The state chronicle., 1893-04-18

in your own land, land the fore !
sight aid generosity o. whese SOW !
ereigns made possible the memors
BILE voyage which resulted in the I
discovery Of this country, which :
has since become the home of so /
many prosperous and happy peo-
pie. {
"Our citizens are impressed with
a deep sense of the peculiar fitness
and signif.anse of your Excellency's
visit to attend the opening of our
international exposition. an exposi-
tion organized especially to signal
ize and celebrate the crowning tri-
umph of the career of your Illus
trlous ancestor. who. by his indoni-
table courage, his steadfast faith,
and his rare intellectual accomplish
ments, was able to give new
world to civilization, to science, and
to commerce.
81 shall do myself the honor to
| call upon you st your hotel imned-
itely after your arrival and present
to you the resolutions passed by
the Alderman and Commonalty of |
New York and approved by his
Honor the Mayor, extending to you
the freedom of the city
To this address the Duke replied,
also in French, saying to Gen. Por-
ter what he had said to Commander
| Dickins. that he was much touched
by the honor of his welcome, and
that he anticipated much pleasure
and qualification from his visit to
this county. Re had always en-
tertained, he said, nigh opinion
of the enterprise Of the United
States, Of its advanced line of
thought, and Of the position that it
| had secured among the nations of
the world He thought he might
safely say that he was as glad to
reach here as his illustrious pro-
genitor had been. The attentions
. alresdyshown him hadbeen touching
he said, not only to himself, but to
J his wife and family, who joined
Is him in conveying the deep graft
J tude that these attentions inspired
It was nearly II o'clock when tn,
programme was resumed. at tba
hour the members of the committe,
who had gone down the bay, will
.e Mayor Gilroy, Col. Mcclellan
le Charles r. Flint, Perry Belmont, {
of c. Baldwin, Francis Lynde Stetson
a. j. Edward Simmons, Alexander Z
or Orr, Henry w. Cannon and Jane
1e j. Martin, assembled in the Stat
s. dining room, where the ducal part
at greeted them.
a. Mrs. Gilroy, Mrs Dickins, an
Id Mrs George G. Boldt, the wife c
1e the manager of the hotel, were ais
there. This room had been yer
40 prettily decorated with flowers ser
b. by the committee of the Chambe
OF of Commerce ard by the various il
It dividuals.
rs, When introductions were owe
OF Mayor Gilroy, holding in his han
OF the scroll containing the form {
se grant of the freedom of the city
fa the Duke Of Veragua, extende
OF greetings to the distinguished Wis
no tor, saying that it gave him grei
he pleasure to receive, in his capacit
at as Mayor and on behalf of the pc,
pie, the descendant of the illustriol
'as diecoverer. He assured the Dull
on that all Of the people Of the city el
M tertained toward him the most co
IN dial feeling. To this address Il
yes Duke replied in English, speakir
ad brify and with an accent mut
ck- broken.
ere The Mayor then handed to Il
ere Duke the scroll, which was of We
the handsome design It had been e
the crossed in colors on white pare
the ment. Around the edge of t
parchment was wide bulli
the fringe, and it was backed with bl
hip silk. The scroll was wrapped in
OK morocco cover, which in turn "
the bound with ribbons of the Spani
be national colors As the May
'tfi- handed it to the Duke il was roll
vel in cylindrical form, but looseni
rn- the roll the parchment unfolded
the self until the ecroll resembled
the small banner. After brief rece
ton the Duke and his party We
our left to themselves for a few hou
om- The Spanish residents of n
eel FORK last night serenaded Du
ted and Duchess de Versgua at
ate, Hotel Waldorf. A little before
ma o'clock the Seventh Regiment Bal
vel with some mem bels Of the conn
'sts, tee, appeared before the hotel a
Ad- began playing the Royal Span
and March. Ia a moment every wind
en- was flied, and soon the Duke,
ing brother, the Marquis &c Barbol
'un- and Donna Maria appeared OF
'ncy balcony.
and When the Duke was recogni;
he was cheered. he responded
OF bowirg.
con- While the band played Span
on flag was unfurled and Greek FIRE
oeen burned, lighting up the whole 0
ould nue..
last After the serenade commit
most called on and welcomed the Du
stter representing the Circulo Colon
ling, vantes and the Spanish resident
stem According to the Custom &c
lOlce off, the Duke de Verapua