St. Paul daily globe., 1893-07-13
A ROUsING WELCOME
GIVEN TO THE YicKiNG SHIP AND ITS
BRAVE CREW.
ANDERsEN,s PROUDEsT BAY.
Magnificent Procession of Boats
Escorts the Strange Craft---
Thousands of Norsemen Greet
the Gallant Sailors With the
Noweigian National Air.


Noweigian National Air.
CHICAGO, July 12.- The city of Chi
eago and the Worlds Columbian expo
sltion today paid their tribute to the
other discoverers of America, the
Norsemen. Magnus Anderson. Of
Christiana, master of the viking ship,
his officers and his crew never dreamed
Of receiving such welcome from the
American people at Chicago and Jack
son park as was extended to them this
day. There was massing of jubilant
Scandinavians on land and water
from Milwaukee and Pullman,
ali waving handkerchiefs and
hats and singing the national
Norwegian air. Uniformed bands of
music were on many of the larger boats
playing American and Norwegian airs
at intervals, while singing over the
water to the brave lot of sailors on the
viking boat the songs most familiar to
them in their native fiords. 1t was the
proudeSt day in Capt. Andersen's life,
and he showed it. The union flag of
Norway and Sweden and the United
States t1oated from every masthead and
in every line Of decorations and on the
buildings of the White city facing the
lake.
A Magnificent Procession
of boats started from the city for
Evanston in the morning with light
breeze and clear sky. There were
thousands of passengers on the steam
ers which had been chartered for the
occasion by Scandinavian societies,
kindred organizations. the city coun-
Gil and Commissioner Ravn, of Nor
way. The big propeller Nebraska was
loaded until many were compelled to
stand. Men were perched on the yar1
arms of big three-masted schooner,
and the decks of the steamers R. j. Cor
don, Post Boy, Music, Cyclone, Adrinne.
Ivanhoe, Dutch, Chief Justice Waite,
Arthur Orr, Rome aud South Haven
were black with humanity. In the
reception and escort fleet were
also a dozen steam and sail
ing vessels. When Jackson park
pier was reached, there was hardly
room for the larger vessels to move on
account of the number of smaller crafts
darting here and there. The Ivanhoe
carried the invited guests of Commits
sioner Ravn. Uncle Sam was repre-
sented by the revenue cutter Andy
Johnson, the steamboat Michigan and
the coast survey steamer Blake. -,->.
First Sight of the viking.
The Viking was sighted off Evanston
at IL 80 O'Clock. When the fleet had
surrounded the queer-looking boat, with
Capt. Andersen standing in the stern,
there was cannonade of salutes from
every gun on the Michigan. johnson,
Iyanhoe and other boats, from every
vessel and from the throatS of thou
sands, mingled with the waving of hats
and handkerchiefs and the playing
of the Norwegian national air by
the bands and the singing of
the same. Capt. Andersen and his
ruddy men answered by waving their
caps and firing small gun. The John-
son took the viking in tow, and an
irregular line was formed to the rear on
each side. At noon the Michi gan cast
off its hawser, and the Ivanhoe, as the
official reception boat, came up. Capt
Andersen and his crew were taken
off in tug and boarded the Ivanhoe,
where they received a hearty welcome
and three cheers. Commissioner Ravn
and his guests gathered around the
sturdy men of the north and |. K Boye-
sen. Chicago master in chancery, and
Norwegian. addressed them. He said
Carried freedoms Flag.
"Our ancestors came to this country
and carried the flag of freedom. They
touched upon the shores of America
with their viking ships long before the
Spanish caravals were heard OF. The
statement that this was impossible has
been disproved because the vik-
ings' descendants have come over
same way as did the vikings 1000 wears
aga They have come with the same
courage, the same herosm, the same
industry, and the same love of liberty
and free institutions. Viking courage
and viking energy has been applied to
our civilization. The captain of this
ship is the editor of the Shipping
Gazette i'll Norway. We welcome him
and his crew as types of Norsemen
cHeISy dHu plOSIGSS.
Capt. Andersen said it afforded him
much pleasure to know that the gentle
man who had invited him on board was
the royal commissioner for Norway to
the fair. He wanted only $50, 200 to
build the viking, but he could not get
the government to give it to him.
Il think we have the government at
home with us noW," said the captain,
Unfurled the Sails.
After taking lunch on board, the
viking men returned to their boat,
Mayor Harrison joining them, and the
Johnson took it in tow. The brown and
white striped sails were unfurled to the
breeze on the viking, and the fleet
moved on to the Van Buren, street pier.
Thousands of people lined the shore,
and crowded to the waters edge OIL
docks and pier and the tied-up boats
to cheer the vikings. The viking went
alongside the pier, cannon doomed and
whistles footed, the captain and crew
landed in narrow space penned in by
pushing and excited crowd, ,and Mayor
Harrison welcomed them with one of
his characteristic speeches. Capt. An
dersen responded briefly, because the
hour was getting late and there was too
much Of a crowd.
When jackson park was reached
there was the same multitude of people
on the piers and beach to greet the
visitors. There was
An Official BIunder
which forced the guests from the Ivan
hoe and others to stand in the hot sun
at the north pier, where Prof. Put
nam addressed Capt. Andersen,
saying he believed the Norsemen
crossed from Iceland to America
1000 years ago, but the viking
had sailed twice as far. He accepted
the ship as an exhibit of Norway. The