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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
OLDEST HOUSE In AMERICA
"YANkEB DooDLEn SAID TO HAYE
BEEN COMPOSED IN ITS GARDEN.

rt IVES Erected sy pk,nian Van Rensselaer, Me-
tween 1sse aua lesS ON the Hanks or tho
Hudson Opposite AIbany. ana WA Known
as Fort Crailo-sOld 10 mn Ice Dealer,
Albany, Aug. TIT 10 not strainine a point
TO say that perhaps no historic house In the
country has ever been 90 neglected and uncared
for &c an ancient largo brick dwelling which
was sold at auction on Wednesday In East
Greenbush. q village just south Of the new city
OF Rensselaer, and across the Hudson Rivor from
Albany. No more sentimental history nor
greater wealth OF tradition clinEs 10 any house
in the United States than 10 this one, and vet
lite fame has almost faded from recollection.
True. the New York chapter OF the Society OF
Colonial Dames endeavored TO take o hand in
lite preservation because Of stronn sentiments
attached to tho place. but the trial to secure
enough money TO purchase II, by means Of q
fair. failed. and no historical society has zone
further since then.
1t 10 believed that this house, erected In the
interest OF Killian Van Rensselaer, between the
dates of 1889 and 1a42. while he was still In
Holland. 10 the oldest in the United States, II
not In tho entire Western hemisphere. A bronze
tablet, which wac erected In the yoar 1885, at
the time OF Albany's bi-centennial, and when
that prominent searchcr OF archives, Mayor
John Boyd Thacher, was Mayor and head OF tho
movement to mark Albany's historic spots,
states this fact, AMI undoubtedly the hi Cen.
tennial Committees decision will be- quoted
hereafter as being authentic. Certain It ia. how.
ever, that o tradition, handed down from mouth
TO mouth and by history almost from the date
o its occurrence says that the song "Yankce
Doodle" was composed In the garden Of this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
Colonial briek. tho Ihttsr msnsurine q SH an by

between the very old Dutch brick and the later
Colonial brick. the latter HsSSurinG 9 By 81 By
The front o.the house IS pierced, by two stone
loopholes At the height OF q persons head above
the ground. These, were neeesslteted by the
peaceful Mohawks. and the house was known as
q stronghold. going by the name Of Fort Cralio.
building bears a peaceful aspect, TSSe lasSSc
door In the centre Of the ground floor is = divi ed
one. according TO Dutch oustom, and little men
tai activity sufflcos to recall scenes OF the dayb
when this thiokly populated section of the I'm.
plre State was q struFgllng co'ony., The rooms
are spacious. and zach WAS provided With q fire.
which once ornamented Thorn has disappeared,
and In an uninhabited, state all appeared desc.
many whenever an attack made this buildinR a
place OF refuge for tho settlers.
At tho rear Of the mansion. is m old well. It
Is s,il that while seated at that spot the British
surgeon, Dr.. schuckburg, composed Yankee
Doodle" Tho British troops were chartered
G tGsrs %hi nSS On N, her Colonies S . 70 P %.re S sSHlI.G nSoS e, IN
furnish men. These recruits came from the
fields, and we're so uncouih that they furnished
surgeon sur SSpn. When Be put bis thought" on d pn rnT
for the sport Of the b IT., ,sot soldiers ehnS IL probably
nation Witch chV was born soon after that aT" date IT, inc
Tho recent history of tho house is this: Some
II, Csliendsr Of Rensselaer, then: Orr enbushl Tor
s14, 900. Ten thousand dollars Of this amount
s E,is iG q 3 R HiSrssss'w hSlS n Mr. N osiIe I%nS ,i EsG
there proper care was taken OF II, hut n few
months before tho death OF Miss Van Schaick,
in tho summc OF 1899, 1t was acquired by her,
doors and windows were barred, but this did not
preclude the entrance OF tramps, and what dam.
age they did WINS supplemented by vandals, who
dbl mu,h destruction In their efforts 10 secure
the best fnemohtocs possible Of SO historical an
ediflce.
The sale At auction was necessitated by tho
Supreme Court action entitled John Van Schnick
Oddie, plaintiff, We. Henry Van Schaick and
others, defendants, and IL was decrced 10 be sold
IN pursuance OF an introductory Judgment made
and entered on Oct. 81, 1896. Marcus 7. Hun OF
Albany, N. T., being referee. The lawyers who
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
SKUNK LANE FOREVER.
Hut No skunk Farm Is TO smirch the Rsputa-
ton or Peconlc's Ola By-Way.


PEooNIC. L. l., Aug. IA certain degree Of
satisfaction is felt among the residents OF the
South road. between here and Cutchogue,
especially In the section about the head Of
Skunk lane, b cause Of their escape from a
calamity. Whatever may once have given rise
to the common title OF skunk lane, 1t is certain
that OF recent years there has been only the title
to suggest the odorifcrous. The air about
Skunk lane is as sweet ms IL the lane were
called Roseway. Indeed, Skunk lane leads to
Nassau Point. the little brother to Paradise
Point, and might well DO called a rose way; it lie
a nowery way. Old timers have Other names for
these two peninsulus,. Paradise being known
Little Hog Neck. But Hog Neck. or Paradise,
Roscwny or skunk lane, tho neigh lorhood is all
that could DO desired, and the ncighbOrs are
happy. There WAS. however. a chan O that a
great change would come over the scene, and
me residents received q molnentary but violent
shock.
A man who owns considerable property about
the head OF the lane, having read OF The profit in
skhhk farms, ana having the name Of I'll, beast
ever before him as he drove To his iel Is. thought
no would esthoiish one OF those farms on his
place. "Sk unk lane. said he, why not skunk
farm Name and game and n profit withhl."
what the war would have been had his project
been carried though chn only be understood by
those who know the tenaIlty and pertinAoity,
not to say pugnaCity, of the Long ISLANDER,
nut a vigorous and emphatic protest from ii. ID.
horton. VINO owns much lrnd near 10 the DrO.
posed site OF the skunk farm, WAS promptly
torthe0ming and Mr., BerReR decided TO iOrego
the skunks. Skunk lane will continue To be
a illne-honored name. with its innUcuousness
uniinpeached.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
MIR. 0LENN'S 1OIST birthday.
He IL HAPPY B~eause He iias Tried to he Good
All His Lirc. ana Has No ReErets.

AL Ms Lirc, ana haH NO HeKretb.
"How do you feel to-day, Mr.. Glenn r. asked
an acquaintance, who found Elijah Bouldcn
Glenn taking his morning walk along Elm
street, Newark. yesterday.
"Oh. / feel that l am getting DID," said the
centenarian. ~ had pains in my head Last
night. suppose those pains will 10 the death
OF me one of those days. Otherwise I am ouit.
well. Everybody is particularly kind and pleas.
ant TO me to-day because It is the first birth.
day OF my second century. Yes, | am lOl
10 40 at any time. / am contcnted and nanny
because 1 have no regrets. l have tried Ia IN,
gooi all my life. ] don't smoke, and | don't lie,
ami | don't owe any man. | am temperate and
rlways have heen, but ! take a glass when /
need IT,. ! CUES, that ia all I have TO say sx.
cept that, IL plcases me 70 have my friends take
30 much Interest in me-
Mir. Glenn h nj many visitors yesterday. One
OF them WAS Thomas Allen Glenn of PhilAdci.
phia, who hoped to ma n relationship and Ada
To his knOwle re Of he geneOloKy OF the Glenn
family. The centenarlan could not reconcile hi
family history, with, mat of The philadelphia
Glenns. and said he did not think that he Was
descended rom the founder Of the Philadelphia
game 10 this country IN 1888 for tho Dutch Vest
lnuia Company, taking charge OF the Dutch
forts on The delaware. ~
Mr.. Glenn took q nap In the afternoon and
stood the excitement VI the day we'll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
POPULATION AND DER sSD ExoR
Nations That Increase Fast In Nunbors Unass
the Rnle OF AlIens.

tho Hute OF Aliens.
An item appeared in an English paper 70
Gently giving the results OF the June consun Of
the population Of Egypt and showing 1t to be
300 900, an increase OF 1900, 900 since 1851;
In othcr words, q gain Of 40 per cent. In fifteen
years, the greater part Of which has been made
since the British occupation of the country. In
q Fronoh newspaper attention IL called TO the
fact that whilo the population OF France has not
been increasing, the increase Of the French
Canadian population In North 4 morica has been
prodigious-from 10000 In 1903 to / 1900, 900 In
1891, and moro than 1000, 900 at present.
The deduction TO be drawn from those figures
and from other like figures is that the political
Independence Of n people is by no means a pledge
OF increase in population; on tho contrary, the
growth innumbers of dependent peoples under an
often greater than II would otherwise be. The
sieppsd iais 'y year P0p ~ IhS plague az a"f Il. perhaps, :
fair illustration OF this. At the close Of the civil
o %af TN N fhSSRIied s os iiri r. o9 india ens%es sy tSe
Of that country at IA, 900, 900 exclusive. Of. Az
000,OO0 inhabitants In districts under British
Jurisdiction but not under direct British control,
This was thirty years ago and tho population OF
the last imperial census made by British Ruthort-
ties, the population, OF India was 297,oO0,O00,
Some nations have, almost inherently, IL
would seem, the attribute of self.government
WING DINERS seeil 10 thrlve most, In numbers az
lcast, and to secure the largest material advan-
taees under the government Of men Of other
races, The, gain in Egypt and India is to be aes
sanitary conditions which have been introduced
by the Europeans and have done much to miti.
gate: the dangers OF .pestilence and reduce the
ordinary death rate. Tho condition OF Egypt
for instance, is, by common consent, very much
better than II was under Egyptian govern
ment, the normal birth rate continuing as boz
fore, but the abnormally high death. rate be-
ing reduced by science and sanitation. The
French Canadians who have shown during the
past century 80 large an increase are exhibit
Ing In their colonies in New England a like, IL
not q larger, ratio of increase. the material con-
ditions In The United States being better than
they are In Canada. Australia is another Eng
lish dependency. though II is less dependent
than most English colonies, which has shown q
remarkable increase In population during. tho
past twenty years, whereas those Danubian
States which acquired their Independence some
years ago have advanced tome in population
though relatively little when compared with the
neighboring States either left under Turkish
juri,diction or put under the jurisdiction OF
Austria.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

Deadly AT Pittsheld. Mass, Aug. Q. John A. Deadly
~ New York city.
Funeral services at Amherst. Mass. on MONDAY,
Aug. v, at ESQ o'clok II NJ, Train from Grand
c'ntral d pot, New York and New Haven Rail.
read, at s;0I A. NJ.
LAAE. AT Dansyille. Livingston county. y. Y, on
AuE I, Marie Gordon. eldest daughter OF Robert
7, Ford aud wife OF William Armistead Lane Of
RRppahannock county, Va.
.-Su9d My. ON Friday Aug. q. 1897. at
Bridg port, Conn. JesslcA Seeley, wife OF Wilson
M shall.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
Cr"m"torl-" nrr the cemeteries or tho
fuiurr.-t. =: CREMATION 60. iLD..) 90 RAbt
Houston St. New York. Visitors welcome.
THE KENSlco CONGRATULATIONS station. Har.
L lem Railroad; ~ minui - rid from the Grand
Central depot. Onicc. III East i2i 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
Death the Result Of sI,rarEinE.

Terence Donnhuc, a plumber, OF 1875 Third
avenue, died early yesterday morning from an
injury to his head. caused by being thrown
down by John Knuth, - years old. of 1868
Third avenue, while skyl rking NJ Third avenue
and 1O3 street on sunday last. Little was
thought OF the INJURY al INST but Donahue be-
worse, and fell into coma At 8 O'clock Friday.
which ended in death. Knuth was committed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
A brooklyn Trolley Car Hits . truck.

Trolley car III Of the Nassau electric road
collided with a brewery truck on R~ockaway,
near Belmont avenue. yesterday afternoon.
John Burns, 80 years old. of 2O6 McDougall
street. the driver. WAS thrown OF the seat. He
received a bad cut on the head. Louie Smith. IS
years old. OF 30 Prospect avenue, the conductor
Of the car, was thrown from the car and received
n SCALP wound.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
i. ,n,,n,wn,r,m n,huun p,umnu.n,

the nozzle. and a little In front Of the outlet of
the spray. The spray can be used as a screen
against advancing fire and smoke. or else be
turned back on the fireman. in this manner pro-
tectinR him from falling cinders. A RENAL
G, n stand in the window OF an adjacent building
threatened by fire, and, with the spray, pro-
tcct and wet Town the side OF tho hmildinE in
which he stands. and ut the same time throw q
powerful stream from one 10 two inches In
diameter, upon the burning structure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
brooklyn brewers Hwy $500. 600 worth OF
Berr stamps.

Collector Moore OF the Internal Revenue ohlco
in Brooklyn reported yesterday that on July -,
the day the Dinglcy law went in'o effect. he do.
posted 90 the credit OF tho Government S3O7,.
4SH.39. the receipts oil his olli'". All but SlO.-
900 was received lOr he I s,nmps;. On July 81
the receipts were SgJ. "a 20. Yesterday The
collections were only s2,l1 Il, B3. Nj. Moore
thinks that the brewers h tye stamps enough to
supply them l0c nine n0ulhIs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
arr,ved-s.runpAr. Aug. q.

Sc Etrurin, Ferguson, Liverpool July 81 and Queens
town Aug. |.
sa oldham. Rorgeveen. Rotterdam July %.
Be BarcelOna. JanreguiEar, Vera Crus.
Sc LuciRen. Brown. hamburg,
ss Cienfregos, AstenzIa, CienfuegoS-
So IsirIa. Suttord. Palermo.
So Valencia Skillingr. Nassau.
So v"nr Zuela, Hopk ms. La Guayra-
Ss chat nhoochee. Lewis. savannah
81 Jamestown. Boaz. Norfolk.
Sc j mestown. -. Norfolk.
Ship Lawhtll. Co 4, Chi'faQoug.
Bark Johanna. Mars. Batavia
For later arrivaIn sss First PAroI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
SPRAY ARRANGED To WET DOWN SIDE OF
BUILDING.

"Tho weight OF the nozzle is supported by an
Iron pedestal. which is adjusted to two small
sockets Tho end of the pedestal. which is
pointed, viii be driven INTO The z mound ny the
lorce OF tho water. forming in TINT manner a
irm, rest for the nozzle. A single man can then
easily handle and direct the nozzle"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
Marine INTELLIGE NOR

MINIATURE ALAASAc-THIa DAT.
sun RISES. 0 03 SIM sets... : OF Moon SETH. 10 10
mon wATER-TRIs DAT.
Sandy Hook. 8 o6 Gov. lard. 3 80 He'll aato. D 81
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
Husiness Vutircs.

Oter 700 nhysIriSns continually using
Carl. II. SCHULTZ'S waters In their families Is
ANTY OF their PURITY and loLEsoMENES
No dyspepsia amer n wine glass
OF DR.. SieEert's AngostuTa Ritters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

The nozzle" said the owner OF the invention,
- will give n backward spray. which will cover
with water the fireman at the same time that 1t
to protect him a fireman may approach az
near to the flames as he desires. By turning a
crank the angle OF The spray may be changed
and m tde to play directly over the fireman, in
the shape OF an umbrella, thus protecting him
from falling cinders.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

So Cmbria. from New York. at Queenstown.
Sc Columbia. from New York. at Plymouth
IS laurie, from New York. ut Liverpool.
Sc Finance. from New York, at Colon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
Spseinl 9lotirss.
! PRIVATE sAXIrAnIUM pOn

a PRIVATE EANlTARIuM FOR
EPli.EPrICS.
EPIlErIICS.
EPILkPIICS.
only eight selected cases taken. A pPrfect environ.
mCnt; constant med,cal sup RS visions "A deILhtTtI
nome send Tor descr ptiUn aud rrtI TehceS TO
DR.. WILLIAMSON New London, Conn,
M1RGAN's MPERIAL C~ARBuNATED DfSTLLR6
WATERS. Attested ny Board VI Health. WOEld3 RsAA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

Tho nozzle 10 about thirty inches long, and
will stand a pressure Of $50 pounds. It will
produce q solid sire II and spray simultane-
ously. or either a solid stream or spray. as may
be desired. A spray ranging from seventy.ive
to 100 feet In di ametcr, and at any angle de-
sired, can DO cast by turning a small knob. The
polid stream Of water issues from the centre of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

So Paris. from Southampton for New York.
SA~ Campan'a, from Liverpool for New York.
So La BrefaSne. from Havre for Y " Yore.
"a southw ark. from Antwerp for New York.
IA s pree. from Bremen for New YORK.
So } ulda. from Naples for New York.
SO Friedrich der Gtosse, from Bremen for n,
7ork.
So Prussia. from Hamburg for New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08
4 VIEW FTRE q y.
ht WIN Throw an Umsreiin Or spray over the
FlremAn TO Protect Min while nt WORK.

A new nozzle. to be used in fighting nres. will
DC exhibited for tho first timo at the Firomcn's
convention at New Haven on Aug. IL. The In
vcntion VIII, 1t Is declared. enable nremen to en-
ter buildings no matter how hot or full Of smoke
they may be.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-08

SAILED FROM DOMESTIC PORTS.
Sa Colorado. from Brunswick for New York.
SIS City OF Birniln CHAIN. from Savannah for New
York.
So FL Paso, from New Orleans for Few York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-28
MANY ARMY PROMOTIONS
Changes Caused by the Retirement of
Gen. Mills and Col. Lyster

changes Caused by the Retirement of
Gen. Mills and Col. Lyster
Colonel William ]. Lyster, commanding
the 9TH Infantry, at Sackett's Harbor. n.
y, was placed on the retired list OF the
army today by operation Of law on account
OF age. He was a volunteer officer during
the war, serving in a Michigan regiment
and was subsequently transferred to the
regulars. His retirement makes the fol-
lowing promotions:
Lieutenant Colonel William H. Powell of
the 18th Infantry, to be colonel of the 9th.
Major Clarence E. Bennett CT the 18th In
fantry, to be lieutenant colonel of the
llth Infantry. Captain Stephen 2. Joce-
lyn OF the 2lst Infantry, to be major of
the 10Th Infantry. First Lieutenant c. H.
Bonesteel, from the 21st Infantry, to be
captain of the 2lst Infantry. Second Lieu
tenant Edmund l.. Butts, 21st Infantry, to
be first lieutenant of the 2lst Infantry.
The following promotions have been
of the voluntary retirement of Brigadier
the Sd Cavalry:
Lieutenant Colonel Louis H. Carpenter of
the 18th Cavalry. to be colonel of the Sd
Cavalry; Major James Jackson Of the I'd
Cavalry, to be lieutenant colonel of the
18th Cavalry; Captain William A. Thompson
of the 4th Cavalry, to be major of the I'd
Cavalry; First Lieutenant Hugh j. Nc
Grath of the 4th Cavalry, to be captain of
the 4th; Second Lieutenant Samuel G.
Jones, jr., of the I'd Cavalry, to be first
lieutenant of the 4th Cavalry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-28
RIGHTS OF THE WIFE.
Vice Chancellor Gray of Trenton Files
IN Interesting Opinion.


an Interesting Opinion.
Vice Chancellor Gray of Trenton, N. j.,
has filed an interesting opinion in the
case of Edward S. Hewitt, who sought a
limited divorce from his wife. Annie Hewitt,
on the grounds of extreme cruelty. The
cruelty charged consisted of violent dis
play of temper on the part of Mrs Hewitt
on three or four occasions, when her hus-
band took sides against her in disputes
which he had with children of his by a
former wife. The chancellor denies the ap-
plication and in his opinion says:
ut is perfectly apparent that this wo-
man Is woman of violent temper, and
that she does not attempt to restrain her
self to the language Of modesty and good
taste at times of excitement, and 1 think
there were also occasions when she freely
permitted her tongue to use foul language
But this alone does not establish extreme
cruelty; it may show that it was bad taste
in the husband in selecting such woman
for his wife.
when woman marries a man she does
not marry his children. When man mar
ries he agrees that he will prefer his wife
before he will consider his children. This
he undertakes by the mere act of marriage
and even if they may be right and the
wife wrong, the husband undertakes that
he will stand by the wife and be her help
mate and adviser to maintain her in her
position. AS her husband he should not
take sides with his children and condemn
her for hasty or ill-advised speech or ac-
ton. He should support her as the mis-
tress of her household, even If she may
err and be unduly energetic or even violent
at times"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-28
LIGHT SHOWERS.
Fair and Warmer Weather Indicated
for Tomorrow.

Fair and Warmer Weather Indicated
for Tomorrow.
Forecast till pm. Tuesday-For Della
ware and Maryland, threatening weather
tonight and Tuesday: warmer; variable
winds, becoming southeaSterly.
For the District of Columbia and Vir-
g1nia, light showers, followed by fair Tues
day; warmer; east to southeast winds.
Weather ccnditions-The area of high
pressure has moved from lower Michigan
to the middle Atlantic coast. A second
area OF high pressure has remained nearly
stationary eff the north Pacific coast. A
trough Of low pressure extends from New
Ne NicD 20 Manitoba. Rain has fallen in
this trough and in the Carolinas.
For the twenty-four hours ending at s
m. Sunday rain had fallen in the Missis
sippi and Missouri valleys and on the mid
die slope.
The temperature has risen in the Mssis-
sippi and Missouri valleys and remained
nearly stationary elsewhere.
The following heavy precipitation I'm
irches) was reported
During the past twenty-four hours-Lit-
tie Rock. :o2; Moorhead, 4:36.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at 3
am: Great Falls, temperature, 16; cond1-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-28

Prince of Wales Praises the Appear
nnct. of the BrnOkINn.

A cable dispatch describing some of the
Incidents of the late naval review at Spit
head says:
One of the pyettiest sights of the day was
when the royal yacht had come to al an
Choir the various foreign admirais. with
their staffs. put of to pay their respects TO
the Prrce of Wales. As they passed the
different warsEipS the bugles sounded, thj.
hands played and the mariues presented
arms. All the admirals. with the exception
of Rear Admiral Miller. went il their steam
pinnaces. Admiral Miller went in his
barge. the seamen of the Brooklyn rowing
so finely that they provoked approving
comments all sides for their skill and
sai!or-like appearance. The Prince of
Wales received Admiral Miller and his
staff with special cordiality and comp!i-
Inented him upon the appearance of the
Brooklyn
The prince presented each of the admir-
ais with Il medal as a souvenir of the
jubilee.
on board the Brooklyn during the review
there were number of prominent Ameri-
cans. the guests Of Admiral Miller and the
other officers of the United States cruiser
They included Mrs. Levi Z. Morton and her
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. John Meigs and
their daughter. Miss Grace. and Mr. and
Mrs Watson Blair OF Chicago.
1t j. generally admitted that the Brook
Ign presented the smartest appearance Of
4
her vas spot!c:sly clean, she was 5cauti-
fully decorated with flags. her crew was
trim and alert ana her salute Was fired
with the greatest precision and regularity
The United States special envoy Mr.
Nhitelaw Reid. and Mrs. Reid as a special
compliment. were the guests OF thu. Prince
and Princess of Wales on the roya! Yacht
instead of occupying their places with The
special ENJOYS. The United States arnb;,s-
sadoT. Col. John Hay, was or the regular
q plomatic boat
The illuminations of the Brooklyn ~
light reflected the very greatest credit upon
all concerned. Along her rail was a row of
electric hShts, while between her tunnels
were large letters " r." ana the fata.
''l>3I-'?1. showing UP cCEsplcuOuSlv
But the most striking feature was old
glory flying from yardarm, and on which.
from time TO time. the rays Of a searchlieht
were thrown, all the other lights of the
CT uiser in the meanwhile beiny. gLeucbed
n US giving the flag the appearance of
floating in the air, nothing else being Wis
ible about II.