Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-04-27
THE NAVAL REVIEW
Secretary of the Nary Receivsd with
Appropriate Honors.

Secretary of the Navy Receivsd wit
Appropriate Honors.
FoRT MONROE. April 22.-Sec-
rotary Herbert's expected arriva
early this morning put every ship
in the Roads on the Dolphin and
her distinguished passenger. but al
ten o'clock, the hour at which he
was expected to reach here, the
Dolphin was not in sight.
To-day is the twenty-fifth ami
versary of the marriage of the King
and Queen of Italy. In honor OF
this event every war ship here was
decorated this morning in gala
array, and al up the beautiful
green and yellow colors of King
Humtert, and as eight bells simu-
ltaDeously struck on all the ships,
a cannonading commenced that
continued necessarily for ten
minutes, during which time all
the vessels were ireing salutes at
once. The fire was rapid and loud
enough to shake every building on
the reservation,
The scene this morning in the
Roads is the most beautiful Of all
the marine pictures that have been
presented since the first day of the
rendezvous. From the main of
every American and foreign vessel
floats a large flag of Italy. Before
10 O'clock the Spanish Admiral
started to make his rounds of ofic-
ial calls upon the Admirals who
had visited him yesterday. His
first call was upon Admiral Cher
ardi. He next called upon the
English, French and German ADJ
mirals.
On board all the fagships the
Spanish Amiral was received with
a display of his country's flag at
the maiDmast, and a salute Of fit.
teen gune. These ceremonies
were not over when the outlines of
the Dolphin were seen two miles
away, coming into the Roads, and
from the blue pennant che flew,
with It's four white stars, it was
known that the Secretary of the
Navy was aboard. For the time-
being the visits of the Spaniard
ceased, and all the ships turned
their attention to the distinguished
arrival. Through the lines of wars
ships the beautiful official yacht
came, and as she reached the beam
Of the flagship Blake the American
ensign was broken by the English.
man and the Secretary's salute of
seventeen guns was fired. Gun
for gun the Dolphin returned it as
she steamed slowly along. Gliding
by the San Francisco, Baltimore,
Newark, Philadelphia and Chi
cago, she was saluted by a heavy
fire. The marines were drawn up
at present arms, all officers stands
ing on the quarterback, and bands
playing "Hail Columbia"
The Holland frigate was the
next foreigner to welcome the Sec-
rotary, and so down the entire line
of ships she sailed, receiving thun.
derous salutes on all sides and res
turning them gun for gun. and at
ever different salute floating in the
breeze the flag CT the country she
was honoring.
Rounding the French and Itals
ian vessels at the extreme end of
the feet, she turned and retraced
her tracks to the anchorage Just off
the Hygia wharf, and near the
flagship Philadelphia, where her
anchor was let go. From the time
the Dolphin entered the avenue
between the fleets until anchoring,
she was keeping up an ~incessant
fire from her rapid fire guns on her
forecastle, as she responded to ca
lutes of fret one ship and then an.
other along the shores. A great
throDg gathered and cheered at the
magnificent sight, as the national
formalities were enacted.
A dozen barges from nearly all
the ships in the harbor started to-
day in the race for the internation-
al trophy, offered by citizens OF
Norfolk-a handsome silver vase.
Somewhat sore over their defeat
last Wednesday, the Britishers
spent all day yesterday in selecting
a that should carry off the
prize, and when the twelve athletic
fellows from the Tarter pulled from
their ship this afternoon they wen,
on their way to the sound of cheers
and hand-clapping from half 9
Thousand broaoschested subjects OF
Queen Victoria, It did look for 6
while as if they would win
Through the rolling and tumblina
waves, their barg ecut its way te
the head Of the procession, urgee
: not only BY the hardened muscles
of their brawny arms but by the
energetic gyrations of the cox
swain in the stern. The cours,
) was a mile and return, and with
threes quarters Of the diataac'
covered, the Rritishers we're in the
lead. pHurrahs" shouted the silor
r who crowded the sides of th'
"Blake." They shouted too soon; a
the end of the course opposite tn
San Francisco was neared, the Sal
FRANCISCO crew which was a close
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