The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-08
state Of Montana.

TO receive her equipment and the serv-
| ice of silver which Helena will of
| course send to the vessel before She is
sent off to China to perform the serv-
| ice for which she was especially de-
| signed.
But the fun was not over. Admiral
| Brown, commanding the Norfolk sta
| ton, was there with tugs TO take the
| party of visitors off to the battleship
| Indiana They soon found themselves
| Steaming out to the great white and
yellow vessel, which looked what she
| is. the most formidable battleship of
| her displacement in the world. As the
| party went over the side and reached
| the quarter deck of the Indiana. the
| officers were there to receive them very
! politely. Executive officer Swift, the
! second TO Captain Evans, who COM
! mands the ship. was in charge owing
| to the illness of the captain. All the
| middies-they call them naval cadets
| We're on hand, anxious TO have a
! chance TO be gallant to ladies. Two
/ bright little young gentlemen with
| uniforms on at once tipped their hats
| to Miss Steele and one took her bOu-
quet. These two possible admirals de-
| voted themselves, during the visit to
| alternating in holding the bouquet and
] explaining the mysteries of the big
! guns and turrets. the machinery and
/ the cabin arrangements. 70 the yOulG
I iaAE lIOlli AAOlldUd. anu biitN Nftt
/ attentive in 4 polished graceful way,
| as became young men educated to be
| gentlemen as well as officers Of the
! United States. When the bouquet was
finally surrendered, l noticed that each
of the middies had one of the carua-
| fions in his lapel
The party was returned to shore. Just
| at noon, in the launches of the Indi-
ana. That was one experience, and
/ there was another. In honor of the
assistant secretary the marine guard
| was in place as Mr.. McAdoo went over
the side, there was a flourish and a
bar of music from the band, and while
the unsuspecting Nontanans were
[ waiting under the canvas hoods Of the
launches for the boats TO move there
! came the crack of the saluting guns.
! right over their heads. Fifteen of
these reports served to nearly afen
the party, hut they We're soon assured
that the Indiana people meant well.
l and that McAdOO was entitled to he
fired off, when he ventured aboard a
ship Of the navy. The Helena may
have a chance one of these days to
fire a salute in his honor
About midday, when everybody was
/ hungry after long morning. there
was function in the dining room of
the cheerful Hotel Warwick. The room
was hung with flags and signals, ard
there were tables for everybody. An
apparently ineXhaustible supply Of
claret and champagne was provided TO
wash down the admirable lunch. which
of course began with the Lynnhlven
oysters of the locality. and when all
were limbered up there vas speech
making. Carter expected to talk for
Helena, but at the last moment he was
assigned to respond to the toast Of
The President of the United States"
fie spoke well and appropriately. His
best point was the one in vhiSh he as
serted that the Helena would go forth
as an arbitrator of peace. Secretary
McAdoO spoke vigorously and patriot
ically to the Navy"
Mayor Steele spoke briefly to the
toast. Helena" and then -ame the
turn of Senator Mantle of Montana
which he seized to make some refer
ences to silver, a subject carefully
avoided by Senator Carter But Hart
man was more enthusiastic for silver
than either Carter or Mantle. and he
used the dinner chance to utter a dec
laration of the entire sincerity of the
Montana people in their advocacy of
the restoration to use as money of the
white metal.
After lunch the party were lcaced
on board several electric cars and
started for Fort Monroe Some Of
them went right along TO their deatin-
alton without delay. But the unusual
load on the train that carried Senator.
/ Carter and AR Hamburuar together.
with the correspondent Of the St1ul-
ard broke a coupling half way from
Newport News t. Fort Monroe, and
the senator walked pretty nearly the
remaining distance before he WIS
picked up ON the road. II was rather
late when the company reached Fort
I Monroe. Indeed. ii was nearly sunset.
/ and the waters of Hampton Roads
were suffused with a glow Of Venetian
red hat made the two big white cruis-
ers New York and Columbia stand out
superbly for the Inspection OF TIRE visi-
tors. Owing To the had telegraph SER
vice at the fort. an order Of Secretary
NcAdoo for tho Maine. sending nor
around to join the Indiana. had been
delayed, SO that the visitors had lost
her both at Fort Monroe and Newport
News.
Mr.. McAdoo was determined that the
( visitors from the West should see all
there was to h. seen. While they were
getting into the steam launches Of the
. New York. that We're sent ashore for
them. tn" sun dropped below the hori-
zon. "colors' were sounded on the
ships. and th- meal peunauts were sent
up L give notice that IL was time for
lh" 'Jacklos' - 60 10 supper on this
30th of January, 1896 they had 20 wait
for their supper When the Montana
folks reached the New Ycrk's broad
decks they found tho crow At irspec-
t.on. there was a quick drill with the
guns, a hurried visit - the cabins and
gun deck. and then as they went over
rhn side tho crew War" AT attention.
ranged in long lines al the SIDE OF tho
ship. In the increasing dusk the
launches carried the party - the co.
lumhll Iy this time rho search liCr.-
were in operation. and the visiting
party hal chance u $50 the two
ships cppyerSing by tn use Of coloreI
electric lamps strung 4H varying ar
ran-ameut- ~ I'D and white 10 COM
zoos. letters ar phrases.
N"g can lmae.1. shat the party was
U.aTs Na d. NJ 7.1p O'Clock. they went
au r.4.I Fac %arEalf 8Eala and start
I'd H4s- f.- } -1iDgfHu. Tine evening
-ns rr.. a-H.g HH.I uU f.sh supper
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