The Bessemer indicator., 1893-04-29
WAR SHIPS AT REST,
PREPARING FOR THE PARADE.
Great Gathering of Foreign Vessel. in
Hampton Roais-firin= salutcs
aud Boat Racing.


onrREss MONROE, Va, April e9-Baus
bang bang, tl-baug, bang, bang, wcnt The
guns of the Italian war,hlp Etna at ; O'Clock
thIs morning, The heavy cannon OF the FOX
rc-echoed is boom boom while the guns Of
az the ships Ia the fleet tried TO see which
could make the mos. uo',s Tue hull Of every
vessel was wreafheG Iu baios II white smoke
The explosions came Hr,t anI the heavy all
became thick with tAc white rnd Eun-pow
derry vapor Al the same nuuiput the ship
began TO blossom out lu v.lgiegaicl fags anti
they were A, BRILLIANT a. the rainbow, Al
the ma.u-ma-g OF every ship the candy co,or'
o! the italian hIt The brcczr aud nou'ed sidr
by side With the cO,ur- ug The other nations
From mast 90 iuo-t aud from boNspF.t {,
stern stretched the bong Ippr., gay wln
showy sspal ldy.. The -cgug today wa. TIT
most gorgeous and ry=p.endcnt set presented
ia this memorable eaIAcr.a ~ of the -inp- Of
the world
All ,hls glory ~ tLr -lrp, WAS In honor ol
King Humber', wedding auusofsarg. ui
course the Iul.au flagship was the ccnter Of
the celebration. Tn captains ut the foreign
men-of-5Ir, especially ~ The G,r.Haus, came
ashore th.s moyllug anJ bought hJse lunches
OF roses and her flowers f5r Admiral Mag,
naEh' lue sailors were given liberty agt
came ashore fo- good time while the pl,
mir4l himself was pulled TO The ulurt for The
purpose Of writing vlth bis own hand a cable
gram OF congralulatiou 70 hi. sovereign. At
uuou there was another Interchange u 81
lutcs. Al O'Clock The salute va. repeated
FOR the las. Tine and the ships wrfu undrgss.
cd.
TI4,-o ,r,-., F,r..,.1f.. .I-..f,.. , ...,. H.
tween the men on The Blake aul the ka.-grIu
as 10 which would irc tNenty-onc guns 10 the
.hortcs' space If time. The b akt Won by d
few seconds.
Secretary Herbert arrived his morning
upon the Dolphin. j. Hl- firly 10 o'elosh
when he wAl,, hu. nt Flg Presidents y,cl,
was sighted far TO The east, hGl with the
knowledge that tie secretary was ON board.
the -Unu,rs at The fort aAl The 1aE-hip- were
ordered 10 their places Tue graceful bow
vas headed for The ceutcr 1t the channel be,
tween the American aud British ships, aui rs
soon Is 1t was abreast Of tho es,>tcrmost vessel
seventeen dull fIulblus sounds and r.ogi-
of smoke came fnim She fort Instantly 10,
guns ot the Doi9Liu replied, and then 4. th,
pretty rcs.e. passed down lie line ii va.
thunherou7iy greeted y each one of thee
-alute- had 20 be answered -Uu for gun iLs
Dolphin kept up continuous Ire from The
moment -le entered The feet until she haj
reached the outermo5t field
A27,n the Tag Of England camc duSu t1
lay hrlorl tic rel. white uad gIuc a dozen
borses trom nearly al the -llp, in the Aarooi
started Ia q rlce for the international trophy
offered by The citizens Co.: Norfolk, % hand.
some silver vase. Somewhat sore over thcif
defeat ast Wednesday tie Br.tlsAers spent
the dog yes.efi,ay Ia selecting a crew that
should carry on the pr.1t
II looked f1r a Willie g- Il they we're To Nia
Tue course uas mle aai thscc-gu1rier.
With three-quartgrs Of yle distance covered
lie Brit.-hcr- were IN Tie lead A. the ent
Of the course opposite the s9u FHuel,co Wp.
nelsed. The san 'rsuoi.,o l.es which wa, a
close second gave magnificent .puri. aai
amid Veil thar raH iie aa ruyiuc current
along Tie ligc uf kmyrsan ships passed
tbeIu LuS.i,ll r-gll-. Ilr Cbiragu, bent tbr!f
lack- 5ui lusukragI EAc,r stroke 50 that thos
were second H Hla rssa. just behind the san
Franq-sc1. WIKI tlc Eu- I.1Hon Ia.rl The
Germans, with tbeir peguaut trailing ia tte
water came in f1Gl' lul tte Dugchmeu, ip
tLr.r .uumr Nonls. 't.re --zL The other
for.I-Ucrs caue trailing 600 "a iuul. pfu-e-slsu,
Tic sat fuuei,ri'~ men hUFe nov won sH
raau- .uys ihr fsGl,zluu- began.
Iln arU- gili -HI tuf Slu NrIE ul Monday
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