The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-04
WELCOME DIPLOMAT
Ii HUNG CHANG THE CHI
NESE VlCEROY WITH US
Welcomed In Due state and shown Atten-
warships Greet the Oriental
Master of Men. and General Rugcr
Speaks In Behalf of the President.

Speaks In Behalf OF the President.
New YORK, Aug. 20-At 9 o~'ciocl,
this morning colors were hoisted on
the fleet Of American warships at
anchor OK Thompkinsville, Staten
Island, and other preparations were
made for welcoming Ii Hung Chang,
the greatest statesman of China. The
vessels were the Indiana. the New
York, the Massachusetts,, the Maine,
the Texas, the Columbia. the Newark,
the Raleigh, the Montgomery, the
Amphitrltc, the Terror and the Dol
phih, the last named carrying Major
General Thomas II. Ruger and staff.
AZ the American line pier were four
troops of the Sixth United States cav
ally and n detachment of the naval
reserve.
On board the Dolphin with General
Kruger were The Chinese minister,
Yang, and sdite, the Chinese consul
and u few specially invited guests.
lowering about the BAY was a fleet of
sail and steam yachts. excursion boats
aud tugs, loaded with passengers, who
were probably more interested in see
ing the ships of the Sc. called white
squadron" Ere their twenty-one gun
salute tina in witnessing the arrival
in American waters of the Chinese
envoy.
The famous coffin of the Chinese
statesman was not brought to Ameri-
ca with him, having been sem back
home from London. With the diplo-
matist are Iii King Fong, or Lord Ii,
adopted son of Iii Hung Chang, who
has been secretary of the Chinese Legal
ton at London and minister to Japan;
Lo Feng Lun, the principal inter-
prefer, who was educated in England
and was chief of the naval school at
Tien Tsin: Iu Shin Mel, L%ien.Chun.
King, Lin Hon.Shu and Iii King Shu,
the second son OF LII Hung Chang. ali
secretaries; Chang LIu, Hunk.K,, Sieh
Paug llo, Pah Pin, Huang Ching, Lo
Chung sung and Hung Chat Slang,
attaches; DR.. Irwin, an English physi.
elan; Major Won llannekcn of Chino
Japanese war fame, and "a force of
Wallets, cooks, etc.
The Dolphin steamed down the BAY
with General Ruger and the guests on
board shortly after 10 ~o'clcock, and at
1880 dropped anchor of Quarantine,
awaiting the arrival of the St Louis.
the ST. Louis arrived of Quarantine
at 1880 O'Clock and was Immediately
boarded by Ii government officers
from the cruiser Dolphin, who ex-
tended to the Chinese statesman, in
behalf OF President Cleveland, "a well
come to the United States.
The st. Louis slowly moved up tho
bay, surrounded by all kinds of gayly
decorated craft and with the Dolphin
quite near her to the noise of a tre-
mendous chorus of steam whistles and
Il continual fusiladc OF giant frecrack-
ers, etc.
As the ST. Louis nearcd the Amcri-
can fleet, the first salute in honor OF
the Chinese visitors was fired from
the flagship New York, gun by gun,
until twenty-onc shots had been fred.
The New York was the only war,hip
to fire IA salute, but the other ships
dipped their colors as the ST. Louis
passed. They presented II magnificent
appearance and were watched with
the greatest interest by the Chinese
ambassador and his suite from the DO.
sition which they occupied on the
port side of the upper deck of the
American liner.
The st. l ouis moved up the hnrbor
in a sort of triumphal procession,
greeted on all sides with the footing
of steam whistles and other salutes
and reached her dock ut lao o'clock.
But the party vas not ablo to land
until sometime later, owing to the
necessary delay in warning the ship
10 its wharf.
GREETED BY GREAT CROWDS.
About the dock all kinds of craft
dashed. During this time while the
r.ll.., .tnl..l - TL;.. 1.It-
chcercd by the crowds about the
wharf, the bow Of the big steamship
neared the landing place of the Amer
lean line.
The Chinese party was received at
the pier by the guard of honor Of the
marine infantry and an immense
crowd of people, which was with diff.
ficulty kept back from the approaches
by q large force Of police. The
Chinese standard was removed from
the American line steamer at LEO
o'clock, as the Chinese ambassador
landed on the wharf and entered the
carriage in attendance.
The first carriage contained tho
ambassador n General Ruger and in
the next were Tao-Tai III, Major Won
Hanneken and n member of the STAFF
Of General Ruger. After them came
carriages containing the Chinese minis
ter and Chinese consul and their suites
accompanied by staff officers The
procession was headed by n dctach-
ment OF the Sixth cavalry with AN
other detachment of the same rcgi-
ment In its rear. The whole was pre-
ceded by a detachment OF mounted
police and moved away amid loud
cheering. The route was guarded by
police and dcnsely packed with spec
tators. A quantity OF bunting was
displayed on all sides w.t.. the Chinese
standard conspicuous.