The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-04-23
The Ships in Hampton Roads in
Gay Attire.
SALUTING THE ITALIANS.
Secretary Herbert Arrives at the Rem
dezYOus On the Dolphin.
In the Boat Races Tn. san FRANCISCO Crew
Was Again victoricus-The British
Crew Coming In Third
Famous Fighting Ships.

FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April g.
Bang, bang, bang, went the guns of the
Italian warship Etna at 8 O'Clock this
morning. Boom, boom, boom, boom,
echoed the heavy cannon of the fort.
Crack, crack, to-crack, crack, crack;
snapped the three-pounders on board the
Philadelphia, while the guns of all the
ships in the feet tried to see which could
make the most noise. At the same
moment the ships began to blossom out
in variegated flags until they were as
brilliant as rainbow. At the main mast
of every ship the gaudy colors of the
Italian flag caught the breeze and fioated
side by side with the colors of other ma
tons. All this glory of the ships was in
honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary OF
the marriage of King Humbert.
At noon there was another Interchange
OF salutes, brisk cannonading again start
ling the crowd of eXcursionIsts and
guests. At o'clock the salute was re-
peated for the last time and then the ships
undressed their fantastic attire.
The ships were not the only thing
10 give piquaucy to life at Fort Monroe
today. Secretary Herbert arrived this
morning upon the Dolphin. 1t was fully
10 O'Clock when the white hull of the
presidents yacht was sighted, and as
soon as it was abreast of the easternmost
vessel, seventeen dull, rumbling sounds
and clouds OF smoke came from the fort.
Instantly the guns of the Dolphin replied,
and then as his vessel passed down the
line it was thunderously greeted.
The caravels, which leave tomorrow
morning for New York, We're surrounded
today with fleet of little boats.
Again the flag of England went down
today before the red, white and blue.
A dozen bargeS from nearly all the ships
in the harbor started today in the race for
the international trophy offered by the
citizens of Norfolk, handsome silver
case. The course was q mile and three
quarters. With three quarters of the
distance covered, the Britishers were If
the lead. As the end of the course oppc
site the San Francisco was neared, the
San Francisco crew, which was a close
second, gave a magnificent squirt and
amid yell that ran like an electric cur
rent along the entire line of ships, passed
their English rivals.
The Chicago, the second crack crew of
our navy, bent their backs and quickened
their stroke, so when they tossed their
cars at the finish they were second in the
race, just behind San Francisco, with the
white shirted Englishmen third. The
Germans came in fourth and the Dutch
men in a quaint boat next. IJOifeI'
foreigners came trailing in a long process
sion. This afternoon dance was given
on the Philadelphia. Secretary Herbert
remained on the Dolphin during the day
and this evening gave dinner to the flag
officers of the feet.
In connection with the naval review the
most famous fighting ships for twenty
five hundred years should be mentioned.
In this issue pictures of them are shown
beginning with an illustration of an
ancient GrecIan vessel and coming down
through the long series of years to mod
ern times.