The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-14
THE VIKING WELCOMED
Reception Of the Sturdy Morse.
men at the Fair.
CHEBRED BY MANY THOUSANDS

Tho Greetings MARRIED by nm Accident If
Which Ono Man Had His Lower Limb,
Crushed Almost to "a Jelly and Other
Are Slightly Hurt.
CHICAGO, July 13.-The city of Chicago
and the Worlds Columbian expositiou
yesterday paid their tribute to the other
discoveries of America-the Norsemen.
Magnus Anderson, of Christian, mastc,
OF the Viking ship, his officers and his
crew never dreamed of receiving such
welcome from the American people al
Chicago and ut jackson Park rs was OK.
tended to them yesterday. There was
masslng OF jubilant Scandanavians on land
and wuter from Milwaukee, to Pullman.
all waving handkerchiefs and hats and
singing the national Norwegian mir. Uni.
formed bands were OH many of the larger
Doats playing American and Norwegian
airs ut intervals, while singing societies OF
young Norwegians were grouped on the
main decks singing over the water to the
brave little band of sailors on the Viking
boat the songs most familiar TO them.
The union flag of Norway and Sweden
and the separate colors of the Norwegians
foated from every masthead, from ever
RAINBOW 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 at &c
clock In the morning with light breeze
ana clear sky. There were thousands of
passengers on the steamers which had
been chartered for the occasion bv Scandi
navian societies, kindred organizations.
the city counsel and Commissioner Rayn
of Norway.
The big propeller Nebraska was loaded
until many were compelled to stand Men
were perched on the yard arms of big
three masted schooner, and the decks Of
the steamers X. j. Gordon, Music. Post
boy, Cyclone, Adrienne, Ivanhoe, Duluth.
Chief Justice Waite, Josie Davis Arthur
Orr, Rome and South Haven were black
with humanity. In the reception and
escort fleet We're also II dozen steam md
sailing yachts. and when the Van Buren,
street pier and Jackson Park were reached
There was hardly room for the larger
vessels to move on account of the number
OF smaller craft darting here and there
The viking was sighted Off Evanston Mt
il;3o O'Clock When the fleet had SIR.
rounded the queer !Oo%ing boat, with Can.
lain Anderson standing in the stern, there
was n cannonade of salutes from every gun
on the Michigan. Johnson, Ivanhoe and
other boats, from every whistle. and from
throats of tens of thousands, ACCOMPANIED
by the waving Of hats and handkerchiefs
the playing of the Norwegian national air
oy the bands and the singing of the same
captain Anderson and his ruddy men
answered by waving their caps and firing
a small gun. The johnson took tile Vik.
ing in tow and an irregular line ,vos
formed to the rear OH each side Atnoon
the Michigan cast Off its hawscr, and the
lranhoe,as the official reception boat. came
mp. Captain Anderson and his crew were
taken OIL III tug and boarded the Ivan
noe, where they received hearty welcome
ana three cheers. Commissioner Rayn
and his guests gathered around the sturdv
men of the north and l. X. Boyes.n. n
Chicago master in chancery aud A Nor
weglnn, addressed them
captain Anderson said it afforded him
much pleasure to know that the gentle
man who had invited him OH board was
the royal commissioner for NORWAY to the
lar. lie wanted only $1,000 to build the
Viking, but he could not get the goverp-
ment to give it to him. Il think we have
the government at home with MS now "
said the captain.
After taking lunch on board. the Viking
the men returned to their boat, Mavor
Harrison joining them. and the Johnson
took 1t III tow. The brown and white sails
were unftirled TO the breeze and the fleet
moved on the Van Buren, street pier
thousands OF people lined the shore and
crowded to the waters edge on docks and
piers ana tied up boats to cheer the Nor
weSian sailors and their ancient craft.
Inc arrival OF the procession at The Van
Buren street pier was marked by an acct
dent that came within All ace of proving
the second horror of the week The small
pleasure steamer Imperial, which plies be-
tween the pier and Lincoln Park. was ot
It's dock, having just taken aboard some
forty or more people for northbouu
trip Just as the Imperial was about 10
steam out the big steamboat Arthur Orr
winch had participated in he lake parade
came rapidly in behind The biz boat
crashed full i'll OH the little one. DRIVING il
into the landing for a distance of over
thirty feet. The pier at the time was
crowded with people and their escape was
little short OF miraculous One man name
unknown, was caught between the boat
and the umbers and his lower limbs from
the hips crushed almost to a Jelly. Several
others received Commissions of the hands
feet and limbs but not so serious as Ia
prevent their hobbling away.
When jackson Park was reached there
was the same multitude OF people on the
piers and beach 10 greet the Norcsmcn.
There was iii official blunder which forced
the guests from the IvanhOe and others to
stand III the hot sun at the North pier I'M
III the Viking could be brought back from
the Casino pier, where professor Putnam
addressed Captain Anderson. saying he
believed the Norsemen crossed from Ice
land to America 1000 years ago, but the
viking had sailed twice as far. He ac
copied the ship as an exhibit of Norway.
the third official reception took place
under the dome of the Administration
building. President Palmer explained
That 1t had not seemed fitting to the Off
Gals of the fair that there shouId he s,rnat