The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-09-01
The Viceroy Lost in Wonder as
He Views the Brooklyn
Bridge.
FAST TRAINS ALSO PLEASE HIM
Asks Scores of Questions and Returns
in Every Way Delighted With
His Trip.

NEW 1Ohh, n. Y, Aug. Sill Hung
Chang and leading mem bers of his suite,
accompanied by a distinguished party OF
American friends, sailed at $50 O'Clock
this morning on the United States dis
patch boat Dolphin for West Point In
anticipation OF his departure and despite
the early hour a large crowd mad assem-
bled In the vicinity of the Waldorf.
The start for the pier was made at 7:35
o'clock The Viceroy walked to his car
rage, which he shared with General Ru-
ger and Interpreter Lo Fung Luh. Dur
ing the drive he talked with General Ru-
ger, and appeared to be asking many ques-
tions. On arriving at the pier Ii seated
himself in the sedan chair and was car
RED to the barge in waiting.
The boat was manned by lieutenant
and a crew of eight men. Ii seated him
self in the stern, General Ruger and Lo
KING Shu, the Viceroy's second son, &C.
cupying the next seat. The oarsmen
pulled vigorously and were soon along
side the Dolphin. which lay anchored out
in the stream. When Lii reached the top
OF the ladder he was received by the COM
mander, Captain Glover. The Dolphin's
two guns doomed out salute of nineteen
guns and several private steam yachts in
the vicinity dipped their flags and blews
whistles. The other visitors came on
board in the DoIphin's steam launch.
The Dolphin hoisted anchor at $40
turned round and steamed past the Bat
terry and up the Hudson toward " est
Point. The yellow dragon flag of China
hoated from her foremost, the Jack at
her bow and the American flag from her
! stern.
| The proposed inspection of warships was
! abandoned, the Viceroy deeming il to be
! crowding too much into one day. The
| piers on both sides of the East River were
! thronged with persons anxious to get a
| view Of the Dolphin as she forged her way
! toward the Battery. The stream was filled
| with steam craft, which keptup constant
! shrieking of whistles. When opposite the
! navy-yard the regulation navy salute was
! given.
| The Brooklyn bridge and Battery were
lined with people scrambIing to get good
vantage points. The Dolphin pointed her
nose up the Hudson River at 9:15. All
along the river front she was saluted by
the ferry-boat and steamers, and in some
instances vessels were decorated in honor
of the party.
! After Ii had boarded the Dolphin and
warmly greeted the others OF the party he
went TO the poopdeck, where he sat and
| chatted pleasantly the greater part of the
! Journey up the river. He Immediately
roundings, and his inexhaustible supply
| OF questions began TO pour forth.
In passing the navy-Yard the Chinese
! flag was hoisted on the old wooden ship
Vermont, while the saluting party on the
cobdeck fired salute of nineteen guns
The Vlceroy then caught sight of the
! Brooklyn bridge. He was in the very best
of spirits and kept up constant run Of
! queries with those about him.
The entire party became very much in
| terested in Colonel Grants history of the
bridge, and the Viceroy began to examine
the colonel on some points. He asked if
| the bridge belonged to a company or to
| the municipalities, and what it had cost to
construct it; had it paid for itself, etc
| finally he wanted to know if New York
city bonds were at premium.
After all of these questions had been an
swered to his apparent satisfaction he re-
| marked that 1t was wonderful structure
that the Americans were very Ingenious
race, that their ingenuity seemingly knew
| no bounds.
| A continuous rain to-day interfered with
big demonstration in honor of Ii Hung
Chang's visit to the military post. AS
! early as O'Clock the crowds began to ar
! rive at West Point by boat and train. and
| by noontlme there were at least 10, 900 peo-
| pie upon the ground. The rain, however
| precluded any outside military display
hence the drills and reception at the su.
perlntenuents quarters were abandoned.
The Dolphin, with its distinguished
guests aboard, dropped anchor at West
Point at 12:40, about 200 yards from the
| landing. Earl Ii declined TO go ashore
on account of the rain, but permitted his
| youngest son to land.
hurried trip was made around the
post, and the distinguished guests were
then returned to the Dolphin, which i'm
medlately weighed anchor and started
back to New York.
There was no incident of note on the re-
turn trip, although the Viceroy was inter
ested in the speed of the New York Cen
trail trains When the Dolphin anchored
Ii Hung Chang thanked the officers of the
boat through his interpreter for their
courtesies, and as he left the dispatch-b boat
another salute was fired and the Chinese
imperial flag was lowered. He was driven
TO his hotel at once.