The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-31

viewed or to in any way Indicate his
purposes or intentions.
An hour later, however, he boarded
the train at Johnston Street station and
went to Washington to give the matter
his personal attention. He will. it is
learned. do all in his power to have the
ship sent to Southport.
1T had bean the committees intention
to wait ON the Governor in person. as
suggested in Col. Boyd's letter, but find
ing that he was not in the city, Mr..
Mcdonald. for the ccmmittee,t photographed
Col. Boyd as follows:
'"Ihe citizens of Raleigh prefer, for
their convenience. that the cruiser Raj
tigh be ordered to Norfolk; from State
pride to Wilmington. Governor is alb
sent. Our committee will visit New
York, and take part III her reception
there. Would like to know where she
will be ordered-to Wilmington or Nor
folk
10 this Col Boyd replied:
SHAH urge that Raleigh go direct from
New York to North Carolina"
While it is desirable that the reception
to the officers of the Raleigh be Il
State affair, let it occur where it may.
Mr.. Mcdonald says the committee is of
the opinion that it would he more proper
for the mayor or his representative to
receive the trophy from the Raleigh
than it would for the Governor to do so.
since the cruiser was named for this
city and not for the State. The cap
tured Spanish gun also is to he presented
to the city and not to the State. OF
course, however, all North Carolinians
feel pride in the vessel because it
is named for Raleigh, their capital. and
they are invited to join IN giving her
fitting reception.
referring to the statement in this pa
per recently that the people of Raleigh
thought Norfolk would he more conve-
nient for those who desired to visit the
cruiser the Wilmington Messenger
says:
THAT the Raleigh people who will go
to receive the gun would have to he
absent from home three days in order
to spend three hours on the vessel is a
great mistake. The fact is. the Raleigh
ties could come to Southport and return
the same day, and do it quite as advan-
tageously. or even more so, as the trip
could he made to Norfolk. Indeed the
Raleigh people can leave Rafigh an
hour and half later than they could
leave for Norfolk, and in returning they
would get back to Raleigh just ten min
utes later than they would from Norfolk.
sllor instance, the train leaves Raleigh
for Norfolk ut 2:3O Il. m. and gets TO
Norfolk ut 10 a. IN. The train leaves
Raleigh for Wilmington ut Il. m. and
arrives iii Wilmington Mt $3.50 Il. IN. On
the return the train leaves Norfolk at
SID y. IN. and arrives in Raleigh at
40 p. m. From Wilmington the train
leaves at Z p. M. and arrives in Raleigh
ut 2:3O a. m. III
THE trip to Southport would not make
any material difference. as ample time
would be had TO have the functions
ON board the cruiser and give the visi-
tors all the time they would care to
spend on board.
The Raleigh has been over our bar.
She came here when the punch bowl
was presented. She can also easily
ccme TO Wilmington. Any ship that
can consa over the bar can come to Will
III ngton. Ships drawing much more
water than the Raleigh come to Will
mington. Steamers have cleared from
our wharves and put sea with 1900
bales of cotton"