Evening journal., 1893-05-25
BIG WARSHIPS ARRIVE.
Russia's Fierce-Looking Flag
ship and Cruiser.
AND AUsTRIAs SNOWY CORVETTE

Followed Closely BY the Splendid "FIy-
ing" Cruiser New York with the stars
and stripes at Her Peak-other Import
ant News OF New Castle and Vicinity.
Importent Real Estate Sale.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
NEW CASTLE. May % Every flag in
the entire code of the Maritime Exchange
branch here was unfurled to the breezes
last evening on the high flag pole in
front OF the Office and fully 100 people
assembled at the Delaware street wharf
as the great Russian warsl.fps hove in
sight in the bay. II was xfnodel sprinq
evening and the rays 81 fthe setting sun
made the Delaware, FLYER glow from
shore to shore The picturesque
Jersey side neref looked prettier and
the spectators Some of whom had come
all the way from Wilmington, were
charmed with the sight
When the first clear views could be
obtained of the black and angry'looking
Russian battleships they were Just turn
ing into the Eastern channel The two
vessels were the flagship Dimitr Donskoi,
steel armored cruiser, and the pro
tected cruiser Rynda
The flagship Dmitri D0nsko Is steel
armored barbette cruiser, carrying masts
and ship rugged, and was completed i'm
1886. She is 205 feet long, % feet
draught, $3.50 tons displacement and
1000 horse power She has a speed Of
15l knots and is manned by 23 officers
and 54l men. Her armament consists of
two eight inch and fourteen six inch
breech loading rifles, two sx-pound
rapd-iiring guns, ten machine guns and
four torpedo Tubes.
She hys the flag Of Vice Admiral Kaz-
nakod. She has on board Grand Duke
Alexander Of Russia and Prince Canta-
cuzene, the Russian Ambassador to
Washington
The Rynda is built for greater speed
than the flagship, and was completed in
the same year She is a steel, partially
protected cruiser, bark rugged, and POS
feet long. She has l6 feet draught,
1866 tons displacement, 5000 horse
power, and a speed of l6i knots She Is
manned by seventeen officers and a crew
of 222 men. Her armament consists Of
10 six inch breech- loading rifles. six
machine guns and three torpedo tubes.
It was Just 32 as these mammoth
ships of war passed New Castle and
answered the salute from the Maritime
Exchange signal pole. "All we'll on
board was reported by the customary
signals. The warships had to come to
anchor for the night between this city
and Chester.
Following them, at exactly o'clock.
and as a great contrast TO the two black
monsters, the Austrian corvette Frunds-
berg, snow white from waterline TO top
gallantmast came steaming slowly up.
She was also on her way TO philadel.
phia on an official and fraternal visit but
came to anchor for the night Just above
this city.
The Austrian corvette Frundsberr is
not as powerful vessel as the Russian
ships, but is a formidable craft She is
commanded by Carl Chevalier Rousseau
dHoppencourt, who, together with
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Daublesky Won
Sterneck, is TO represent the Military and
Geographical Institute of Vienna at the
Philosophical Society celebration. A
committee from the society will 20 down
the river TO meet the corvette
Pleasant Farewell visit.
Clad in becoming evening dress and
carrying or wearing choice spring
flowers, a merry company Of young
friends surprised Miss Linda Bowers. of
hent county, ma az the nome OF Miss
Beatrice Coiiman, whom she had called
upon 20 spend the evening. Miss Bowers
will leave for her Maryland home on
Saturday, having completed a year 8
course in shorthand and type writing al
the Goldey Wilmington Commercial Col.
lege Miss Bowers was completely
taken by surprise but gave her smiling
guests & warm welcome During the
evening there were guitar, banjo, flute
and piano solos, duets and quartets
and all the youths present
sang college glees. Mr. Meyers
pleased the guests by playing three in
struments AZ one time One of the
prettiest waltzes Of the evening was "Ia
Serenata,' by Jonzel Among those
present were Miss Clara Blackburn, J.
Harry King Miss Julia Tindle, Miss
Bessie kuntz. MISS Reba Saunders, Frank
Borie, Miss Estella Deakyne, Miss Lillian
Meredith Miss May Goodley. H. w
Hushebeck, Miss Laura Truss. William
Meyers, Miss Cecilia Weggenman
William Saunders, Miss Emms