The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-24
rANADA'S NEW GOVERNOR.
IRRJIAL on THE MARQUIS or LoRSR
IN THE HlRBOR or HALIFIN

hhN NV hHtNAN ~ N"'htt@ A"hs fNssss-"NN'
bis Arrfvni-The Programme Tor Mo"""y'
UNLrPkI, Nov. 23.--At G 90 this evening
two red rghts were run up above tho signal
tower on Citadel Hill They srnined tho mp
proach of ono of tho Allen Compnny's steamers.
Two were due to day OF the harbOr. md wprc
likely to bo signalcd-one from baltimore.
bound out. tho other tho Snrmatian. tSnrlng
Tho Marau.s o. Iorne and the Princess Louise.
From the red lights displayed on tho citadel.
for which thousands Of eyes wcrc watching.
and tho nowa 81 which spread with
astonishing rapidly through the town, II
WIS not definitely to DO known
whether tho approaching steamer WINS tho
Rnrmstian. Al the signal station. however.
there was not much DOUBT. In the liitlo room
at tho top OF the tower tho telegraph lending
from n point Ave miles down the coast raped
out tho message thnt the ship WIS sighted. The
TELESCOPES was trained in the probable direction
pf her approach. Presently, far away and
hardly 10 be seen through the fog. the signal
man marked the fash Of the gun. In an instant
followed n eeeond flash. then n rocket, and then
The blaze Of n blue light. That WINS surely
tho signal of the sarmntinn. Tho message
few To- the dock OF the Allan Company. where n
tug with steam up lay in waiting ready 70 run
down for tho mail In five minutes she was
running down tho tarhor and in an hour she
found" An hour passe,l. and another. and still
another. and still there WIS no further sign
To mystery OF tho signal TINT had been seen
VIVA not understood through the town and IL
shortly camo 10 be believed "a no further news
came. tia, tho ship which had been sisnallcd
was the Baltimore steamer
In tho si.nal tower. however, The operators
continued TO watch patiently. Tire telescope
was swept hlther and thithcr Meantime the
weather had undergone u remarkable change,
and. for tho nrst time in many days. the stars
shonc out Hundreds Of lights CLEANED in tho
harbor below. The six war vessels which have
been 10 Waiting AZ an escort FOR the Sarmatlan
had run out 10 mect her in the early morning.
but A. night came on. the weather being
rough. they hal returned all except the
R.ver which had hs.n left To cruise
cl,ae of the mouth OF tho harbor
and now rode at anchor oppo.ite the Quoon's
wharf The op.rators could make no guess Of
what hal bsoome Of tho sIgnalled steamer
T,r,c nsssod and they bernn IN GROW weary OF
,b.lr watch while IN tho town below the mill
tnrya md naval onlcors who thronc,d the hotels
ea,e over expectation. An ut once the two red
lirhts s-etve feet Ruart rose again above the
Ci,,dol tower Ala point nearly opposit,, the
York redoutt md not soy.n miles AWAY.
Nv, flashes Of IA gun had boon
noted followed by the sweep Of a
rocket md tho blnze of "A blue
H.b, hvny went the mcssugr acnin to
the Nttis mail tug which one, more cast n and
ran down tho harbor. Forty persona perhaps
u,cre on hoard 4 heavy son rolled the ittls
vessel et,ont nke a cork ~ she plowed along. II
VIA mo-, 10 O'Clock and Halifax WINS nil Might.
SIN. inasmuch "a the signals were now doubled
aud inasmueh nn /, wns understood that the
Samaritan wouh under no circumstances run
mo- other GRAFT ave the tug WINS on the way
down the hareor Coming oppoeie G,orce's
Island which marks n.nrlv tho cen,r, Of the
h,rhor Il ahin's hgbts ,yer. mazda ont further m
~, aon,h yard ahr,,, In r,,,,e with p,rt CIor.
enee The tu, sirn,ll.d thres hlue lights
hu,nrl simultaneously ono ON tho nor, one an
a.. orb,n,,, siJe md ono ob,ys an hon ~ IN.
rh.ei bousa An ahl,za under III - trisn,ie al
hrs tho tua vecre,i 10 me eastward and ran owe,
In tho ,iircc,ion Of the lipbi, shovn under IA,
v,1Is nj Port Clarence.
Ia 80 minutes the outlires NJ n long ocean
stoarnsbip cam. in Wow LIGHTS plittereJ in the
neofs,nnl, round ,,bin norts Forward In an
onen ean0,sny leading 10 the middl,d.ok apair
oflant.,re din, n,orol and Io,s, s,an,,p ,v,,,
,r,,rdsd Nc signal ,,os returned rom her bu,
thors ,sos no donht thar III ia was Tho Sarmati,n
Afu,r so,n, al nscultv tina lltIo I'M, v,na broughi
np,Tt,h a a.,ics ~ stortlin,, bumrs o,,,irs, he,
tall iror sid.a and th.n nom. - ns saye IN,
mail agent am, his nssis,,nts wore allowed m
nd IT,, Princess onise AMI the M,rouis
~ Iorne m from the v,vo,,e b,d ncnl NJ ouict
All ma or,o,,no..l Not ,hov .,,.riJ so. -,
d nai .'nnoun'Y1 t''"' uey Wou'u see u
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.Vu." un,1 'n o'u "''.u ua' ou, Va" w.
i", r., - w.
-. - ,,,,o., -, 49,. .'-a .,'
80
ara bo'h Lord L"rne ana the fint~'
suffered severely II was not until the 2ls
that the prin,ess yyas mile 10 90 on dack an,
- a., - 4, - =, II, -, -, A.. ~,
WIS 'ue gteA1@T SUFFERER ol inc TWO. anu ID s'I
verv much prostrated.
Shortly utter the arrival Of the mail tuf
A.. ~ =, I,itI, ., =,
tHs DuA" " Lhlhpursh' h'"ohpahien 10y
Admiral Ingleiield. came over in steam
launch from tho BIock prince nm,
- ~ c,,i. ,rt - =,
D""iHv" VI" S"Im"'lhh' ihess wore th'
OLly visitors. The arrival WIS perfectly qu let
TIE roval cnlors ,vere nor eovrp nm,
81"
ue snip Was not suuled' BON the Tor
LaRl entry and tho official landing will
tale ulnoo on Mondav R.yinning viii yorl
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h"doubh lbe numerous torls IN the hhrbor VII