The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-07
VISITING THE Big SHIPS.
Reception on Board the San
Francisco.
GALA DAY ON THE WATER.
The City Of Sydney Arrives-Looking fer q
Police-Boat-Nsw of tho Hayseed.
City-FTont Notes,

The United States cruiser San Francisco
received yesterday one of the largest
crowds of distinguished visitors that has
ever assembled on the decks OF war vessel
in this harbor On single day.
Ever since the San Francisco glided down
the ways at the Union Iron Works, two
years ago, her career has been one of hustle
and hustle. of wars and rumors of wars
She has had no time for the gentle arts Of
peace.
Almost as soon as she was fairly COM
pleted she Was hurried down to Chile,
where her record as the "White DeyiP was
all-persuasiye in convincing the Chilean
Government that this country was in dead
sober earnest on fighting proposition. If
fight it must be.
Yesterday the officers of the San FraE-
cisco felt themselves at liberty to offer the
naval and military authorities of the port,
the officers Of the French warship Dubour-
dieu, and more particularly the citizens of
San francisco who had contributed TO the
silver service donated to the ship. an OPP
portunity OF meeting socially on the
cruisers deck.
The tugs Mllen Griffith and Rockaway
were kept busy all the afternoon taking off
the invited guests from Mission No. /. The
eception lasted three hours, during which
dancing was INDUCED in to the strains OF
the original band OF the San Francisco, now
transferred to the Thetis, Admiral Browns
flagship
The hour of the opening Of the reception
had been fixed for p. NJ, but at p. NJ the
decks of the cruiser were barely dry, and
the officers and men had to rustic consid-
eraDly in getting the decorations IN shape.
The work was. however, done as we'll as II
twelve hours had been consumed in the
preparations On the matches of the engine
room were two Calling guns with stands OF
arms resting on the national flags OF various
countries. The entire space up to the poop
break" was eanopied over. and the ma
tional flags of every civilized country on
earth were represented in the draperies.
Every United States cruiser has set OF
these flags, ranging all the way from the
Union Jack to the Elephant Of Siam and
including all the Central and South Amer
lean republics. The flags are all OF large
size and covered considerable space.
Prominence was given 10 the French flag,
as represented by the Dubourdieu now in
port. by drsping it with the Stars and
Stripes at the poop break"
Among the visitors and invited guests
were the following officers Of the DubOur-
dieu: Admiral Paragon, Captain Besson,
LleutenantS DE Sllaus, AmelOt, DE Besusac,
Sc lier and Ensign De COurtois. Mdshipmen
Chaspeul, De Laferriers and Loiseau.
General RGger, with Colonel Chandler,
Major Wilson, Colonel Barron and ABIDE
Camp Lyman represented the United States
army.
Other guests were Chief Engineer Trilly,
Uuited States Superintendent of Naval
Construction Ruin. Lieutenant Nicholson,
Past Assistant Surgeon Crawford and Sur
geoD Martin.
Among the civilians who accepted invita-
lions were: III. Ii. Scott, Charles Minor
Go0dall, Ii. Durham (of Durham, Carrigan
81 Coz, G. w. Dickey of the Union Iron
Works. f. SwayDe. Crittenden Thornton.
Horace Wilson, a. Shepherd of Oakland.
r. Ii. Warfeid. H. A. UBruh of Los An
geles, W. K. Van Allen, w. Scupon of Oak-
land and a large number Of ladies. Re-
freshments were provided in tbs waTdroom.
The San Francisco leaves for the south
on Saturday.
The officers of the Dubourdeu have ac-
cepted an invitation rendered them by the
Italian Athletic Club OF this city to attend
the inaugural ball and International contest
to be given at the Bersaglier Hall on Sun
day next. Commander BessOn has ia turn
invited the promoters OF the ball and con-
test to a reception on the Dubourdeu at 3
+. NJ. to-day.