Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-07
THE TITO AT SEA.
An OLA Little Newspaper Printed On the
FlAg ship Philadelphia

IHE THU Al SEA.
An Odd Little Newspaper Printed On the
Flag ship philadelphia
A QUEER LITTLE NEWSPAPER CONES
"A north retiolent with the favor Of the salt
alt sea and perfumed with the indehnsble
odors Of sunny Cuba II is scarcely bigger
than q hand bill. bat j, rejoices m a title. date
line. two columns on a page. 3 prospectus. a
little news and a mcderate-generously mod
era;e-number Of jokes. II is called The Pal
sselphia P'1a and il is the issue of the osicers
and men OF the U. S. S. Philadelphia. now
cruising in West Indian waters as the dag ship
of the north Atlantic station The copy that
has come north Is the hrs; issue OF the first vol
ume. dated at Port-su-Prince. Hayt. February
z. 1891.
THE sALCrArokr.
And yet with all of its appearances and at
tributes its protector start ont on the first
hne Of types to warn readers against calling il
newspaper. THIS announcement is both
unique and interesting. In offering the PRINT
70 our shipulates its object must not be misun-
derstood, for il is not intended 70 be a newspa-
per, however small, in the literal sense. bur is
intended as letter both for our own amuse-
ment and especially 10 give those who either
do not or will not write home an opportunity
TO let the absent ones know our whereabouts.
The issue OF the Print will not be regular but
IS often ss possible. and especially in coming to
port. The more ports visited. the more mstter
viii be obtained; the more interest you take
and assistance you give. the more issues. The
I'riHt only asks your help. for there y proba-
bly, not one on board who cannot tell something
OF interest 10 Others and when several relate a
great many viii be interested and amused.
trusting TO your indulgence and looking for
ward TO everybody's assistance the Prtn; makes
Its bow to the flag ship Philadelphia
SOMETHING ABOUT THE CREW.
Then follows an entertaining article under
the caption, The Philadelphia" The vessel is
described and paragraph is devoted to q sum-
mary Of the nativities of the members Of the
crew:
United States, III: ireland. -: Germany. IL:
Japan, ID; England, -, Norway. 10; sweden. 9;
Finland, 8: Denmark, 6: Scotland. 4; Switzer-
land, 2; Greece. 2: Portugal. 2; scattering
spain, Belgium, Nova Scotia. St. Thomas.
Santa Cruz. West Indies Newfoundland, Cape
de Verde, Malta, China, Italy, Holland, Sicily,
SCENE OF HAITIAN LIFE.
column-ten inches in Lengths devoted
to story Of the cruise of the vessel to Haytian
waters, followed by this vivid picture Of Hay
tlan gaiety. which shows the keen observance
OF Americans among foreign customs:
On Tuesday. the 9th. the daughter OF Presi-
dent Hippoiyte Of Hayti was married to Mon
sieur Gsuthier of Cape Haytian- The usual
high mass and .Roman Catholic ceremony
orldal wells, flowers. frills orange blossoms.
az, which make wedding were there. followed
oy reception at the palace, which commenced
about 1880 I'm. and lasted all day. The cere-
was really a sight worth seeing, FOR,
although Mr.. McAllister WIS not present.
the 400 Of Hayti were not at all wor-
ned, and all the elite turned out in their best
French or homemade dresses. The appear
ance OF the church was rather attractive as the
dresses and headgear of the ladies' ran into soft
colors. very light blue, pink and shades Just of
WHITE In green, purple, lilac or some color not
attrsctlhg attention. predetermined. Occasion
ally very elegant dress in cut or style could
ne seen, noticeable, but not conspicuous The
hats and headgear we're very much the ame
subdued tints and in good taste Every
imaginable kind of vehicle. from the family
mule or donkey with a homemade dug
out to the pretentious imported carriage
with driver and footman in livery and rosettes
Every horse in Portau-Prince was, or il not
seemed to be, out that morning. from the tired
hack skeleton to the well-fed pair Of the upper
ten; all enjoyed it, and. with the exception of
getting pole or shaft in your back or a horse
In the carriage just behind trying to whisper
horse secrets In your ear, the palace was reached
and respects paid and that IAN went merryas a
marriage bell" was once more proven correct.
MINsTRELs AT SEA-
A three-quarter column news item tells about
the ships minstrel troupe, which was to have
given performance on the evening of the date
of issue. The artists were drawn from among
the crew. who had evidently worked very hard
to acquire the necessary amount of experience
with histrionic affairs. Nightly rehearsals had
been held for two weeks previous in the reserve
coal bunkers, and preparations were on foot TO
rig stage-observe the sailors term-on the
forward engine room hatch. Costumes had
been procured from New York before the ship
left port. and there was a thorough organizs-
ton, with business and stage managers musical
directors, property men, costumer a big four
quartet" an Irish comedian. Ministries. jig
dancer, vocalists, banjoists and last and least q
Juvenile
The third page is taken up with a two column
article on Port-au-Prince. and on the last page
is a brief, but telling appeal TO the men of the
crew to write to their home folks about their
voyages. and promising the aid of the paper in
furnishing materials for their letters. The
first issue is closed with a statement of the vari-
Gus positions which the ship occupied in her
voyage down from New York, and joke OF two
with the smack of the brine still upon them.