The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-04
W elc O m e d Aboard
Steamer on Arrival
at New York.
HE'S IN AMERICA
AND HE'S HAPPY
His Response to Words Of
Greeting Is Brief-To-Day He
Goes to Washington, Where
He Will Be Received by
Taft and Members
of Cabinet.

New York, August a.-The United
States at midnight tonight formally
welcomed to its shores Admiral Count
Heihachiro Togo. OF the Japanese En-
pire, and naval hero OF the Russo-Jap-
anese War. The welcome was given
ABOARD the steamer Lusitania at Quar-
antine by representatives OF the state.
War and Navy Departments and a per-
sonal representative of Governor John
A. Dix.
Following a few warm words Of well
come on behalf of the nation. the del
egation of Americans accompanied the
distinguished Japanese in tug to the
revenue cutter Seneca. standing hard !.
by. y few moments later the Seneca
was speeding for her pier at Twenty
third Street Hudson River, where Ad-
miral Togo. accompanied BY his aid,
Commander Tamaguchi. and escorted
By Chandler Hale, Third Assistant Sec
rotary of State. and the others of the
party. was whisked away in an auto
mobile to his hotel.
Loifs before the Cunarder's big bulk
blackened the horizon at Sandy Hook
the Seneca was on her way to Quar-
antine with the welcoming party
aboard. The delegation consisted of
Chandler Hale, Captain T. NJ. Potts. OF
the navy: Major-General Frederick D.
Grant. commander of the Department
or the East; Acknowledgement William
Verbeck. National Guard of New York.
and attaches OF the japanese embassy
at Washington.
Find Admiral Waiting.
They found the admiral waiting to
receive them when they boarded the
| Lusitania. after two hours STAY at
Quarantine. Secretary Hale delivered,
on behalf of President Taft. the first
brief message of welcome, and was
followed by others OF the deputation.
Seldom has the lower bay witnessed
so remarkable midnight scene. The
whole ship sat up to bid the admiral
good-by. The rails We're black with
his fellow passengers as he stepped
down the lowered stairway on the YES
sells side to the waiting tugboat.
The admiral's response TO his well
come was almost as brief as the well
come itself.
Happiness is the realization of our
anticipations." he said. in remarkably
good English Our hopes and desires.
am in America. and therefore l am
happy"
The admiral smiled and shook hands
with all who had come to greet him.
He chatted with the party on his way
from the Lus!tania to the Seneca, and
boarding the cutter, gave the Asso-
ciated Press his first interview
II think the International arbitra-
ton treaties between the United states
ana England and between tho United
states and France are a very good
thiag.' he said. Such a treaty would
be good also for Japan"
The trip aboard the Seneca to her
pier was made without incident the
admiral appearing to be the least
fat!gucd aboard the boat
Admiral Togo plans to go 10 Wash
ington Tomorrow night, where he Will
be received by President Taft, Sec
rotary OF State Knox and other mem
bers OF the Presidents official family.
Official dinners. visits and sight
seeing tours will engage him during
the coming week He will return then
to New York, where two formal func-
tons Will await him. and he will leave
here for Boston and Canada via Mag
ara on the 10th or nth. He will board
the steamer for Japan at Vancouver.
Remarkable Career.
The arrival of Admiral Togo renews
attention to the remarkable series OF
naval achievements with which his
name is associated
1t was Togo who commanded the
Japanese fleet In front OF Port Arthur
when the first Bow was struck against
Russia. resulting in such serious
Gripping OF Russian naval strength
that her power on the sea was large
" diminished. If not destroyed. at the
outset. From that time forward
TogP's vessels pajrollcd the waters
fronting Port Arthur. hemming In the
remnant of the Russian fleet
When the Russian fleet made its
famous sortie under Admiral Maka-
roff il was the mines laid by the fleet
of Togo which blew up the Russian
hattleship Petropavlovsk. killing tha
admiral In command and great num-
Der OF others and effectually prevent
ing the expected relief from the Rus
sian ships in the Pacific. Following
this came the supreme effort OF the
Russian government 10 send 4 naval
armada around the world in command
of Admiral Rojestvensky to re-estab.
lish the Russian naval foothold which
had been thus shaken by Togo.
1t was Togo who was again sent to
stop the Rojestvenaky feet. The bait
tie which ensued on May 27-2S. 1905,
was probably the greatest naval en-
gaSement of modern times, IN the ex-
tent OF destruction In men and ships
and in the decisive bearing this result
had upon the general progress OF tho
war
war Togo was made CHIEF OF staff of
December. 1909. when he became
member OF the military council.
When tho American heet visited