The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-06
THE GREAT RENDEZVOUs.
The Spectacle Promises to he Masnihee"'
In Every Respect.

II is a picturesque. as well as historl-
cally famous locality. that of the rem
devious of the vessels for the grand
review. Old Point. that world-famed
resort, is putting on holiday attire Tor
there will the rendezvous occur. me
Philadelphia, the flagship, Is lying now
only few hundred yards from the wharf
AT old Point. and the other ships that
are now several miles at sea VIII JOIN
the flagship. perhaps. to-day. Foreign
vessels. il is believed. will commence 10
arrive within "A few days, but Captain
Hridgeman. commander OF the Philadel-
mia. told me yesterday that he Thought
some Of them would not reach the Roads
before the 22d or 2Sd instant, and that
some of them, possibly, would he TOO iate
TO ioin In the rendezvous at all. | asked
the commander, for the benefit OF tuch-
mond neople where would be the best
place to see the ships. and he answered
very positively. "Old Point. -,
During the rendezvous the Vessels VIII
all be taken ont nearer the capes' Dul ~
htq Baltimore steamer Louise licensed
~ carry 900 people. will make trips
everv hour from the wharf at ola Point
out through the fleet. There Will be IN
,eresting practice with search-ights 8hd
signals each night. commencing al o
o'clork and closing in time for Rich
,,o,Iere to take the Chesapeake ana
Ohio train and reach home that night.
Admiral Gherardi who has been SICK
was sitting on the deck yesterday ue-
ci1edlv improved in health, ana VIII lihely
be all right by the lIth. ..,,.od
The following telegram was receiver
from Norfolk last night -
nm and final arrangements Tor the
hau ~ he given i'm Norfolk on April Zlst,
In honor Of tho naval officers, foreign ana
uotivo connected with the ships rendez-
,.ousirg here. ,vere completed to-msht'
Annlications for tickets have he'n re-
1civod from thirty-fve army and Two
hundred naval officers. The armory III
which the ball is 10 he held will COMFORT
ably accommodate one thousand ,'a1cers
and one thousand spectators. EVery'hinS
is on the grandest scale. and he music
,,,u 10 furnished by The famous iarine
band. The business Mems Association
tc-nilrht subscribed 800 for the rend azv)Is
programme
Numbers Of visitors are coming In al
ready. and excursions from Norfolk to
the Roads are frequent, ample stel nboat
accommodations having been made -or
many thousands. The boat races between
crews from the naval vessels on the 18th
appears 10 he one Of the biggest features
as probably 80 crews will enter
Here is telegram from Washington last
night:
The Navy Department has been advised
that the Dutch cruiser Van Speyk is eX-
pected at Hampton Roads on the nth,
and that The Argentine cruiser Ninth
Of July" from New Castle. will come to
New York and not 90 70 the Roads. En-
rique Howard Will command her.
The Italian cruisers. the Department is
informed. VIII remain IN American waters
until the middle OF September or October.
More Italian officers have applied 20 come
to the review than can be accommodated
and there Is great rivalry among them
as 10 who will accompany the ships.
Russia will certainly have three vessels
here al the reWew-the first-class cruisers
"Dimitri Donskoi" and General Admiral"
and the corvette "Rvrda" They will be
in Hampton Roads some time within the
next two weeks. The hattle-ship EN-
peror Nicholas" and the cruisers "Nachi-
nen' and "Pamiate Asowa" will be sent
as soon as the Ice I'm the Baltic breaks