The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-21
THE ADMIRAL'S VISIT.
THE KEARSARGB TO BE TIE
FLAGSHIP HERE.

THE KEARSARGB TO BE TIE
FLAGSHIP HERE.
Admiral Gherardi and His staff to
Make Their Headquarters at the De
Soto During Merchants Week
| The Kearsarge to Arrive in Saven-
nah May 8 - The Philadelphia to
| Anchor in Tybee Roads.
Merchants weeks prospects continue to
brighten every day. The reports now
| brought In from the country are to the eff
feet that the people have made up their
minds to come to Savannah, and that in
| fact it would be impossible to keep them
away now even II Merchants week were
| ordered off.
The Savannah, Americus and Montgom-
cry railroad has notified the committee that
| it will sell cent a mile rate tickets to Sa-
vannah during Merchants week on the
same conditions as those agreed to by the
other railroads, and they have notified their
agents accordingly.
The warships are assured. The Phila-
| delphIa will come in at Tybee roads and the
| Kearsarge will come up to the city. Adj
miral Gherardi and staff will arrive IN the
| city on Sunday, May 8, on the Kearsarge
| and will make their headquarters at the De
| Soto. The secretary received the following
letter yesterday from Admiral Gherardi:
| NORTH ATLANTIC STATION,
FLAGSHIP PHILADELPHIA,
KEY WEST, FLA, April 49, 1899
Secretary Merchants Week association, Savan-
| DEAR SiR-I have been unable to reply to
your favor of the sth inst. earlier as could
| not tell what disposition l would be able to
| make of the vessels of my command.
| / have been directed by the department to
send the Kearsarge TO Savannah, where she
| will arrive on May ), to remain one week. The
| Philadelphia, owing to her draft, will not be
| able to lie within twenty miles OF the city.
| l have been asked from the department, at
the request OF a member of congress from your
state II l would be- willing TO transfer my fsS
| to the Kearsarge to go to the city, and have
| about made up my mind to do so.
| The Kearsarge has no accommodation for an
admiral and bis staff. so l will bs compelled TO
live on shore. l therefore request you will do
| me the favor, as the influx of visitors may make
| an early arrangement necessary, TO engage In
| my behalf accommodations at one of the hotels
| for myself and staff which would not comprise
over four officers
IL is much regretted that it is impossible to
| get any nearer than twenty miles with this ves-
| sell but have no doubt 1t will be simple mat
| ter by means of small steamers, to give the
| greater part of those who wish to visit the ship
| chance Of seeing one Of our finest vessels.
| Iwould ask as further favor that one of
| your best pilots be on hand to take the Kear-
| sarge to the city.
| Should anything occur to change my plans as
here given, l will at once notify you by tele-
am obliged for the assurance OF the cordial
welcome which you extend. Having previously
paid visit to of the cities OF a sister state,
| | could have no doubts in that respect. Very
sincerely yours. BANCROFT GHERARDI,
Rear Admiral T. s. Navy, Commanding U. S
Naval Force on North Atlantic Station.
1t will be seen from this letter that the
| Philadelphia will come into Tybee, where
| - ha nv hp wi n
day. A steamboat has been secured by the
| executive committee, which will be used in
| carving passengers back ward and forward
from the warship. 30 that an opportunity to
get good view of a modern warship will
be given to all. The last advices were that
the Philadelphia would not come up to
| Tybee at all but Admiral Gherarii's letter
shows that she will.
Admiral Gherardi and staff have been
invited to become the guests OF the Mer-
chants week committee during their stay
in the city.
THE B1CYcLIsrs' PROGRAMME.
The bicyclists have arranged fine pros
gramme for the celebration. The pro-
gramme is as follows:
TUESDAY. MAY 10. Pm.
| Bicycle races on Liberty street,
| One-fourth mile open race.
One-fourth mile boys under IL years, riding
| wheels 90 inches or under.
| One half mile open race
Races will start and finish at Bull street.
TUESDAY NIGHT AT $3.50.
! Illuminated costumes parade, starting from
| Bull and Bay street to the park preceding
floats.
WEDNESDAY AT rYBEE, $50 p. NJ.
Bicycle races on beach:
| One-half mile open race.
One mile open race,
Three miles open race.
THURSDAY, $50 P. 81.
| Drill by wheelmen on Bull street.
The bicycle display will be one Of the
most novel and pleasing features of the
celebration. Doubtless there will not be
one of the 900 OF more visitors who has
ever seen so many bicycles together at one
time.
The fantastic display by the wheelmen
Tuesday night of the celebration will be
| novel sight indeed.
The bicycles will be gayly decorated and
hung with Japanese lanterns, aud the riders
| will also be arrayed in fantastic costumes
| Several hundred lanterns have been pur-
| chased by the committee, and q prize Is TO
| be given to the bicyclist who succeeds in
hanging the greatest number upon his ma
| chine.
The red, blue and green lights which will
| be thrown upon the scene along the line of
! march will add greatly to the effect.
There will be meeting of the wheelmen
tonight in front of the De Soto on Bull
| street TO drill and otherWlse prepare Tor the
celebration.
| THE TRADES DISPLAY.
Mr.. J. c. Shaw, chairman OF the trades
display committee, says that the success of
this feature is now guaranteed. Over
| forty floats have been entered for the dis
play by the various business houses and
new floats are being listed every day. The
prospect now is that it will be- difficult to
secure places IN time for all the floats and
| for this reason the chairman requests
that all who intend putting in floats, but
have not signified their intention of doing
50, will please notify him at his office, No.
221a Bull street. Some very fine floats
have been guaranteed and the committee
are at work upon some novel ideas. Men
will be stationed every fifty feet along the
line Of march with a bountiful supply Of
red, blue and green calcium lights, and the
whole parade will be kept brilliantly lie
| Illuminated.
AT THE THEATER.