The Washington herald., 1916-12-03
LIBERTY. BLAzES
With LIGHT AT
WILSON'S TOUCH
New York Harbor Flames as
Statue of Goddess Is
Illuminated.
THOUSANDS PAY TRIBUTE
lviatrix Lends Color to Great Elec-
trical Observation-Disclosures
Sends Message.
By the International News serviee.)

Dy the International News Serviee.)
New York, Dec. AT a signal by wire
less from President Wilson the Statue
Of Liberty this evening suddenly blaxed
with light.
Rockets famed red against the darken-
ing sky. Thousands of banners waved
flashing in the glare OF scores of search
lights sweeping across the waters Of New
York Bay.
In the intervals between the measured
booming Of guns the sound Of mighty
cheering rang out. 1t flowed In great
waves of sound from shore to shore,
taken up from the crowded decks of 10000
craft. which moved restlessly on the
shining surface of the bay as II sharing
the excitement of the passengers.
The final achievement of the splendid
scheme of lighting conceived and carried
out by the New York World was carried
into effect at 5:45 o'clock, an hour and a
quarter after sunset
Makes Dramatic Picture.
A moment before the buzz Of the wire
less and the roar and flare of rockets
gave the signal, the statue stood dark
and dim, almost shapeless, against hori-
sOn where dusk deepened swiftly into
aght She seemed asleep, dropping till
Ill the lines of her figure and draperies
were lost. Suddenly, in a glow of soft
white light, she rose to her full and
splendid stature. proudly holding aloft the
lighted torch to enlighten the world.
From the deck of the Mayfiower. where
The President and his party watched, a
cry of wonder and delight went up,
drowned a second later in the booming
of the thunderous salute from America S
battleship.
Darting in and out about the glowing
statue. like some huge moth about a
colonial candle. Ruth Law few, rising
and falling, revealing frequently to the
watchers on shore and the surface of
The waters the illuminated character
Liberty" carried by her aeroplane.
The President and his party arrived
At the Pennsylvania Station at 3:1s o'clock
his afternoon. They proceeded with po-
ice escort to the Eighteenth street land
ng. North River. on which the, ,Mayhower
lay.
Light Bathes Presidents Party.
At 4 o'clock the mayors committee of
800. with a number of women, arrived at
the same landing and went aboard the
l. .. ,. san FRANCISCO and ankton. From
the moment of the start the Presidents
yacht was bathed with bright white light
from the gigantic Sperry searchlight.
From that time onward throughout the
parade up the Golden Way to the Wal
dOrf-AstOria. the President and his party
were kept in the glare of the light.
At the Waldorf-Astoria a dinner was
served at 7:30 O'Clock in celebration of
the illumination of the Statue of Liberty.
The President and Mrs. Wilson were the
guests of honor.
Through the governments representa-
tive in the United States, Ambassador
Jules J. Jusserand, President Poincare,
Of France, delivered a message of con-
graduation and good will to the people
Of America.
On board the Mayhower with the Pres
ident were Mrs. Wilson, Ambassador and
Mime. Jusserand, Ambassador and Mrs.
Gerard, Senator-elect William NJ Calder,
Mayor Mitchell and Ralph Pulitzer.
The yacht was followed closely by the
two warships bearing the committee of
800 and their guests.
President Wilson's speech mt the
banquet will be found on page ;.