous
diamonds. is also to be exhibited.
Less imposing than the loving cups to
which reference has been made, but still
a handsome gift, is the silver cup sent to
the Admiral at Manila by the Picadilly
Club. of Cincinnati, Ohio. and brought by
him to Washington. The cup bears this in
scription:
o Freedoms viking OF the seas.
Whose battle banners stocd unfuFrd
Far far beyond the Caribtees,
And signaled victory to the world.
You carried ssfe through smoke and fire
The eubleIs that We love today.
And mong its bright stars wrote your name
Far, far above Manila Bay.
bumper. then, we drink to you,
And pledge the man who won the day
And kept the nations honor true
Where in their pride the foemen lay;
The brightest page our history bears
Is that inscribed BIZ laureled Fame,
And on it at the top appears
The glowing presence OF your name.
piece OF the cable which. at the time
Of the battle CT Manila Bay was in opera
ton between Manila and Hongkong. has
been handsomely mcuated and engraved
with these words: .-Hispsuo-American
War. Hongkong- Manila Cable. Cut by L.
S. S. Zafiro I'd May, 1888" The Admiral
has said that Immediately after his victory.
on May l. 1898 be wished to use the cable
to communicate with Washington, and
upon being refused permission to do so.
determined that il he could not use it
no one else should. and therefore, had It
cut very promptly.
One of the most interesting of the Dewey
relics. and one which can never be dupli-
Gated, is the commodore's pennant which
few on board the Olympia during the bat
tie. Il was the custom on board the vessel
to run up at night a pennant made of
painted canvas, which was taken down at
aybreak aud one Of bunting substituted
On the morning of May l, 1898. the person
whose CUty IL WAS 10 erect the transfer
Of peunants was evidently engaged in some
other occupation for the canvas pennant
lew throughout the forenoon of battle and
conquest. and is now regarded as a price,
less treasure in the Dewey household
A blackened. gGaried mass Of metal rep
reseuts all that is left of motion pile OF
money. containing gold. silver and copper
,oins. found in the cabin of the Spanish
flagship Reina Christina. In some parts
. na a "a nj n " t-fgf
Several hsnGsomelyeng gold and
liver plates Will be on exhibition. one ex-
ending to the Admiral the freedom of the
ity OF Boston; another inviting the Ad-
niral and Mrs. Dewey to attend the thirty
ourth annual encampmant of the Grand
army OF the Republic Department of I'LL
OILS, to be held at Jacksonville on May >.
and t. 1860; and still another. presented
y the city of Columbus. Ohio, bearing the
ollowirg inscription: christopher Column
US. on October IL, 1892. made possible the
chievement Of George Dewey on May 1.
SOS: and the capital city Of Ohio. which
erpetUates the name OF the Great Dis
overer.' requests the honor of the presence
f the great Admiral as its guest at such
ime as his pleasure may designate" Those
invitations from Jacksonville and Columbus
ave been accepted. the former city to be
listed on May and the latter between
une and Is
ore Of the handsOmest things in the way
( a book de luxe is the volume presented
D Admiral Dewey By the city of PhiladeI-
hia in which is set forth, In most ex-
uisiteIy beautiful pen engrossing an invi-
alton to the Admiral to visit that city.
his book IS contained in a pretty case
lade from the wood of Independence Hall.
nd this feature OF the exhibit will undObt-
dly receive much attention from visitors
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