New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-10
THE BIG FLEETS LAST DAY.
MANY VESSELS TO SAIL THIS MORNING.

sEAMEN OF THE PHILADELPHIA ENTERTAIN
THEIR FELLOWS.
This morning will see the breaking up OF the great
fleet anchored In the North River. The Brit 81
feet, which has been popular while II has b''l
anchored here will get under way at II O'CLOCK
The Blake the Tartar and Magiccnnc will g. al once
to Halifax. the northern station of the British North
Atlantic fleet. The Australia will go to England di-
rect The French cruiser Jean Bart will also 20 /,
today. The caravcls, the I1nta, Nina and
santa Maria. will 60 a. the ships which
are to tow two Of them are ready. They may go
to-day. not for several days The two smaller ear
avcls. the Tfnta and Nina Will b. lowed 10y American
men of-war up TO the ST. Lawrence River. The santa
Maria i, expected to proceed under her own sail All
three bound for the Worlds Fair ut Chicago.
The United states ship Atlanta will also get under
way to-day. and g. to Nicaragua. She is under orders
out at for that country Oh account OF the
revolt In the republic which has been assuming large
proportions.
The principal feature OF life on the fleet yesterday
was the oIrn house kept 10y the sailors OF the Ihiia
Gclphia. They invited forty from each flagship
anc hor,d the river, and If there not naGship
then from III, ship which represented foreign
nation 10 come M ard ind be tlcir guests. The
sailors of the Philadelphia entertained the foreign
visitors In fright royal" fashion. When all tie
beer on board the American flagship gave oui the
sailors sent ashore ard got more. II was rs
nice an entertainment any Of the men attached
TO the foreign ships, officers or men. Lave had
The sailors Of the Philadelphia took the foreign
sailors around and showed them how >aLh"" In
gcnuity Lad done It's best In the creation Of the
appliances Of the modern men OF VAR ana th'y eh'oI
tanned them at dinner.
In fact the American sailors acted ia" host u
style which the foreign guests appreciated and VIII
long r, member. II showed that when American
sailors entertained they knew Low 10 II" 1t ana thh'
they rs well their officer, vcrc fully ahN" 10 u"
Importance Of the occasion ana knew how I" bc
hospitailc Many OF the foreign ,Iilors WHO did
not 20 to the reception aboard the Philadelphia went
up TO see the baseball game between the Ne".forA
md lrooklyn teams at The Polo Grounds y
number of officers Of Tie fleet went Ia tie base
lall game also.
Tomorrow the race between the u"wa of tn"
American ship, Tor Ia" prilcS offered by Inc Nr"-
York Herald" will TAX" place. They VIII b" row'd
between 3 and o'clock over In" course Oh ""'"
the boat races between the crew, from the foreign
ships were contested Last saturday Inc b"at' VIII
hc divided into tire. GLASSES. Th"r" will bc class
for ten and twcvc-oar'd cutters. dJubl" banked a
race FOR six,oarcd boats and race for smaller boats
Lieutenant Galloway. Of the United states coast
defence vessel Miantonomoh. will De- tAe starter.
The Atlanta had entered boat In the hrst race
bu, owing 10 her having received sailing orders sh
will not b, represented. Til" Chicago. Acilng h'n
Admiral Walkers nag, ship. has entered a Doh' III ~
first and third races The dispatch ipht p"iI.,". Wv
official yachi Ia, u boat entered IN ih' hr,' T"''
In The second race the Mantcnom"h nh' D"''
entered and The New York Will haN" i.H' ~ ~,
first and also In the second race. me n'r-nil
Philadelphia ha- boats entered III ~" hf'' OF"
and third race, Ihr dynamite cruiser Nc,u'lu' has
Two boat. which Will iak" part In u" thifd rae
The isltnor, IA. = boat In Tia" hr-t race. u ~
,udp.s of the races viii BE- announced TO-DAY. lh"l
,iIi lie from vessels which dV not enter boats III 'he
races. tin, ,,, ,.or,
l. lois of fun aud comfort aboard lhr irW,.I
There were many visitors To III" vessels oil lh' -
Yesterday tempted forth bV tn" bright ~prlne dhS
and on Riverside DnN" tid" of chirlag'N I"i'" up
and down all III" Afternoon a'n p'"Pe ' ''
watching The anchored feet below