Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-13
VIKING SHIP IN PORT
Chicago and tho Fair Welcome
the Hardy Nofsemen.
USUAL ACCIDENT OCCURS
There Was No Demonstration ~ the
Grounds Owing so thc Blecens
Awful Deadly R1a.e.

CHIcAeo. July l2-The paid admis
sions at the fair today were .isky1
The city Of Chicago and the world'I
Columbian Exposition today paid theil
tribute to the other discovsrcrs of Amer,
lea. the Norsemer.
Msgnus Anderson OF Christiana. mas
ter Of the Viking ship. his officers and
his crew never dreamed of receiving
such welcome from the American peo.
pie at Chicago and at jackson Park. u
was extended 10 them this day. There
Was massing 1t jubilant Scandinavian
on land and water from Milwaukee "a
Pullman. all waving handkerchief and
hats.rand singing the national Norwe-
gian air. ''Ja vi Elskcr Dettelandet.s
Uniformed bands Of music were On
many Of the larger boats playing Amcri-
can and Norwegian airs. at intervals;
while singing societies 1t young Norwe-
gians were grouped on the main decks
singing over the water To- the brave lit
tie band OF sailors on the Viking boat
the songs most familiar 90 them in their
native land. Ii was the proudcst day in
Captain Anderson's life. and he almost
forgot how To speak in English 80 as 10
make himself understood. The union
flag Of Norway and Sweden. and the
separate colors Of the Norwegians
fioated from every mast head. from every
rainbow line of decorations and on the
buildings OF the White city facing the
lake.
Meeting the Viking.
started from the city for Evanston al 10
o'clock in the morning. with a light
breeze and a clear sky. There were
thousands of passengers on the steam
ers which had been chartered for the
occasion by Scandinavian societies,
kindred organizations. the city council
and Commissioner Ryan of Norway.
The Viking was sighted off Evanston at
l1:3O o'clock. When the fleet had sur
rounded the queer looking boat. with
Captain Anderson standing in the stern.
there was q cannonade Of saIutes from
every gun on the Michigan. johnson.
Ivanhoe and other boats. from every
whistle and from the throats of tens OF
thousands. mingled with the waving Of
hats and playing Of the Norwegian
national air by the bands and the sing.
ing Of the same.
Captain Anderson and his ruddy men
answered by waving their caps and fir
ing small gun. The johnson took the
Viking in tow, and an irregular line was
formed 10 the rear on each side. At
noon the Michigan cast oil its hawser,
and the Ivanhoe. as the reception boat.
came up. Captain Anderson and his
crew were taken of in tug and
boarded the Ivanhce. where they re-
ceived hearty welcome and three
cheers.
Welcome to the Norsesnen.
Commissioner Ravn and his guests
gathered around tho sturdy men Of the
north and !. h. Boygcson. a Chicago
master in chancery and Norwegian.
addressed them.
Captain Anderson responded briefly
to the welcome. After taking lunch on
board. the Viking men returned 10 the
boat. Mayor Harrison joining them. and
the johnson took IL in tow. The brown
and white stretched sails were unfurled
To the breeze on the Viking. and the
fleet moved on 10 the Van Buren, street
pier. Thousands OF persons lined the
shore and crowded Ia the waters edge
on dsclls and pier and tied Up boats TO
cheer the Norwegian sailors and their
ancient craft. The Viking went along.
side the pier. cannon doomed aud
whistles footed. the captain and crew
landed in a narrow space hemmed in by
q pushing and excited crowd, aud Mayor
Harrison welcomed them with one az
his characteristic speeches. Captain
Anderson responded briefly. because the
hour was getting late. and there was too
much of a crowd.
AZ jackson Park.
When jackson park was reached
there was the same multitude OF people
on the piers and beach Ia greet the
Norsemen. At administration building
the rotunda was filed with officials and
who crowded around platform
on which were President Palmer. Prof
Anderson and Commissioner Rayn and
Prof. Putnam. President Palmer ex-
planned that !, had not seemed fitting 10
the officials Of the fair that there should
be great rejoicing - soon after the ap.
palling calamity which had cast gloom
over all. The reception OF the Viking
should not conflict with that given the
Spanish caravcls The Norscmen had
America 800 years before
Columbus did. but humanity was not
yet ready for its settlement Spain had
the glory of opening this country fo
and Norway had the glory IL
giving Jurisprudence 10 America.
Captain Anderson responed, a Viking
cheer was given w him and his crow
and then thew wcra f.kar nm ssatrs aud