Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-23
HE RAISED THE FLAG
President HARRISON Hosts the
American Flag
ON The STEAMER NEW YORK
sesnsifui Ceremony Christening the
First Vessel OF the Only American
Trans Atlantic Line In Commerce.

Nkw Yosx. Feb. 22.-The ceremony
of raising the American far on the New
York formerly the City u New York;.
which was arranged for noon today. was
Esarred by the inciemept weather. bat
according to the determination Of the
Ulcers of the company there WAS to be
no postponement 81 the exercises till an
other day. The beginning Of the ccre
monies was made late by the delay a.
the presidential party. The first section
of the party. wsthout the president. ar
rived IN .jersey City at 30. The presi
dents train arrived at = o'clock and the
party proceeded TO the boat Everything
Was in readiness by l. o'clock. the New
York having taken the position about
500 feet OF pier a" North river. near
the battery. At III o'clock the cruiser
Chicago. being there also. prepared to
tire the salute at the raising of the flag.
The guests invited to be present on the
ship were transferred from pier No. 43.
North river. this city. and from Jersey
City. all but the Washington party be
ing on board before o'clock. A crowd
II about COO persons assembled on the
battery 10 watch the spectacle. but
many of them went away before the
ceremonies began, owing to the delay.
Gay With Bunting.
All Along the river. from the pier Of
the American line at the foot Of Chris
tcpher street Ia the barge Office. the
docks and vessels in them were gaily
decorated. particularly on this side of
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liners that happened 10 be in port were
flying flags at every peak and long lines
of steamers were stretched from mast 10
mast. The American line dock was
especially CAV with bunting. hut the
New York had no flags at all. They
were already pulled up when President
Harrison raised the american colors.
The New York with her full crew on
board steamed away from her dock at
lo:l5 o'clock for the proposed anchorage
OF the battery. She was greeted with
whistles from all sorts II steam crafts as
she went down the river Soon after
the New York got under way with only
her crew on board. the Howard Carol
took her place in the slip and the guests
she was to carry to the New York en-
barked on her.
The Guests.
Among those were: J. Pierrepont
Morgan. c. p. Huntington. j. A. Canter.
Senator Frye. G.. :. Neale. Gen Horace
Porter. Gen. John n. Scofeld. Mayor
Gilroy. DR. Cyrus Edison. Hugh Bonner,
r. ". j. Hurst. Andrew Carnegie. Matt
land kersey. Collector Hendricks. John
Kane. Jr.. George Lyon. w r. Buckley.
George Wilson. James S. Siranhan.
Henry W. Cannon. Walter r. T. Jones.
G. II. Collins. John H. Starrin. A. A.
Ravins. G.. " Bliss. Warner Miller. ex-
Mayor II. j. Grant, George f. Baker. K.
j. Cortis. Vernon II. Brown. E. c. Bene-
diet. T.. II. Skinner. Samuel J. Fair
child. X. NJ. Galloway. Oliver J. Geer.
Wendell Goodwin. W. j. Fryer. Cornelius
ORcilly. Murat Halstead. Henry L.
Abbey, g. Schwab, G. IA. Beaver Webb.
james Dougheriy and c. c. Martin.
Flower Could Not Attend.
Governor Flower and staff. who were
expected. sent word yesterday il would
be impossible for the party to attend.
The Howard Carol started away with
over 800 guests on board al 11:45
| O'Clock The Sam Sloan transferred be-
lated guests The company were
I quickly put aboard the New York. where
they awaited the arrival of the presI-
dental party. The party from Phla
delphis- which arrived on the New York
about l2@g o'clock. consisted ~ w. r.
Harriiy. Frank Thomson. Chief Justice
Ashmead. James a. Wright. Judge Ar
| mold and others The New York was
! surrounded 10y many tugs and the ex-
cursion boats that had brought the Wis
itors. On the New York two battalIons
II the naval reserve. one from New
/ York under the command IL Lieutenant
/ Commander Kent and the other from
/ Philadelphia under command u Lieu
tenant Wright were on duty. and a
guard was drawn up on the deck wai,
ing fer the presidential party. The New
York looked spick and span. and all ~
the sailors and attendants were clad in
new uniforms. the fitting had been
cleaned and polished till they shone
like mirrors and all the linen and silver
on the tables gistened brightly.
President Harrison's Arrival.
The Washington party on the section
~ the presidential train which colliied
with train near Philadelphia arrived
in Jersey City at - r. m. Among
them were Congressman Payne.
buchanan. Hemphil. Stump. senator
Washburn and Frank Hatton There
Was quite crowd IN the Pennsylvania
depot when the presidents train AZ last
drew m Superintendent Jackson Il
The Pennsylvania entertained the most
notsfble q those who werc in the private
car til the presidents train was due
Am3uc those who were there were
Secretary Elkins who came o the city
last Eight. and thirty men from tile
New York and Philadelphia naval re-
Strives. The Fhiladclphi1 squad. which
also came To this city last night. v$s
uns'sr command - Iicutenanf Corn
mansier Wright The New York. disisisln
ess Commanded by Commander Charles
=. Muller and f.ieutensaf Commander
hent United States Marshal .Iacofus
was also IN the party. ~ the presi
dents train ran into the station tho
naval reserves dFex mp in line ca either
side aud Captain FatriRr vhu Was "a
hand vitil > squad n tweiye Jersey
f-oi'cenaeH made an effccfusi fffprt r.
keep tbe enswfl hack
The president walked daHn the pat
t-rnl leanspe an the arm a Mayer sey
for cfffef4ft flkins. Secretary Nars
nHker- s>ssfrtary Esssk and Gen. j A.
VHnoni followed. asa With the rtas q
- farfy. ~ere hurried ~ tsaFl filr
Ssra sstfssft wAieh rs a. The sisme -
prs tltta rfsNxs ffeietf rfer ard sIsfss-t