Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-19
ESCORTED INTO PORT
Honors to the Spanish Infanta,
Princess Eulalie.
she Is ON HER WAY TO WASHINGTON.
Picturesque Scenes in New York
Bay.
ON BO ARD THE DOLP HIN.
SHE Is ON HER WAY TO WASHINGTON.
ON BOARD THE DOLPHIN.
COMING OF THE PRINCESS.
The Spanish Infanta Escorted Up New York
Bay.

The Spanish Infanta Escorted Up New York
Bay.
NEW YORK, Nav d9.-The day dawned bright
and beautiful and the waters of the Narrows
and the lower bay glistened and glinted in the
sunlight. The arrival late yesterday Of the
Spanish steamer Reina Maria Christina, having
on board the Infanta Eulalie, her husband,
Prince Antoine ID Orleans and the members OF
their party, was somewhat of a surprise as she
was not expected until early this morning.
This. however, did not interfere with the ar
rangements made for the reception of the rep
resentlve OF the Queen Regent of SPAIN and
the program decided upon in New York and
Washington
The first boat to arrive at the quarantine
station from New York the tugboat J. Fred
Lehman, which had left her pier at 6:l5 am,
having on board Senor Baldeceno. the Spanish
consul; Vice Consul Castro and the officers OF
the Spanish war vessels now at New York
lhelr destination was the lower bay, where
they boarded the ReIna Maria Christina and
paid their respects to the Infanta
1hey made a short STAY at quarantine and
then proceeded out for the bar. after exchapg-
ing salutes with the steamer Atwood, living at
the quarantine dock
The quarantine station presented an un-
usually deserted appearance, not a single
steamer being in sight. but il was expected
that the Narrows would soon be filed with
vessels conveying sightseers
As the day wore on the sun gained brillisncy
and the day was perfect one. The harbor Law
basking IN the sunlight, and the tender green
OF the young foliage and the light tint Of the
grass made a scene fit for the brush Of AN
artist The long and neatly trimmed grassy
slopes of Fort Hamilton. on the Long Island
shore. and of Fort Wadsworth. on the Staten
Island shore. looked as though covered with
mantles Of delicately tinted velvet and not even
in sunny Spain, nor in the ever-fai;hful isle,
did the ewes of the official representative OF her
most excellent and Catholic majesty of Spain
ever rest on a more beautiful bit Of the earth.
New York has good reason to be proud Of the
entrance 10 her magnificent hsrbor and there
is no fairer scene in the world on a bright
spring day than that presented TO the ocean
traveller as he passes from Sandy Hook to the
city.
THE DOLPHIN DEPARTS.
AT an early hour this morning the Dolphin
passed out 10 the Hook, and was followed
shortly afterward by the Spanish warship In
fanta Isabel. At about Sis navy yard tug
that had been down the bay came alongside the
quarantine dock and received DISPATCHES for
Commander Davis Of the Dolphin. Ii was not
known at what time the infsnta and her party
would 60 on board the Spanish warship, but
the supposition was that the party would be
transferred in the lower bay and proceed die
rect, escorted by the Dolphin. to Jersey City,
DIR. jenkins, the health officer Of the port,
boarded the Reina Maria Christina last even
ing, and che had clean bill OF health from the
American consul general at Havana the in
fants and her party were accorded permission
TO proceed without undergoing any delav
The three vessels. the Maria Christina In
fanta Isabel and the United States steamer
Dolphin. presented a pretty sight as they rode
at anchor of the Hook, decorated with the naaa
OF all nations flying in the strong breeze pre-.
vailing.
PASSING IN.
O on -, H.
anchor, and. passing in, were preceded BY the
Dolphin, which had been awaiting their move-
ments of the government dock inside the
Hook. The Dolphin steamed ahead Of the
Spaniards, leading the way up through the ship
channel saluting with her bow chaser. Not
withstanding the many flags flying from the
Spanish vessels. IL is q singular circumstance
that the United States flag seems to have been
overlooked.
THE INFASTA GOES on THE vARsHrp
At about l0:l5 the spars and the white hull Of
the Dolphin showed out plainly beyond the
gray walls OF Fort wadsworth and about three
cable lengths behind her followed the
Reina Maria Christina About the same dis
tance behind came the Inianta Isabel The
Reina Maria Christina and the Infanta Isabel
were dressed rainbow fashion, while the DOL
phin. which carries no yards, had all her bunt-
ing set fore and aft.
The Dolphin ran past the quarantine dock
and came TO anchor. The Reina Maria Chris
tina followed, dropping her anchor in front Of
the wharf The lnfanta Isabel passed the other
Spanish vessel and took her position between
the Dolphin and the Reina Maria Christina Ths
transfer of the Infanta was made at quarantine
and not in the lower bay.
DIR. jenkins boarded the Reina Mars
Christina to pay his respects 10 the infanta.
and shortly afterward an eight-oared boat, with
the Spanish flag in the stern and the
purple standard Of Spain in front OF IL,
was pulled 10 the gangway. As the infsnts
and Prince Antoine went over the side, the
Saragossa band on the Reina Maria Christina
struck up the Spanish national anthem.
The small boat then pulled around the
Reina Maria Christina and headed for
the 1nfanta Isabel which surrounded
by tugs, yachts and small boats. As the
boat bearing the infanta approached the
as she went on board a salute of twenty-one
guns were fired. When the guns of the war
ship had ceased their booming tho cannon at
Fort Hamilton took MP the strain and answered
the salute gun for gun. Upon the cessation OF
the firing the crew of the Infanta Isabel gave
three cheers for their royal visitor.
THE DOLPHIN IN TROUBLE.
At lilo the Infanta Isabel hove her anchor
and headed up the bay, and with her royal
passengers proceeded for Jersey City.
The Dolphin was the next away. As
she weighed anchor all her flags, save
the American and the Spanish at the main
masthead, were hauled down. The Dolphin
got in trouble in attempting to make the turn
She got in close to the Long Island shore,
and as the tide running a strong
flood much difficulty experienced
in getting her nose pointed up the
channel. Ii was found necessary to hoist the
spanker and TO back and MI several times be-
fore she succeeded in getting on her course.
In the meantime the lnfsnta Isabel had al-
most disappeared from view. The Reina Maria
Christina also had some trouble in turning.
THE ISFANTA VERY GRACIOUS.
Upon his return to quarantine DIR. jenkins
stated that his reception by the infanta was ex-
tremely courteous. He expressed TO her his
best wishes that she should have a pleasant
visit TO the United States, and the
infanta in response thanked him, and said that
it had long been the wish Of her heart Ia visit this
country. 1t was evident that DIR. jenkins
pected to be received in the most
formal manner. but he was most
agreeably disappointed, finding the
infanta TO be as democratic az a native-born
American. In fact. had II not been for the
members OF her suite the intanta would
gladly have availed herself Of the doc
tors invitation to proceed 20 the In
fanta Isabel in his boat, the Gov. Flower.
The infanta may, when occasion demands, be
very ceremonious, but it was apparent that she
did not deem today to be the proper