The state chronicle., 1893-04-20
AT HAMPTON ROADS.
NEW ARRIVALS GREETED WITH
SALUTES.
to Shake and the Windows to Rat
tle--Ail Countries Who Accepted will
be Represented.
~ Southern Associated Press.

Fort MONROE, Va, April 10
Another foreign ship passed in be-
tween the capes early this morning |
and dropped anchor with the feet.
The Arethuse daily expected for
seme tirne was sighted before many
persons were astir. At s o'clock, as
the bands on the fagships at anchor
playing the national anthem, the big
cruiser came lastly drifting down in
the Roads under easy steam, and
just as she got abreast of the Phila-
delphia, the American ensign Was
broken out from the mainmast and
as it's folds heightened out to the
stiff breeze, twentyone guns were
fred in it's honor. The Arethuse
had hardly taken her position with
her two companions Jean Bart and
Huzzard, at the extreme east end
of the fleet when the water battery
at the fort answered her gun for
gun. Then Admiral Gherardi sa-
luted with seventeen more guns
and the Philadelphia promptly re-
sponded with the same.
The ceremonies over, the French
man turned her attention to the
foreigners in the harbor and for
over half an hour there was an in
cessant bombardment of quick reg
ular volleys of Britishers, deliberate
sharp cracks of Russians, heavy
ponderous thunder of Hollandel
; and the prompt smart reports Of
the Italian, as they all saluted or an
swered the salutes of the Admira
commanding the new arrival. The
, reports made by so many dichargeI
fairly shook the ground and caused
the window panes to rattle like hal
3 falling upon the tin roof.
i To-day is wash day on the Amer
: ican ships. The rigging of the YES
sells we're strung with jumpers
trousers an J.. black silk handker
chief of the sailors which futtere'
in the breeze and added nothing t
4 the beauty of the vessels. Tn
8 harbor continues to fiji up with a
t sorts of pleasure boats, big side
v wheel steamers and luxuriar
g yachts. Many people who coul
i not obtain accom- odations on sho1
d have come in their chartered steam
!. ers and live aboard them at nigh
IT while the day they spend visitin
ships and seeing sights in the ha
Dor.
The Argentine Republics shi
Ninth of July, has not yet arrive
70 nor has the other Russian and tv
"a Italians, which are somewhere in tt
IA vicinity of the capes, and may drt
- in at any moment. All of the Briti
j. ships have arrived, and the Ia
IL French cruiser to come in complet
rs' that country's display. Three mo
Russians are expected to reach N
York before the close of the revie
is Two Brazilian ships are en- rot
from the West Indies, and the Sps
ish ships are somewhere betwe
ia. here and HAVANA with the Colu
he bus caravels in tow. All OF th'
,;s- war vessels. are liable to arrive
cb fore the end of the week and 4
es- miral Gherardi is confident Il
A. when be sails Monday there will
few countries that accepted the
vitation to participate in the revl
whose ships are not here.
In the afternoon the comman
The of the Arethuse stepped into
red gig and was rowed to the Philac
in phia, where he called officially
hat Admiral Gherardi and was recei
with due ceremony. Thirteen g
announced his departure, and ia
when Admiral Gherardi retur
the call the same ceremonies v
mi enacted aboard the French 8
rles During the day the French Adm
hip, called upon Col. Frank and OH
this of foreign ships and more gunr
der was burned;
Just before noon the new cru
Detroit, which has had her trial
North, came into the Roads
ews two brooms made fast to her
the ging, indicating that the navy
'nch another ship that could sweep
seas. She circled around the
and then steamed out for b
more.