Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-29
BRYAN NEARING
NATIVE SHORE
Ship Was Sighted Off Fire
Island at 11:45 A. M.
A HAPPY THRONG AWAITS
To Accord Him a Hearty Welcome
Home.
PLANS FOR THE. RECEPTION
Steamer Expected to Reach Port This
Evening-Nebraska to Spend
Night on Board Yacht.
A HAPPY THRoNG AWAITS
To Accord Him q Hearty Welcome
Home.
PLANS FOR THE. RECEPTION

NEW YORK. August 29.-Word was re-
ceived early at the offices of the German
Lloyd Steamship Company that the steam
er Princess Irene, on which William ].
Bryan is passenger, had passed Nantucket
Light at 1:40 o'clock this morning.
The steamer signaled that all was well on
board
When sighted by the marine observer at
Fire Island the Princess Irene was about
ten miles southeast Of that point. The
steamer will pass in Sandy Hook about
2:45 o'clock this afternoon and reach the
quarantine station, off Fort Wadsworth
Staten Island, about 3:30 O'clock She
should reach her dock at Hoboken about 5
pm.
Princess Irene was sighted southeast Of
Fire Island at AS am.
Hundreds of persons came to town today
from all sections to attend the reception
to William ]. Bryan, and the hotels are
assuming lively appearance.
Every visitor is bubbling over with
Bryan enthusiasm and the signs are that
Mr.. Bryan will get one of the most hearty
greetings that his followers have ever
given him.
The Victoria Hotel, the headquarters Of
the Commercial Travellers Antitrust
League, was a busy place early today
many of the visiting delegations ealing
there to ascertain the final arrangements
and to make known their presence in the
city.
The steam yacht Illini, belonging to Ed
ward F. Goltra of st. Louis, upon. which
Mr.. Bryan is expected to- make his entry
into this city. anchored off the yacht land
Ing at the Battery early today. The yacht
will cruise around the upper bay, but will
Keep In touch with, the Battery until the
steamer Princess Irene, which is bringing
Mr. Bryan to this city, is sighted.
The Reception Plans.
Mr.. Bryan will be taken off the steam
ship at quarantine, according to the pres
ent plans, and will there be welcomed by
Norman Mack, Lewis Nixon, Mayor Brown
of Lincoln. Neb., and Harry w. Walker.
1t is expected that after Mr. Bryan has
been welcomed by those on the yacht he
will be put aboard the tug Eugene Moran,
which has been chartered by the Nebraska
delegation, to enable him to shake hands
with his home folks He will then re-
turn to the yacht.
If the steamer reaches port this evening.
as expected. it is planned to have the yacht
run up Long Island Sound ana anchor for
the night off the home Of William Hoge.
president Of the Commercial Travellers An
Thrust League, at Rye, N. Y. Mr. Bryan,
1t is stated, will not leave the yacht In the
morning the yacht will cruise up the sound.
returning In time to the yacht landing at
the Battery to permit Mr.. Bryan to land at
pm. tomorrow afternoon to meet the re-
ception committee and take part in the
parade.
Mr.. Bryan, 1t was announced today, had
accepted an invitation to speak at Spring
held, Mo-, the first place at which he ever
delivered lecture for which he was paid.
Mr. Bryan accepted the invitation by cable
but left the date open, to be fixed on his ar
rival delegation from Springfield, head
ed by R. B. Bland, son of the late repre-
sentative, and Ewing Mitchell arrived to-
day.. They are anxious to have Mr.. Bryan
speak In Springfield during carnival time,
which begins September 15.
When the news got around to the Victoria
Hotel headquarters that the Princess Irene,
with Mr.. Bryan on board had been sighted
who had chartered tugs and steamers to
get aboard SO as to start down the bay
In an hour several boats with all flags fly
ing were steaming down the bay
At i o'clock the yacht Illini, the official
reception boat, was waiting off the Atlantic
Yacht Club pier, near Sea Gate, for the ap-
pearance of the Princess Irene. Further up
the bay near the quarantine station the
other welcoming boats had taken station.
At 1:3O pm. the Princess Irene was east
Of the Sandy Hook lightship.