The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16

visit 70 attend The or-nine Of our internsuorsi exposf
snn e ,,;.s, The sroMn,rE t RI SI lam, SsM ;. Sc, ssss ssr q
sss' i r.n .asasfs. sI tain. and S1 e. i. a,i ines1l,e,asi accom- com,
pn.h,nen,s w,s sbls to give a new word to civilization.
Ishsii do my,st the honor to cali upou you a, your
s s"a', IN. m Ts."Ia,idS. i y.s..a Y By ,s sst Aldermen sSa s ssd Conc no
S SsSst's sS st inv {, 9S yaa ~. s ssst Of ~. y y, 3. Honor the
The Duke replied, briefly In French that he
wns deeply affected by all ,hosc honors. and
citizens o! New YORK for the privileges they
had accorded him: Each member OF the com
mitteo was then introduced in turn TO all the
steamed ,up to the foot Of west Twenty-third
street. The young peopln OF tho party spent
most ottho time vt tho calm windows p%eerinG
through the fog at tho vessels In the harhor.
bouts. Dona Maria SPEAKS English we'll. and
she talked freely with the gentlemen who had
e"TTHSs 'YTM uRc :" DO S"Vs ofnsu ne' is sas OF medium sIac.
He wears ciosc-cropped side whiskers. which
Tend to give him q strong resemblance to Or.
size aud manner Of shaving. that = stranger
apart. The. Dukes, iull name Is ,Cflstobai
Colon dc Toledo y Larreategui do In Cora.
HHS Ste.5 stands me bn faT sao names Z sa ai III. s pare nns
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dranaee o., srain.' Senator d the, Kingdom.
NuDitlltIo w IN ub. Ttt q lolNoh W.
/" ttoncencion Dc Yiina%isiosn., GeDii!. HombTs
and the present infant kins Don Alfonso Xifif..
member OF the Royal Council OF Agriculture.
s Ind! y and tn Sop pm, aud q, r fniIan OF r fnS
first two titles on the list were bestowed
upon Christophcr Columbus in lao! iy tho
tions mnds by the di.coveIer hefore he sailed
for America; The titles OF Duke de Nerasn1a
and Marquis OF .Iainaica weto Crantpd to
COlumbuS'S grandson, Don Luis Colon, in
1887. In ordcr to do Justice to the rights md
sialmn Il bn IKE % a,seI Iorn in M HssGsr IN isii7. and
at the University Of Madiid. and there received
since 1870. nnI Is a liberal in his views.
Iie has Ieer j Member OF Iariiament three
rish, to n seat in thC senate he. has always
taken 4 great interest in cattle raising and IN
aGs s EsniIsra. II the aSdia an ne ,Harf, "i the iRs"s Ma arants
refined and motnerIy looking woman with
UT ittook the BiacEHir%T about half IN hour to
steam ur .t t" the str p,sr w K ihs hn r90 been e1 d Meot
rated with snail American and spani,h flags.
1t was 10 o'clock. and the rain was still falling
iarei 6y the committee by some peculiar
a. isle S Tsrn Cen to lG 'ss E lssFpsH Of for this ca he
''" : these arrived at tho pier: In the mean:
caUin. OF the Nnckbird and made the best Of
it.. While waiting for the carriages. Don Man:
spain. came to the dock and presented his re-
spects. unotficially. 10 tho Duke. and conveyed
s spsn isGSe'Mlnis nis ST pp in h Rashi %s M".OV Whc. 'i IN
obedience to his .physician's orders. cannot
leaye for New York until SATURDAY. and
severn, landaus. aud the Dukes party, enter.d
these md were driven through the rain to the
cold laced, jumped out and helped the Duke
and the Duchess to aiiEht. The, Glnss doors OF
f@ rss noiel Esred HATTIE hsii boys Sr stood a." at tie he" "ntr.nce
to greet the distinguished visitors. Ihecom-
mander led the way to to- the state apartments trT ,dat on
sateheI and followed Iehini in single lile.
This made nn imposing procession: and the
doubtless much impressed. That portion Of
the hallway on the first. floor which leads to
Of these rooms open. was cut of IRON public
gaze, by u heavy curtain. IN front ct which
t seo0s sn 4 eiysrl fho ssT sorreo %n0 " roo@s NJ" wn I@S
had, been reserved for the Duke were
sayly dec3sattd With 1t ha flowers Gs Sand and floral or ni 9
selyants Tor lali an hour ;nd thsn ,hings
time To- look about him and breathe. He saw
the great spanish flag hanging from a pole on
pressed his pleasure at the thouRhtfulness OF
commit,ee esV who Ought to have been on hand
down the bav began to struggle in. They
tramped up and down tho halls and stairways
with rig white badCes on their coats. ,. ~
freedom Of tho city 1t was wrapped up in
q morocco. cover. and, as no, one had over
seen the freedom Of the city" before. every
body was much interested, The comTittee-
and presently Commander Dickins announced
that the Duke would receive his visitors in the
Mayor went W stairs with the |trseL0m Of
presented to the Duke. he made q brief speech
IT welcome. and offered the morocco roll to
the city's guest
In spite Of the fact that Gen. Porter. IN his
had promised MIN the keys Of the city" the
latter did not appear disappointed when the
Mayor gave him a parchment roll, instead.
The document is about two feet long an!
eighteen inches wide. and is highly decorated
with iiourishes and colors. 1t hangs from u
metal rod. lik. n Tanner. and. on the back are
blended the spanish and the American co!ors.
Take it nlto%ether. the frerdom OF the
city" is n very fine thing. and will add to the
quiet decorations Of the Dukes suite. The
wording OF the scroll is thus:
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