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The Georgia Record.
VOL I.
DEWEY IS AT HOME.
Manila Hero Arrives at New York
Two Days Ahead of Time.
OLYMPIA ANCHORS INSIDE SANDY HOOK.
Flagship Is Greeted By Admiral’s Salute and Demonstrations of
Welcome By Innumerable Small Craft—Dewey
and His Men Are Glad to Get Home.
A New York special says: Much to
the surprise of every one in the city
the Olympia, with Admiral Dewey on
board, arrived off the Sandy Hook
lightship at 5:55 Tuesday morning.
There was a heavy mist on the sea,
and at first the marine observers were
inclined to think the vessel sighted
might be Bear Admiral Howison’s
flagship, the Chicago, hardly believ
ing Dewey would arrive two days
ahead of time.
The doubt was soon cleared away,
however, and as passing vessels rec
ognized the flagship from Manila bay
_ there was a continuous blowing of
whistles in salute.
The first shout of welcome was
from the pilots and crew of pilot boat
No. 7, fifteen miles south of the Hook
lightship. It happened to be Pilot
John Peterson’s turn, and at 5:30 a.
m. he was put aboard the Olympia and
brought her around the Hook and into
the lower bay. The marine observers
along the coast had sighted the Olym
pia in the first light of morn.
The shore batteries of Port Hancock
let loose seventeen guns. The flag
ship replied with twenty-one, and let ;
go her anchors not far from where the
cup challenger Shamrock is moored.
The admiral was in his country
again, after twenty-three months’ ab
sence. lie had returned “great with
the arduous greatness of things done”
and he scarcely seemed to realize it.
The pilot had brought aboard the
Sunday papers ami a reporter of the
Associated Press was received by the
admiral in a cabin littered by the
illustrated Dewey editions, which to
gether made hundreds of pages in
black and white aud in colors, all
concerning the great admiral and the
preparations made to receive him:
“It almost saddens me,” he said, “to
see what my people are doing for me.
The pride and gratification is immense
and I cannot express the appreciation
I feci. I did not know, I did not
really perceive, until this morning the
splendid welcome that my countrymen
are giving me.
“I am mighty glad to get home. It ;
is not good for a man to live on ship- j
board for twenty-three months.”
The admiral’s manner is gentle and j
kind, but he is exceedingly wa>y and I
did not permit himself to wander off,
into politics or to express those posi-1
tive views he no doubt holds about |
the Philippines and American affairs !
there.
His attention was brought to inter-!
views in which he is described as go- '
ing rather fully into the character of
the Filipinos and their fitness for self
government, and said:
“I cannot stand for any interviews
giving my opinion on political sub
jects and the Philippines. I disown
any views ascribed to me on those
subjects. ”
The flagship came up to the lower ;
bay aud anchored inside Sandy,
Hook. As soon as the anchor wasl
■dropped, an orderly was sent ashore j
with dispatches from the admiral and
other officers.
The admiral’s early arrival was a
matter of great concern to the city au
thorities who were arranging for New
York’s welcome. Secretary Foster of
the reception committee went to the
ATLANTA. GA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1899.
city hall early and issued a called for
a special meeting of the committee.
Mayor Van Wyck hurried to his of
fice, where he- found the following tel
egram:
“Olympia arrived this morning. Will go
to Tompkinsviile tomorrow.
(Signed) Gbobob Dewey.”
The mayor advised the calling to
gether of all the city’s committees
and telegrams were sent out calling on
the members of the plan and scope
committee and the various sub-com
mittees to meet as quickly as possible
at the city hall.
Alluding to his arrival two days
ahead of the time he was expected,-
Admiral Dewey said:
“I am sorry that I am ahead of the
eoheilule. The Olympia liav been
steaming at the rate of ten knots an
hour since we left Gibraltar. Several
days ago we knew that we would arrive
before Thursday unless we jnoderated
our speed or went somewhere out of
our course. Captain Lamberton,
Lieutenant Brumby and I held a con
sultation.
“The propriety of running in to
Hampton Boads or some other port in
i the south was spoken of, but we con
| eluded that we ought not to touch
land first anywhere except at New
York. It was suggested that wo cruise
some distance outside New York har
; bor until Thursday, but we knew that
if we did that we would be discovered
and reported. The weather looked a
little squally and it seemed better to
be inside the Hook than outside. But
the consideration that really decided
us to come into port was to give Cap
tain Lamberton a chance to clean up
the ship before our voyage up the
harbor. Captain Lamberton and I
are very proud of the Olympia and we
wanted enough time at our anchorage
to rub her down and make her look
spick and span.”
The anchors were hardly down be
fore details of the crew were washing
the ship’s white sides aud touching up
the stains with paint.
.The admiral's first business was to
send an officer ashore with telegrams
for the navy department, Mayor Van
Wyck and General Butterfield, an
nouncing the arrival. He then spent
most of the morning looking over
newspapers and receiving reporters.
Dr. Sanborn, of the port physicians
staff, visited the Olympia and looked
at her papers. Eleven of the crew of
375 men have typhoid fever. Some of
the cases are convalescent and all of
them are of a mild type, according to
Dr. Percy, the ship’j surgeon. No
one has died of the fever aud with this
exception, the sailors and marines are
well.
All day tugs, sailboats and excur
sion steamers cruised near the Olym
pia and took a look at her. Every
body who asked was permitted to go
on board. Some of the parties of
sightseers on launches and steamers
were invited by the officer of the deck
to come up the gangway.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Saale, outward bound, passed close to
the Olympia. The Saale’s passengers
crowded to the rails. Admiral Dewey
responded to waving handkerchiefs
by lifting his cap several times. The
Saale’s band played the “Star Span
gled Banner” and the Olympia dipped
her flag. The Cunarder Urania pass
ed out half an hour afterwurd. She
fired seventeen signal bombs. Ad
miral Dewey directed the Olympia’s
band to play “God Save the Queen.”
GEN. WHEELER
AT THE FRONT
Porac, Another Rdel Stronghold,
Captured By Americans.
FIGHT WAS SHARP AND SPIRITED
Alabamian and MacArthur March
Abreast In tie Advance
Upon the Enemy.
—
A cable dispatch t om Manila says:
The movement agai”st Porac, about
eight miles from Bac: lor, in Patnpanga
province, which bogan at daybreak
Thursday morning, was conducted
personally by-Genefal MacArthur.
General Joe Wheeler, with the Ninth
regiment and a battery, advancing by
two roads, while General Wheaton,
commanding the Twelfth and Seven
teenth regiments, moved to block the
insurgents’ retreat from the north.
The Thirty-sixth regiment accompa
nied General MacArthur.
General MacArthur entered Porac
at 3 o’clock, after h tlf an hour’s fight
ing. The American loss is not known.
The enemy fled northward. When the
Americans the town they
found it entirely delerted.
The attacking piity moved on Po
rac in two column:. The Ninth in
fantry, with two grins from Santa Ri
ta, was commanded Uy General Wheel
er, and the infantry, un
der Colonel one gun, ac
eompat; ■' _ iXvrAi&w from
San Antonio. Both columns struck”
the town at 9 o’clock and opened a
brisk fire, which was replied to by the
enemy for half an hour. Then the in
surgents fled and the Americans
marched over their trenches and took
possession of the place.
Just before the fight Smith’s com
mand at Angeles made a demonstra
tion by firing artillery up the railroad ■
track.
Liscum reported one casualty and ■
Bell reported four men of his regiment ,
wounded. The artillery did not have
any men injured.
The day’s movement was a strate- !
gieal success and resulted in the pos- ;
session of Porac and the clearing of i
several miles of country thereabouts, i
The two columns, one from Santa i
Rita and the other from San Antonio, I
united before Porac, according to pro- |
gram, stretching around the place for
some miles.
The insurgents are estimated to
have numbered GOft men. Ten dead
Filipinos were found and the captain
and commissary of Nascarno’s com
mand were taken prisoners.
The American loss was five wounded,
but there were many prostrations from
the heat.
Englishmen from the insurgent lines
report that the Filipinos at Bamban '
have 7,000 new' Japanese rifles.
TO RETAIN BRUMBY.
Admiral Dewey Will Keep Georgian On j
His Staff While On Shore Duty.
Admiral Dewey has made known to j
the navy department that he desires to I
retain Lieutenant Brumby ns one of
his staff while on shore duty in this ;
country. This detail will raise Lieu
tenant Brumby to the rank of captain. I
The question under consideration, !
however, is whether or not the comp
troller will allow him the pay of a cap- '
tain. The department claims that an
aid to a full admiral according to the
law, and certainly according to the
regulations, must hold the rank of a
captain. It is usual for an admiral to
choose his aids from a class higher !
than the lieutenancy, but Admiral
Dewey wishes to retain the Georgian, :
and, of course, his wish is law in the
department.
TOWN SWEPT AWAY.
New Madrid, on the MlMiMippi lUver»
Destroyed by Fire.
The town of New Madrid, on the
Mississippi river,4o miles below Cairo,
111., was practically wiped out by Are
soon after midnight Wednesday night. 1
Only one grocery saloon is left in the >
town. The loss is reported at nearly ‘
§IOO,OOO.
OLYMPIA JOINS THE FLEET
Proudly Takes Her Position At Head of
the Line of Warships.
ADMIRAt DEWEY WELCOMED BY HIS COMRADES
Rear Admiral Howison Arrives and Sampson Loses
Rank In the Fieet.
A New York special says: Long
before the dawn of Wednesday steam
and sailing craft of all imaginable
sizes gathered in the vicinity of the
southwest channel and swarmed around
the Olympia like midgets around a
light as she was swinging gracefully
with the tide.
Her string of signal lights was kept
constantly changing, and there was
a veritable pyrotechnieal display as
answers were flashed across the bay
to the salutations of passing ships,
A searchlight from Sir Thomas Lip
ton’s yacht Erin was kept flashing
| around the Olympia until most day
break, making the cruiser stand out
in bold relief to the delight of the
landsmen ana the gratification of the
watchers on many of the boats in the
bay.
Just at dawn the signal lights on the
Olympia went out, and over the bay
came the faint bugle notes of the re
veille.
Half an hour later the shrill sound
of the boatswain’s whistle was heard
ordering the men to clean ship, and
j soon the sailor lads were seen swarm
j ing the decks with water buckets,
F — /rA\ r
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THE FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA,
working with a will and getting the
pride of the navy shipshape for her
trip to rhe anchorage off Thompkins
ville.
Howison Greet* Dewey.
At 6:45 the cruiser Chicago, flying
the pennant of Rear Admiral Howi
son, passed in at the Narrows and re
ceived a salute of guns from Fort Han
cock. As she neared the Olympia her
rapid firing guns belched forth an ad
miral’s salute, which the Olympia re
turned with, thirteen gnus. The Chi
cago passed close to the Olympia, and
Admiral Dewey, who was on the quar
ter deck, returned Admiral Howison’s
salutation and shouted out a greeting.
The sailors of the Olympia crowded
the rail and returned the hearty cheers
of the Chicago’s crew. The Chicago
proceeded to Tompkinsville.
It was explained that while both
Admiral Dewey and Rear Admiral
Howison outrank Rear Admiral Samp
son, there would be no change in the
arrangements giving Rear Admiral
Sampson full control of the naval por
tion of the demonstration in Admiral
Dewey’s honor. Rear Admiral How
ison would be a guest at the ceremony,
but his presence would not interfere
with Rear Admiral Sampson.
At 8 o’clock sharp colors were
sounded and the flag aud jack were
;' respectively posted fore and aft to the
L strains of “Star Spangled Banner.”
Then through frolicking white caps
the Olympia moved majestically up
1 the lower bay aud passed through the
picturesque strait, guarded by Forts
Wadswsrth and Hamilton, amid the
booming of great guns, and there, in
side the city gates, Admiral Dewey
and his gallant tars received the glo
rious, thunderous welcome of the ma-
■ jestic men of war as their stately ship
■ glided up to her position at the head
of ihe column, there to remain until
the great naval pageant should start.
Never, perhaps, did a triumphant
warrior, returning from a victorious
i campaign, receive a more impressive
;; welcome. Although thousands upon
■! thousands witnessed it from shore,
balcony, window or house top, and
s the man-of-war anchorage at Tomp
kinsville, where the fleet lay, fairly
> swarmed with tugs, yachts and steam
• ers and every sort of harbor craft,all jet
■ black with wild, cheering, exulting
people, and the towering white walls
I of the city beyond were brave with a
I million welcoming flags, ihe greeting
I was the greeting of Dewey’s comrades
-of the navy.
, To outward appearances, the wel-
come he received from the fleet was
strictly professional. One can find
the salutes, the trumpet flourishes, the
drum ruffles, the parading of the
marine guard and all the rest of the
ceremonies done in his honor de
scribed in the naval regulations, as
due to one of his rank.
Ship after ship took its turn in do
ing honor to the admiral as the Olym
pia swept grandly up the line of float
ing fortresses and the flood of senti
ment welled up within their hearts.
Admiral Dewey, from the bridge,
acknowledged each salute with a wave
of his cap. He alone of all the offi
cers of the fleet was in fatigue uni
form.
As the Olympia swept by the Now
Y'ork, the last ship in the column, tie
full marine band aboard the Olynrpia
played “El Capitan.”
At 8:30 o’clock, and shortly before
the Olympia got under way, the Dol
phin, flying the secretary of the navy’s
flag, hove in sight, having on board
Assistant Secretaiy of the Navy Allen,
who was ri ceived with a salute.
Admiral Dewey’s relatives, who have
been stopping at the Waldorf-Astoria,
as thfi guests of the city, started on
the government tug Narkeeta at 9:30
o’clock to pay a visit to the admiral
on the Olympia. There were fifteen
in the party.
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