The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-23
Stars and Stripes Now Fleat Above OF
the Big Inman Line Steamer City
OF New York.
The Ceremonies Participated In by
Many Distinguished Citizens, In
cluding the President.
A Proclamation Reyoking Tolls Levied
ON Canadian Traffic Through the
500 Canal.

New York. Feb. 23.-For the irse
time in ganeratian the stars and
stripes float over an ocean greyhound,
the peer of any craft afioat. For the
first time since this country boasted q
mercantile navy Of clipper ships whose
sails whitened every quarter Of the
globe-in fact for the first time in the
history of the nation,-its flag will
guard modern, well eqipped and in
comparable steamship. The bad
weather did much to diminish the
crowds lining the Battery and neighbor-
ing shores, with the thousands Of inter-
ssted and patriotic men, women and
children, who would, under other con-
iitions, have thronged to cheer the
Tansfer of ensigns; their best wishes
win go with the rechristened ship.
The Raising of the Flag.
Notwithstanding the weather the GER
smony of raising the American flag on
the steamer City of New York took
place at 2:30 p. m. Ii was the in-
tention of the Inman Steamship COM
pany to haul the steamer out in the
stream at 8 o'clock but it was then
showing and hailing SO fast, and the
river was so packed with ice that the
departure of the vessel for her anchor
age ground off the Battery was delayed.
The ship left the pier at 10 o'clock.
None of the invited guests had then
arrived. The first of tho distinguished
visitors reached the pier at 1O:40, fully
an hour before the prescribed time for
embarking on the steamer Howard Car
roll, which had been chartered TO trans
fer them to the New York.
The cruiser Chicago, which fired the
national salute in honor of the glorious
event, anchored off the Communipaw
flats at O'clock. Forty members oi
the First battalion of the naval reserve
left Pier No. 40 at 10 o'clock to receive
the president and members of his
cabinet.
The New York had no decorations al
she went out for her rechristening. A
large number of people gathered at the
dock and for an hour or more guests oi
the American company came pouring
through the gates.
Some Who Were There.
Governor Flower intimated that he
would be unable to be present at the
ceremonies. Among those who accept
ed invitations and went down on the
Carroll were: DIR. Cyrus w. Edison
Superintendent Byrnes, J. Pierpon,
Morgan, Senators Cantor and Frye, G.
s. Meals, Washington; Major General
Schofield, Senator Hill and Senator
Hiscock, Commodore Morgan, of the
New York Yacht club, ex-Mayor Grant
Mayor Gilroy, Judge Gildersleeve, ex
Mayor Grace, ex-Mayor Hewitt and
Lieutenant Governor Sheehan.
The President Arrives.
The president Immediately on his ar.
rival in Jersey City at 1850 p. M, went
on board the special steamer in waiting
and amid the booming of cannon was
taken to the New York. As the presi.
dent ascended the deck of the New York
the Chicago fired presidential salute.
The president, after the exchange oi
a few civilii;es, proceeded to raise the
stars and stripes, amid the cheering oi
all present, the boom of cannon and the
footing of steam whistles. Next the
Chicago fired salute of 81 guns.
This was responded to by all the forts
in the harbor. and the American fiae
was appropriately honored.
There We're informal speeches and
then the entire party adjourned to the
grand saloon, which was appropriately
decorated, where collation. was served
While the guests were enjoying thei1
spread the New York sailed down ths
bay to Sandy Hook and then returned
to her pier.