The Lamar register., 1893-04-29
WAR SHIPS AT REST.
PREPARING FOR THE PARADE
Great Gathering OF fcrsisn Nesse" "
Hampton RoAds-far.nx sAue
and Boat Racing

FoErRkss MosRoE, Va. April 2-.-bans'
bang. bang, ti-bang, bang, bang ~eh' 'ss
guns Of the Italian warship .htna A. oesoeA
this morning. The heavy cannon OF 'ne 40. |.
re-echoed its boom, boom. while tne suAs %
all the ships in the feet tried 10 see "Aien
could make tie most rose. The his OF e'e'9
vessel was ~reathed In hsios OF white sinoAe-
The explosions came first and the heavy AR
became thick with the shlie and sna-poN-
derry yapor Al the same moment the saifs
began to blossom ouI In yarieSSied hA.;s.nH "a
they were AZ brilliant As the rAlnoo-- A.
the main mast Of every shi? the saudy eo.ots
of the Italian hit the breeze and hosied siae
by side with the eolo=s Of the other natloas-
From mast TO mast and from eoSs7rt 10
stern siEetehed the long ropes, gay ri'a
shoEy signal aAgs The scene to-day vas the
most Gorgeous and rcsplendent yet presented
In ,his memorable gathering Of the ships OF
the world
All this r!ory Of the shsps WAS In hoaor OIL
KIns Humberls wedding Anniversary. of
course the Italian flagship va the center o.
the celebration. The captains OF the foreign
nen-of-war, especially Of ihr Germans, came
ashore this morning Asa boaSht hass huueAe'
OF roses and other flowers for Admiral NA;
uaghL The sailors -cre Elyen liberty And
came Ashor, for good uue, while the ad-
rulral himself vas pulled TO the shrri for he
purpose Of writing with his osu hand cable
gram Of eongrstaiaiion 70 hs sovereign Al
noon there wAs another interchange of -
lu;es. too'cioek the saluie EAs rrpeziei
for the last time and the shlgI ~sre audFess-
cd.
Secretary Hcrbert arrived ths morning
upon the Dolphiu. Il was faily 10 O'Clock
sheu the White kull % the Frcsi3ent's yacht
WAS sighted fAr 70 the east but Siih The
kaoxied-e that the secretary wAs CO board
the runners a. the fort and the Eaesh.Ps verr
ordered 20 their places. Tie srzesfal boE
was headed FOR the crnter % the eAAanel be
tseen the American and British shigs, and -
.oon as 81 vas asrc=st Of Tie ezstcFzlosI vsssc!
soYen,een dull rumblins sounts and e,oaas
q, smoke came from the foTi IustAntiy The
guns Of The Dolphia replied and thsH A. tss
pretty vessel passed do~u the lac t 80
thunderously greeted As each ous G! ihcsc
sAiGtss had 10 be answered gua Ter sun he
Doiphia kept up q coatlHuous l7r frOEl tie
moment she entered TIE nccl uail she bad
reached the oatcrmoss heid
Again the Gag OF Eazlapd czmr ls-a -
day before the rcd. white and blue. A eosea
barEcs from nearly ali nc ships 10 ihs hArtos
started in a rzrs for The iBicrnzsioaai tFpphy
offered by thc citsHens o. Norfolk, hAnl-
souae silver vase so1szha sdur over lkeir
defeat a. Wsdusfdsy The Britiahers sPsaI
the day yestsriaT 10 ssleetz- erv~ ia.s
.hoaid carry Of tAs przze.
IL looked for a ahi'- a. u thry SER % sla.
The coarsr szs a mile aad tErae-quarters,
via thrrc-qGAst-ss % the dlsssaec covered
he Br.tishers we're 10 tic lead - tas ed
OF the cour-e opposite the san FExuclaen Hzi
ae2red, tie san franeisco ercs. saieh uza a
close second, gave = uzsuizceat sFart, ant
arnld yell that ran fikc an c3cctTir cgrrcni
AioaE the liae Of American sairs, passed
their English rivals Tac ChirAEos beat their
backs and guiekened thsir strcse % that thsy
we're teeoad IN the rsec. lusi beaiEi the szn
Francisco. vita the Easiishmca talrl- The
Germans, With their geunzni trzlilnE IN The
water, came In fOaFtA, Ena the 9utcauca. IA
their quAirt boats, urrc zert The ushes
foreigners came traiita. IN loa. procestsdz-
The S-a FrAnclscDs mea have Eos sea Al
races since the rendezvous tce-aa
The feet SiH al Tor NeE Nozk on Moaiay
Eaoraing,