The sun., 1910-06-19

toS m1t a quarter ol a mila hsltBd ~
high sssgn of the KAissrin Over ths
anperfmponsd mrrsts With thair twin
guns dllsd 10 b the Wiaps % I1iBD ths
mazy trsIlisss q the tvo observation
anasts we're an fEiAlsd .an1 hlEhalowod
gith the stringa Of aignal hARs in dress
uhlp order A eouF aaaFred Rear Ad-
mlral's GAG Was a. the forward masthead.
Bshind the battlsship the Ave destroyers
smith. Reid. Flasasr. LAmson and Pres
na anealCpd over tho waves IN double
rama This vas the guard os honor
which had awaited ROOssvelt's coming
beyond the Hook
Ths procession passed out Of the shadow
INTO the vivid sunlight % Roosevelt
waathar just whare the water narrOws
6stusen the headlAnds Of WadsWorth
ana Hamilton. Then when the Kainsrin
AuguSts Viceoria was about half a mis
fron the Staten Island shore there vas
ulddsR stab OF red a bulging cloud Of
urnoka and then the delayed report Of
a six pOunder IN the secondary battery
along the shore line just BY the shouidss
uf old Fort Lafayette AnOthar and
another fash Of burnt powder from the
hillaids Twsaty-Ohs times the guns IN
tho secondary battery spoke.
COAST ARTILLERT rURNs OUT.
Then as the Bag German ship drew
abreast of the fort. 20 near that those on
uhoreoould sea the bAred head and sauare
shoulder Of a civilian up by thu SIDE Of
Capt. Hans Ruser on the navigating
htidge. a pretty ceremony was enacted
on the aTeen hill Slopes Long files OF
hue. clipped into segmehts of equal
length. moved swiftly along hidden paths
between the humps ot the sod bastlOns
and then stopped and stood stifiy per-
feet. These vera the compGAics Of the
Coast Artillery an parade in honor Of the
former Commander In Chief of the United
states army
The Hamburg American liner began 10
lower her speed a. she passed through The
Narross. and a. she did 20 the first sign
~ activity showed from the hArbOr
within. Ths two white mail boats with
the fat rcd stacks. the stmAster-General
and the President. came out from the
shadows along the Quarantine wharf
and tidled up " the black hull % the YEA
81. one on either aide respectful tOOt
from their whistles and then they had
their mail chutes rigged and were taking
b sacks by the dozens before the liner
had her anchor down.
Just Al the minute that tho big hook
pplashed into the water. when the ship
vas a few hundred yards north Of the
QuarAntins tower. q hang Jared the
eahoes hack of Quarantine and the white
despatch boat Dolphin began To do the
Presidential hOnors With . self-asaertive
voice The Dolphin vas anchored about
ivs hundred yards away from the spot
whsre the Kaiserin dropped her anchor;
every bit Of bunting in the DOlphin's
Gag lockers was strung up between the
slender masts aud down 10 the bow.
THE soUTH CAROLINA JOINS N.
Then. when the smoke from the Dol
phin's rapid hrer on the forward deck
vas dipping and wavering in dissolving
rings over the flat water. the giant South
Carolina. whlch had been outdistanced
n the race through the NarroWs. came
clipping BY the Kaiserin. her sailors stand
Nk in sOlid blocks at attention on the
main deck by the bulging shoulders OF
he turrets-und on tho quarter deck be-
lind was a startling red splash where the
marines hand stood AZ the hattleship
alowed ~ anchora battle Gag was broken
a. the tip Of each skeleton mast and the
band opened on The Star Spangled Ban
ner.- Then the superstruct1re Of the
south Carolina began b. show blotches
Of red and white as her twenty -one gun
salute was fired.
Each Of the destroysTs as u passed the
Kaissrin broke out strings of signal hags
from its stubby mast and mustered its
seant crew on the deck They anchored
IN a double line beyond the South caro-
Ina.
QUIcK WARNISo FAoM EOOsEvELT.
Before the battleship had come 20 rest
= characteristics incident happened on the
bridge Of the KaiseTin. When the pres
tug drew near the bow Of the liner Cot.
Roosevelt moved over 10 the starboard
aids Of the bridge and waved his hat Ia
reply % the sautations from the uig
Suddenly helstopped waving and looked
Tor an instant behind the newspaper
mems craft. then he began a violent wav
ing Of his hand and pointed 10 the rear.
There the blunt prov Of the South Caro-
Ina was slipping up on the tug not 100
yards away snd the reversing screw of
me cocklesheIi threatened 20 bring II
faH 10 the path % the battleship
sharp iange Of the bell IN the tugs engine
rom cleared he boat from the threaten
ing danger Roosevelt grinned broadly
With he Colonel on the high bridge
wers Miss Fthel Roosevelt, the top Of
whose red 'eathsred hat showed over
he rim Of the canvas screen and Mrs.
Nicholas Iongvorth. who Nas gowned
IN a suit ~ shepherds : gray with a touch
n Vivid Fed IN the plumes OF her tOque.
Now and then young Kermit, whose face
Was almcst. As hrORzed a. his fathers,
could he seen lodging back and forth
On the bTidgs ~ the constant arrival of
new boats brought new poeai hilities Of
recognizing Old friends from a distance.
Mrs Roosevelt was not on the bridge.
n1T could she hs seen on any oi the decks.
Some fifteen minutsa after the kaissrin
droppsd her anchor ~ 10 were consumed
IN powder burning and trumpeting. |
then the OffCial welcoming boat, the T,
revenus cutter Manhattan. came busting
40 % thu starboaFd side OF thu kaiAerin |
Collector LOEB vas aboard q her. Of |
thai there vas no doubt heoause he stood |
on a chair % that he thining tile was
raised above all tho formal chimney /
pots on she upper deck
THREE sONa 10 aREKT HM