Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-02
GIVE Upton GREAT OVATION
Owner Of Shamrock Receives Surprising
Tribute as He Sails for Home,
CROWDS ALONG THE STREETS CHEER HIM
FormnIIy Notified He VIII he Pre-
scnted Loving CuD-Acknowl-
edges He Has Been We'll Re-
paid for All lie Expended.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Sr Thomas Upton
sailed today for his home in England. He
received a surprising tribute Of the esteem
in which he is held by a great many people
in a kind of a trumphal march through
several down town streets, great reception
at the American line pier, where he went
on board the St. Louis, and a series Of inL
formal receptions from thousands of people.
He also received word of the presentation OF
the loving cup which will be ready by
Christmas for him.
Sir Thomas and a few friends left the
Fifth Avenue hotel at $50 o'clock to go to
the Astor house to meet the loving cup com
rnittee. When the Astor house was reached
the Eighth regiment band was in waiting
with some OF the members Of the loving cup
committee and the band played as the car
riages were driven up in front OF the hotel.
The party remained but few minutes at
the hotel The band, followed by the car
riages, started off down Broadway playing
lively air.
All the way to the American line pier Sir
Thomas Upton got a reception that surprised
him People lined up on the sidewalks and
cheered him and many rushed out to shake
hands with Sir Thomas as his carriage
slowly passed
Hnndshnking bee.
At Washington market lot of market
men in their working clothes ran out and
stopped the carriage, making Sir Thomas
shake hands with them. He was soon sur
rounded by 'longshoremen, street sweepers
and vendors and Sir Thomas smiled as he
shook hands right and left. Both of his
hands were shaken by the crowd. which
good naturedly half pulled him out of the
carriage.
I,
second floor of the American line pier, where
a platform had been erected. The long floor
had been decorated with banners and bunt-
ing and a large crowd had assembled, among
them being many women. On the platform
was a floral representation of Shamrock
with hull Of immortelles and sails OF white
silk The sea was made of white and yellow
chrysanthemums and red roses. The vesse
was four feet long. At the masthead fioatet
the flag of the Royal Ulster Yacht club
When Sir Thomas and the others hat
ascended the platform ex-Mayor William l.
Strong, chairman of the loving cup com
mittee, signaed for silence and John NJ
Beach enc of the committeeman, formal!
advised Sir Thomas of the loving cup tha
is to be presented to him, adding that h
and every one else trusted that Sir Thoma
would soon return.
Gets His MOne-'s Worth.
Sir Thomas was cheered half dozel
times before he was allowed to reply, whel
he said: at is impossible for me to conve
at once my feelings at this moment. Thi
extraordinary reception that 1 have receive
has gone to my heart. The great kindnes
shown me here has endeared the America
people to me and l am proud to be held i
such esteem by you
,,.in 1,,,a, OH rio1,t tbo c,,,@ ,,,bi inl
to follow me and / will prize it, l assur
you, much more than / would the America
cup.
"As you know, / came here with design
on one of your most valued possessions.
did not accomplish my purpose. But hay
been thoroughly compensated. 1t was {.
square and fair race and I was squarel
and. fairly licked. 1 could not have receive
kinder or more courteous treatment.
II am very sorry to be leaving you, but
sincerely thank you for your kindness an
goodness"
Sir Thomas shook hands with all WI
could get near enough as he pushed his wa
10 the gangplank and great cheer went I
es he stepped on the plank.
On board the St. Louis surprise awalte
Sir Thomas. This was the presentation of
handsome loving cup by committee repr
SeDtlnB tue american SueslS Ol luOm
on the yacht Erin during the yacht race
The presentation speech was made by E,
ward A. Sumner.
Sir Thomas Upton in accepting the C,
said: "I have failed to win the cup, but
have won the good wishes and the heart
the American people and shall prize tn
more than the cup"
Tho yacht Shamrock and its convoy, t
steam yacht Erin, did not start today up
their voyage back to England, as was i
tended. The weather was stormy and it W
deemed prudent on that account to del
tho departure of the boats The yachts a
companied the st. Louio some distance do,
the bay and signals were exchanged betwe
ths liner and the Erin, after which t
yachts returned and anchored off Tompkir