Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-07-14

Milwaukee, July 1O.--Capt. Maynus
Andersen's viking ship arrived in Mil.
waukee harbor yesterday afternoon
ahead of scheduled time, and was given
g"et.t rett ( ton today.
The queer looking but nevertheless
handsome little viking ship entered the
harbor amid the blare Of bands, the
Looming of cannon, the shrieking of
steam Whistles, the cheering Of thou
sands, and passing up the river moored
to tho dock near Grand avenue bridge.
Size was escorted by the fire tug Cat
aract in the lead, followed by the rev.
enue cutter Andy Johnson, after which
the object of every eye plowed slowly
through the waters propelled by thirty
two oars in the hands of hardy seamen.
Members Of the citizens committees
and representatives of the Norwegian
societies assembled aboard the Andy
johnson. When the latter had steamed
down to within 200 yards of the viking
Capt. Davis gave the command to open
ports and commence firing, which was
followed by a national salute of twenty
one guns. The viking dipped her colors
gracefully and as the last gun doomed
from tho revenue cutter she answered
with a salute of three guns.
The saluting over the great square
sail of the viking was seen to slowly
climb the mast and it was then learned
that the daring little craft proposed
to refuse the proffers of the tug men
to tow her into port and to come in in
The good old-fashioned way as Lief. tie
son of Eric, would doubtless have done
had he been in command. This part Of
the program was a pleasing innovation
as it gave the spectators an opportunity
to witness the boat in full trim under
way.
Abreast of the lighthouse the sails
were lowered and the oars boarded
across sunwales preparatory to COM
menciny tie work Of the Oarsmen.
AT the command given by Captain
Anderson "Out oars ALL" the thirty two
looms with broad pointed blades sped
out through the thowl openings and
every man was in position. A momcri
lace every man bent forward and with
no splashing and no unSteadineSs the
first stroke was taken, fairly plunging
the little craft to the front.
The docks, buildings and bridges
along the river front were lined with
people who shouted themselves hoarse
as the viking hove in sight. The en-
thusiasm was something astounding.
Long before the time for the cere-
monies to begin Juneau park, where
the Lief Erickson statue is located, pre-
scented one long vista of happy St1ug-
Cling humanity, standing or sprawlinS
on the grass.
The procession was slow in coming to-
gether Haste was impossible in the
dense crowd, but the final start was
made from the landing place Of the
viking First came the officers and
crew in carriages, with several of the
chairmen of the committees, then the
bands and the various societies, while
the big crowd turned in and formed
one of the biggest professions Milwau
kee has seen since the Grand Army
encampment.
To the right of the statue of the dis
coverer fiOated the stars and stripes
while to the left the red, white, blue
. and yellow of Norway waved proudly
To the right was the speakers stand
likewise draped with the cOlors Of Nor
way and America.
Gov. Peck was first introduced and
spoke but a few moments. Mayor Koch
followed. He likewise was brief.
Before the band had ceased playing
t ex-Minister Rasmus B. Anderson was
brought to the front. His appearance
was the signal for applause. 1t was
as Prof Anderson afterward remarked
. one of the proudest moments OF his
, life as twenty-five years ago he made
, his first speech in the effort to, raise
money to erect a statue to the discov
erer.
In connection with his remarks Prof
Anderson referred to Prof. julius d
Olson who sat at his right as the maj
= who handled the first money raised To-
the monument. 1t was at Cambridge
, Wis, twenty-fiv years ago. Mr.. vi
>. son acting as doorkeeper OF the LITTLE
> Methodist church where the concert wa
held
The following is the full text of Prof
Anderson's address:
Friends and fellow citiZens:-I
was happy thought to build the Vik
: ing ship and send it on its mission
education this Columbian year. AS
citizen of Wisconsin I am proud to b.
invited to be here today and to take ;
modest part in this hearty welcome e2
tended by the metropolis of our stat
:, to these Vikings of the nineteenth
century.
1t is also most fitting that this wei
= come should be given in the shadow o
- the Left Ericsson monument.
We are assembled here to celebrat
: the successful accomplishment OF
!, bold voyage across the Atlantic in
perfect replica Of an old Viking shi
exhumed ON the coast OF sNorwa!
e the voyage undertaken by the fearles
ii Captain Magnus Anderson and his rest
lutte companions partly to illustrate tn
L dergee of civilization and know
o ledge OF navigation during tn
Ii viking age, but more pa
e ticularly to emphasize the discovery o
America by the Norseman, Lett Eril
g son. in the year 1000. nearly 500 year
% before Columbus. Captain Anderso
d and his companions desired to demon
n strate that a voyage to Vinland tn
s. Good in such ship was entirely feass
IS bile and the demonstration has been mos