The state chronicle., 1893-04-23
KING HUMBERT'S DAY.
THE ASSEMBLED NAVIES HON.
ORED HIM YESTERDAY.
The Ships In Hampton Roads Were in
Gala Array In Recognition of the
Marriage Anniversary of ltaly's King
and Queen.
By Southern Associated Press

By Southern Associated Press
Fort MONROE, Va, April 22.-To.
day is the 25tn anniversary of the
marriage of the King and Queen of
Italy. In honor of this event, every
war ship here is dressedthis morning
in gala array, and ran up the beau
tiful green and yellow colors of
King Humbert, and as eight bells
simultaneously struck on all the
ships, cannonading commenced that
continued necessarily for ten min
utes, during which time all the YES
sells were frinS salutes at once.
The fire was rapid and loud enough
to shake every building on the res
ervation. The scene this morning
in the Roads is the most beautiful of
all the marine pictures that have
been presented since the first day of
rendezvous From the main of the
every American and foreign vessel
floats large flag of Italy, and
from the end of those ships that
have jibbons, and up the fore stays,
running along the yards and down
the color halliards of the spanker,
are thousands of flags, the most
CONSPICUOUS being Italians colors.
! The ships were dressed in rainbow
/ fashion and the yard arm style, and
and with the different shades
brought strongly out by the warm
sunshine. The picture of these
thirty three vessels was enhancing
Before ten o'clock the Spanish Ad
miral started to make his rounds O.
official calls upon the Admiral'
who had visited him yesterday
His first call was upon Admira
Gherardi. He next called upon tn
English, French and German Ad
mirals.
) On board all the hagships the Span
ish admiral was received with dis
play of his country flag at mainmas
and salute of fifteen guns. Thes
ceremonies were not over when th
outline of the Dolphin was see
two miles away, coming into th
Roads, and from the blue pennar
she flew, with it's four white star
d it was known that the Secretary I
y the Navy was aboard. For a tin
g the noise attending the visits of tt
e Spaniard ceased, and all the shil
y turned their attention to the di
y tinguished arrival. Through Il
u lines of the war ships the bsautif
n official yacht came, and as 81
reached the beam of the fagsh
Blake, the American ensign W
q. broken out by the Engishman al
a Secretary's salute of sevente'
IN guns was fred gun ior gu
q The Dolphin returned it as s.
Is steamed slowly along Gliding by t
as Baltimore, San Francisco, Newa,
es Philadelphia and Chicago, she W
~ saluted by a heavy fire, maria
ly drawn up at present arms, all ol
is Gers standing on the quarter de
IL. uncovered and bands playing "H
Columbia" The Holland frigate "
the next foreigner to welcome t
Secretary, and so down the ent:
bo line she sailed, receiving thund'
~ Gus salutes on ell sides, returni
90 90 gun for gun, and at every differe
TO- % salute, floating the breeze flag
'ox ~ the country she was honoring.
Rounding the French and Ital!
vessels, at the extreme end OF
feet, she turned and retraced
" tracks to the anchorage just off
Hygiea wharf and the near flags
Philadelphia, where her anchor
lax let go. From the time the Dolp
'no entered the avenue between
'o, fleets, until anchoring she was ke
SUI > ing up an incessaut FIRE from
'el rapid fre-guns on her forecastle
"' she responded to salutes of fist
ship and then another along
shores. A great throng gathe
and cheered at the magnificent 81
as national formalities were enac