The New York herald., 1921-10-22
Mayor Confers Freedom of
City, but British Flags
Not on Staff.
CHEERED BY CURB THRONG
An Occasional Irrepressible
Irishman Shouted 'Hooray
for IreIandr

Englands sea hero, Admiral Lord
Beatty, one Of the four distinguished
military guests of the American
Legion, arrived on the Cunarder Aqui-
tania yesterday and received honors
proper to his fame.
He came ashore with his cap
rakishly tilted over his left eyebrow
and with the well shaped head under
the cap thrown back in an attitude
jauntily challenging-a trick, by the
way, of one of our own sea captains.
Rear Admiral Henry b. Wilson. now
commanding at the Naval Academy
and with all the look of man who
makes business Of looking folks
straight in the eye.
To those who had never seen the
victor of the Doggcr Banks and of
Heligoland it was apparent that here
was the Beatty of the widely eircu.
lated pictures. a most resolute and
confident figure of man; one who
would command attention even with
out his present rank and celebrity.
Surveying him it was not difficult to
understand why the British idolize
Beatty as one of the most dashing
fighters in their naval history. He
looks the part.
An Ang1o-Saxon Occasion.
SO much has been heard OF him and
his deeds on this side of the water that
tho crowds which assembled In various
parts Of the city to see him and to clap
hands for him, wore fully as large. n
not SO noisy, as have gathered to greet
other world famous sojourners in this
land. 1t was an Anglo-Saxon occasion
pretty much altogether and not so vo-
cally prominent as the Latin throngs
ing their hero Diaz day or so before.
Moreover the core of all the crowds
was English. and the King himself
| couldn't shake British stolidity.
Out OH the water at Quarantine, off
the point of Manhattan. at Pier A, In
lower Broadway. at the CITY Hall. up
through the island to the home OF
Marshall Field at $50 Park avenue. he
was received with every possible mani
festation of public respect and admira-
ton.
The big Aquitania loomed Off Quaran-
tine shortly after A. NJ. The wind was
shrieking overhead. making hard going
for the army and navy planes that were
swooping like gulls in the sunshine. and
underneath the sea floor was tumbled
and tempestuous, sucn weather as sea.
men love but such as rumples the tum-
tums of landsmen. Ahead of the tall
Cunardcr were twelve of the fastest
destroyers of the United States Navy,
forty mile an hour iiers. boats that
Beatty himself had commanded, and
their colors were swapping like rife shots
as they flashed past the police and press
boats. There were no symbols on the
Aquitania of Beatty's presence aboard
but with the destroyers and the guns OF
the forts at the Narrows smacking the
air with the nineteen reports due the
Admiral's rank there was no occasion
for puzzlemcnt.
Comm fttec 20 Greet Admiral.
The navy tug vigiant. CARRYING va
rlous representative persons. including
Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, who had
served under Beatty; Capt. S. r. Bailey.
British Naval Attache. and who had
been Beatty's flag officer In the old
nghting days on the Queen Elizabeth I:
Capt. II. G. Hanrahan. u. s. NJ: Col
George w. Burlclgh, representing Gov.
Miller; Brig.-Gen. George A. Wingate
acting for Mayor Hylan Col. Franklin
D'Olier. former commander Of the
American Legion; Col. Alton r. Roberts,
chairman OF the American Legion re-
ception committee: Col. w. de Lancey
Kountze. also representing the legion I:
Licut.-Col. s. G. Shartle. representing
Major-Gcn. Robert Lee Bulard. and
Marshall Field. nephew Of Lady Beatty
who is host for Lord and Lady Beatty
and their son. Peter. while the Beattys
are In New York. gangplank bridged
the short gap between the two ships and
over this none too reassuring looking
plank Admiral Rodman and the recep-
ton committee hurriedly tripped. This
was at 10 30 A. NJ.
The Admiral received the party with
smiles and hearty handshakes. He wore
the undress uniform of his rank. and
his cap. as has been noted. was cooked
over the eye at provocative angle.
Upon his breast were ribboned the many
orders and decorations that have come
to him In acknowledgment OF merit.
while about his neck was hung the
Order OF Merit. most priced OF all Brit
fsh decorations save only for the little
bronze cross that Victoria originated.
Beatty and Rodman. old comrades In
arms. shook hands with especial hearth
ness. and Beatty clapped Rodman upon
the shoulder In very man TO man but
most un-British way. However, there
is nothing specially British about this
sea captain except his accent. He has
the dash and go and general style and
get up of what we are pleased TO call
the American type. Besides. he mar
ried an American girl.
She stood with him, very pleased and
proud, holding her son Peters hand
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