New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-11
THE WELCOME IN THE HARBOR.

THE WELCOME IN THE HARBOR.
THE NpCKAR BOARDED BY LARGR NUMBER or
THE SENATOR'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AT HOBO
KEN
The arrival of Senator COnkling on the Bre-
men steamer Neokar, was announced early yesterday
morning and about o'clock the steamers Thomas
Coyer ana H. NJ Wells started from the North RIVER TO
meet him A Government barge went from the battery
At the same At Governors Island the band Of the
station, with thirty pieces, was taken aboard Among
those 10 welcome the returning Senator were
Naval Officer \. b. Cornell Postmaster T. l. James,
Appraiser sias b. butcher, William Lambeer, John H.
Starn. Col f. Z. Howe, L. 5. Marshal Payne, James
McAiee, Prof. Clarke, Hugh Gardner, Willard Bu!-
lard Dwight \. Lawrence, Bernard Biglin, Jeremiah
Drew. John J. OBTien, Thomas Murphy, James 4 Du
mont, Supervising Inspector OF steam oats Anthony A.
Yeomans c. L. Tiffany George Opdyke, Franklin Wood
ruff Dr. Thomas Il Watson and T. Griffin OF Utica DE-
Vanderpoel. ex-Conmissiouer william H. Stiner and
mady othe~s from Albany, Utica and Troy.
When the Colyer met the Neckar at Blind Beacon
Buoy about twenty miles outside Of sandy HOOK MI
butcher climbed Up the side of the ocean steamer iud
grAsped the hand OF Senator C,nkhng, remarking "
wac the Grst To- hands your departure, ana a
glad to be the last 10 you home The greater
portion The party boarded TIE steamer where the sen
aior found partakng OF collation. gwen ny CapI
wiigad OF the Neckar shortly afterward ex-CoIninls
sioper sner nao an address Of welcome, and proposed
three cheers Conkling. which were given Win
| will In response, Mr.. Conkling said;
Gentlemen sure you are DOT more Siad TO see me
To- retn-n INV thanks Tor this welcome l welcome even
toe heat for that 700 i American nav ul'sY' H
here might better say elsewhere / thank you al' anu
may God bless YOU
Mr. ConEling seems the picture OF health His appear
ancc is in marked with his hagccl look when
he ID Nrted for Europe June l6 From his station on
the captains g,ngway he waved small American fax
10 bis friends the steamboats, which kept the NecAaf
company mp the bar and harb0r.
Al IIobokeu large delegation OF citizens OF SevJer
scy assembled early hour awaiting the arrival OF
the Seckar A. she appeared on the Battery the iug
boats, aided By the steamboats, Coiyer and IT, NJ Mes
made air resOund with longcontnucd screaming %
stoam-whistes Response made by the the long line
OF boats on bots sides OF the North River from the Bat
terry TO the Bremen steamship wharf The steamship
Rbeiu the companion of the Neckar and the HammOnla
OF the hamburg line drlped with signal hass A
section 81 Battery OF NcwJersey, stationed on tle pier
OF the North German Loyds line, gave salte OF eeYeh
teen guns, the regulation number for a United states
Senator ana United States steamship Minnesota and
the steamer Alsaua dipped th.r igs. Guns were hred
on the steamer, Of one of the I'm glish lines.
at O'Clock tie Sec.aI reached the wharf a. Hoboken
the band playing Hal the Chief" while the crowd
Of passengers waved haudkerchcf= and small American
flags. As soon the sans-plank, which was drapei
with the American colors, had been made f'st senator
Coaknr descended to the wharf escorted by John III
cheers OF the crowd When he reached tine centre OF he
pier Major 70 X gaug5orn OF Jcrse~ CITY sa1: Jersey
men, very i pleasure deyoves On rae to-day, thaa Oh
welcoming soil iusrrious citizen ana noaned
statesman, the person OF the Hon. Roscoe toukling
for whom propose that we have three ToIsug cheers"
The multitude responded Justify, when Slr Pan Sborn
turning t- Senator C0nking said: Senator, my
words OF welcome YOU viii be- very brief. SAD IF at oil
liz, the weather very warm. Your New-rOrk friends
rather got .he OF and gave you first recep
ton ana though greet YOU second. we ertneless
,yo yoa right hearty land Of Jersey welcome" loud
. cleefsJ
Senator C0nkns, after the cheering Lad subsidized
SAID:
Gentlemen: The galness y tbs meeting ia mine as Il
cannot possibly De yours Warm words have hrtn spok-
have not snO6@n seq nucA a. eau certainty say Fl" inc
the pleasure Of seeing Won ant seeing America once
tssaF - f.r north as latitude 5lo-I ser now that
winch you 40 nos aud feel-that winch yoa cannot
f.e-T native shore, and cheerful faces 81 warm-herted
friends to WELDON, my return. Uheersl Nothing wae
more wholly uueg 1cced 20 me than greeting 'rou der
sayulru fc Jersey shore You nave ny most crate
fpi and She assurance that there is no
afate-syrept of course my own daughter aud chrer-
from gLosr citizens greeting would be more welcome
and highly valued tan the gdlan. state OK new
Jersey" loud cheers)
The Nrv-Yorg delegation. beaded by the Governors
Island band. and led by COL 7. Howe. then marched
aoE- the pier and senator Coukhng retired, with tha
remark. ! have always understood that It was tie
line u procession was then formed. Senator C0lk-
ling being under the special escort Of John IT, starn
and william Ianheer The party marched through iild-
.ouf o the steamer (Over ana soon departed Tor New
York amid the long .Ontnuod cheers ~ the NrW-jciey
asscmhage. sal was taken up the Hudson as FAR rs
Nauhatfanvr. during which senator CUublng engaged
frerlv in conversation with fcuds, MANY ~ whom met
UOn0ieu account Ol their INABILITY 10 reach te
steamer which carried the majority or the HerIork
Az a+for down the BAY Among these were px7Judce
A. j D.teuaO.er. william Mayer Of The Aclg- i0rs Az
gemcirr Zeit4Ug Prof. Joseph 4. Emerson " Howard
University. and Chief 81 Police Donovan OF HopOkln.
III the course OF conversation on the boat, the senator
said: 49, 80
most devoted officers ever saw For the last twenty
folr hours he slept ouly tTce ~ an hcnr Wc
have surrounded Dy deuse oga for several DAYS ana
Kent the f0g horn blowing almost continually. went to
.1e CAPTAIN Yesterday and sad 90 him, The further
get Europe and the closer We approach America.
fOg.' aud go 10 Nus; Tor ta We ucired
olr own soil. the Amcri.a Bird seemed scatter
ueDua Its wings and eternal sunshine settled on
heads"
tie political situation ir America proved lu;ie, tie only
remark that direction being go NJ PanRror, when he
g1il: nave not seen NrW-lork paper FOR m3nll.
but am curious TO knOT what the metropolitan press i5
doing and saying aDOut tie situation" Referring tU Tar
TRIBUNE hs said, suppose 10 goes FOR Hayes hot and
E5nt o'clock the Collyer landed the foot OF Twen-
y and Senator Con EluE was conducted o.
r., rage in waiting. aud driven % the Ifh Avenue
Hotel accom- panied by a 3. Cornell John H. 5dg1n and
Postmaster James.
THE SERENADE.
SENATOR cONKLING POINTS OFT soMR THINGS ~
WHICH xNGLASD Is BEHIND AMEECA-HE SHOWS
Also WHEREIN NEw-yoRK IS BEHIND LONDON.