The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-10-22
Tug UnadilIa Is
Sent to Bring
Guests From Pier
Mayor and Party
Extend Greeting
to the Visitors


Mexico, fguratively speaking, Joined
hands with the United States last night
and the people who live beyond the
southern border will be impressed with
the fact that there is nothing but the
best of feeling for them in this part
of the continent-in short. in all this
great republic.
The reception last evening to Vice
President Ramon Corral, the distin-
guished official who has the honor to
serve with Mexico's grand old man.
President Diaz, was all that could be
expected of peopte who quickly learn
to forget the war times of years long
dead and turn the right hand of fell
lowship to men who were once arrayed
against them on the battlefield. The
red of the battle ground has been OBJ
liberated with the verdure of industry.
Where once Scott fought and Santa
Anna opposed his advancing hosts, the
green fields stretch far to the north
ward, making one vast tract upon
which, at the dividing Rio Grande, the
grain of Mexico mods to the grain of
Texas and there is no sign of strife.
Both nations are bread winners now
and only good feeling exists among the
men of brown and the men of white,
who all favor peace on earth-espe-
cially with ones neighbors.
Senior Corral said as much as this to
Mayor Schmitz and the citys executive
returned the compliment on behalf of
San Francisco and of course all Ameri-
cans Colonel George H Puppy, presi-
dent of the Union League Club, spoke
for the merchants of the city, and
Colonel Francis Beck had a word of
welcome from the officials of the State,
the National Guard and last, but not
least. the Bohemian Club. Admiral
McCalla represented the navy and
upon him developed the duty of look
ing after the visitors from the time
they boarded the Government tug
Unadilla at the pier until the vessel
arrived at the army transport dock
and turned her passengers over to the
awaiting column of regulars from the
Coast Artillery service.
Vice President Corrals train was
expected at the pier at 8 o'clock, but
shortly after o'clock the train dis
patcher announced that it would be
nearly three hours before the delayed
express would reach Sixteenth street,
Oakland. 1t was decided, however, that
the tug would not be held on this side,
but would leave Pier at 8:15 o'clock
and remain at the Oakland pier until
the Vice Presidential party arrived.
CONSUL CONFUSED.
Consul Romero of Mexico was at pier
ahead of time, as was Mayor Schnitz.
A Waterman on the dock told them
that the Unadilla would leave from
Folsom street dock and there they went
only to learn that the tug was waiting
for them at the other end of the water
front. Mayor Schmitz thought the
army tug Slocum was going out in
stead of the Unadilla and he forthwith
boarded the Slocum and asked when
that vessel was going to leave the dock.
The joke was on the Mayor and he
acknowledged an hour or so later: IT
thought that steamer looked a bit too
large to go cruising to Oakland i'm
The Mayor and the Mexican Consul
were quickly driven from Folsom street
to Clay street, pier 3, where they found
the UnadiIla in charge of a navy con-
tingent awaiting orders from the de-
layed committeeman. A detachment of
marines was keeping guard and the
marine band from the navy training
station rendered music. This band did
splendid service during the reception to
the Mexican officials and its harmony
particularly pleased the ladies of the
Corral party.
Early in the afternoon Admiral Nc
Gala had attended to the details of
decorating the Unadilla and seen to it
that the craft was dressed in the colors
of Mexico and the United States.
Beautiful bouquets of flowers were
tastefully arranged in the cabin and on
the after deck rugs were spread under
q canvas canopy from which were
strung a number of colored electric
lights. The tugs searchlight was turn