The sun., 1919-03-07
THOUSANDS GREET
LEVIATHAN IN BAY
City, State and National Off
GERS and Soldiers Relatives
on Welcoming Boats.
DIN CONTINUES 2 HOURS
Shore Line, Piers and Win
dows Crowded to See Organ
and Men Arrive.


and Men Arrive.
No ship entering New York harbor
ever had a more vociferous welcome
than the one given yesterday to the
transport Lcviathan. The former Ger
man liner. having on board Major-Gen
John r. Organ and s.ss1 officers and
men Of the Twenty-seventh Division
once New York National Guardsmen-
was greeted in the Narrows by q flag
bedecked hotilla of small craft and fer
ryboats bearing official representatives
Of city. State and nation, together with
happy wives, parents and other relatives
From a few minutes past 10 o'clock
until few minutes before noon, whom
the big vessel commenced warping into
Army Transport Pier 4. at HoboaSen,
aided by nine navy tugs. the din was
continuous Hoarse throated steam whis-
ties, the crash Of band music and shouts
Of individual recognition which were lost
in the roar Of general cheering, all went
to mako up the swelling chorus which
told New Yorks own that they were
home once more.
Sandy Hook when the watchful eyes of
the lookouts in its forward crows nest
sighted a distant speck which CLEANED
in the sunlight above the mist hanging
low over the sea- 1t grew rapidly larger
and the sailors soon made out the out
lines of hydroairplane. Presently II
dipped and circled the ship. and a shout
went UP from the crowded rails.
The aircraft, which was driven by c.
Loo ~
port, N. j., at s $50 o'clock. expecting to
find the Leviathan Off Quarantine. When
the pilot saw she had not arrived he
turned and headed straight or shore to
meet her.
Messages on Hydroairplans.
Zimmerman carried two canvas bags
containing messages of welcome and an
invitation to the members of the division
to be guests OF honor at the Aeronauti-
cal Exposition here. He dropped one
bag, which landed safely on the deck.
and commenced circling the transport as
: she stood in for Sandy Hook. Later
Zimmerman swooped so low that the
wings OF his machine were only ten feet
above the Leviathans main truck and
let 20 his second bag. which also landed
in safety.
1t was s:02 o'clock when the Hook
was reached and Capt. William J. Nc
IIaughlin-the same pilot who had just
guided the transport George Washington.
with President Wilson on board-clam
bered up the side. The khaki colored
swarm Of men on the decks began cheer
ing az a sort OF warming up process
for the serious business OF noise making
which was to follow. As soon as Capt.
Mclaughlin had reached the bridge the
ship started forward again. coming to
a stop of Quarantine at 9:57 and
leaving eighteen minutes afterward.
The fleet Of small boats with the well
corners had been scheduled to leave the
Battery at o'clock. But a stiff north
west breeze was making 1t uncomfort-
able for those who were on unprotected
decks and II was decided to wait at the
piers rather than in the open bay until
word came that the ship had been
sighted below. Accordingly It was 80
before the start was made.
OmciaI Party on the Patrol.
The official party was on board the
police boat Patrol. 1t included Mayor
and Mrs. Hylsn, Miss Virginia Hy'an
Mrs. Anna Organ, Gen. Organs wife :
his sister Anna Wynne Organ; his
three daughters. Dorothea, Janet Helen.
and his son, Bulbs: Capt. LANCER.
Capt Gibbons. Capt. Kent Lieut. Crane
and Chaplain Francis Kelly Of the adj
vance party from the Twenty-seventh !:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst.
Rodman wanamaker, H. ]. Walters.
State Senator, and Mrs. Walters !:
Speaker Sweet OF the Assembly. H. E
Machold and members of the executive
committee Of the Mayors Committee of
Welcome Major-Gen. Barry. Rear-Ad-
miraI Usher and Rear Admiral Gleeves
Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst left the Patrol
when off Governors Island. being taken
ashore in a launch.
Capt. Hallock OF the Patrol acted as
Commodore Of the welcoming fleet and
directed the movements of the various
craft Relatives of the returning SOL
diers crowded the municipal ferryboats
Queens and Gowanus, the Correction and
Fidelity lent by the Department OF Char
tiles. the Immigrant and the fireboat
New Yorker. The Twenty-third Regi-
ment Association chartered the Squan-
tum, which bore a banner on which was
printed: "Twenty-third Regiment, We'll
come Horne. 106th Infantry"-the num-
Der which the old National Guard or
ganiZatIon had assigned to It when II
was Federalized. The Seventy first
steamboat Grand Republic. which was
loaded to capacity.
Chill Drives Crowd into Cabin.
The little cabin on the Patrol was
damned almost to suffocation because OF
the chill wind outside. The Organ and
Hylan parties entered the pilot house at
FIRST, but as the transport was sighted
and drew nearer post of them went out
side. -@ak Mayor wore fur coat and
seemed impervious to the raw blasts
which blew down river and whipped the
strings OF international signal flags with
which the small craft were decked until
some of the flags began showing signs
of rough usage.
Members of the Board OF Aldermen
raised a rumpus when they reached
Pier A and discovered that they had
been assigned to make the trip down tho
bay on board the Fidelity. the little
steamer which carries the bodies of I'M
Identified dead from the city to potter's
field on Harris Island. Even the fact
that a band had been assigned to tho
Fidelity failed to appease them, and
committees were hastily named to wait
upon the Mayor and Grover Whalen. his
secretary. to make prstest. There was
much confusion for time. but in the
end the Aldermen carried their point
and we're transferred to the Gowanus,
already crowded when they arrived.
within ten minutes after leaving the
Battery the police band on the Patrol