The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-24
FLAG RAISED.
First Steamship 81 i Trans
Atlantic Line.
Harrison HOSTS the Stars and Stripes
Above the City Of New York.


NEW YORK Feb. 4ts<-Ino ceremony
Of hosting the stars and stripes 70 th<
peak on tho giant ocean steamship
which has gained fame ~ The City oil
New York but which has been 70
ehristenad New York by her owner
on becoming an American corporation
which was performed Wednesday alter
noon, drew some Of the most dis
tinguishcd citizens Of The nation
10 this city. The programmes o
the rebaptism and naturalization .
the New York. which marks the b
Cunning Of the building Of nm Americas
merchant murine, provided for solemn
and formal ceremonial at noon, a. n,
close OF which tho stars and stripes WA
u 10 hoisted and Do aalutcd BY tht
guns IL tho forts and United Hthtes
cruisers ia tho harbor The Gxcrciacs
were delayed BY the storm and the ~
cidcnt on the rcnneyiyan road.
81 1880 o'clock tho steamboats, How
nrsI Carroll md Sam Sloan pushed theif
way through the Ice TINT lined tht
New York shore Of tho North river, and
tied up at the New Works pier A.
Ii:S0 the steamship company guests
came III largo numbers and went on.
board the atanmbontA which At "
o'clock cast on their hawHofn md
dropped down the stream
al Has the guns on auvefnuf2a II
land fired q salute 81 soyen guns and
this was responded TO by tho ,Fnrship
Chicago Az ~ o'clock the steamboat
William Fletcher ran alongside The
Now York. and i large party Of men
went ON board The steamship. The
police boat patrol stcaincd around the
big steamship. and the ircboat Now
Yorker snlnted her with whistle Az
tho Howard Carroll and sam sloan
drew up alongside 1T 1870 and trans
ferrcd their passengers 70 the Now
York, tho guns on Governors Island
fred another salute.
The section Of tho train bearing the
president arrived Ia the depot III 1857.
Accompanying the president were Sec.
retnry of State Foster. Secretaries
Tracy and Rnsls, postmnster-t1 GENERAL
WannamaiSer, Mai Halford privnte
secretary to tile president, Lieut., Par
Itcr. naval aid; n NJ Rnins,inIi ,nnrf'ioE
0I tho NI1II|ot 0I Columbia. aud Il @
Tfbbcff. Col Lcnlcy. judges n,Itoc6lo
general of the navy, Henry W Ray
mond, Secretary TraeY.s private secte.
tnry, and many others oqQqlly prDmin-
emit u national affairs
The president and those with him
were ii once escorted 10 the sam sloan,
md d few minutes later the steamers
lines were cast loose and she headed for
tho New York II was 1:i6 o'clock
when the Sloan drew alongside the New
rf5.fe fl1lxs 1.At1 - = 4 1. - !. $780,.
the New York 70 the roof Of the Slonns
upper deck. Il was $50 o'clock WHOM
Congressman Bourisc Cochran made
few remarks, ending with; Mr., Presi-
dent, invite yon 10 rnise the American
flag upon this splendid vessel
President Harrison said: ~ GiNes me PLEAS.
ufe 70 eonanmmato here to-day. bg the act u
lifting this nag, the efforts u support % nEii
cipie to which give my hearty Support. bare
felt as d citizen and ~ president modification
which every American must feel who exnniinps
into the standing Of tho unifcd States n Tho
merchant marine Of tho world Ibolicte We have
reached an epoch III our development phtn Wo
win begin The work Of carrying our share pf The
worlds commerce upon The seq We ilft the
fiag to-day over ono ship, magnificent epcel-
men Of the naval art, one o. the best on my sea
That evont II int0reAtinR N if8nif, but ~ IN
tercst 70 me 4 IN the fact that This ship 4 Tho
type and precursor 81 many others +.
Then the president with bis own
hands pulled the haiyarda and broke
the flags on the peaks Of the ship; ~
the same instant small flags dressed
the ship ssOld Glory was greetcd BY
pandemonium Of whistiinr and bell
ringing from the craft ii the harbor
and the Chicago intonated the national
salute Of twenty-one gums, the forts in
n II aa&a41| 49,