The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-07-20
THE VIKING SHIP ARRIVES
RECEIVED WITH GREAT CEREMONY
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Quaint Craft Rowed Into the Harbor by
Hardy Descendants Of the Old North
men-List of Victims Of Mon
days Fire Increasing.

CHICAGO, July IA gallant fleet
with gay banners flying aud gay,
happy souls on board steamed out of
Chicago this morning to meet and
welcome the Viking ship and crew
and escort it and them to the harbor
at the fair. In the fleet were tke
man of-war Michigan, internal reve-
me steamer Blake, pleasure steamer
City of Duluth, carrying Mayor Harri-
son and the city council, and half a
hundred or more steam yachts and
pleasure craft of various varieties,
Besides the mayor and city officials
the City of Duluth carried a number
of p' ointment Scandinavians. The re-
ception committee sailed on the
steamer Ivanhoe. The fleet sailed
north to point few miles off Evans
ton, where she sighted the Viking
ship. A salute of 81 guns were fired
and the fleet hove to and forming in
line on each side of the honored little
vessel, started for Jackson Park.
When the fleet arrived off Van
Buren, street Mayor Harrison and
council and committee boarded the
little Viking ship and Mayor Harrison
gave Captain Anderson and his gal
liant crew the freedom sn hospitality
of the city. In half an hour the
journey to the fair was resumed. Mean
time the Michigan had taken up her
tow cable and the Viking was manned
with oarsmen whose great muscles
mede her skim through the water at a
wonderfully rapid rate.
at the Worlds Fair harbor hun
dreds of little electric launches and
pleasure boats were out to welcome
the sturdy Viking ship Cannons
doomed, whistles blew and thousands
of sightseers who had gathered along
the shore cheered vigorously. Director
General Davis and number of the
Worlds Fair officials took the captain
and crew off the Viking ship and well
coined them to the fair. This was fol-
lowed by a reception in the admins
tration building, to which department
and other officials were invited.
THE HOLOCAUST.
The list of victims of the holocaust
increases. This afternoon another
body was recovered from the ruins,
swelling the death total to Is. with a
large area of debris still unexplored.
The remains this afternoon discovered
We're those of Ralph A. Drummond,
construction engineer of the cold stor.
age company This was the only body
uneartbed, rumors of other ghas .ly
finds being based on the discovery of
piles of roasted meat formerly stored
in the refrigerator. 1t is known that
at least two or three and possibly a
half dozen bodies mu be yet in the
ruins, The families of the victims of
the fire will not want for
the necessities of life. Up to this
afternoon $l2. 1926 have been subscribed
and subscriptions still rapidly coming
in. 1t hoped the total may be swelled
to 100000 as the board of trade pro-
misses $4,000 alone and various large
companies have subscription lists well
under way. The Phoenix Insurance
company of Brooklyn sent a check for
$3.50 and several other small amounts
have been received from other cities.
Elk. Mayor Hampstead has given a
check for $3.50 and 2. D.. Armour,
Partridge & Co, the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, and Washington
Park company have each contributed
$1,000.
ORIENTAL EXHIBITS.
The exhibit of Johore opened yester-
day and the bust of its sultan was un
yelled. Several Lights Asia put up
at the Lexington today, among them
the Navajo of Rampur. The prince,
being young man, is attended by a