Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-05-05

NHIldlh N'Bblub, tbN iNo'VhN
proceeded to the cabin of the
cruiser, where be held an informal
recr ption. He was then escorted
10 the lower deck on which the
sailors were lined up for inspec-
ton. Captain Cogblsn intro
duced them as follows:
Mr.. President: These are the
men of the Raleigh. Part of them
are from the flagship Olympia.
They ali served throughout the
whole campaign"
After passing before them with
barred head, Mr.. Mckinley ad-
dressed the Manila heroes as fol
lows:
captain Coghlan and men of
the Raleigh: 1t gives me great
pleasure TO give you welcome
home and to congratulate each one
of you on the heroic part you
played in the great battle on the
first of May at Manila, which was
most glorious triumph of Amer
lean arms and made a new and
glorious page in American history.
II assure you that when [ give
you welcome, L am only speaking
the hearts welcome of several mil
lion citizens who honor you all for
your splendid services to our
country.
"This feeling not only extends
to your great admiral, whom we
all love and honor, but to the
humblest member of the crew who
was in the great fleet at Manila
bay.
81 give you all a warm and gen
erous welcome and my thanks"
Secretary of the Navy Long
then addressed the sailors. He
said: "You have heard the Naval
Commander 10 chief and listened
to the most feeling words 10 which
the President of the United States
has just expressed not only his
own generous recognition, but that
of the whole American people, of
your distinguished services during
your whole connection with the
United States navy.
"The country knows on whom
she may depend. The record of
the United States navy is unsur
PASSED in the history of the
world and of that record we do
not forget you are a great part,
not only the officers of the deck,
but also as the name has become
familiarly endesred, the man be-
hind the gun"
At the conclusion of Secretary
Longs speech, the sailors gave
three cheers for the President and
three for the Secretary of the
Navy. This was followed by the
ships yell:
"Who are we? Can't you seep
We are members Of the new navee.
Rah! Rsh! Rah! Raleigh"
This amused the President very
much. The President then shook
hands with the various officers of
the cruiser and spoke a pleasant
word to each.
Then with the ladies of the par
ty, the president made an inspec-
ton of the warsbip. He examined
the big gun CD the starboard side
which spoke first in the war with
Spain and displayed much inter-
est IN all he saw. A general baud
shaking concluded the visit and
the presidential party returned to
the tug. A flying visit was made
to Cramps ship-buildipg yards,
where the battleship Alabama, in
course of construction, was in
spected. Some surprise was ex-
pressed at the sgility displayed by
Mr.. Mckinley in climbing ladders
and mounting steps on the Alaba-
ma and at the wharves.
As the president was about to
descend from the upper deck OF
the battleship, he discovered that
the steps were very steep. Re-
marking that "the best way to get
down was to back up" he went
down backward.
The party returned to the hotel
Bellevue shortly after l o'clock
where they partook of luncheon.