The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-13
THE VIKING WELCOMED
Reception of the Sturdy Morse
men at the Fair.
CHBERBD BY MANY THOUSANDS.

The Greetings Mnrred by an Accident In
which one Man Had His Lower Limbs
Crushed Almost to a jelly and Others
Are Slightly Hurt.
CHICAGO, July 13-The city Of Chicago
and the Worlds Columbian eNposi ton
yesterday paid their tribute to the other
discoverers Of America-the Norsemen.
Magnus Anderson, Of Christian, master
Of the viking ship, his officers and his
crew never dreamed Of receiving such a
welcome from the American people at
Chicago and at Jackson Park as was ex-
tended to them yesterday. There was a
massing of iubilant Scandanavians on land
and wuter from Milwaukee to Pullman,
all waving handkerchi"fs and hats and
singing the national Norwegian air Uni
formed bands We're ON many of the larger
boats playing American and Norwegian
airs at 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 Co them
The union flag of Norway and Sweden
and the separate colors of the Norwegians
floated from every masthead, from every
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 10
O'Clock in the morning with a light breeze
and a clear sky. There were thousands of
passengers on the steamers which had
been chartered for the occasion by Scandi-
navian societies, kindred organizations.
the city counsel and Commissioner Ravn,
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 r. 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 were also a dozen steam and
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 at
ll:30 o'clock. When the fleet had sur
rounded the queer loo6ing boat, with Cap
tain Anderson standing in the stern, there
was a 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
by 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 the Vik-
ing in tow and an irregular line was
formed to the rear on each side. At noon
the Michigan cast off its hawser, and the
lvanhoe,as the official reception boat, came
up. Captain Anderson and his crew were
taken off in tug and boarded the Ivan
hoe, where they received a hearty welcome
and three cheers. Commissioner Ravn
and his guests gathered around the sturdy
men Of the north and l. X. Boyes n, a
Chicago master in chancery and Nor
wegian, addressed them.
Captain Anderson said it afforded him
much pleasure to know that the gentle
man who had invited him on board was
the royal commissioner for Norway to the
fair. He wanted only s., 900 to build the
Viking, but he could not get the govern
ment to give it to him. 81 think we have
the government at home with us now"
said the captain.
After taking lunch on board, the Viking
the men returned to their boat, Mayor
Harrison joining them, and the Johnson
took it in tow The brown and white sails
were unfurled 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 and tied up boats to cheer the Nor
wegian sailors and their ancient craft.
Tne arrival of the procession at the Van
Buren street pier was marked by an aCci-
dent that came within an ace of proving
the second horror of the week. The small
pleasure steamer Imperial, which plies be-
tween the pier and Lincoln Park, was at
it dock, having just taken aboard some
forty or more people for northbound
trip. Just as the Imperial was about to
steam out the big steamboat Arthur Orr,
which had participated in the lake parade,
came rapidly in behind. The big boat
crashed full in on the little one, driving it
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 timbers and his lower limbs from
the hips crushed almost to a Jelly. Several
others received contusions of the hands,
feet and limbs, but not so serious as to
prevent their hobbling away.
When Jackson Park was reached there
was the same multitude Of people on the
piers and beach to greet the Noresmen.
There was an official blunder which forced
the guests from the Ivanhoe and others to
stand in the hot sun at the North pier un.
til the Viking could be brought back from
the Casino pier, where professor Putnam
addressed Captain Anderson, saying ht
believed the Norsemen crossed from Ice
land to America 1000 years ago, but the
NiSing had sailed twice as far He &C
cepted the ship as an exhibit of Norway
The third official reception took place
under the dome of the Administration
building. President Palmer explained
that it had not seemed fitting to the OFF
cials of the fair that there should be great
rejoicing so soon after the appalling calam
fly which had cast gloom over all The
reception of the Viking should not conflict
with that given the Spanish caravels. Tn,
NOrsemen had discovered America 5O
years before Columbus did, but humanity
was not yet ready for its settlement. Spain
had the glory of opening this country t,
, mankind, and Norway had the glory o
giving Jurisprudence Of America.
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