New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-28
GREEKS MEET WARsHIP.
CONSUI-GENERAL BOTASSI PAYS OFF,
CIAL VISIT To VESSEL FROM
HIS COUNTRY'S NAVY.

The Greek cruiser Navarchos Miaulis arrived
here from Philadelphia yesterday forenoon, and
anchored in the Hudson River of Thrty-fourth-st-
The arrival Of the vessel the first Greek warshtp
to visit American waters. was OF great interest
TO the Greeks living in the city, and they made
the day a holiday. About four hundred OF them
went down the Bay the steamer FavOrite. and
accompanied the vessel up from Sandy Hook Be-
fore passing up the river the warship anchored
near Liberty Island and fired a salute Of twenty
guns, which was responded 20 by the guns OF
Castle William.
The salute over. the Favorite made several at
tempts tie up the vessel but through the
clumsiuess of the excursion steamers crew many
of these attempts We're unsuccessful In one OF
these efforts the FavOrte rolled heavily that
panic occurred board. Women and children
screamed and the men swOre. Persons standing on
stools, benches and chairs were thrown spraWling
TO the deck. and the water in the hrebUckets was
spilled. The Favorire unable 70 drop alongside
so that the visitors might walk up the gangWay.
but her nose was put against the 'nidshlp star
board side Of the warship. where il was held ny
a small line with sailors at each end Passengers
the Favorite then got the warship by being
pushed up from behind and hauled aboard by the
brawny Of the Jackies.
Demetrtus y Borassi. the Greek Consul-GsnsraI.
who is the chief representative OF Greece in this
country, accompanied by O. de Karachew, the act
ing Russian Consui-GeneraI, and eight or ten OF
the leading Greeks of the city. started from the
Battery in at D. m. 70 make an Official
intended going IN steam yacht but Just before
the start il disabled.
on reaching the deck of the Navarchos 8Iiaulis
Consu-Generdl Botassi, I'm a few words. welcomed
the representative of his COunJry's navy and her
officers 70 the greatest city the American
Continent assuring them that the welcome was a
hearty one from the Americans as well as the
Greeks OF the city.
The company remained board an hour On
taking their departure COusUl-CSeneraFS salute OF
nine guns fired. This caused the enthusiasm
of the four hundred Greeks the FavOrite, which
had stood by While the official party on board
20 boil over again. and cheer after Cheer arose
from the excursion steamers decks
How long the NavarChOs NNaU.is VIII stay in this
port is not definitely decided yet Ihis morning at
10 o'clock Captain COundourotis with his staff. will
visit Rear-Admiral Barker at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard In the afternoon he and his staff viii return
the call OF COusUI-GeneraI BOrassi- A loving cup
is be presented the Captain by the Greek
colony here on Sunday the officers viii attend
services az the Church If the Holy Trinity, the
Greek church, in TWenty-seventh-st-
The roster of The officers OF ship is fOllOwSs
nellopOulOs, second captain. heUtenantS, d. Capa-
garis and ]. ApOsJOlidOs, sub-ieutenants, T. Ap-
cOpOuiOs. Z. Melas G. TheofamidiOs, y VOtgis, D.
VapalexOpOulOs G. BOUbOuls. y. Paspaus and ID.
BouTekas; chief engineer. VI. GrOumpOs; second
engineer, ]. CieOrgakOpOulOs; ships surgeon, q.
Christoforou; paymaster, Basne G. hapsamoells-