New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-19


Washington You will find \"w-iork good
town TO risit. said the pilot, with another bow
Il think tha, shall said the Inianta. in
English Ihcn she smiled and looked ont upon
the waters and IN" outline Of the Ncw-Jers"y
coasts.
From beginning to end the trip Of the Rrina
Mari, Christina was PHEASANT one. The weather
was lin. and the winds We're light The steam
ship left Havana last Monday evening. Til"
quays were sxarming with people. who came t.
say farewell. and the air was filled with the
patriotic cheering and th" music Of military
hands The lr9anta and her husband on
loved the voyage and experienced nom"
of the discomiorls produced hy the rocking
of ships aud the rolling waves. The steamer
was especially fitted ont for the Use OF TN"
Infanta and her suite. The Rcna Maria Christina
las never before entered the port of Ncw-lork
She has always sailed from spanish ports u
Havana She is "A merchant vess'l fitted mp a.
an armorcd cruiser She has fonr larc" guns
The steamship carried no passengers Other 'h"h
thc Infanta Eulalir and those who accompanied
her The saloon, the library ana music roo'"
had been especially furnished. The reception room
on r,i port side had been most handsomely deco
rated I'm the saloon. when she entered IT, th'f''
stood "A statue of th" queen regent "t spain ah"
her son. the little king.
Tho royal party spent the time plcasan"N upon
,hc vovaqr The Saragos.a Pand. which was sent
from Spain furnished musi" Tor -"V"r'l "'h''S'
The Inianta danced only once or IN" 'rip' VIZ
showed much interest in th" steamship amt wa
nm deck or on the bridg" for several h"urs '''"
day. Her husband generally accompanied h'r D"
deck ,
Th. pcin, Mari, Christina woald have reached
lnu
,o,., ~ m ordinary rate of speed. She steamed
slowly. ana not until she came in sight oi Tue
vcw..Jcrsey coast did she show her speeding quail
tics When the pilot saw her >l'" WIS So''S ~
the rate of sixteen knots
Tn. steamer was asl,w with light last "v"nliI;
-. 40 rcstcd a, ancl,n Every portfolio looked
like = level set in the black hull. from the mastS
sv,npo lanterns. and electric lights illuminate
,bc ouorter dee k The lrar saloon was brlliahu'
LIGHTED. Under the white awnings officers in fnl'
drcss walked abcnt the decks. Tho NarheoSS
Military Band dressed in coats Of blu" ana req
trousers stood upon the spar deck iaSt e''"'n-
and played National airs intcr,pcrs"d WIN h'ri'
Strauss waltzes. II was 30 p IN. when th'
jnfanta received the commander Of IN" infant :
Ysahel.
Commander Vega was in full-drrs' uniform a
hc climbed the rope ladder AT the steamships sih'
and clamberad on deck. lie was mc' v! wv
commander of the Rena Maria Christina, captain
Jose Maria Goroda, and escorted at once 10 inc
Princess lie made profound now. anu 'r
Infanta bowed in return. ana asked him 10 Nv
.catcd III, rook n seat at the left OF the Infanta
and ,o,a bor of m. manner in which she was to
mo ,.c.,ved to-day Don Antonio Marin dOreans.
,ho husha,d of the Infanta sat near th" COM
u,dor of tho Infanta Ysatcl. and the three
convers.d for half an hour.
The Iufanta is handsome woman She mas L
fair complcxion, her hair is brown AMI her eye
- b,uc She was drt. ,ed last evening in laN'
cndar gown. Her husband is of distinguished mp
.x.rc. In the suite oi the Princess arr IN
Duke Of Tamames. the Marchese Aroo llcrmoso,
Duke Don Pedro lover. the diplomatic secretal
| 80 ths Infanta; Don Juan Escribano, Don JULIO