The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-22

wound the thick rope which served as
tho cable for the anchor and tossed over
board the kedgc just as Columbus must
have done when under the lee OF Wat
lings Island he made preparations TO
stop upon the shore OF a new continent.
As she lay al anchor the Santa Maria
presented q picture worthy OF a painter.
At a SINGLE glance she resembled nothing
so much rs n huge arm chair lying at
rest upon the water Her high back
the depression Of her sides where the
arms might hc supposed 10 rost, and the
still lower cutting away amdships, made
the resemblance more real The snip
was less than seventy-hve feet long
and not more than twenty-five feet beam.
so that she could be placed with ease
upon a city building lot She was paint
Cd a dark olive. with trimmings OF nght
tcrra-cotta and red, the combination ne
ing artistic enough to please the
eve. Her mainmast. scarcely taller than
,bo distance Of her stern deck from the
water. was straight as an arrow. the
masts forward and aft ran out nj angles
10 each other like the ends Of the letter
w. Near the top OF the mainmast, and
surrounding Il. WAS a curious little basket
~ wood. ornamcnted I'm red and white.
with p ecomctrical figure such as the
Indians used 10 decorate their pottery.
Across
which the sal; was hoisted when furled.
The yard OF the forcmast on the con-
trorv. was lowered 20 the deck. sail ana
an when IN, foresail was taken i'm. From
tbo stern IAN out spar. so that the YES
sol had a bowsprit az one end and a
stornsprit so TO speak. at the other.
Around the stern. which was ridicn-
lously high as compared with tne rest
Of the boat. ran a MOorish-hke decoiauoh'
while directly over the rud Ter post was
a picture of the Madonna ana the 'hriS1
child.
very modern step-adder ran from
tho wafer TO the deck Climbing up
mis- ladder your correspondent stood up
ON the deck of the Santa Maria.
The diminutive size Of the snip was
ro,V more apparent than over. a stone
ro;ebt have been tossed easily from the
stern over the red-painted bow. Ihe deck
WIS so small that a little pinnace, Wilch
Law enshrouded in canvas lett niue room
for a man to pass either side Inc
cabin in the stern was as roomy as the
sizo Of the strip would allow. ana that
is not saving n great deal. Ihe roo7i,
u,ss hung with fac-similes OF the req
curtains which so won the htdit anu
ovo of the Indian chief whom C"iui'"uS
e,st mot and there was an antique ward
wbe with drawers \ little tame, AZ
which not more than two people coulu ST.
vras in the centre Of the room nv .
vrora no decorations, save piCl"'o 20
~ notron saint Of the Spanish dlscoNei
'"c l,,r;a stella. Windows with Moor
rcbos rave ventilation and at the
- - tr,o afforded something or view
49,, 60, bevond At the prov stoou
a9noira1s lantern. reproduced iro.
ri0t,,re of the one which was sliIilia'i ,
! ,eod in the original craft ~ Was
! I'a'.o,,, s,cb as Columbus himself nlsn.
/ ,,-., 1igb.s5 nightly as he giahctu "a,
| IL" .,,[ horizon and saw neither the san
! - friandlv ship nor the gllillilei va
| ,aol-ed-for beam upon the lahu' e .,c
Tbe pinta, a miniature edi,om bu,
Santa Maria, was not aino NJ the
1i-"1 nnon the waves, tugGlhs AZ -
i','I which stm held her fast 10 tne III.
IlnV Veabel. The Nina, tiniest or an VA Wa,
hardlv thirty feet long, ana looN,, frC
n", ti',.,s w. cradle as she tossed 70 anu III
with the slightest swell .,,b of 70.
tdroiral Gomez breathed sign %
,,af yrhen his toy boats were al iasu % II,
iy moored. Five days ago Jus. 49, ,h'
hoa left the harbor or haNdn%, 80
naa ~ let| bean to fall ominously' hns
oai oIa,,.t,, oa,- a storm Of cyclonic suens,l
80 unon them. The water swept -
- No tiny Nina and more thdh ohC
upo'' oeicers Of the Nueva Espana sdZe'
ostern with keen sOlicitude TOT lne pa ~ ~
not only Of the craft that had peVtl - D
trusted 10 their care, but OF 'neti r5 -
oelcers and seamen who were aoo"'N
her. 49,. roe,,,,otions Of III
c-anieT navy that no salute shaH D
Slod nntil q ship has come 10 anchoI; III
- - of tho Infanta Nsabel were sleh
Ia eha ceased 10 move. In the Lhed"
ttroo however. the Holiander ana III III
cl,r,ons had saluted the flag or IN
cnenish Admiral, a miniature eaiuon
tho flag Of Spain with the auuluon -
enoa1i anchor II took nearly hail a.. Nv.
for the Spanard 10 pay ms comp ',lo
am around first to the American nag lht
al q, HrDorican English. French an
Italian admirais, and finally 10 an III
abtns that had saluted him. AS soon
~, mad been concluded the rouhu
ugc,oi visits began. and all this aftei
noon the Spanish flag has been ual .lil
hither and thither TO add us dash oi Voi, V
n a scene already full or brlllldhCy al
light.
who Will Lead the Liner
eocretarv Herbert will probably have
,,.,io,, ,,roblenn TO solve before Monda
sbonld the Russian Admiral now on u
NV from the West Indies, arrive mere p
, fore the departure Of the meet Oh on'
dav. \ naval officer Of one OF thc nd'
sbjns stated to-day that the Ehsnsh VIC
admiral Sir John J. Hopkins does i'
reUeh the idea Of having any pul III
. | mace I'm the fleet formation when IL star
, | for New York which would give MN u
rlace Of honor behind the American We
sals The Russian Admiral ii is uhde
stocd outranks Admiral Hopkins y
, ! formers commission antedating that
=, the latter. both being for the same erau
: II e believed that precedence VIII 1oIlo
IN the formation. and II such should
tho case. the Russian fleet would De e
) titled to sail at the head OF the ioIeit
sbins. notwithstanding that Admiral no
!, l,ins arrived in port first. The Ehsll'
, Admiral. II is said. has looked INTO u
; matter, and is determined TO heao u
, line. Should the Russian officer arr
: and nersist that he IS entitled 10 the III
: Mace Admiral Hopkins will produce
. commission. which he has READY, pr
: noting him 10 the grade Of fur Admir5
run up his flag. salute IT and thus
!, entitled 10 lead the line. Naval once
are watching with interest the ou'con
, Of this phase OF naval procedure anu
= wieeacres predict that the Enghshiiia
q as usual. will come out ahead
Secretary Herbert Is expected 70 rea'
here al 10 O'Clock tomorrow morhih
4 and will be received with salutes from
= the foreign ships and Admiral dheraroi
= flag ship. In the evening he VIII 81
q dinner on board the Dolphin 10 u
- commanding and flag officers. whhe u
a iunior officers will entertain their war
a room brethren Of the visiting shii
SUNDAY evening Admiral Hopkins W