Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

i'cWey sailed INTO Manila bay on
night of April 30 and in the mornin
the next day he annihilated Admiral
tejo's squadron, destroying II wars
and capturing all other vessels anc
the land batteries without the loss
man on the American side.
Upon his triumphant return to the
ted states he was feted by the ma
His admirers presented him with n b
tiful home in the National Capital.
gress gave him an enera we'd sword.
raised him from the rank of commo
to rear-admiral and then to the fun
of the admiral Of the navy.
Admiral Dewey was the third Amer
TO reach that pinnacle Of naval rank.
ragut was the first ana Porter the sec
IT was under Farragut that Dewey
ceived his first baptism in war.
Valuable as the training of Anna
was it was poor schooling beside tina
serving under Farragut in time of "
Admiral Dewey once said. When
! have been in a difficult situation d
the midst of such confusion of DID
that the simple and right thing I'd
seemed hazy I have often asked my
What would Farragut do In the co
Of preparations for Manila bay, d
asked myself this question, and I Co.
I was thinking Of him the night we
tered the hay with the conviction III
was doing precisely what he would
done"
George Dewey was born in the sha
of Nermont's State Capitol at Montpe
on the day following Christmas in
At the age of II, he reached the cd
roads of his career: one road led to "
Point, the other to Annapolis. I'd
Dewey favored the former. but -
There was no vacancy for West n
from Vermont" explained the admir;I
reviewing his life. OTHERWISE I nd
have gone into Manila bay on an al
transport instead of on the Olympia
it happened that there was vacj
at Annapolis. 50 ! entered the navy 4
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Dd
was % years old. He was cornmissid
q lieutenant, and guided the Nisssd
as its executive officer in Farraguts
torc dash past New Orleans and its n
, He was not so successful at Port Il
/ son. Farragut won through, but De
, and the Mississippi ran aground Ut
] the guns of the forts. The ship was
aiire and during the transfer Of the {
under fire, the young officer 'lived
! years in an hour"
From the close of the Civil War ,
/ the opening of the Spanish American,
life of the American naval officer
made up of routine duty at sea
ashore During this period the fu
! admiral cruised; taught a class at
napolis; surveyed lower California
"a of tho nf NpyipOs
supplies to the survivors of the sieg
Paris; performed duty at Boston I
ward and the naval torpedo station
Newport; inspected lighthouses
served as naval secretary on the Ii
house board; spent two years travelin
a sick leave in search Of health: four y
as chief of tho bureau OF equipment;
at the age of 80 was serving as presi
of the board Of inspection and su
with the rank Of commodore. 1t wa
this important naval office that he
sided at the trials Of all the battles
except the Oregon. which were to dc
ish the Spanish squadron at Santiago
Shortly after his return from NJ:
bay. Admiral Dewey found himself II
fire Of popular criticism over the
house incident" american citizens
raised 10000 by public subscription
testimonial to the hero of Manila and
presented him with y house in Wasl
ION Dewey who had bcen n wild
since 1879 had ms. married Mrs Mi
Mclean HAGEN of Washington an,
turned over tho gift house TO her s.
lv afterrYard the Aniral and Mrs. D,
left the gift house and lived in the "
former home.
In 1900 Admiral Dewey was seri,
! talked of rs a candidate for the rem
can nomination as president but IN,
miral preferrei to remain in the ,
ranks rather than to seek su,
venture i'm statesmanship. His adm
have since often epoken of him AS
man ,,bo ,ould have heeu a nres
, if he had wished
Earlv in lgl. Admiral Dewey agai,
came conspicuous in the current
! nv revival of the long standing
= trn,,.rsv with Admiral Won Died,
; of the German navy rernrdinr tho
duct of the German squadron durin,
n hIocl<adc of Manila hay 16 wears n.
4 IN his auto-hiooranbv Admiral II
! criticised Won Diadericbs for <aiIi,
A ohscrve tho nautrali,v laws and toId
= 81 shot was fired across tho bows q
~ the German shins to in,nross II
" tho fact that the American navy
20 established blockade and ,
n rountnnance no undue activity n,
Il nart of tho German shins susrect
@ mo time as Friendly 10 Snair
"a differences of opinion about
national law had hcen adiusted +"
y Dewey ..v.i,hout adding to the sr
f President NcI<inlev's Worries
I Dov-.,. v.,. ,lu.a,.s , craat stndo
e thai had been waved from the da
= ancient Greece and Rome, had ana