Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-05-24
EULALIA IN NEW YORK.
The Representative OF Spanish Royalty Cor
daily Welcomed to the United States.

the Narrows and the lower bay gla,rned
and glinted iii the sunlight The arrival
Yesterday afternoon of the Spanish
steamer Reina Maria Cristina having on
board the Infanta Eulalia, her husband,
Prince Antoine d'Orleans, and the
members of their party was a surprise,
as she was not expected until early this
morning. This, however, did not inter
fere with the arrangements made for
the reception of the representative
of the Queen Regent of Spain,
and the programme decided upon
in New York and Washington will
be carried out in it's entirety. The first
boat to arrive at the quarantine station
from New York was the tug-boatJ. Fred
Lehman. which had left her pier at 6:15
A. NJ, having on board Senior BaldecenO,
the Spanish consul, Vice-Consul Castro
and the officers of the Spanish war YES
sells now at New York. Their destina
ton was the lower bay where they
should board the Reina Maria Cristina
and pay their respects to the Infanta.
They made short stay at Quarantine
and then proceeded out for the bar.
The quarantine station presented an
unusually deserted appearance, not
single steamer being in sight, but the
Narrows would soon be filled with YES
sells conveying sightseers who desire to
witness the transfer of the Infanta to
the United States dispatch boat Dolphin
which lay outside waiting TO escort the
Reina Maria Cristina to Quarantine At
about a quarter-past s O'Clock a navy
yard tug that had been down the
bay came alongside the quaran-
tine dock and received dispatches
for Commander Davis Of the
Dolphin. 1t was not known here at
what time the Infanta and her party
would 90 on board the Spanish warship,
but the suppositiOn was that the party
would be transferred in the lower bay
and proceed direct, escorted by the
Dolphin, to Jersey City. If any change
were to be made in the plan it would
not be known until the vessels passed
Quarantine. Nothing could be seen of
them from this point at $50 A. NJ. DR..
Jenkins, the health officer of the port,
boarded the Reina Maria Cristina last
evening and she had a clean bill Of
health from the Consul general at Ha-
vana. The Infanta and her party were
accorded permission to proceed with
out delay here.
AT about 1918 the spars and the white
hull of the Dolphin showed out plainly
beyond the gray walls of Fort Wads-
worth and about three cable lengths be-
hind her followed the Reina Maria
Cristina, and about the same distance
behind came the Infanta Isabel. The
Reina Maria Cristina and the Infanta
Isabel were dressed rainbow fashion,
while the Dolphin, which carries no
yards, had all her bunting set fore and
aft. The Dolphin ran past the dock
here and came to anchor The Reina
(Nrir FIJI
her anchor in front of the
wharf The Infanta Isabel passed the
other Spanish vessel and took her posi-
ton between the Dolphin and the Reina
Maria Cristina The transfer of the
Infanta was made at Quarantine and not
in the lower bay. DR.. Jenkins boarded
the Reina Maria Cristina to pay his re-
spects to the Infanta and shortly after
wards an eight-oared boat with the
Spanish flag in the stern and the purple
standard of Spain IN the front of it WAS
pulled to the gangway.
AS the Infanta and Prince Antoine
went over the side, the Saragossa band
on the Reina Maria Cristina struck up
the Spanish national anthem. The
mail boat then pulled around the Reina
Maria Cristina and headed for the In
fanta Isabel which was surrounded by
tugs, yachts and small boats. AS the
boat bearing the Infanta approached
the warship, yards were manned
and as she went on salute
of twenty-one guns was fired.
When the guns of the warship
had ceased their booming the cannon at
Fort Hamilton took up the strain and
answered the salute gun for gun. Upon
the cessation Of the firing the crew of
the Infanta Isabel gave three cheers for
their royal visitor. The ships were
riding on short cables and their bows
ocean, the tide being flood. This ne
cessitated the turning of the ships when
they got under way. At 11:1O the
Infanta Isabel hove her anchor short and
then made a sharp turn that took
her we'll under the stern of the
Reina Maria Cristina and headed up the
bay, at first keeping close into the Long
Island shore. She soon headed straight
up the channel and with her royal pas
sengers proceeded for Jersey City. The
Dolphin was next away AS she
weighed anchor all her flags, save the
American and the Spanish at the main
masthead, were hauled down and as
she attempted to follow close behind
the lnfanta Isabel, she showed only
five flags.
AZ cAdCtly uOOIl, Willie Guo uluudy
whistles we're blowing, the Dolphin
dropped anchor in the Hudson River
off the Pennsylvania Railroad station.
Soon the Spanish war vessel with the
Infanta Eulalia aboard dropped anchor
just above, and at J. o'clock all was ready
for the royal woman to land. The
Dolphin opened a saluting fire oftwenty-
one guns, the Spanish answering gun
for gun. Then Fort William took up
the Humorous tune, and Eulalia and her
followers were transferred to cutter
which conveyed them in care of Com
mander Davis to landing stage that
had been especially prepared near the
station. The visitors at once repaired
to the waiting special train, which, as
soon as all were aboard, started for
Washington.
The Infanta may, when occasion de-
mands, be very ceremonious, but it was
apparent to-day that she did not deem
this to be the proper occasion for stand
ing upon the dignity of her position.
She was plainly but handsomely at
tired and wore small dark-colored hat
trimmed with feathers.