The sun., 1916-09-17

"ItresS tne az the day..
Another anchored soon after. and the
company. composed Of most Of tho
great men from Washington and Bal
timore. with the higher military on
GERS. came aboard.
AT 10 o'clock the expected boat
came alongside. The day was rainy,
the wind high. and tho General a
very i'll. At length he received our
welcomes to the ship. The Secretary
Of the Navy accompanied him. Tho
sailors were dressed in red Jackets.
White pantaloons. and shirts with bbio
collars: They set up IA cheer as he
boarded the Br~andywine. and Il salute
Of seventeen guns was fired. Our
vessel vas filled with company: We
had w bands Of music from the
steamboats,. n all was life and con-
fusion. At 3 the company sat down
to dinner. Tho Gcnegal looked like a
father among his children The
music played. toasts were drunk, and
the afternoon passed cheerily away
1t was not until evening that the last
Of them babe us adieu."
On Friday. September Q. the Brandy
wine made her heaving way seward
and showed by her fine sailing why
she was Justly called the Flying
B~randywine. During tho voyage 20
France Lafayette won all those about
him. AS the naval %chroniclcr wrote:
Lafayette is like a father anon ne.
] believe every one looks up to him
with flial feelings. . The Gem
eral has been sick and confined in his
room a considerable part Of the time,
but is now convalescent."
On October 4 the frigate came within
sight Of the shores Of France. An
hour afterward she hovo to within
sever or eight miles Of Havre. 4 boat
was sent with orders to lie OF till
morning and then communicate with
the Generals family. His last day
aboard the Brandywine is described ny
his fellow passenger in this fashion:
"wednesday. October 3. The wind
was fair this morning n We moved
up nearer to the city. A steamboat
SOC after came on bringing the lady
and children Of Mr.. q. W. Lafayette.
The meeting took place on deck and was
an affecting one. His family consists
of three daughters and two sons. all
with interesting features. Though We
all felt regret at parting with the good
old man. yet every seemed To SYM
patlize with their happy Feelings.
With them came our Consul and other
gentlemen from IIavre. When all were
aboard a salute to the city OF twenty
one guns was fired. which. an hour
after, was returned.
s'rbo T,onorol tool Io,,.c 80 uV ~ II,
IN the cabin. He is ono OF those men
one meets with sometimes whose
hearty farewell is equal to "A minister's
blessing. He added many expressions
Of kind feelings IL invitations to the
Inequalities of his house. We all ac-
%companied him TO the gangway. He
stopped, looked q IN us. whilc
. softencd expression passed over his
features and then turned to shake
hands again. Each of us gave him
another adieu. He next turned to the
sailors. The nearest pressed forward
to receive his notice. Then. seating
himself in the chair. he was lifted over
the bulwarks md placed in the boat
below. His family followed. and EACH
OF us felt a chasm in our society. Tho
other passengers n the Commodore
also took leave Of us.
THE steamboat. after they got
aboard. ran around our ship; a part
ing salu Of seventeen gun was
fired. We manned our shronds and
cheered them. they returned the chccrs
and the steamer passed off toward
Havrc, leaving us tn ourselves. Our
sails were then filled IN We bore
away. course being to the west"