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Show PAY HOMAGE TO ADMIRAL DEWEY i i ft j ' . v N X v-aa aAH;AJ iM-Si ,5V,. . jwW s 1La Fifteen years ago Admiral, then Commodore, George Dewey, with a fleet of four protected cruisers, two gunboats, a revenue cutter, a collier, and a supply ship, steamed into Manila bay and won one of the greatest great-est naval victories that" ever crowned American arms. The other night Admiral Ad-miral Dewey and 20 of his men who served with him as commissioned officers in the battle which shattered Spain's power in the east, gathered at a hotel in Washington for the annual an-nual dinner of the Society of Manila . Bay. There were also present two civilian members. These officers, including Rear Admiral Ad-miral Asa Walker, who commanded the Concord, and is the only survivor of Dewey's fleet captains, came to recall re-call incidents of the famous engagement engage-ment and to pay honor to their commander, com-mander, now the ranking officer in the United States navy. The reunion was limited to members of the society, ... .- a (hn p-nfherine were not permitted to and the reminiscences which enlivened the gatnermg XirSaTaDneS:eey?departing from his custom of the past, consented to dis- CUSS"It fas, SSeS rS thtadmira, said, "although, of , noth ing like Togo's great modern victory in the Sea of Japan. I shall never forget today fifteen years ago, when the battle was over and the six captams of the squadron came aboard the Olympia, one by one. 1 said to them. Well, how about it? How about your men? Are you hurt? Did you come through al right?' And when they answered 'Not a hurt, not a wound, and so on, I jutt could not believe it at first. Finally I came to the conclusion, and saio: Well, gentleman, a higher power fought this battle today.' And so it was a remarkable remark-able battle for the Spaniards fired twice the number of shots that we did. |