The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-22
VISITED THE HARTFORD.
The Famous Vessel Brssv Crowds Of
People.
THE SAILORS WERE on SHORE LEAVE,
Galveston Carnival Visitoa, Were Gver
Warm Welcome by Captain Feeder.
"Amerioa" Was Again Presented.

Galveston. Texas, May . ..--Crowds and
crowds Of visitors visited tue historic old
Hartford today, Tho transI ortation faoill.
ties to the cruiser, for tn Q Hartford Is
technically known as cruKi or. are ample.
The Charlotte NJ. Allen, with barge. and
the launches Galveston, Maud H.. the
Clarke launch and the achooners with
auxiliary power. Clara My. Maynowea
and Virginia, are making regular tilps.
There Is no extortlon practdced. A stand.
ard charge OF 20 cents Is mud c and the way
the people Of Galveston and from the In.
terlor points are going to ser, the Hartford
indicate they think the charge entirely reA-
sonable
Captain Reeder gave abolt 2ou Of his
charges shore leave this mos ming and they
are taking in the town, bat In the most
quiet and orderly way Imaginable bet.
ter behaved lot OF sailors hstye never been
shore are apprentices. llgstead Of ftc-
qucntlng saloons and ban rooms one can
find them In confectionery and soda water
establishments. They have learned q trick
or two about good eating and the rrstau-
rant men say they know what-is good and
how to get II.
white uniforms aud theis bronaed skins
nnd rudy complications tell Of the good
health they are enjoying, They say they
appreciate their shore liberty aud the only
way they can get shore libcrty Is not to
abuse that privilege.
The Hartford viii he oren to receive Wis
itors until o'clock each day. Captain
Rccder says every one Is welcome to visit
the ship. Every portion OF the vessel IS
shown to the visitor by guide, who Is
at once willing and exceedingly polite TO
say nothing of being Well Informed While
the captain has not entered an objection
10 visitors coming aboard before the ship
has been cleaned " Is like playing on good
nature for visitors to visit the ship before
40 o'clock.
Captain Rceder has issued nm order that
the band aboard tho ship shall plAy daily
from ~ TO noon and from z 60 4 ocincx in
the afternoon lie has ordered this for the
exclusive enjoyment OF the visitors. And a
right good band there is aboard the Hart
ford. too II those who have heard II play
are 10 he believed, and there iis no reaSon
why they should not he.
This may he the last chance person will
ever have TO visit the historic old ship.
when the Hartford Is consigned DO sail
the seas no more the last Of her Kind will
have gone out OF commission hut Vt may
be this great republic Wit preserve and
keep tho Hartford, Ike the British gov
eminent has preserved md KEEP, the cid
flagship Victory of Admiral Nelson. At an
events trip TO the Hartford as wen worth
the taking, And, Incidentally, this fact Is
apparently recognized by nc people Of
Galveston md those who are acre for the
festivities.
Tho second p"~scntation OF the patrsotlc
production "AmcrcH' Wns success The
Auditorium wac packed and iamned and
the capacity Of mat nulld'ng WINS We'll
tested over $500 people were present. The
ont a hitch Of any kind While there were
some changes In the cast. II anything The
presentation exceeded that OF Inc first
night. The spscnlties were excellent and
every ono OF |hem received an encore.
Nothing but words ot praise can be heard
from visitors In fact It " bard thing
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