New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-09
PREPARING TO SAIL AWAY.
BRITISH wARsuIrs co TO SEA TOMORROW.
VISITORS WILL BE WELCOMED TO-DAY-THE


BLAKE TO co TO BERMUDA.
This IS the last day Of the present stay in Ameri
can waters that Queen vicora's menof-w"r VIII
ride at anchor In the quiet Hudson; ana to day Is the
last opportunity New Workers Will have for an IN
definite time 10 visit the British ships. Tomorrow
at IL O'Clock the OF Britishers will weigh ahcor
and put TO sea. The Blake. the MoGiclcnnc an" Tue
Tartar will proceed to Bermuda. The DESTINATION vi
the Australia is in doubt. She Will either accou'
pany the other ships to Bermuda OF s" direcuy 10
Halifax whittier the Blake. the Magcienne ana inc
Tartar will sail after II short stay In BeTmno". AS
late as 4 O'Clock this afternoon. however VISITORS
will receive the same cordial welcome on all OF the
british ships that III who have Already gone out 10
the boats have always found there
II was perhaps, In expectation OF inc eariS W.
parture OF ships that many visors choSe ycs'er
day 10 GO aboard the ofwar on ther tours OF III
spncton AS has been The since the ships began
10 receive the Blake has caught the crowds. An
chored as she Is at the head OF the he"t and near
tho New.York shore this beautiful flagship Of the
prit,sh Admiral serves catch ALL for the ships
that lie below and beyond her. The crowds on the
shore all want to GO to the Blake. The boatmen all
call out their prices much TO the Blake Tie
peoplc who back In the launches all proclaim
the greatness Of the Blake She Is the ship of the
populacc. Half n mile further toward the New
Jersey shore the Philadelphia rides almost deserted
Excursioniss passing her steamers cheer her nag
and sing America" and now ana then private party
crosses 10 the Philadelphia In one OF the SHIPS
launches, but the crowd stops at the Blake. NO
steamers, which bring the greater portion ol INC
visitors to latter ship. are allowed TO come along
side the United states me n-ofwar ana thus e! nave
comparative peace.
Among the visitors TO Bake yesterday afternoon
were william Lane Booker, ConsnGenersl for Grea,
Britain at this port. Mr.. Booker was accomp'n''o
by number of Young women. The parry went !"
the shin in the Blakes launch from the landing al
Ninety axtb-st at about O'Clock They were re-
ceiyed and entertained by Captain Hamilton.
Concerning the descrtlons from the hilosh shp'
while the feet has been in port. the officer OF the
aav nm hoard the Blake said that about thirty men
who h:t received leave Of absence had not rc'urheu
IN the ship lie said that deserons were expected
and that the number had not surprised the comahuer
Many OF the men he hoped 10 get back
The officer of the day on board the Austra'a ,oa
Tribune reporter shortly before shutdown yesefa"s'
that eocb OF the British ships had lost some men "
desertion eve do not call them dcserter'' ne s"''
"untiI they have been absent ten days Ma'S VI W.
mon have gone ashore without lntenolhg 10 '''','
have gone in for a good time. ana are n"'"s "
These men will generally come back. lhoSe "no
leave us intending desert we are glaa 10 get III
a, ana seldom take measures to get them back'
think or loss by desertion will be slight as our men
are older than the of the Blake and Know wha'
they are about We shall be getting ready lor SEA
Tuesday night"
II is said that the French German and Hrazhah
men, Of war have also lost men by deseroh' oN' "0
numbers could not be ascei tained
The French battleship Jean bart also raves 'he
Hudson Tomorrow. She will sail for Rocheior''
France. The liussard leaves on May 20 ior BIT
muda and OH May % the Arethusc sails away TT
the East Indies. The Germans leave In ABOUT I
fortnight, and the South Americans except Ue
Brazilians, the lst OF june
Mayor Gilroy and a party OF women visited the
Blake yesterday spending several hours on boar' ina
eating luncheon. While the Mayor was away a
committee consisting Of Mrs Philip Rhineanler,
Miss Ruth Lawrence. schuyler Schieeln and Matthew
Aston Wks called at his Office and presented to MS
secretary Mr.. Holly request that some entertain
ment be provided for the crews of the warshps In
the harbor. They declared it shame that while 50
much attention shown to the officers, nothing
was done make the stay Of the men Pheasant:
on two afternoons JOnes's WO.M for the men. the
expenses 10 be paid from the city's entertainment
fund. The request signed by the committee and
BY T j. Oakley Rhins l, Laurence W. Miller
When Mayor Gilroy returned TO the City Hall he
said 1t would be entirely impracticabe to comply
with the request. The officers If the ships had told
him that they unwilling to allow so many OF
the sailors on shore al time. To do would
destroy discipline and cause no end OF trouble In
getting the men back board
will represent the Government at the ceremonies Of
receiving the Infanta Eulac presented 10 Mayor
Gilroy yesterday at his office by Colonel James NJ.
Varnum.
A dinner for Vice-Admral Hopkins and the cap.
tains and ioflcers of the british warslips Is TO BE-
given this evening by fifty Of the British ard British
American residents Of the city. +. W. j. Hurst
Is chairman of the committee of arrangements.