Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-26

| morning breeze there was. as Mr.. Ralph re-
marked, no more roll than a man needed to
| go with his coffee.
A few minutes later when was on the tor
| pedo deck one of the able seamen was whistling
Hail Columbus" very loudly and with a good
deal of spirit. ''Are you goin' to desert?"
| sung voice from across the deck. You re al
| ways whistlin that blasted tune" The only reply
was a rolled up blanket thrown good naturedly
in such a way that it put temporary stoppage
| to further inuendoes. But maybe that ques-
| ton put into the whistlers head an idea that
| had never before obtained admission.
1t was $50 when Admiral Gherardi signaled
the morning How dye do" to the Blake. and
to this Admiral Hopkins responded, "Quite
well, thank you; hope you are the same"
REVIEW ORDER RESUMED.
Twenty minutes later the Philadelphia sig
nailed again, this time to resume review order
The signal was obeved by all the vessels except
| the Italians and they maintained the positi on
| they had held throughout the night-a mile
| or more to the starboard. Hardly had the
| neet formed in two columns when the Navesink
| highlands were sighted and then down came
| the Argentine cruiser the Ninth of July-fastest
| OF all the vessels which will be present at the
/ review. 1t was about noon when her saluting
guns were first heard on board the Blake.
| Saiuting and being saluted she went down
east Of the port column. About that time
light fog developed into rain, and from then
until some time after We passed Sandy Hook
Jupiter Pluvius endeavored continuously with
| some force to decrease the oceans density
| and make the brine a triie less strong Closing
| into single column the entire feet entered the
| great harbor, greeted by stray tugs and oc-
| casional tramp steamer and afording in its
| sinuous movements a remarkable spectacle.
At Fort Hamilton there were more salutee;
| first by the fort and then by Fort wadsworth,
| and these. followed by the replies from flag
ships, and by the noisy courtesies exchanged
| between the flagship of the Russian rear ad-
miral (Which, having been wandering around
and the other iagships.
There was absolute calm in Gravesend bay
when the anchors splashed in.o the slowly NOV
| ing tide and the cables ratified thunderously
| until bottom was touched.
Then DIR. Jenkins. health officer of the port
and an intimate friend OF Mr.. Lawrence
| Godkin. also of New York. gave the Blake o
clean bill of health and expressed his willing
ness to have a. many people 60 ashore A.
wanted to. But the admiral had something to
| say about that; in fact he issued an order that
| no one should 20 ashore except his guests, and
| they not unless they wanted to.
Il was dark once more and the lights on the
| ships and the forts were shining brightly when
| big cutter manned by . crew Of brawny blue
jackets and in charge Of . little midship-
man paid The STAR . farewell courtesy
by taking its representative from the
magnificent craft in which be had been 40 hoe
pitably entertained to the distant shore of
Staten Island, and when that was reached q
short but acknowledgements voyage vss ct
n end. @. b. II.