The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-08
FIRST SHIP Due TODAY
II viii Be Welcomed With Artillery
Salute and Martial Music.
SHIP AND PIER WILL BE DECORATED
Exceptionally Low Rate Given and the
City viii Be Crowded With Exeur-
sionists to See the Exercises.

Galveston. Texas, August THE FL
Norte is expected to arrive at the Southern
Pacific pier at Galveston by o'clock to.
morrow morning. This will be the nrst
chip of the much talked of New York Gal.
weston service. After her win come the lsl
Monte and then a regular service Of three
ships each way per week viii be main.
tanned by the southern Pacific company.
The advent OF the first ship viii be duly
celebrated. The day viii be observed as n
holiday by the banks and several other bust
ness institutions of the city,
An appropriate program will be carried
out nj the pier on the arrival OF the ship.
The Galveston Field artillery viii be on
hand and win fire n salute as the ship ap.
proaches, -Four bands of music will furnish
music for tho occasion. They are the best
bands which could be secured In the state
and the music promises to be excellent
Speeches will he delivered by Hon Waiter
Gresham of Galveston and Judge Norman
6. kittren. The ship and the pier will
also be decorated with hags and bunting.
The exercises at the pier win be com
pleted by II o'clock II they are carried out
according TO program. At night there viii
be grand torchlight parade. Several hun.
dred persons have agreed TO take part IN
the parade and this Of Itself Will be well
worth witnessing, Buildings win be deco
rated along the line Many Of them are
already decorated 60 be in readiness. Elcc-
trio lighta have also been placed on many
of the prominent buildings for decoration
purposes.
Exceptionally Rw rates have been offered
by the railroads and an Immense crowd Ia
expected here from the interior 10 witness
the festivities. Special trains will leave
the Union depot for the pier ut 5 a. IN.
and $50, $40 and . o'clock, Tickets will
cost 10 cents for the round trip Visitors
will not be desired on the pier after II
o'clock MS the company wishes ia proceed
with It's business after that hour.
Among the excursion PARTIES rolling IN
here tonight and in the morning 10 TAX,
part In the welcoming ceremonies attend
Ing the arrival OF the good ship III Nortc
there Will he n delegation Of 600 or more
from San Antonio.
will make up the personnel Of the pleas
ure seekers, but the United States army
will be represented by Colonel William c.
Forbush of the Twelfth cavalry command
or OF the department Of Texas, with his
STAFF and most of the line officers from
Fort Sam Houston. together with the ban
of the Fourth infantry, one OF the best
! musical organizations in the regular army
Among the officers are Colonel w C. For.
bush, department commander; Colauel
Peter j. \. Cleary, deputy surgeon general
Lieutenant Colonel John l. Glenn deputy
quartermaster general: Captain Sumu i
Booter chief commissioner Captain Thad.
deus L, Narney naymaster-al from de,
post are: Major Frank Thorp, post com,
mander; Chaplain ]. A. Potter and Captains
G. b. Duncan. w II. Bertscb +. W Smith
aud Second Lieutenant c. Il CvuSan ~
the Fourth Infantry and Captain f NJ
Caldwell. First Lcntenants ] ! RYAN II
~, Cootes. {. Van wnv and ] Vi Bur.
rOughF and Second Lieutenant J. LETTERS OF
the Twelfth cavalry.