The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09
YACHTSMEN HONOR HOSLEY.
LARCHMONT CLUB GIVES 4 DIN
NER TO THE COMMANDER.
The Man Who lowed the DrydOck Dewey
20 the Philippines Also Gets n sword
From the Amateur sailors Of the
SOund-Salute Given to Newberry.

From the Amateur sailors Of the
Salute Given to Newberry.
Commander II. II. Hosley, who lowed
the great drydock Dewey safely into port
at Manila, was the guest Of honor of the
LArehmont Yacht Club last night at the
clubhouse on the Sound. Commander
HosIey was congratulated right and left
by the member OF the club and their
fr ends.
In the afternoon, while Commander
Hoeley was on board the yacht Atlantic
Of the Larchmont Yacht Club squadron,
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Truman
II. Rewberry passed up the Sound on his
way to Oyster Bay. Understanding by
signals that Commander Hosley was On
board the Atlantic, Secretary Newberry
Immediately ordered a salute in honor Of
Comnnander Hosley. The guns Of Secre-
tary Newberry's vessel had barely stopped
banging when the little gun Of the Atlantic
lot 20 in a seventeen gun sal Lutte to the
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. Cheers
rassed over the water and the sides Of both
vessels wtrS manned by spick and span
sailor men.
Commodore Wilson Marshall Of the
Larchmont Yacht Club presided at the
dinner, at which Commander Hoeley was
the guest Of honor. There were present
10 members Of the club and their friends.
The dining room at the yacht club was
brilliant with club bunting Inc trophies
or many a race were on the long tables.
The military band from Fort Schuyler
made the music.
Commander Hosley sat on the right
Of Commodore Marshall. At the left Of
tho Commodore was Clay NJ. Greene,
shepherd OF the Lambs Club. In honor OF
Commander Hosley, Mr.. Greene composed
q few verses Of doggerel set to the music
OF sMr. Dooley." One Of the stanzas
which was sung and resung until the rafters
Of the clubhouse shook ran like this:
Captain Hosley. o Captain Hosley.
Towing docks is not the best that you can do;
Desert the cattleship
And get the battleship'
? Captain HoOley. H0Oley. Hooley. Hooley-oo 9.
There were many sailor songs and they
were sung with vim and ginger, but the
sHooley, Hooley, Hooley-oo" song re-
peatRd itself constantly.
Following the toastmaster's short speech
I'm eulogy Of Commander Hosley, Judge
/ John Proctor Clarke Of the Appellate Di-
( vision made. a short talk, Oomplimenting
the Commander for his, services in con-
viewing the poaderous dry dock safely to
the Philippine Islands.
Then Clay NJ. Greene presented the Com
mander with a gold mounted dress sword.
The inscription on tho hilt read:
Presented to Commander h. II. Hosley
by his brother sailors df the Larchmont
Yacht Club as a token of their respect and
esteem for the sturdy sailor qualities dis
played In towing the great dry dock Dewey
TO the Philippines"
Commands Hosley made a short speech,
mostly about the navy. He deprecated
his own work, modestly. He said that he
had merely done his plain duty in the tire
some voyage and he could not claim ex-
ceptional credit therefor.
There is this to be said." remarked
the Commander, -the United States In In a
position to-day to defend it's Eastern posees-
sions perfectly, and the same could hardly
be said before the Dewey was landed in
the Philippines. Before that war vessels
had to be cleaned and repaired in private
dockyards far distant from the islands
and at great expense to the Government.
Tho Importance Of having a naval auxiliary
: be o~verestimated."
Commander Hosley told Of some Of the
trials he experienced during the long tow.
Six times during heavy weather, he said,
the tremendous weight Of the drydock
parted cables and the Dewey broke loose.
There were anxious hours for every officer
and man. Commander HOsley told the
yacbtsmen. before the Dewey was safely
made fast to good hard ground.
was very much pleased to hear the
officials Of the great floating docks at SinSa-
pore say that the Dewey was the best dock
construction in the east, said Commander