New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-12
GLOON AT OLD POINT.
MOST or TIE AMERICAN FLEET OFF FOR
ANOTfIEk PRACTICE CRUISE
UNAvNLING EFFORTS or THE OFFICERS OF
TIE EEMANING WARSHIPS TO ENIINEN
THE SPIRITS OF THE HYGHAs
GUESTS-THE LIMITED ACCOM-
MnDATION EOE XIsITORS.

THE SPIRITS or TIE HYGEIAs
GUESTs-TuE LIMITED ACCOM-
MoDAT1oN FOR VISITORS.
Ola P,nt Comfort, Va, April 1.-The de-
partur Of the greater part of the fleet this morn
ng for a second practice crni>" outside the tapes
left thc road>,cal comparatively bare and cheer
less. and checked for time In" gayrty oil III" HE
which centres about the IIye"i Hotel and Fortress
Monroe TIE sun .honc BRIGHTLY and warmly, and
the wind blew with Just enough bIiSkncss 70 make
a perfect day on Nloro. liut the br-kncss ana
animation of yesterday. the movement to and fro
among hc mcn.of-war, the rowboats ana launches
lifting from ship to ship. and the blue coats and
Gilt and silvcr-laccd uniforms on lanI-all We're
conc.
The oi ~ parti>ans and defenders Of Admiral
Gherardi~ ruthlcs, sacrifice of pleasure to business
were the rcd-caped artillery officers of the
fort who after season of temporary obS"urity.
app, AIRED in undimnsici numbers about In" glass
covered hotel piazzas. and took possession one"
more of the hotel ballroom. where the excel
lent post ban! furnishes music daily for poth
afternoon anu evening dancin- Ih" officers from
the Philadelphia and FROM the two Russian SHIPS
the General Admiral and tn Ryndi, mad" frequent
Visit. ON shore; but they could di-p"l only small
fraction of the APATHY into which th" gay society
Of the llygca WIS PLUNGED soon after IN" hhdi
signal for sailing was given by Admiral Gh"rardi
to tie two Iuadrons which were to go t. practice
cyolut.ons in the open sea.
Although Admiral Ghcrardi has recovered from
his recent attack of grip sufficiently to 20 to SEA
himself he felt Obliged To remain on the Hag'hiP
here TO receive any visitors who might arrive, ~
well ~ 90 maintain communications with IA" Navy
Department at Washington, and with the com
mirtccs in charge OF ia" various features oi en-
tcrtainmcn, 10 BE- furnished during the rendezvous
week Admiral Iicnham. the next ranking officer
Wa. therefore inrrustcd with the command OF the
feet durinc the nanocuyrrS outsid" In" Cap"-
the Newark becoming tie flagship of I'm" com
biucd suuadfon- after the d"partur" from IN"
Roads Admiral Walker, on the Chicago. was sec
oud in command retaining charg" over the squad
ron which lies 10 the west of the Fhlad"lphl
when the full fleet j. anchored oil Ola Point
the Yorktown Charleston. Concord. Nc-dNlu' ana
Cushing. The Others. living TO the cast of the
rbiladcl2hia with the Newark ha ship. bad III"
ad,an'acc Of position FIR the st1Ii. AMI walled ior
Admiral Walkcr- ships to come down from in@lIe
the Roads.
This manocnyro took little time, however, ana
- o o'clock. th" hour 81 log sailing. IN" h'T''
cot unler WY amid huttcrns Of slsrals from
the rnnint - and q general stir Oh shore a'hoh'
the pretty girls and NOR" ~1ai" chawroh'' WI"
had STRUGGLED throueh breakfast by tat uh'iHl-
t'napi" noun l"' IT, ~ r.;
ailv b.. gone until Thursday afternoon ~ ~
l ,u,rtn- Tho ruuhoat Pennington. Witch
o,i,,J hero about l. o'clock til, af crnoon, WAS
dispatched, ait-r An cAch"'-' ~
,.,y civilti.s hy ssnal in the track of the fleet
ybjcl, hnd .ai..l under Admiral i}rnlan- The
nov pra, .i,e cruiser Bancroft had reached III"
p..J. .,,ct,I Lnurs earlier, and cast ancuor pc-
yond the t,so Russian cruisers. Npt b"lhS III
= ,, ,c,.,l v,,f,tr the Bancroft did not
"H''" ''' 81" . -. ,, ,J,,, ,,,o,,.
stand lu nc'd OF Tue "di"i'~ !" o'i'
r,cut- which tine cruiser, were TO b. pat through
,..i.. ,l. C,p.- and ~h,. wa allowed To remain
L ltI,lJnhi, and th. Russian men
- N"P Wv -, ..,,.,.r,. ,h. r.tl or
'i-"di ih ''"'' &c, ., ,ii.,.,,.,
meagrc contingent of h'urc. as itit Il" UP
/ ,,,,.I,,, and to .atisfy the increasing Il. nandS
" .i....-,, and interest IN thing,
# an ardent 'l'"''"' '''' L
/ naval on a." part "I 'h' ia" N'i'o'' ~ '
49,
i I"'''' 9, rt H., ,r , ,,,,
Tire departure Of IN" huih ol Inc "'N' '"i " '"'
or three day- cru~' may hay" SON" 'Icct III o'"P-
i'm. tl.. tide of trayc. In thls direction ana r.
J t''- 90" .,o,,..l,ti,n- which
( l"'i"- ~" pressure 'o' "' ,,i ,...,.n,p.
has Wrirhcd 80 heavily on TIM S'''''H 80"
live SEASIDE ro-pri. llir cal''i'\ 'o' INV ~
,...,, l.iu, 40 narrowly limited aud lncapab" ol
IrlciihI' " ''','' i''r,,,.,,r or 10 furnish on
dcL'ou' mere p P"'", l oicrt,s.on in modern
|i-' :" az .'H nJ ,crJcncic. -. may have
| hlf'' ,i.,i i,. NAM, yyho favored the pre-
/ nr' ''i''r"p,"htIpi; php;n ~ Ilnmuton Road- Faclll-
! ti,. lo not exist ~ Fort Nonr"' "th'r 'oI w"
ro'dNt,ad - moat oo m oP' f." %orioIk. thongh
u'"ri.l,,ng seaport town. adapted in many ways