The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-20

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there were none OF the men or the OFF,
GERS either. for that matter. who did not
have enough pride in their own ships
to put something on the result. The
consequence is that tonight the san
Francisco men have more money than
they can spend in weeks liberty
ashore.
There was a long procession OF boats
and steamers to Norfolk this morning,
headed by the bottle-green torpedo boat
Gushing. towing the race crews. on the
way down all OF the steam yachts went
slowly by the French flagship Arethrse,
which Is the latest attraction In the har-
bcr The handsome cruiser reached the
Canes last night, but waited until he sun
was we'll up in the heavens this morning
before she turned her pointed nose INTO
the Roads. At her mainmast waved the
Admirals flag, a miniature tri-color. with
two white stars In the blue. The mere
fact that this ensign was floating caused
a great commotion in the fleet. On each
Of the twenty-seven ships the marine
guard was ordered 10 the after-decS, the
drums were ruffled. and all the other
honors which an admiral Ia supposed TO
receive were duly given. As she passed
the white squadron. the handsome Brit
ishers the antiuuated Dutchmen and
compact Italian to her anchorage near
tho ships which were flying the French
colors, she saluted first the national col
ors. then the Aemrican Admiral, and
finally the English Admiral. OF course
the fort. the Philadelphia and the Blake
replied, and then the other foreign ships
also saluted the flag Of the new arrival.
which was returned. gun for gun. BY
the time the whole round Of salutes had
been punctiliously observed. no less than
one hundred and nine guns had been
fired. The air was thick with smoke.
The Arethuse, flagship Of Rear Admiral
Libran, is Dne Of the flying
She is the only unprotected wooden ship
which will participate I'm this great naval
exhibition. She Is black with n gallery
and railing extending out from the stern,
where some naval Juliet could com
fortably sit and sigh to n watery Romeo
below. She came here from Martinique,
as one Of the officers said to your cor
respondent as the latter boarded her.
| AS the officer talked to the correspondent,
| a long line OF white-trousered and blue
| bloused French sailors hauled away at
! each end Of the spacious deck upon the
| rope that lifted the ships launch from
| it's moorings upon it's davits. They were
| typical Johnny Crapauds. with boards Of
| marvellous cut. Among them were some
negroes who had been shipped at Mar
Unique. From n perch above the wheel
| house sailor was squirting through n
| glass at the fleet TO report the approach
| Of boarding officers. while at the passage
| to the admiral cabin stood another
] Frenchman. He carried no gun, but by
| his side was halberd. a stout staff OF
oak, tipped with a small steel battle-axe.
| This gave him the medieval appearance
| quite In contrast with the modern ord
nance. which stood at arms reach. All
| around men were chattering away in
| French I'm a way that would have made
a boardlng-school girl die with envy.
| The gun-deck below was essentially diff
ferent from anything to he seen here.
| Along this deck, Just under the main
| deck were twenty-four rifled guns OF five
| and a-half inch bore, ranged in long
and murderous-looking row. and so close
together that a child could have stepped
| from one TO another without stretching
his little legs. 1t was such picture as
! one remembers TO have seen years ago
| in books which have told the stories or
ancient battles on the sea
| This afternoon the French Admiral
called upon Admiral Gherardi and the
other commanding officers, so that he has
not vet had time to come ashore. Many
| of his sailors. however have already
| become acquainted with the seductions
| Of American drinks. The way the sailors
| frdttIllZe mere Is quite liltAtStlNSf WIN
men from six natiOnalities il is some
what remarkable that there have been
no disturbance, but all the men seem TO
be on their good behavior. There has
| been no restraint upon liberty and the
| privilege has not been abused. More OF
the foreign sailors speak English than
there are Americans who talk anything
| but their native tongue. This is quite
The case with the Germans. for in the
naval schools. II is said. the men
are taught English as part OF their
studies.
The Russians. too. are in a marked de-
gree the masters of language. but II might
be remarked that If a man can speak
Russian all the other languages OF the
world ought to be as simple to him as
a-b. alb.
I'm one of the stores this morning n
| Russian spoke four languages I'm two
minutes. He talked English 10 the store
| keeper German TO a man from the
Kaiserin Augusta. French to a sailor
from the Jean Bart and Russian TO his
own comrades. It may be that when the
Argentine cruiser arrives. II she comes
here. he will chatter away I'm South
American Spanish simply for the sake
OF practice
TT is afternoon the commander Of the
Aretheuse stepped into his gig and was
rowed 70 the Philadelphia, where he
called officially upon Admiral Gherardi.
and was received with due ceremony.
Thirteen guns announced his departure.
and later when Admiral Ghorardi re-
turned the call. the same ceremonies
were enacted aboard the French ship.
Duyng the day the French admiral called
,,ron Colonel Frank and the officers OF
the foreign ships, and more gunpowder
was burned.
one OF the British war ships the Par
fridge. left here suddenly this afternoon,
II IS believed. for Nassau, where II IS
said. some difficulty has arisen between
the white inhabitants and few colored
natives Her departure was not known
tu she had quietly slipped out OF the
horbor and probably passed out or the
canes TO sea. The loss OF this vessel
Dom the British display will not mate
rally affect It, as she was the smailest
vessel of the five. and made but poor
annearance alongside her sister ships.
The Dolphin left this afternoon 1or
Annanolis whore she will take Secre-
tarv Herbert aboard tomorrow or Fri
dav and convey him here for the dinner
ba gives 10 The officers Of the fleet Fri
day evening.
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