The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-23
HERBERT IN THE ROADS.
The Secretary SaIuted by the
WaTShipS.


Marriage of the King and Queen of
ItaIy-The American Crews Garry
OF All the Honors in the Interna-
tionaI Boat Race.
Fortress Monroe, Va, April 22.-Secre-
tary Herbert's expected arrival early this
morning put every ship in the roads on
the lookout for the Dolphin and her dis
tinguished passenger, but at 10 o'clock,
the hour at which he was expected to
reach here, the Dolphin was not in sight.
To-day is the 25th anniversary of the
marriage of the king and queen of Italy.
IN honor of this every warship here was
dressed this morning in gala array, ran
up the beautiful green and yellow colors
of King Humbert, and as eight bells
simultaneously struck on all the ships
cannonading commenced that con-
tnued necessarily for ten min
utes. during which time all
the vessels were firing salutes at once
The fire was rapid and loud enough to
shake every building on the reservation.
The scene this morning in the roads is
the most beautiful of all the marine pic
lures that has been presented since the
first day of the rendezvous. From the
main of every American and foreign YES
sci floats large flag of Italy, and from
the end of those ships that have jib booms
up the fore stays, running along the yards
and down the color halliards of the
spanker, are thousands of flags, conspicu-
Gus being the Italian colors. The ships
were dressed rainbow fashion and yard
arm style, and with the different
shades brought strongly out by abe warm
sunshine, the picture of these thirty
three vessels was enhancing.
Before 10 o'clock the Spanish admiral
started to make his rounds of official calls
upon the admirals who had visited him
yesterday. His first call was upon Admiral
Gherardi. He next called upon the En-
gish, French and German admirals
On board all the fagships the Spanish
admiral was received with a display of
his cOuntry's flag at the mainmast and
salute of fifteen guns.
ARRIVAL OF THE SECRETARY.
These ceremonies were not over when
the outlines of the Dolphin were seen two
miles away, coming into the roads, and
from the blue pennant she flew, with it's
four white stars, it was known that the
Secretary of the Navy was on board. For
a time the noise attending the visits of
the Spaniard ceased and all the ships
turned their attention to the distinguished
arrival Through the line of warShiDS
the beautiful official yacht came, and as
she reached the beam of the flagship
Blake the American ensign was broken
out by the Englishman and the
secretarys salute of seventeen guns was
fired gun for gun, which the Dolphin
returned as she steamed slowly along
Gliding by the Baltimore, San Francisco,
Newark, Philadelphia and Chicago she
was saluted by heavy fire, the marines
drawn up at present arms, all the officers
standing on the quarter deck uncovered,
and the bands playing "Hail Columbia"
The Holland frigate was the next
foreigner to welcome the secretary and
so down the entire line Of ships she
sailed, receiving thUnderous salutes on
all sides, returning them gun for gun end
at every different salute floating to the
breeze the flag of the country she was
hOnoring.
Rounding the French and Italian YES
seIS at the extreme end of the fleet she
turned and retraced her tracks to the
anchorage just off the Hygea wharf and
near the flagship Philadelphia, where her
anchor was let go. From the time the
Dolphin entered the avenue between the
neetS until anchOring she was keeping up
an lnceSSant fire from her rapid fire guns
ON her forecastle as she responded to the
SaIutes OF first one ship and then another.
Along the shores great throng gathered
ana cheered at the magnificent sight as
Jhe International formalities were
enacted.
ANOTHER BOAT RACE.
A dozen barges from nearly all the
shlps in the harbor started to-day in
race Tor the international trophy offered
Oy citizens of Norfolk a handsome silver
vase Somewhat sore over their defeat
last Wednesday, the Britishers spent all
Gay Yesterday in selecting a crew that
should carry off the prize, and when the
Twelve athletic fellows from the
Tartar pulled off from their ship this
diternoon they went on their way to
Che sound of cheers and hand-clapping
from 800 broad-chested subjects of Queen
Victoria. 1t did look for a while as if
Uhey were to win. Through the rolling
ana tumbling waves their barge cut its
way to the head of the procession. urged
noC only by the hardened muscles of the
!oraWny arms, but by the energetic gyra-
IONS OF the coXswain in the stern. The
course was mile and return and with
Lnree-quarters of the distance covered the
bllllShers were in the lead. "Hurrah!"
shouted the sailors who crowded the sides
OF the Blake.
SHOUTED TOO SOON.
=. They shouted too soon. As the end of
IAe course opposite the San Francisco
"po uedfeQ, Jhe san Francisco crew,
winch was a close second, gave a magnifi-
cent spurt, and amid yell that ran like
an electric current along the entire line
UL american ships, passed their English
llNdIs The Chicago, the second crack
eIeW OF our navy, bent their backs and
qulckened their stroke, so that when they
IosSed their oars at the finish they were
second IN the race Just behind the San
IFdhclsco, with the white-shirted En-
ELlShmen third. How the siren of San
francisco did below like bull, how the
sirlS on the decks waved their handker-
\ tILuIels, and how the men shouted until
if uleif Jhroats were hoarse. The Germans,
"lIh thelr pennant trailing in the water,
tdalne IN fourth, and the Dutchmen. in
flr saelr quaint boats were next. The other
tGGrelgners came trailing in long process
sun Sloh' The San Francisco men have now
won SIX races since the rendezvous began.
AZ sunset the colors on all the ships
ere lowered and saluted with twenty
UIe guns in honor of the wedding ami
'eISdry of the Queen and King of Italy.
DINNER ON THE DOLPHIN.
secretary Herbert remained on the
boolphin during the day and this evening
~ gave dinner TO the flag officers of the
nSeV. The Dolphin presented a gay ap-
4 tedtance and the dinner was the choicest