Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-02-13
Flag Presentation.

vicinity gathered on the decks u The Hss
steamer, to witness the presentation 10 her
0f beautiful aud sPPr0PriA,s nag from
the fair hands o. the swss, little girl whose
name she bears, The Dag 10 elegantly
wrought aud hears the red, ~hlls aud blue
o. the American banner, wilh the name Of
"sALlIE lIAHSrs' in large white LISTERS
As on the occasion Of the steamers chris
iening and launch, The DAY was as halmy
aud mild as q morning Of the Northern
May, True, recent rains caused some mud,
bu, the slOudlsss aud glorious skies, that
bend above dear Texas ''like dream Of
love" were full Of light aud life, aud &C.
called the sweet verse Of BryanI,-
"The sunny Italy may boast
The beauieOus tinls that hush her skies,
And lovely, round the Greeian coast,
May thy blue pillars RISE
I only ksow how fair they stand
About my own beloved land
Al half.past one o'clock Pm, Colonel
John @. Mccoy took u stand forward Of
the pilot.house on the hurricane deck, With
the donor aud several other Of the bright
eyed little llebes Of the city beside his',
and spoke as follows
COL. McoY's SPEECH.
Ladie, and Gentlemen; In appearing be-
fore you to-day, as the representative OF
the donor, In the presentation OF an APP
propriale and beautiful dag to the new aud
siauneh craft upon whose decks We now
stand, am free TO acknowledge that there
are those present more worthy OF the dis
tinction, aud who would hare favored the
assemblage with q more eloquent aud
graceful address. | am therefore proud oil
the task assigned me by the partially OF
my young friend. am but acting as the
representative OF one, the modesiy Of whose
sex prevents her speaking the sentiments
the discharge OF that duty.
imagine were she speaking for herself
she would express q deep sense OF the
honor conferred, by giving her name 10
the initial steamer built at Dallas, when
there were 80 many Of her 'gcntler sex
upon whom the same compliment might
appropriately have been conferred. may
imagine too, that when her prov is turned
down the stream, md she departs on her
first trip to the Gulf, this good craft will
be attended by the best wishes of the
Young and beautiful girl whose honored
name she bears.
In her name it is my pleasing task to
present to the Master of the steamer
aSallie Haynes" this beautiful flag made
for the express purpose Of flying from the
masthead of this bonnie boat, and in the
same name let me express hope thst the
wild winds of December and the bland
brcezes Of June may continue, for long,
long years to come, to cause its folds 10
wave over the waters of the Trinity, whose
bosom is destined yet to be the liquid
thoroughfare of commerce the world
must see and feel in the commercial history
of this country.
Under that flag, whose colors are emilia
zoned upon the flags Of two of the most
powerful nations on earth, and are emblem
atical of Friendship, Love and TRUTH
Fidelity, Zeal and Purity, may the "SALLIE
HAYNES" her energetic officers and sturdy
crew overcome all obstacles to perfect sue
cess in their worthy enterprise, and of that
flag let them speak in the same spirit as
Halqck spoke Of the flag of our common
country
"Forever float that standar I'd sheet;
Where breathcs the foe but ialls before us
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner waving Ger u.s."
Col. Mccoy occupied about ten minutes
when, on behalf of the donees, the Hon
Nat. M. Burford made the following hap
pily-conceived and graceful response;
JUDGE BURFoRD's RESPONSE.
Miss: have been requested by Messrs
Crossley, Ballard & Roy, builders and own
ers of the steamer Sallie Haynes, to return
you their most sincere thanks for the
beautiful flag which you have this day
presented to them for the use of their boat
On their lonely and wearisome voyage on
the Trinity its presence will animate ant
cheer them, giving strength and energy tt
their efforts in overcoming the dangers and
obstacles to the navigation of tho Trinity
and as often as they shall behold its beau
tiful folds as it futters in the breeze, they
will be reminded of the pleasures of this
day and the fair form of the beautiful
donor. Miss: In the name of those sons
of toll who, unaided by capital or anything
else save their own energy and indomitable
will, have succeeded in building beauti.
full steamboat, which Of itself is enough to
hand down their names to pOsierity as
benefactors Of their race, | most sincerely
thank you. ,#I..... .,..
These pointed and pretty speeches were
we'll received, and soon after their delivery
the large company dispersed, evidently
well pleased with all they had heard and
seen. .a ..t..a... ......r
To those present who may survive twenty
years, at which date, no doubt, dozens Of
powerful and comfortable freight aud pas
senger steamers will be blowing the waters
of the Trinity, bearing in their deep holds
and upon their ample decks the produce oil
the vast and rich territory washed by the
waves of triune stream, it will be some
thing to be able to say that they saw The
very first steamboat that ever 6oated upon
the bosom of the upper river, and the ini-
tial steamer built at Dallas.