New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-20

even Germany or Brazil, is not easily eNphcdolc
on the traditional theory OF exceptionally ciT o.
and sympathetic comfy between France anu 'hc
United States .,.
II is true that the Jean Bar. is an interesting
expression of modern French ideas OF design , ana
armament for warships. But such swallow
does not make a summer-an1 when Engiand can
send the Blake and the Australia : Klssla .iIe
Mmtri DS.sko and erhaPs her ,ha nei f,na the
Bausan and the Dogoli; Germany, the kalserin
Augusta Spain, the Reina Rcgenta. and Brazi,
the Aquidaban, the maritime ana naVai credlo y,
France can scarcely hope 70 sustain itseii ncIe
or at NGw-York on the rather eccentric quail
ties OF q sirgle modern ship the Jean bali
mASsss ia ,e "s key to be
by the Argentine Republic, who's" brand-ncW anH
highly successful cruiser the Nuevs de nG
counted % 10 De OF the smarteSt acquisitions
The newcomers in the roadsead atiractea
most attention, of cors,, to-dsy Ina, ' ~ placcs
together on the western edge OF the an.noras r
grounds seemed at first blush unfortunate, per-
aps But the aStapostHEn sf irtepnatona and
pacific character of the celebration about 10 Dc
attempted, and the universal lm,ereS. aiac' rha
Jean Bart which heads the second llne stone
throw from the Arethusc, has been wonderia LILLY,
fFcshened up in S aad snce es coat Of
black paint has been applied and the decks
have been rubbed and polished till they shihe
The Arethuso has not had time yet TO Gean up
after her trip from the West Indies and looked
rather dirty and dingy as she lay at anchor
under the searching. rays OF q MONDAY sun.
Black of hull old-fashiOne1 in all her lines, WIN
an air of auaintness and of romance OF the old
style naval warfare about her, she still wore
confident and jaunty front facing with serenity
on every side the huge f1Olting fortress,s around
her, the fire Of any of which would perhaps In
five or ten minutes leave her nothing Dat hep-
lees wooden hulk. A. a..
smaller German cruiser, which followed into tie
roadstead last evening in the Kaiserin Augustas
wake. Longer and lower than the Concord ana
Yorktown, and painted their own color. white,
she seemed like an exaggerated type Of the modern
American gnnbOat the yellow stacks alone uls
tnsnishng her from the copperStacksd SP aos o.
her own class on the opposite side OF the meet.
Further east in line was the kalserln Augusta;
whose three tall chimneys, painted yellow, ana
yellow upper decks. offered similar contrasts OF
color with those of the four big American cruisers
though in her lines she is really an ~agseratioh
Of only ship OF the American feet the Pacific
Coast built cruiser Charleston
The Kai,ern Augusta has the misfortune to he
nearly mile and "a half from the Old Point per
concealed behind the two interior lines OF SHIPS
the Philadelphia and Chicago and the two kus-
sian cruisers blotting her ont practically FOR an
anchorage like the Blake, in full view from all
ships of the fotiila as the English man-of-war
Hidden she is, except from the inner side OF
the Roads, her qualities as representative modern
cruiser are likely TO 90 little more unnotlced. ,
Among Navy men who look for lighting quail
ties above all things the palm among the foreign
ships except for size and appearance ana speeo
Australia and the Italian, tiiovann B!nsan
Beth are undoubtedly among the most formidable
ships of their class, for they carry armoI ana
armament far out of proportion 10 their disnlace
mcnt compared with the other men-oi-war mere
Thus the Australia, OF 1900 tons, is as strongly
protected as the Blake. of 5000 TONS armed with
guns equal in callbre and number. The BauSan'
on the other hand. though of $3.50 tons, one
third as big as the Blake and one half as big as
the Australia, carries guns larger hy nearly an
inch Than d
mentioned The Eausan has been in New York
Harbor before, but ought not TO attract less at
tcntiOn for her exceptional QUALITIES as hghtcr
on her second trip.
There were few changes today in the make
mp of The feet besides the arrival OF the Arf'hiTe
fotilla, again dropped over u rofls-
mouth to make preparations for her, trip n2
TO Annapolis to meet Secretary Herbert anu
Washington on Friday. The new cruiser Detroit,
returning from her trials in Long Island SOUND,
again dropped into the Roads ana crced me len,.
yards, and looked dirty and hard worked she
carried improvised flag, on which We're ,h nr
figures 10, which Were takcp to indicate that h"r
speed on hcr trial trip had reached nineteen
knots an hour.
Socially the day was not as exciting and inter
es!in. as either Monday or Tuesday. here was
dannS nvcn this afternoon on the Chicago. and
tonight the Ilygeia Hotel is crowded with officers
who were kept away last evening by the srrs %,
ships. storm OF twenty minutes ABOUT
o'clock this afternoon interfered sadly win t~
pleasure and comfort of the great crowds OF sight
scers who were landed on the reservation here by
the exclusion boats Probably 1000 persons were
carried about the Roads in the various steamers
which ply from I'LL the nearby centres Of popui-
ton. The boats from Baltimore and Washing
ton, which run down night and return the
next, have had the largest share of the travel
from the more distant points, and the Norfolk
hoats bring about 5000 people daily on the Gov
eminent pier here TO spend the afternoon, sight
seeing in the Roads and about the fort. Al re-
turn, however at dark and at night the hotel
guests and the fleet left partially alone 20 en-
10Y each other, which il must he said they do
with Infinite satisfaction and untiring zest
Washington. April ia note from the Italian
Minister has been received at the Navy Depart
ment. stating that the italian squadron sailed
from Bermuda for Hampton Roads on April 7, and
urc expected to reach the Roads tomorrow The
feet Is composed Of the cruisers Etna and Dogai
The Department has also been advised of the
departure of the Brazilian squadron for the Roads
from Barbados April -. The feet is composed
cf the battlcshp Aquldaban. the gunboat Tria-
denies and the cruiser Rcpublica. 1t is expected
that. they will reach the Roads on Saturday or
Sunday.
Secretary Herbert will start for Hampton
Roads Friday, if his health will permit. lie
will 90 from her" to Annapolis. whcrc nc will
board the Dolphin and sail for The Roads. He
will 'e accompanied by his lighter and his naval
aide, Ensign Woods