Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-27
Celebration of the Land
ing Of Sieur de Monts.
Proper Observance at St. Croix
Island, Saturday.
Exercises Held on Spot Whore DWELL
juos Of Freneh Explorers Were Built
Thrse Hundred Years Ago-Promi-
mont Men Participate.

4 Calais Me, June 26.-Tnree hundred
wears ago yesterday. Sleur de Monts
land 100 French followers made their
= first visit, landing on the coast or
1Maine at Dochet or st. Croix island.
nine miles below Calais. The exercises.
yesterday morning, were attended and
: participated in by many prominent
linen. representing Canada, England,
. France and the United States. several
4thousand people visited the small Is
Hand where De Monts founded the first
. European colony in British North
AAmerica and the second on the CONT
snent.
The flags OF four countries were con-
:. spicuous. The exercises were held on
the spot where the dwellings Of the
French explorers had been built three
centuries ago. many of the relics found
in the past 100 years being displayed.
: The French cruiser Tronde, the Amer
lean cruiser Detroit. Commander Dill
bingham, the revenue steamer Wood
. bury. the Canadian fishery cruisers Co.
B lumbar and Curlew, also numerous
ferryboats, tugs, launches and vessels
in the bay were gayly decorated for the
occasion. The English cruiser Ariadne,
which took part in other demonstra-
lions during the week at Annapolis ana
st. Johns, was not present. When the
4 tide went out from the island several
|. small boats, including launch from
: the French cruiser, stranded on lodges,
J but no lives were lost.
Sailors from the warships marched
4 together. Hon. Charles E. Swan was
Z chairman and gave the address of well
\ come. followed by Mayor Almon l Teed
of st. Stephen, N. 3. Replies were ny
lev. DIR. Henry S. Burrage for the
Maine Historical Society and by Hon.
l.. J. Tweedle, pemier Of New Buns
D.. wick A special poem by Mrs. Ida Vose
l. Woodbury. was read and well received.
Hon, Joshua L. Chamberlain. major
~ General. United States Volunteers, de-
Iivered an eloquent oratton. A speech
was made by NJ. Koshgowski. consul
general Of France i'm Canada. and rep
resentjng Pres. Loubert. The exercises
v were held under a big tent in the center
'ibf the island below the American light
house. At noon the memorial tablet on
n high rock near the lighthouse was I'M
yelled and a salute was fired from the
warships.
At Bay Side. on the Canadian shore.
one mile away. addresses were made
." at noon by prominent speakers of the
III dominion, Rev. Hunter Boyd being
nu chairman. A paper was read by Prof.
4, w. F. Ganong.
Early I'm the afternoon most of the
guests and excursionists made the
nine-mile trip up the st. Croix river to
Calais. where exercises were held at
st. Croix Opera house. with a reception
in the evening. American. French and
Canadian naval officers and leading
speakers We're conveyed on board the
-, Canadian cruiser Curlew and later were
entertained and driven about Calais
. and st. Stephen. Gen. Il. r. Murray of
!" Calais was chairman of the afternoon
demonstration. Addresses were made
by Prof william +. Ganong, followed
by an address by Hon. James r. Bax-
ter, president of the Maine Historical
Society. An ode by Henry M. Rideout
=, was read and British and American
national anthems were sung by the au-
dience, while the st. Stephen band
q played selections.
. calais and st. Stephen were profuse-
,ly decorated with flags Of three nations.
E, and many private residence were beau
tifully trimmed. while places OF bust
ness were closed during the exercises.