The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-09-27

close 10 nfteen thousand people
yesterday visited the four grim look
ing sea fighters OF Uncle Sam, lying
at the foot of Sixth street in the
Cairo harhOr. A goodly number were
there during the two hours in the
forenoon when the vessels we're open
to inspection. but the great mass
went from / to p. nj. and some
stragglers came after o'clock and
were disappointed because they were
too late ad could not be admitted.
The visitors were well handled by
the officers and men in charge, and
all were courteously treated. No I'M
pleasant incident marred the occa.
SIGN, either at the landing or any
where IN the city; and all concerned,
the public and the ships officers and
Grew, appeared to be we'll pleased,
Judging from expressions heard at all
hands
A neat gravel walk had been laid
down the levee s,ope by order OF
Mayor Parsons, which made going
and coming easy
van Ostens Mound City band came
down at . p. nj. and gave the charm
of music to the occasion, playing al
most continuously for an hour or two,
and adding much to the pleasure of
the public.
The four vessels lay yesterday in
the same position in which they were
landed the day before, the Melon.
ough 246 feet long hugging the landing
barges, and the three others It's long
each, dashed to her on the outside
From the top of the levee slope they
had a forbidding aspect like four
huge bull dogs crouching for spring
at some menacing foe. This morning
they viii be coaled and leave about 10
O'Clock for the upper Mississippi
Commander Mitchell says they will
be at Chester probably Tuesday and
then go on to st Louis. In that port
they will be one of the attractions
for the centennial celebration which
opens Oct. Ord and viii remain there
till President Taft comes on Oct. 25
and be in the Cairo harbor again on
the morning of Oct. 20 to take coal
and be ready to accompany the presi-
dents feet down the river in the
of that day.
Social Events Yesterday,
While the street, or open air dem,
onstration yesterday was all that
could have been wished for Ito which,
by the way, the weather man con.
his share, the day being
Gnel there were Same happy indoor
events in which the officers and men
Of the ships were prominent figures,
one OF these was | O'Clock dinner
TO seven Of the officers at Mayor
Parsons residence on upper Wash
ington avenue, where generous
hospitality was dispensed After the
dinner a number of ladies and gen
tlemen called to pay their respects
TO the visitors and the afternoon was
spent by ALL
The O'Clock dinner at the Alex
ander Club grill room was more i'm
posing, but equally informal and
agreeable all around, This was at
tended by ten of the e,even officers
If the notilla. one, Midshipman j. W..
Barnett navigating officer remain
ng with the aotilla as required by
the rules of the service, The officers
who were guests of honor here were
u. S, S McDonor gn--Lieut. ~. c.,
Mitchell. commanding; Midshtpman
l. ]. Broshek, executive and engineer
ne officer; Assistant Surgeon w. II.
short fleet surgeon; Assistant ray
master No. c. Shirley, fleet paymas-
er
L. S, S, Thornton Lieut. c. A.,
Hlakely commanding Ensign JOS,
Baer, executive and navigator.
L. S. s. Wilkes Ensign G. G. Pc.
gram, commanding; Ensign G. G. Lo-
ran, executive and navigator.
U. S. S. Tiney Ensign w. C, Nix
on commanding; Ensign W. F. Coch-
rane, Jr., executive and navigator.
These We're sandwiched in between
citizens of whom the invitation list
included the following;