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Show OUR OWN FLAG. ' file Stars and Stripes Over an Ocean Greyhound IIOI3rn ON TI1K M-.W Y0I1K. A liw Cm Icaaguratfld In Americin J Shipping History. f Tun HiiILr AiiiutllinlK 1)1.1 lll.rr li.lileleil-llnilliilna ' 4 lauun Hlil.lllnr null llsll Illl.illiE Nnv York, Feb. 32 For the first thito lu a generation the stars mil strijes taday lloat over an ocean greyhound, grey-hound, Iho peer of nuy ctall sllost Per lUufltil time tines till, country has lioisled ofn inrrcautllu navy of cllpt sblpr, wb o sails have whitened every quarter of tliu globe, In fact, for lliu II lit tlmu lu tho history of the nation Its IWg will guard p modern, well-e.iulpd, well-e.iulpd, liiconi arable steemtbll, mil II I. filiigultilly appropriate, loo, that lhu ll igsboiil I havu been linlurled on Wmhlngluii's blnhdai. Had weilhir ull much to illmiiilsh tbu crouds that llne.1 Iho llittery nnd nelghlorlng shore. 'Oil (J lor)" was I nil I from lb stern ol IheNutv York anil I Ibo shrieking of luiitimcmbla shrill v. hl.llus from nrlous rive r craft, thu roar or raniuu from lhe United Htatesmau uf-wur C'lileiko, re-ichned by the guns of the fori, and the cheering cheer-ing of hundreds uf nnlooki rs Ibo event insgurated u new era In American shipping history. All pat-rlotlo pat-rlotlo Aiiiirliaus havuhnd thu deejeit Interest lu the transferring of thu msjesllo ateumthlps Ull) of New York anl City of Pari from the llrltlsli to the Amerlosu Hag, and the ship was crowded with guests favored wlib invitations to witness the ttre-niony, ttre-niony, riio ceremony ol ralalog Ibo American ll on thosteanii'ilp New lurk whs marled ty Iho Inclement Weather, nn m:uiM..ii u in sioiim were mado latoby thu delay of tbo Preiidcnt owing to the storm, l.ver)-thing l.ver)-thing was lu ruallnn b) 12 a'elock, the New York having taken a potllliu niar tho buttery, thu United Hiatus orulfer Chic ire. being the re alio. Along 0-e river lhu dockn and vends who gnyly decoralrel. All tbu big trims-ntlunflu trims-ntlunflu liners In port wen llylugllags at elit) ieak, nnd long lines of streamers weru stretched from mast to inait. OuthuNu Yorktwo lattallona of tho nsial reserve weru on dut). Hho loikcd spick oud sjnn with all her silloti lu new uniforms. (Jultu u crowd was In tbu Pe nusyl-vnuU nusyl-vnuU depot when tho President's train nt last Urow lit. About 2 o'clock the President walked down tne ilalform leaning on lhe arm of Mu)orUllro). Becritarles 1 Iklus, Wanamiiker and Husk and Central J. A. Dumuiit followed fol-lowed Immedlitely ullor, and with thu rest of the j art) hurried on bonrd lhu Haiutilounr, nud lmol Immediately aftorn'camedoll forNew York. Ukjii receipt of Ibe news of the arrival of thu Presidential arty the ciul.er filed n President's salute, nnd followed It up ten minutes hterwlth nuotberlu honor of Secretary Trno). Pre.ldeul Hnrriaon cimo alioard the Nuw York shorlly nfltr 2 o'clock, l'ne naval reservn druw up lu doublu rank on tho hurricane deck, with the bin 1 corps In lhu rear. The presidential I arty were given n hearty cheer. Pretldeut Harrison wasiicortod to thu (tern ot tbo ship by Cstalu John C. Jamlsou, the commander, fallowed ty four members ol Ibo cabinet who wero preKiit, and Clement A. (Irlscom, rtsldentof Ibo Auierloiu llnu nil I a director uf the company. Cuugress mau W. llourke Coekrau, lo whom was given the honor ul formally inviting invit-ing President Harrison lo raise tbe Hag, itepi-od forward nnd said. "My frleuls 1 havobeeu uked by the olllitra of lliu compiny whoso hotltullt) we enjoy to open the lire monies, riiom ceri monies iconiltt uf replacing n foreign Hag by our Hag. It Is a magnificent ocoulon nnd It murks a (eaciful lotisequeuce, Iho feast of Clvlllzatlou which wu celebratu when wu untax Ihh s lenJIJ sK.clmou of marine archltecturu to lhu Amrricntl me reliant marine. I turn, sir, to you (turning to President Harrlioii) who stands beforo thu world to lay a high l)u of lhe citizenship of this country, nherolo defender of Its Integrity, mil commit to your hands the I atrlotlo task of unfurling from the nmtlicud the Hag which lypllles Amerlc-iu liberty ami eullghlened progresi " HIsuddrcMi wasrecelied with great uppluun. HIUlilUNT HAIIItllOM UAH) "Mr. Coekrau and gentlemen- It gives me pleaiuretucotiiummalu here 10 day by thu fact of lifting n Hag, leglshtluu lu whloh I gave ni) liearly support I fultusuitlizim and 1're.l-dent 1're.l-dent Ilia mortification whloh every American must feel who examines Into Iho slau ling of the United Hlales lu tbe merchant mirlneofthe world. I believe wo havu reached au epoch Incur doielupmeiit when the great work of International ileveloj merit Istolartousuinmate 1 that wu might successfully lake up tho work of ru-cove ru-cove ring our fair share In the currying Iracuol Ibo world. (Appluuse Wu lilt lhu llsg today nir one alup, an ovent InlereHIng In Itself. .Hut its Inliristlumu Is In tbo faol that this ship Is Ibe I) pi mi 1 1 recursor of many others that me to lloat this llsg. Ap-ilau.i Ap-ilau.i 1 Idetm It uu tuthily pro. irlileluncllon Ilia! the Presl lent of 11 e United Blutes should lift tho America i Hut " ... . . Immedlaiely tbo silk liars nnd slrhea were mn ill, and the string ul Uruiimcrs uuliirled extending uver tbe mistbua Is to the I ow and thu stern ol Hit. blglluer. Blmultuueouily with tbo appearance uf "(il,IOIor),"lhEUnaif ih. 'Chi euro" Hie I n national sati u twn.tr eiegtiir. I'be nV) )anl in l!nokl)il also rinmitd Willi twelit) o auin", and thsn fbllowtd n pnnoomonluni nl whlslllmrnrd bell rlnglnir from ersfi In lhe harbor, lb trip down the bay was c ii ulei on account of Uie storm At the e.uuiulon of lliu nrrrr.otles. President Hatrlsou retired t) tbu malii salran, where h held ti reception He mat nnd shook hands wllh leveral hundred gueiu. At XII 111 Prrsl-ilihtlsl Prrsl-ilihtlsl pari) went on hoard a HUr 1,1) e tits irer, viblcb drportsd at onci for Jerss-y (Jit), wl ere they look the 1 o'clook train far Washington. |
