New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-02

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mirror at the forward end was covered with net
cork ~ white flowers and garands Of evergrecns, and
,he buget was banked with flowers. The electric
lamps were covered with evergreens ana myrue'
Eououes of Riviera flowers were spread on the ward
room table and in the centre OF all was an eectio
lighted fountain The latter was let OF hVe streams
around which were numerous electric lights. 1t was
the work OF Passed Assistant Engineer Albert r.
Dixon who Is an expert electrician. large Do"i
~ seductive puncb brcwed by the experienced hands
If Paymaster Harris and Chief Engineer McEwan-
from purchases made on shore of course-was a dish
worthy to set before the King Among the guests
were the Duke Of Cambridge the Count and Countess
Bonshoeydcn. the Duke de P0mar, and, In addiuon
70 many others. a large contingent OF French naval
and military officers.
After leaving Vile Franchc the squadron divided the
Atlanta and Boston going of toward Genoa to get
supply of coal and the Chicago and Yorktown Keeping
the course for Spczzia. The two latter arrived III
sunny Italy" in u sharp snow squa on the morning Oh
March >. The special reason for dividing the squadron
was the refusal Of the Italian Government To depa'
from its ancient invarabc rule not to allow more
than three vessels Ofwar Of the same nationality IN any
Italian port at the same time. 1t had refused short
time before similar request Of the German Meet, ana
this on the occasion OF the visit Of the German EN-
peror b italy, Another restriction of the Italian Gov
crnmcnt Is that no foreign vcsselofwar can remain In
an Italian port than eight days at one time WIN
Tho Chicago left ~pelzia on March u, leaving the
Yorktown behind with orders TO proceed on the fol
lowing morning to LcghOrn. which orders she carried
ont The Boston and Atlanta were met Just outside OF
the harhor oil Tino Island. and soon aferwam the AT
lanta fell ont Of the order Of march to pick mp mar
who had fallen overheard. The Boston ana Atlanta
| had left Gcnon that morning Two DAYS later the
three vessel, steamed into The bay of Naples, ano
ye,nviu, was 50 ashamed Of the refusal of lis Govern
mcnt 70 waive it, rustcd restriction, and allow the
little gunbOat Yorktown to keep with the other vessels
that she hid her head in q cloud. ON King liumben
birthday the three snip were dressed IN ranbo"s o
| coor, and a. they nrcd It royal salute ~
night the Kings palace and ihc public b"dihss "et'
brilliantly Illuminated with 'oloie1 hgh'.. On t'
following day the Yorktown, winch "it LoEhorh on ,ht
eth steamed past the three ships ana ven 10 'aSlcl;
I'nusraIlv fierce cquuoctal squat, swept the bay OF
| Naplc, daily ior nearly week. aud ~ one une II
and ca oui ~ -. to avoid bclu, partially wrecked by
! an Italian vessel which drifcd down npln ilcr. IN,
harbor 80 full OF v"'-cN iha SeHer" Apprehension
wa on March % the Chicago Boston and Atlanta Iei
| maple, ana were Jond olt .de Of tac bt5 Dy u'
Yofktov and u tlr louiau sea and or 'oriu' riee,c
the squadron ld -tclun, fleet tactics and target pa
.7th and ,u passing The fort h'i,tcd tnr Crock fa'
at the aud ~nlitcd the port a. corn, tc1'
| arm. IA ,,tf..t tie mcl iu Wlitiutl-'up, clc. Ih
] crews logan ciis and ended la'r ana h'pt I'VE var
| gets In u,c. It her, that the men had me tI'
service. n is hand-"inr "'l' p'''. an. ,ti
il .novs that tine hanm'r is apt to -rt tom after
/ Shots nave been Urea. f'++r ti''''- ~ - -
co,hug properties II j.. however ,Iprrof %e,p ~
Minister % Greece cam" of iom Nihr"o 10 'i,ll ,l
/ III = .nno,i several d,t- with tIr AGmirL ON M
I .,uIe ia. there va, hI-ttlll uti' b'l"''n ~
.rlr ,h. cgcHs of the Boston and lorAo"n ID Wh.Sl
/ Isl. 81 M. squadron ha.c uniformed ciub>. an'
/ ever, opror..nr b.. given them to practice a.
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