The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-23
UNDER THE OLD FLAG,
The Stars and Stripes Hoisted by the Pres
ident On the Steamer New York.

| ident On the Steamer New 7 ork.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-The ceremony OF
raising the American flag on the New
York, formerly the City Of New York,
which was arranged for noon today, was
marred by inclement weather; but, accord
! ing to the determination of the officers OF
| the company, there was no postponement
| of the exercises. The beginning of the
ceremonies was made late by the delay OF
| the presidents party owing 10 storm.
| The presidents train arrived 81 2 O'Clock
and the party imm edistely proceeded to
| the boat. All along the river the docks
| and vessels were gaily decorated, and big
1 transatlantic liners were flying flags al
/ the very peak. The New York, with her
| full crew, steamed away from the dock at
| lis o'clock for the proposed anchorage of
the Battery. She was greeted with whis-
| ties from all sorts of steam craft. On the
! New York two battHlions of the naval
reserye-one from New York and the other
| from Pniladelphia-were on duty, and the
guard was drawn up on deck waiting for
| the presidential party. The New YORK
| looked spick and span, and the sailors
were clad in new uniforms.
| There wasquite a crowd in thedeDot when
| the presidential train at last drew in. Sup
! erintendent jackson OF the PENNSYLVANIA
| entertained the most notable of those
who were there in a private car till the
! presidents train was due. As the prssi-
! dents train ran into the station the naval
reserve drew up in line on either way and
squad of police made an Intellectual
| effort 20 keep the crowd back. The presi-
| dent walked down the platform, leaning
| on the arm of Mayor Gilroy, Secretaries
| Elkins. Wanamaker and Rusk and Gen
! eral j. a. Dumont followed Immediately
after, and, with the rest of the party. were
| hurried on board the Sam Sloane, which
almost Immediately after steamed of for
the New York. The cruiser Chicago then
| fired the presidential salute, following it
up ten minutes later with another in
honor of Secretary Tracy. The furry of
snow was very dense and the Battery,
though packed with people, was shut out
| from view by the snow and mist.
a mighty cheer went up from the guests
| on the New York as the president ascend
ed the gang plank. Half dozen reserve
guards stood at the gangway and kept he
enthusiastic guests back. The president
was escorted to the stern OF tbe ship by
Captain Jamison, the commander, Con-
gresham W. Bourke Cochran, TO whom
had been given the honor of formally iu-
Viting the president to raise the flag
stepped forward and said:
''MY FRIEEDS-I have been asked by the
officers of the Inman company to open the
ceremonies. They consist in replacing a
foreign flag by the flag of our country at
the masthead of this triumph of the ship
builders art. I turn, sir, to YOU" lad
dressing President Harrison) who stand
before the world today a high type of
American citizenship, n heroic defender Of
its IN tegrity, and commit to your hands
the patriotic task of uDfurliug the flag
which typities American liberty and en-
hghtened progress"
The address was received with great ap-
plause. President Harrison said:
''AR. COCHRAN AND GENTLEMEN - 1t
gives me pleasure TO consummate here to-
day by the act Of lifting this flag Iegisla-
tion to which gave my hearty support.
have felt as a citizen and as president the
modification which every American must
feel who examines into the landing of the
United States in the mere 2ant marine of
the world. | believed that We had reach
ed an epoch in our development when the
great work OF international development
was so far consummated that gs might
successfully take up the task of recovering
our fair share in the carrying trade OF the
world. [Applause. We lift the flag to-
day over one ship, a magnificent specimen
OF naval architecture, one OF the best atioat
on any sea. That event is interesting in
itself; but it is of interest TO me ia that
this ship is the true precursor of many
Others that are to follow this flag APP
plause, l deem ii entirely an appropriate
function that the president Of the United
States should lift the American flag"
Everything was ready for him. The pretty
silk ensign made especially for the occas-
ion, was taken aft by two sailors TO the aft
flagstaff halyards. The president took the
end OF the hslyards and, in the most in
formal fashion, hauled away The dag,
which had been held by the two sailors,
was then broken out to the breeze, and the
president hoisted it to the peak Of the
staff, declaring the first vessel OF the only
American TRANSATLANTIC line in commits
sion. At the same time the union jack was
hoisted by the sailors on the iib-boom
staff, the English ensign was hauled to the
forstop-msst, the new house flag of the
line ian immense blue eagle on a white
ground) was sent aloft to the nISiutop and
the new nail flag WIS Aoated 10 the miz-
Zen-tOp. simultaneously with the appear
ance OF old glory over the tafraij, the
guns of the Chicago began TO talk again,
firing national salute of twenty-one
guns. The navy yard in Brooklyn also re-
sponded with twenty-one guns.
AT the conclusion Of the ceremonies the
president retired to the main saloon, where
he held reception. He met and shook
hands with several hundred guests. AT
$3.50 O'Clock the presidential party went on
board the Stsrin, which departed immedi-
sJely for Jersey CITY, where they took the
O'Clock train for Washington.