| Show A GREAT GAT SHIP LAUNCHED by of mrs MM alonzo E hyde byde of this city we are enabled LID 10 publish the following letter latter from rom elder eider A E hyde jr to bin parents pare oie fluor elder hyde Is now 0 on a a meion to germany and bad the ibe privilege of being seeing louro bei the largest ship in ID the world one second only to the great eastern lobig anc dine passo pared d away the letter in doted dated may 5 1897 at stettin get gei many it may my dear parent I 1 received a letter from you the tae other day day and was waa alio phased to receive one from captain hyde but bat the long looked lot jor papers the conference reports nave have as yet not put in an appearance bince I 1 last wrote I 1 have seen been the launching ot of the largest passenger paca enger ship in 10 the world which la is called kaiser wilhelm der it il belongs belong to the norto north german alyd steamship company and will ply when dulabon between hamburg and now new york since I 1 arrived here bore last la january I 1 have seen been the ship quite often sod aoa yesterday I 1 saw it glide into water as aa smoothly as aa one could lm agine we bad secured tickets ticket to seats abata on a big woodpile not more than aty A ty less feet from the boat and bad the floe fins i kind of 01 a chance to see aee the big moo mon ater christened the river was lull full 0 little steamers ate amera and their docks decka were black with people on the aide of the river the he bank was out one seething mass of humanity I 1 judge that there were between anu beope there at a little atter alter 1180 1130 burr bur ablog rabing was wao heard board up the river and in minute a small mall steamer learner swung arund ar und we lend and one could see eee the emperor william dressed in an admiral uniform Uni term with a white cup cap bowing to the los people As aa the boat drow drew the tha landing the emperor topped stopped ashore followed ky by him escort lined up the ahlf was waa a company of eol of diere and as the emperor eppedi stepped in side of the abe gate the abe band played tbt national hymn and the emperor alter after greeting a bunch or of if floors that were standing not mure more thau than ton ten lost feet away aromus irom us reviewed the soldier boldien Bol dlen who had presented arms armi anti and were As ai lift as a tow row ot of posts then alter after pawing passing ajo oular remark or at two wo witt his escort he a piat platform form in front of the ship hip anere no h was waa greeted by a few dignitaries then a lady me president of the steamship company com panya s stepped to trio aront and matte mad a bourt speech which was waa hardly audible but in substance wished we he boat beat long life and happiness 10 per par she ahe wished ws auls boat would be well patronized patroni sed as aa her nus bus banu band is the president pre aident ot of the company but I 1 think abe he kept this to bersel benel finishing FiDi ahing hoer her little aposen she ehe pulled a string and a bottle of champagne which was wai attached to is a long ciok stick hit fait the prow of tue verel steel anu broke to smithereens the bum buat was wai too emperor aud party then took up positions at the edge of the water anu anki at 12 co clock we be word waa given jaet allol her heril st Is the workmen pulled oui a big jam am and the boat wito the aid of a low few blown biow started slowly lowly down to the tb water waier at first we could hardly e it moat but it soon boon ga gathered gatner tooted ed momentum and ni with a roar it is glided into the wet t r while at the same ame time we anchors anchor were dropped ad the part 01 the how chow was over the emperor and company then thee boarded boatA boat ud iud started back to St stastia attia anda and a vely pretty right might ensued all alf these small amali steamers started ed racing afler the he and the river was literally luil ind of boats and wai whilo while with loam the people were all cheering at the top ei their heir voices we returned home with the crow d about 2 and it li Is too bad that bat all of you t have boon been here and son een its it as aa it WAD waa one of the he greatest that I 1 have witnessed for a ionic time perhaps later I 1 ou can got get a photo or of the bust boat and send you nothing else of importance has bae happened the last baat week we have been kept rattler rattier buy busy the whole week two people have applied for baptism and ancl we will perform the ceremony when I 1 return from berlin next week BB as we have bave to go down to Priest priesthood bood meet in the morning I 1 am well and enjoying my laboca very aud and hope fruat you are alm alao well I 1 got a nice letter from jesse badger the other day anil and he be in ia reeling feeling well IL I also board beard from nepal taylor land and be b IB 18 aleo getting gottlog falong all right fight they all want to be remembered to you yon bellit to ie just jual about dinner times ti mancl ancl as a I 1 have to write ft a german letter aud have lots lota to do today I 1 will say eay goodbye for another week with WILD love and best beat wishes to grand ona and my browere broth ri and sisters eleter Bi JL remain as a ever your loving sod on ALONZO E JR JB |
