New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-04
THE BALTIMORE At NICE.
CARNIVAL on THE RIvIERA-TTIE FRENCH MIDI
TERRANEAN SQUADRON.

IEkRANlshN SCLhbbON'
Nice. Jan. 15.-Yesterday forenoon at O'Clock inc
baltimore. under charge OF Observation-Disclosures.
sobse left her anchorage at vleiraEcbe and steamed
ont to sea for target practice. Just alter lcaFls to
harbor she met the French Mediterranean squaar H.
consisting of Vice Admiral Duperre's flagship inc
Formidable Of IL al tons the Conrbet, I'oo DeN@''
tatlon 10, 100 Trident $500 Admiral Baudll ll'"'o
Redoubtabc. $500; Dugucscln, 3,o60. anu Ia! a'u'
1000 all heavily a-mored batesnip5 OF about fifteen
knots speed also the unarmored cruisers rage Ne'e
vautour Dragonnc, Dagac, rOuason, fAudacieUN' anu
two torpedo boats-a feet that any country would be
proud Of These vessel, maRoeIvrcd in font OF Nice
and Monte Carlo for several hours. and in the evening
returned 10 GOlie-Juan, near Cannes. Inc Baltimore
saluied vice-Admral Dnperre with fifteen guns "hc"
was promptly returned by the flagship
on getting we'll clear OF The land, a target was pun
overheard and. after distance OF 0oo yaid' wis ''
taincd the firing began with the port battery SIX
shots being fired fOm each gun. All struck very 'o'c
to the target which soon demolished by Sc'
from the after siA-nch gun. The firing was di'roh
Timed until new target could b, pat In pJ7ltoh'
which was soon destroyed by shell from one Of ''
six FOUNDERS The remainder Of the practice with the
secondary battery at barTf Fifteen SHOTS "1'o
fired from each gun Of the secondary battery, ana w
from the Gatling,; all either struck the target or III
very close proximity 10 IL. The sights wtfr anJE''''
in accordance with the readings Of the Flshe rahs'
finder and the results show it, accuracy and u'At}'
Captain schley sailed FOR New lcrH on The ION
Inst having been granted enc months leave oil 80
sencc.
Many people visit the ship every day. and all tnc
American, go away feeling rr nd Of their only mah'o
war in European waters har reputation for 5rcnsih
and efficiency lot having suffered In the least at the
hands Of those -ho NAV have been shown over TIC
shin The unc,al attention cNt,rde 10 visitors adds
~ thc ponua-y of the baltimore and 10 the reputation
fr courtesy thai Naval officers have always malntAncl
while the numerous Invitations 10 balls dinners ana
afternoon teas prove the popularity OF the Navy-or
scarcity Of mca thc Riviera No enter inihcH''
are + be gwen on board dUing h" I3!timorra Shorl
,t,v I'm this pot. There two or three o.liS ever,
tay morning and afternoon. stat" OF aiairS tat dd
moi exist in tie old navy, when vessels rcmalnci Al
Nice for months At ti''c.
Nice is full Of visitors. The Carnival begins on
tho 3i-t and lasts eleven dag. Great preparation
aye being made for Us sgcce,-. Subscriptions 10Y ~
fr,m the citizens. the municipal at 'rHe> ana iG)a
wealthy visitor. much 81 which l. Given away IN
urlycs a. the various f'tcs, and adj interest % 'h
carnival a. well to the zeal II ;h' parti'l pants
chief Engineer Dc Vain i improving slowly, u
hopes are entertained that he Will .oJn be wen ou'u-
10 be taken to MS home in Wa'hln-t'- Ii' 20 70,
present in hospital in Nicr. Mrs D. NaIn arrived
Z mere ON the 18th inst.