The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-15
THE VIKING AT NEWPORT.
SHE WILL DE. IOWED down THE
SOUND 10 THIS PoRT TOMORROW

Steamboats, with Committees Aboard, Pleas.
ure Yachts. and the Minntonomoh VIII
Meet the Strnnger-There VIII be Din.
ners and n Reception at the City Hall
NEWPORT. June 1.-THE Viking ship reached
the New York Yacht Club dock here this after
noon at o'clock. whore she lie now tied up and
being visited BIZ hundreds. She WAS towod up
from New London by tug and came Into the
harbor amid q salute OF steam whistles and
the discharge OF cannon from the yachts.
Capt. Anderson was welcomed on behalf OF the
city by Alderman Fearing and on behalf OF
the New York Yacht Club by Capt Frederick
T. Sands. in the absence OF Commodore Nor
gan, who is In New York.
Owing to the late arrival. the public dem on
stration In honor OF the Norwogians was post
noned till to- borrow. and this afternoon and
evening the visitors were informally enter
tanned by n committee OF their countrymen
residents here. The city's reception to-mor-
row will consist OF q drive. the Norwegian
sailors being accompanied by Mayor Horton
and members Of the City Council: a band con-
cert. and public reception and banquet To-
morrow morning they will visit the torpedo
station. upon invitation OF Commander jewell
The Viking ship will be put on the marine
railway there and cleaned. preparatory to GO
ing to New York.
Tho arrangements for the. reception Of the
viking ship and Of her Captain and crew have
tiyes of tho American and Norwegian com
mittees are now in Newport comforting with
city to-day. and report what progress they have
made.
:. A tug vii. 60 to Newport from this city to-
day and Will tow the viking ship through tho
Sound to City Island tomorrow night. arriv-
Ing there early Saturday morning The viking
VIII anchor and prepare for Its official reccp
Saturday The city's committee ha. chsrtered
oafth Nof ver a, 6hsr
steam bonts with the Norwegian societies on
hoard will leave ut about the Same time from
and viii 30 joined in tho East River by tho
monitor monitor Minntonomoh. IN command 81 Admla
the Yacht ffrS Clubs viii aso
STRANGER This "ta will sail all and steal steam mp
q salute. The Norwegian officers and crew Of
the viking will then be invited on board tn,
be maa Sy ra vii
Choate and other members of the committee.
After the speeches luncheon will be served in
The iotilla will, return to the city early in
the afternoon md vii! act as an escort to the
Morse boat will he rowed by her seamen from
He'll Gate around the Battery to her anchorage.
which will 10 at Thirty fourth street or Ninety
this way the people of New York will lie able
to see Just how the old Norsemen used to
travel.
The Viking will remain In the North River
for n week. and then go to Chicago by way OF
the Erie Canal While here visitors will br rev.
day.
Sunday night tho Norwegian societies Of
BROOKLYN viii give bnnGuet TO the Vikings
will receive the sailors in the Governors room
Mt the City Hail. He will make a speech OF
welcome to Capt. Andersen. and the Norwe-
ginn flag viii! be hung from the faCpoles
While here Can't. Andersen will enlist thirty
two additional Norwegian sailors. whom he
will take to Chicago. These men are not nee.
essary to man the shin. but the increased
number will give our people n letter idea OF
the fighting .. m plement 81 the old Viking war
ships. 1t will also enail,. the crow to have
more shore leave to visit the FAir