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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 I f%\ o. / \\ 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. NO. 14