The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-05-24

eled Banner" The soldiers climbed
the rails and ratlines and almost
drowned the music with their shouts.
They swung their hats and acted like
mad men. Several OF them got out
their regimental nags and waved
them franticaily to and fro from the
bridge. The ensign nj the stern Was
dipped again and again The salute
WAS answered by the Slocun. The
president was plainly moved by the
remarkable demonstration He stood
on the lower deck. uncovered. bowling
and smiling and waving his handler
chief until the sound OF shouting died
away In the distance.
This welcome from the soldiers WAS
only the beginning. As the Slocusn
drew near the line Of steel clad thur
dcrers OF the deep. with jsckies linirS
the rails. the marine guards drawn up
aft and officers In full uniform on the
bridges. pun OF smoke burs. like =
white balloon from the port quarter
OF the battleship Wisconsin. Admiral
casey's flagship. Boom, came the re-
port II was the hrst gun from the
ships-the first OF 81 Each OF tie
warsh!ps, the big. savage ba'tleship
Iowa. the long lean cruisers Philadcl-
.Dhia and Adams. the little torpedo boat
Faragut and the revenue cutter McCul-
Tough. which was with Dewey nj Ma
nlila. turned loose their secondary bat
teries as the slocum steamed slowly
by. Opposite the Mccullough the pres
ident witnessed . small exhibition OF
jack far's skin.
Beyond the warships the little tug
threaded her way through the holiday
tiect OF steamers. yachts. tugs, barges.
and every variety Of water craft
damned about the front Of the ship
yard. Each was black with cheering
people, and there WAS hardly one OF
them which did not have . saluting
gun OF some sort to add Its voice to
the roar OF welcome that greeted the
president from the dense crowd OF
workmen gathered upon the pier.
Ashore. to the right. was \ stand
covered with n crowd Of people and
beyond that = bill alive with them.
Up the pier a board aisle OF white |
muslin ran through the workmen
packed on either side. Up this path. |
srched over with flags and banners. |
one of them bearing the inscription:
The Oregon has made her record: |
watch the Ohio" the president and his |
party moved to q stand. where the rep |
rcscntasive OF the $500 employees OF
the Union Iron works. In a neat
speech. In which he asked heartfelt |
blessing upon the head OF the prcsi /
dent and expressed tender sympathy /
for hts suffering wife. presented the
president as token OF the esteem OF
the workmen with gold plate en-
grayed with a suitable inscription.
The presidents response aroused
much enthusiasm. He told his audi
ence OF his friendship for the work
inemcn during his entire public car
Ger and touched the hearts OF the surg
ing crowd before him as he spoke elo-
qnentiy of the patriotic response
which California had made during the
Spanish war. Many eyes were wet
and more than one OF the workmcn
made a suspicious movement with his
coat sleeve. as III 10 DrDAn away IN
unbidden tear. When the president
spoke Of the contentment OF the work
ne classes. there was one discordant
note. A big. strapping fellow. perched
upon an adjacent scaffolding. with his
mind full OF the threatened strike. /.
shouted: How about next week. :
. hundred of his companions looked
N and motioned to him to cease.
The Launching. iy
Then came the launching. A plat
orm had been built around the prov I
Il the big monster. which lay in the :
cry slip in which the Oregon was r
uilt and from which President Har r
ison launched the monitor Monterey
q rnare ago Gathered On the Mat Z