New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-16
strike eight bells !
Call the watch,
Hold The reel.
Pump ship. and
Relieve the wheel,

strike eight bells
Can the watch.
Hold The reel.
lump ship, and
Relieve the wheel.
hut It twenty minutes iffcr 10 O'Clock OF
fifty minutes later than tn" time Get, when Secretary
Herbert, accompanied by Congressman william j.
Coomb, In his carriage driven through the York
81. gateway at the yard As soon us the horses
heads passed the gatepost one Of the members O
the signal corps waved white handkerchief above
his head. and ut the instant Il marine at I'll" end OF
Maln-st.. near the eunboat Yorktown, waved red
flag 10 the officer In charge %, The battery ut Cob
Dock. when the salute OF seventeen guns fired
The cnrriag. WIS stopped about 100 feet from the
entrance where the visitors were met by Rear Nd
mral bancroft Ghcrardi. commandant Of the Colum
binn Naval Review Fleet. Commodore Henry Erbcn.
Ommnndant OF The Navy Yard Captain Kane. the
captain Of the ynrd. and Lieutenant Commander,
Franklin Ilanford and Charles +. Norton and Lieu.
tenant Ebcncz.r :. Prime Fifty feet further ON
all the officers Of the station. and many Of the
officers OF the SLIPS. who had been watching and
shvcring In service uniforms. wltl chapcaus and
side arms. ON the opposite side OF Main-s. was
the battalion OF marines under the command Of
Lieutenant Colonel James Forncy. who under Ad-
mlral Farragut's authority hostrd tie stars and
stripes on the Custom House In Newt Orleans, after
the capture OF that city. and brought oy the Con
fedcratc nag. Conernos Marine Band was ON the
Right or the BATTALION ana. ms secretary Herbert was
escorted through the lines, 1t struck up Hail To
the chief following 1t with Nancy Lc.," which sug-
gcStcd 10 the Secretary that he for the time
being ." jackie OF the sea-
The guests marched TO The Office OF the com
mandant In the Lyceum Building where secretary
Herbert held IA reception and the officers were in
troduccd To him. Although this Mr. lIcrbcrt's
first visit the yard secretary OF the Navy lie
was not II stranger To the lie Gas been here
before when "A member and also chairman Of the
House Naval Committee and the officers of the Navy
who had met him In the past gave him Il most cor
dial shake OF the hand.
Although familiar with the work Of the Navy
and the progress Of the new ships the Secretary
took Il deep Interest I'm everything coming under his
observation While making tour Of inspection OF the
shops and the vessels which followed the reception
lie first went to the cruiser Baltimore, the present
flag ship Of Admiral GhcrardI where he received
by liz. officers and crew ut full muster. lie then
visited some OF the shops.
When nshcd II he contemplated making changes in
administration Of the Navy Yard due replied that he
should not do 80 unless there were good reasons for
such action 50 far MS he had been able 10 observe
the system established by Secretary Tracy In the
civil departments was cOmmcndnblc.
secretary Herbert will probably continue his IN
sprction NJ the Navy Yard today. II" was readily
recognized by those who had not him before,
effectiveness and amiabiIty characteristic Of the typ
Alabama lie dressed In trousers OF
a black and gray striped pattern, Prince Albert
coat and an overcoat and wore y silk hat.