New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-26
A FEAST ON SHIPBOARD.
THE HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE ENTER
TAINs ON THE FUERsT BISMARCK.
ITS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED BY A
DINNER AND SPEECH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Won THIELMANN CONFERs THE ORDER
OF THE RED EAGLE ON EAf1I. BoAs
ON REHALF OLE TIE EMPEROR

Won THIELMANN CoNFERs THE ORDER
OF THE RED EAGLE ON ENi1r. BoAs
ON BEHALF OF THE EMPEROR
The Hamburg American Steamship Line fttngly
celebrated the half-ceEtury of its existence last
evening by dinner in It's crack vessel the Fuerst
Bismarck, at which about hundred and fifty
guests were present among whom were many rep
resentat,ve md prominent men. The celebration
here duplicated by one in Hamburg. and In
the of the evening cable dispatch was
ceived by Emil Boas. United States agent Of the
line. from his directors the other side extending
friendly greetings the guests the Fuerst Bis
marck. TIL ships of the Hamburg Line which
in port at the Hoboken piers. the big freight
and passenge- carrier Pennsylvania and the Prus-
sia as we'll the Fuerst Bismarck, were decorated
from tafrail to main deck with bunting. in which
the American and German flags predominated.
The tables in the handsome main dining saloon
Of the Fuerst Bismarck had been placed In tho
form OF an and at the centre OF the head table
sat Emil Boas who presided. At his right sat
Baron Won Thiemann German Ambassador to tho
United States, while at his left was Baron Won
Reichenau. counsellor OF the German Embassy
Others at the head table were Perry s. Heath. First
Assistant Postmas ter General: Count Goetzen
Military Attache OF the German Embassy: Consul
Generals Giovanni Branchi OF Italy, stockinger. Of
Austria. and Feige Of Germany; Consul Rtschl
and Vice-Consul Falcke. OF Germany: Captain
Albers Of the Fuerst Bismarck; Captain Taylor. OF
lenberger, Second Assistant Posmaster-General
General James A. Dument. Supervising Inspector
General Of the Steamboat Inspection Service; John
Jeroloman. president Of the Board Of Aldermen
r. s. Seidenberg and Gustav II. Schwab.
Among others present NJ. Auerbach. Cap
tain Badenhausen. Judge Addison Brown /. NJ. &C.
ballos Consul-General Chefk Bey Consul A. Dom
ner A. Forget, w. r. Garrison DR.. George o. Claws
R. G. Goodwin Judge W. w. Goodrich. II. W. Gour-
ley, W. L. Guillaudea Russell b. Harrison. julius
Hoffman,, Gustavus c. Hopkins. Thomas L. James.
L. Jonas, Hugh Kelly. Captain Kopff. Frank r.
Lawrence c. Max 10th. j. w. Mack John c. Nc
CURE Colonel William E. Mclean. Jurgea NJ. H.
Meyer. D. D. c. Mink, Benjamin Northrup. Cen
eral f. c. OBrien, Herman Ridder. c. F. Russell.
O. Sanderson. Lawson Sanford. ID. Schnakenberg
Captain c. Sch1ck. DR.. j. II. Senner. George ~
Skal Colonel E. A. Stevens, Herman Stump, Edward
J. H. Tamsen c. Tesdorpf, Henry .hoens, Vice
Consul G. Tosti. William Utz. Chief Justice Van
WICK W. II. II. Waller. John De Witt Warner,
Everett p Wheeler. Horace White, James A. Wright
and the Rev NJ ST. c. Wright.
At the close of the dinner. which was most
elaborate affair. Mr.. Boas. In felictous address.
reviewed history of the line. whose proud boast
1t was to be OF the Oldest In service and the
greatest in the amount Of tonnage upon the high
seas. and he then introduced Baron Won Thief
MANN The Ambassador made short address in
German congratulating the line on its remarkable
record, and at the cose OF his speech he turned TO
Red Eagle.
The Rev Merle ST Croix Wright, of the LenoX
Avenue Unitarian Church replied to the toast t OF
met warm response. He dwelt upon the ire
mendous influence for good which commerce. by
uniting the nations in the legitimate competition
of trade had exercised upon civilization.
Everett p. Wheeler replied TO the toast Of Hall
q Century's Growth of Steamship Navigation in
a carefully prepared address: He brought out the
fact that three occasions Of Importance to com
merce marked the year lsi7 as an era not to be
forgotten-the sailing OF the Washington, the first
steamer which formed a part of an American line
from America TO Europe: the launching OF the
first transatlantic screw steamer, the Massachu-
sets and the formation Of the Hamburg Amer-
can steamship Company. He compared In detail
the conditions of shipping In that year. its ton
mage the size Of the vessels their speed their
cargo capacity and their motive power, with those
of the shipping Of the present day.
Other toasts were: German Influence in the
United States. John De Wit Warner; Trans;
Colonel William f. Mclean, and THE Evolution
OF the Ship" Hugh Kelly. 40
The Hamburg American Line Will give another
dinner on the Pennsylvania tomorrow evening for
its employees that they may also enjoy the ceiebra-
tons Of the lines half-century OF prosperity