The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-18
TIE AMERICAN SQUADRON
Arrives Mt Toulon-An Elaborate Ncccl
On-AlnEhiilcentS Spectnclc.

| ...a eo"-a"buiHccu SpeCNClcs Il.
oS BOARD THE ATLANTA, TouLoS
Feb. 4, lS0o.--At 0.3O A. NJ. yesterda,
the squadron, will. tho exception OF III,
Yorktown, p'ood out Of tho harbor o
Port Maho,, and shaped course 70,
France. The Yorktown was left behind
TO bury her dead, tho first death In the
squadron having occurred on board he,
at ESQ yesterday morning. In the tax.
Ing of Of Sergeant Crane, who sue.
cunbed TO long and painful attack OF
pneumonia, PuperinduCcd by influenza.
the service loses n valuable and efficient
man. He commanded the Yorktown's
marine guard and was respected by all
he came In contact with. He VIVA n
veteran OF our civil war, and was ut.
tached to tho Marine Corps for over
twenty years. Sergeant Crane was n
native Of Maine, Free Mason and about
45 years Of age. -
Admiral Walker having signalled the
Atlanta aud Boston the time and speed
he wished to make on the passage, the
three ships proceeded in column lorna.
tion through choppy water and made
their port ut 9 o'clock this morning.
The Yorktown came up soon after, hay-
ing steamed Mt full speed. Tho distance
from Port Mahon is 2lO miles, and tho
time set 10 make 1t In, under five boilers,
was q houls. The unyieldy.lookinp
Admiral Duperre, tho most formidable
ship in the French Navy lies close on
US, and large ram about the size Of tho
Maine Is being built not 200 yur,ls away,
On mooring, the Chicago fired q National
salute OF 81 guns which WIS immedi.
ately returnedby fort on shore.
.r AN HISTORIC slIlp.
Admiral Walker next saluted the fac
OF rear admiral, displayed on the Tri.
omphante which was also Immediately
returned. The Triomplante gained re-
nown during the late French war with
China. She was the flagship of the gal.
liant but unfortunate Courbet, who, at
the taking Of Foo Chow said: "Now,
boys, those Cinnamon ahead OF us arc
rams and We are ram also. French
men are oil said TO be good hammers.
Let us prove We are. Four bells, Let
her co." The Triomphante, at full
speed rammed the Chinese admiral shin
and consigned hundreds Of men to
the bottom of the Foo Chow river. She
took IN active part in all the naval oper.
atoms in China and returned to Franco
after the war to be reiitted and repaired. |
She left again at midday to-day for
another commission in China. The |
guards Of all our ships presented arms
as she passed and the Chicago's baud
struck up the "Marseillaise." The band |
OF the Triomphante responded by strik.
ing up "Hail Columbia" There arc at
present lGo battle ships at Toulon, be-
sides cruisers, torpedo boats, and old.
Time fEieates. There is not single mer.
chant vessel in the harbor. Busles, al.
tcrnating with file and drum and the
sharp reports OF musketry, are constantly
heard. The French revolutionary squad
ron is at present occupying the harbor
Of Vile Franche, which is very small, |
and it is thought we may omit visiting
Nice in consequence. Nothing is, how.
ever, definitely settled ut this moment.
We shall probably remain here five or
six days and then proceed to Vile
Franche or Genoa. rT7