The state chronicle., 1893-04-18
ENGLAND'S BIG SHIPS
ARRIVED YESTERDAY IN HAMP-
TON ROADS.
Also the Fleets of Other Nations Make
a Beautiful Marine Picture--The
Booming Guns Echo Almost Every
Minute.
Ry South rn Associated Press.

ny South rn Associated Press
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, April IT,
At o'clock this morning five of
England's big war ships, headed by
the flag ship Blake flying the pen
nant Of one of her vice admirals,
came ms sjestically in the roads from
Lynn Haven Fay, where they had
anchored over night, let go as
many bow anchors and fred the |
customary salute. They are as fol-
lows: The Blake, armored cruiser,
5000 tons; Australia, armored
cruiser, s, 800 tons; Nag :cienne, pro
tected cruiser, $3.50 tons; Tartar,
partially protected cruiser, 177O
tons, and Partridge, partially pro-
tected cruiser, 1850 tons The Blake
is 10000 horse power and the largest
in this respect of any that will take
part in the maneuvres, domestic or
I foreign. Before 8 o'clock this morn
ing, Col. Frank, commander of the
army post, was informed by Ad-
miral Gherardi that the British
vessels were coming up from the
capes and that they would be along
in an hour. This was notification
} to stand by and salute the
visitors after they had fred
81 guns in honor of the American
colors, and the fort was prompt in
, doing this. The fashionable set
3 were ruthlessly awakened by this
bombardment and the reverbera-
, ton of the mighty guns of the Blake
t and the answers that came
3 quickly back from the post and flag
/ ship Philadelphia Hardly had the
dense curls of white smoke disap-
i peared from the muzzle of the guns,
s when the Blake started in to assure
@ the French, Russian and Italian
:. Tags of her distinguished esteem
It and consideration by saluting the
n commanding officers of the four
l. vessels with the number of guns
r due their rank. During these cere
> monies the flags on all ships were
constantly changing from one coun
.r try to another, and to an on LOCKER
b it was apparent that if there evel
al existed any ill-feeling betweel
20 Russia, England and France, ther'
W were little remnants of it left
IN The appearance of these f7'
N cruiser ships of the Queens nav.
or presented as they moved majesti
m cally over the water and past tn
IL outer end Of our feet to the an
ae chorage grounds Designated ther
e. by Admiral Gherardi, was one c
er the prettiest sights ever seen here
it At the head of the feet was the bi
ed armored cruiser Blake, the counter
| part of our own ship the New Yorl
5h heavily armored and the mos
| formidable ship that will be in th
ch review. In her wake was the pre-
tected cruiser Magicienne and b'
hind her came the monster armore
cruiser Australia with her side
toothed with fierce looking hig
IS power guns. Gliding graceful
ne next was the cruiser Tarteara ar
ire in the rear was the little bar
en- rugged cruiser Partridge. In Pc
TO feet line they sailed in with sigma
flying from their tops and yardan
and the ensign of the country hoa
ing from the taffrails of each shi
;, At the masthead of the Blake W
lAe the pennant of Vice-Admiral J.
rs Hopkins, K. G. B, commander
sfh - chief of the fleet, and upon t
'ne signal halyards were combinatio
of the yellow and white signals
the ships behind her.
Sweeping by the fleet, the Bla
~ ~ slowed down just as she passed t
~ Newark, and when abreast of t
40 Philadelphia the signal was d
NJ M played to the other ships to anch
nas NO As quickly as the signal was set
60 just as quick were the five bow
oen chors seen to splash the water II
49, foam, and the deep rumbling OF
~ chain could be heard as forty fa'
,;at oms ran through the hawse pip
| ,aE With the flood tide all five sh
ran promptly swung around with tn
n;a noses pointed out to the roads, q
w;,1 forming a line extending n
49, out. The firing commenced a
was kept up incessantly Tor half
hour. At IL o'clock Admiral II
kins put on his cooked hat, buck
bis sword on and embarking in
;ao gig was pulled over to the Philae
- phia where he saw AdmiralGhera
~ ~ at heard Is guns fred off in his hor
a,so and then departed to his own
and I sci to get ready to receive our G.
.;a, ~ mander in Chief, who went thro1
'.nd | the same preparations and had
,an ~ same number of guns dischar
'oie for his benefit These courte
S,o - having exchanged, the noise
"a $40 suspended for an hour. Late
o az. w. the day Admiral Hopkins called
o.' Col Frank and was received as
'oert, came his rank. Col. Frank re
no'eo ned the call, and the Blake
again called upon to honor an
cial of our country.
iual,y The weather continues per
/, pills The sky is as clear as q May
cts to and the water smootn 1or