Show LONG MAY IT WAVE L Tue Stars Star arll anil t on Board noar the ties teal City lyof of lew York tork The ceremony of or raising the American an fn flag oj the New York formerly form formerly the CI City of New NewY Y which was wa arranged for fot fol noon neon on on the 2 nJ a was marred by the the inclement weather but according to t the tho determination of ot ottlie the officers of ot the te company there was to be no noS S post day postponement of ol the exercises S till ti another Everything was vas in n readiness s by py 12 12 o'clock the New York YorI ln ha having taken tamen up her position I 1 2 feet et oil off on lier PierA North Norh river smear near ut ten couples couples' s JW J led States tl's his Eis is place attended cd the da dance e I jr Alit to h wj Hit evening All Al transferred from r. r r J wil a from Jersey City oil all 01 but time the tle Washington lartY ty being t on n board before 1 o'clock S All Al along the te river from the tLe pier of the theAmer Amer American can line at the foot loot o of Christopher Chrstopher street to the barge the docks and andes es yes Eels in them m were score ere galy decorated particularly lary on the New York side of the river AI All the thc big transatlantic trans steamers that happened to be e in port were wem flying Hags flags fas at the tle very cry cry P peak k and an long lines Unc of streamers dreamers were stretched f rpm mast mat to- to to mast mat The Thc luy flurry of snow was wa very ery dense when the President stepped upon the Ion long plank of ol the New York The Thc he battery batery though packed with n ith people v was 1 as shut out from view by the tLe tle snow and mist President Harrison went aboard the New NewYork NewYork York shortly shorty after two The Thc naval reserve drew diew up In double rank rani on the thc l hurricane burn hurri cane deck eek with the thc band baud of the tle cor corps in the thc rear Behind the thc space which had been roped off 01 Ion for the presidential party parly the ethe othe guests of the time ship were crowded and they gave gaTe the party panty a a hearty cheer President H Harrison was wa escorted to the thc stern stirn of the tLe ship by Captain John C. C Jamieson the com corn mander mender President Harrison made a brief addres address closing as D follows We lift litt the tle fa flag to to-ia to day to-day day over one ship a magnificent specimen magnificent of naval architecture one oue of the ilme best afloat OT on any aUY sex sea Een 1 That hat event Is interesting In itself Itsel Out but its It interest 1 to me toe Is that this ship U it l. l time the true precursor of many others th thit t are aie ale to follow fo- fo low this f flag Applause i I II i S I deem it an entirely appropriate function that the President of the tle United States should left the American Americ n flag lag 1 Immediately the silken stars and stripes vele run up and ant all al the streamers were were cete Unfurled un- un furled ct extending over the thc s of f the bow and andst stern rn r o oi of the thc steamer The he Pie Pros Pros- l- l dents dent's 1 flag lopped the tho maiura et st the company's corn com pany's hew hr huse hse use flag floated the at te at fore and and the thc mail mal flag lawas was dl displayed at atthe at he en mizen mizenmast mIzen mIzenmast I mast mast- Simul Simultaneous pith with the tho appearance e or of old id i iglo glo glo t over cr tb 1 the gU I a arI r kb sore wt with twenty one ty-nc ty gun and then follow lot fol fol- fol lowed low ed a a pandemonium ot of whistling and bell bell- ringing from the raft craft In the harbor habor The Tho proposed trip down the bay had to be ban cau can cancelled celled el d on account of tb the storm I I |