The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 28, 1899, Page 1

e The Call VOLUME LXXXVI-NO. 120 SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY., SEPTEMBER 28, 1899. PRICE FIVE CENTS, @ khkhkhkhkhkkk kkkk k@ S S < Z3 in the Navy. B I \ T EW RK, Bept. 27 hin, with Assistant Secretary Al-) every ship in the receiving column had T-\, : 2 aboard, had hurried down to the | been burnished; every spot of the white 1\ a white | hulls painted over and every marine N : ar s with a| and sailor knew he was expected to 3. the flag of | look his best. Along the railing of the £ d Mr. Al- ‘ ships the jackies stood elbow to elbow McKinl 1d wa flag be Up went the etings had Allen | Dewey rt- shortly to the my, and just as the ia weighed hey up the craft which since day- ir salu- fell into v up be- passed 1 as the demon- tu The t been ty. mtinu But sur- 1 in the navy 1 Dewe flagship »gnized than p ner rec aded and seve loosed in honor of Dewe The Chi s cheered wildly she The Olympia re- sponded with thirteen guns, and the admirals, come together from two € of the earth, waved a welcome to Y ther from the bridge of their re- 5 ‘e v . The Chicago con- tin on to the upper bay, and upon g there was uted by the New k. Only the fi ip of a squad- upon the appearance of a ral. The remainder of the only a silent welcome to the re s of crazy quilting, the uni- ruage of the sea, fluttered : signal halyards of the New Admiral Sampson’s flag- Chicago, after a good wagging from the bridges dropped her anchor at ~olumn, close under the nd. from York E on as the h. Rear Admiral Howi- i ind to the main truck » the two-starred red pennant, which noted that he was outranked. Tt s explained subse- quently that the Chicago did not get to the head of the column, the place to which she was entitled, because the place had been rese pia, and to have gone there would have forced Dewey's flagship beyond the edge of the main ship channel. Rear Admiral Sampson’s gig was im- mediately lowered and he went aboard the Chicago to pay his official respects to his senior. The captains of th other ships, the Indiana, Massachu getts, Brooklyn, Texas and Lancaster, followed suit, for naval etiquette is both prompt and exacting. was wi | Sampson’s blue flag | Chicago | ved for the Olym- | to give him the ergetic welcome shells were ere pa- | % N re - sky as he stood | g with Assist- | Secretar 1 the group of s. He o turned and d and bow touch of color to th > admiral's f the d no combe an admiral's salute ventee guns. THE S\WORD voTED 8Y CONGRESS away There was hardly a sus- of O+++4444444 4 4444444444440 SOME REMINDERS OF DEWEY. On Saturday Admiral Dewey will be presented with a magnificent golden loving cup by Mayor Van Wyck In behalf of the people of New York. The sword represented in the pleture s copled from a pho- tograph of the magnificent gold mounted weapon voted by Cons gress to the Hero of Manila, and which Is to be presented to him by President McKinley In Wash- ington next week. The Narragan- sett s the gunboat which Dewey commanded on this coast in the years 1872-75. She was a fourth- class gunboat, built In Boston just before the war. chest. + + | | smoke that it seemed she might have | broken her steam | pushed through the smoke curtain and | stood revealed before the admiring gaze | of the whole Atlantic squadron, waiting at anchor off Tompkinsville to receive Then she Meantime the beautiful white.yacht her. Hvery bit of hrase sud. siit on FEEEIIE PP b b bbb bl AT A AT A Ak Ak k- all | > loose ng as they d breeze. is and only vellow s and red mouthed funnels gave oncoming stood out t and the na- taffrail ving the | There was | turnin of SCrews 6000 tons of through the grassy heights of both and Hamilton were tinged | spectators as she approached the | arrows. Subsequently a tongue of d flame leaped from the granite side Fort Wadsworth and like the recoil a stroke of fire from the granite on the opposite side. Alter- | aind majestically the Olymplia | d the smoke-wreathed forts, an- | alute gun for gun until | > became so enveloped in her own | anc O e M P R P RS % F WiLDES ‘BosTon * S S *= PN NN * 0 salute. A few of the tars ran up to the fighting top. Every officer had donned | his most showy uniform, and splendid 1ft were the marines, drawn up to ASA WALKEER "Concorp Ko ok T S Iy e I P P P P P e P B P P P P R Y P M M e e e o P P P P P P R P T PR P M P P P R P e P P P P R P P R PR R P R Ry M Mo Ru P R P R R P R M P DT A Ak Ak Ak k SHIPS OF THE ATLANTIC SQUADRONS " SEND FORTH THUNDEROUS SALUTES Ak kA kdd AT TR EBECEEEEEEE D EEEEED EE DR EEEERE TR R EEEEEmE R R EEE M EEEREEER TR R T EEE R e R A R T EE T ARk kkk 8 Admiral Dewey, on the Bridge of the Olympia, Steams Past the Line of Men-of-War and Receives the Official Greeting of Comrades omEEEEEEmERE R R T E s R R e @ AT AT A AR T A TS AR Ok R kA 2 T2 aut SNS SRS ST SN SN Su S e CHASV.GRIDLEY (DEAD) fOLYMRIA ADMIRAL DEWEY AND HIS CAPTAINS. itely from each side came the deaf- @EafaMaaz A MM MR E i mEEEEEEE s e e i EEE R T E . O ening roar of Admiral Howison's rank entitles him. On board the Olympia the sides were manned and the band and the marine guard were paraded. As the Olympia came abreast of the Chicago the guard presented arms, the drums gave four ruffles, the trumpets four flourishes and the band played, “Home, Sweet Home,” dwelling with swelling cadence upon the minor bars. The otficers raised their gold bound beavers and the sailors cheered. Ship after ship took its turn in doing honor to the admiral, as the Olympia sailed grandly up the line of floating fortresses and the flood of sentiment swelled up ‘in their hearts. Admiral Dewey, from the bridge, acknowledged each salute with a wave of his cap. He alone of all the officers of the fleet was in fatigue uniform. As the Olympia swept by the New York, the last ship in the column, the full marine band aboard the Olympia played Sousa's “El Capitan” march, and the spectators on the excursion fleet cheered. The skippers turned loose their whistles and sirens. Every- thing that could make a noise in the harbor joined. Farther than ears could hear the steam jets of the whistles on craft lying at the Battery and up the North and East rivers could be seen as they roared their -welcome.. It was such a soul-maddening concert of steam whistles as American steam- boat men are famous for. In a few moments the sharp rattle of the anchor chain was heard as the Olympia’s anchor catted from its bed into the water. Then came the ad- mirals and ecaptains from all the ships trooping in their swift water carriages to pay their respects to the nation’s hero. First Rear Admiral Howison with his aids, splendid in gold braid, arrived. “As they came aboard they were given the honors due their rank. Admiral Dewey was still in fatigue uniform when he received his old class- mate at the gangway. . There was a cordial smile and a hearty handshake with a “How are you, Howison?” that thrilled the spectators. The official visit to the Olympia lasted for over an they looked with their gold epaulets and belts and clanking swords, gather- ed in the ways of the ship as the Olym- pla approached. v ANE From the New York barked the sig- nal gun, a six-pounder in the starboard bow, and immediately every-ship in the squadron belched - smoke and flame. Louder and louder thundered the guns as the ‘Olympla came on. She replied with the thirteen guns:to-which:Rear () her, many with relatives or sweethearts NEW YORK % or relatives of friends aboard. hundred vess ( _ Almost the first to make the gang- walke the § way was the Narkett, with Admiral p of conqu 7 Dewey's relatives. The party was parade up North River. ( Fifteen of the vessels leading the .R!Efimfisihl&'aflhm. line, ve for the police and fire- < beats, which will clear the way, | will be war vessels of different * resent day battle- with the anti Ox X XXX XX XXX XXX ¥O a8 5. S Never Did a Triumphant War- " rior Returning from a Vic- torious Campaign Receive a More Impressive Welcome. S - hour. Meantime scores of rowboats, |+ ¢+ r+ 44+ 44+ 4+ 4+ 444+ tugs, launches and yachts formed about | the old navy. double X ( fter the des in column, will ly one hundred of steam a whole di- under com- yachts in the wor! vision in themsely mand of J. P Big pa: excursion ste committee and delegations on board 1 form part of the es- cort, e astern of them will come barg and propellers and tugs of all sizes and degrees un- til these watching from shore the passing show will wonder that there are so many vessels afloat. B4 + + + + A + 3 + +* + 5 + + + b & + + + + 23 + i+ *i4 ¢+ * O+ bt D 24 B e b e R R e O R R R R R s e Saturday, before Sampson's senior, he will precede the commander of the North Atlantic squadron. At sunset the ersigns came fluttering down from all the ships, the crews and officers faced the flag and the national airs sounded over the waters. The twi- | ght faded and strings of signal lights BENVAMIN P LAMBER TON cruier oF STA=R~ DR D PR DD ¥R A ¢ X given a warm greeting and taken to the cabin. One officer was so overjoyed at the sight of the wife he had not seen for twenty-three months that he rushed down the gangway and kissed her in the presence of 10,000 people. the visitors had flowers for the ad- miral, and more had good things for | the crew. One man presented the crew | with a rowboat load of watermelons. | As soon as Admiral Dewey could de- | tach himself from those who were so eager to see him, he returned the offi- | cial visits which the etiquette of the oc- casfon required. He first called upon Rear Admiral Sampson, whose ship lay next to hi and then fupon Rear Ad-‘ miral Howison, at the other end of the | line. For this ceremony the admiral | himself donned the full uniform of his rank. There was a pretty ceremony as he went aboard the New York a.nd‘ the Chicago, and as the little launch | in which he sat passed each ship of the | squadron the sides were manned, the drums were rolled, the bugles blown | and the officers at the ways saluted. Upon the return of the launch to the | Olympia, the jackstaff from which his | flag fluttered was taken down by Ad- | miral Dewey's orders, and these formal | ceremonies were thus omitted—another | proof of the admiral’s innate modesty. Then there were other official visits between officers of the fleet, and these | continued without interruption for two | hours. One of the admiral's first acts | was to dispatch Flag Lieutenant | Brumby with his compliments to the | Mayor of New York and to apprise him | officially of the admiral’s arrival. Rear Admiral Howison's appearance | in the harbor will in no way interfere with the programme for Friday. It‘ will be carried out as arranged, except | that his flagship, if it should join the | parade, will follow the Olympia instead | of Rear Admiral Sampson's flagship | New York. But it is not certain that | Admiral Howison will take part. He| is reported to have said this afternoon that he and his crew were just in after | their long journey and preferred to rest | and clean up their travel-stained ship. | It he should ride in the land parade on Some of | | | eously send n | grounds. | on Friday at 1 p. twinkled on the flagship as orders were | sent dancing down the line. The fleet lay all shining in light. The excursion boats with their crowds of sightseers continued to cirele around the Olympia until the bugle sounded taps and the lights went out. e MOST BRILLIANT ILLUMINATION OF THE NARROWS NEW YORK, Sept —Viewed from the shore skirting Staten Island or Bay Ridge, the Narrows took on the ap- pearance to-night of a big water fete, a Venetian carnival which might have been taken for a great canal formed by revenue cutters and warships, begin- ing with the O ia at St. George and ending with the Onondaga lying off the quarantine. Betweeh this line of beau- tifully lighted warships and Staten Isl- and shore dar ntly illuminated launches carrying prettily gowned women and ionally a party of naval officers resplendent in gold braid- ed dress uniforms. The searchlights of the ships chased many of these elusive water greyhounds, as they scurried thither and hither in and out among the warship: opping at the gangway of one ship and then hurrying to an- other, the ladies begging at each to be permitted to go on board, and laughing ly prot ing when the obdurate officer of the watch talked of iron naval rules which forbade visitors on the ships af- ter 4 o’clock. The Olympia was the center of at- ocea | traction. The vari-colored lights used | for signaling were kept constantly flashing from ship to ship, and at stated intervals a long succession of colored lights would flash out like a sudden display of fireworks, when a number of the vessels would simultan- sages to the guardship. The most unique illumination along the shores of the harbor was the effective display at quarantine boarding station above the Narrow It consisted of the words, “Welcome Home,” in white electric lights, with a border of blue and white and an immense American flag, 14 feet by 25 feet, set in an illum- inated frame of hundreds of white elec- tric buib; This display was visible all over the bay and attracted the atten- tion of all the ships, besides an im- mense concourse of Staten Isianders and visitors w invaded the quarantine Another unique {llumination was that placed on the slope overlook- ing the quarantine and consisting of a string of aiternate American flags and pennants suspended from a center pole bearing three large arc lights cov- ered with red, white and blue globes. Very little red fire was burned to- night, the residents preferring to wait until Friday night, when the general il- lumination of the coast will take place. Ssnwapiaiid PROGRAMME FOR FRIDAY'S GREAT NAVAL PARADE NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—The naval committee to-night gave out the fol- lowing programme for the naval parade, a list of the vessels which will participate in it and their positions: The parade will start from Quarantine . m. The police boat Patrol will be in the lead, with the fire- boats New York and Van Wyck. The Olympla, flagship of Admiral Dewey, and the steamer y Hook, having on board Mayor Van Wyck and representatives of