The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-04-18

The steamer Hornett. conveyed by
the revenue cutter Algonquin, returned
Sunday evening at 7 o'clock from
Charleston, s.. c., with the North Caro-
lima Naval Brigade which took a
cruise to the Charleston exposition on
Monday of last week. She moored at
SINNERS shipyard. and the officers and
reserves were soon uptown, being gladly
greeted by their friends.
The Hornet and Algonquin crossed
the Charleston bar at $50 a. m., Sunday
and it was AIS p. m, Sunday when the
Hornet crossed the Cape Fear bar. She
made the trip in remarkably good time,
covering the distance in nine and three
quarters hours. During the run 10 Will
mington, the Hornet sometimes ran
ahead of the Algonquin. The weather
was good and the run was enjoyed,
considering h rough experience the
reserves had on the trip down.
The Wilmington division, with the ex-
ceptiOn of a few, the Windsor division,
most of the Newbern division and four
of the Elizabeth City division came
az oIi ~ I1OIl NIItil Tx Shp was
ready to sail from Charleston the men
were called on deck and were given the
privilege OF coming back by rail or OF
board the Hornet, To a man all who
had not come by rail 3 couple of days
before, declared that they would come
on the Hornet.
Yesterday from 10 d. m. to II m, a
number of ladies gave an impromptu
German to the officers of the Hornet.
The affair took place at Germania hall
and was quite enjoyable. The officers
present were Captain T. c. Daniels,
Captain w. T. Old, Captain T. G..
Skinner, and Messrs. W. d. LaRoque.
Brad Sanders, Camden w. Merlick.
g. w. HOllowell and +. Ellis Williams,
The ladies in attendance were as fol-
lows: Mrs. Cuthbert Martin, chaperone.
and Misses Cammie Lord, Ida Brown,
Anita DeRosset. Anabel Jenkins,
Bessie Gore. Nora Angel, Annie Cause,
Marie Baldwin and Nellie Mcmillan.
After the dance the lodies went to. the
Hornet as the guests CT the officers to
witness a pleasant surprise for Captain
Thos. M. Morse, the navigator, and
Captain f. Ellis Williams, the engineer,
who carried the Hornet through TO
Charleston with safety, n~otwithstand-
ing her rough experience. The party
assembled on the bridge at 1915 p. m,
and there Captain T. G.. Skinner pre-
scented a silver service each TO Captain
Moore and engineer Williams. CAPTAIN
Skinner made a few happy remarks in
making the presentation. He said 1t was
very proper to present these gentlemen
vessels to hold water Qaughter). He
then went or to say that there have
been floods and storms since the found
alton of the world, and that Job speaks
of the majesty of storms n the power
of the Almighty to stay the destruction
of the storm. He said last Monday the
reserves went from here to Charleston
on the Hornet and that their stormy eX-
perience is we'll remembered daughter
He then went on to say that while some
were frightened, the slip never was in
danger. and that owing to the heroism
of Captain Morse and Engineer Will
liams. the ship and the reserves were
| safely landed in Charleston. Expressing
he then presented a silver service, con-
sisting of gold-lined pitcher and goblet
and waiter
In reply Captain Morse expressed his
thanks for the unexpected gift and
! said though he was a ~Seafaring man,
this occasion so completely took the
wind out of his sails he could My say
he received the gift with thanks. A
similar set was then presented to Engi
neer Williams, and he also made a brief
| reply expressing his appreciation and
hanks
The silver service was engraved as
follows:
Presented by the North Carolina
Naval Brigade to Navigator T. M
Morse for valiant services on board the
U. S. S. Hornet en- route from Whining
ton to Charleston, April Z, 1902"
Presented by the North Caroline
Naval Brigade to Engineer E. E. Will
liams for valiant serevices on board
the U. S. S. Hornet en- route from Will
mington to Charleston. April Z. 1902"
After the presentation. the officer:
served wine to their guests. and ther
the Hornet was declared out of comm1s
sion.
The Newborn, Elizabeth City. Wind
sor and Kinston reserves left for home
by rail yesterday afternoon.