Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-09-06

Reception Of a British Vice Admiral
by Admiral Farquahar,
LAG80FTW0EATI0NS RNTWINED

Our Mnrinc Fighters Frnternizing
With tIsc Wen of HcrMnjesty's wnr-
ships at Har Hnrbor-TransvaaI
I sympathiyer Hoists a Boer Flag.
Bar HarhOr. Me. Sept. 5.-Seven
American and FIVE British warships lie
| at anchor here Bright and early yes
! terday the residents, cottagers and
others were mp to see Vice Admiral g.
! ID. Bedford, K. c. b., bring his ships
| into port With the American ensign
! at the main, a national salute of Il
! guns was fired at once, the Crescent's
band playing the Star Spangled Ban
| ner" After it the United States flag
! ship New York answered with the
same number Of guns, the British en-
! sign at the main and the band playing
| God Save the Queen"
The smoke Of the salutes had hardly
! cleared away when the steam launches
were being swung out from the flag
! ships side. Vice Admiral Bedford and
! his officers. in full uniform, were ready
to receive the visit of Rear Admiral
! Farquahar RUwed by twelve sturdy
| American iaczies and accompanied by
! his aides the American commander-in-
| chief asCended the Crescent's gaHgway
| ladder and was received by the British
! vice admiral and all his captains. Upon
| leaving the Crescent Admiral Farqua-
har was saluted with 13 guns.
Soon after Admiral Farquahar had
returned TO his own ship the British
| vice admiral. in his own steam barge,
accompanied by his staff, boarded the
! New York and was received by Ad-
| miral FarQuahar and the captains oil
all the American ships. The greetings
! on both sides were most cordial. A
salute of Is guns was fired for the
| British commander when he left the
| ship.
Both admirals and all the British Of
ficeTs off duty, escorted by American
| officers, were subsequently driven to
! the St Saviour hotel, where, in a
| large paTiOr decorated with entwined
American and British flags, the two
admiraIs stood side by side for two
hours and with their officers received
the welcomes Of about a thousand of
the residents and cottagers. The Bar
HarbOr band played on the lawn.
Lady Bedford and daughter took a
drive with Mrs. Robert A. Mory dur
ing the afternoon, and took tea with
| her later
In the evening Admiral Farquahar
entertained Vice Admiral Bedford and
the captains of all the warships at
| dinner in the wardrOom of the New
York
After a coach ride this morning for
the officers there was a reception on
board the New York. followed Ey din
! neTs at the cottages to officers, who are
invited to the private ball at the Keboe
Valley tonight
Just after the British ships dropped
anchor in the harbOr an incident of
| more than ordinary interest occurred.
Near the shore Edward Van Ness, of
| New York swung to the breeze from
staff on his lawn large Boer flag and
| addressed his friends in denunciation
of the British The flag raising made
the people angry, and a dozen volun-
teered to cut the pole down without
further ceremony. Rear Admiral Up
shur (retired) was particularly vexed.
Charles II. Wood, chairman of the
board OF selectmen, called on Mr.. Van
| -N''' "AIN p'iitNiJ hoiu'oo0u ti4''I INC
flag be taken down. but Mr.. Van Ness
! refused to grant the request.
Chairman Wood, together with Dr.
]. Madison Taylor, representing the
| board of trade. and two police Of
| ficeTs, afterwards renewed the request
to have the flag removed Again the
owner of the flag refused, and defied
the officers to remove it. Mr.. Wood
thereupon applied the knife to the hal
yards and the Boer standard floated to
earth, amid the cheers of those as
sembled.
Mr.. Van Ness was one of the COM
mittea to receive the Doer commission
ers when they visited this country. He
has been requested to resign from the
| Gentlemen's club.