The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-23
Morning. Noon and Night the Dogs OF War on
Twenty-Seyen Ships Barked Noisily in
Honor of Itsly's King and Queen.
Another Flood of Sound and Smoke
When Secretary Herbert Arrived.
The Dolphin Kept Busy Answering Each Gun
-Rowsrs Of All the Nayies Again Beaten
BY the Tars of the San Francisco.


war ship Etna at 8 o'clock this morning.
Booml BOOM booml echoed the heavy can
non of the fort as they barked through the
portfolios of the stone ramparts. Crack!
crack. crack snapped the wieked-Iooking
little three Founders on the Philadelphia,
while the guns of all the twenty-seven
Ihips in the fleet tried to see which could
make the most morse. The hull of every
vessel was wreathed in white smoke. The
explosions came fast and heavy, like fire
crackers thousand times intensified. The
air became thick with the white and
gunpowdery vapor. The windows OF
the Hygia Hotel shook and ratified and the
late sleepers awoks with start believing
shat the end of the world had come and
that Gabriel had blown his bugle for the
final salute. At the same time the ships
began to blossom out in variegated flags
until they were as brilliant as the rainbow.
AT the main mast Of every ship the gaudy
colors of the Italian flag caught the breeze
and fioated, side by side. with the colors of
the other nations. From mast to mast and
from bowsprit to stern stretched the long
ropes. gay with SNOWY signal flags. Thus
were the vessels encircled with dazzling
aureole of bunting.
Interesting and significant as was the
scene of yesterday. the one to-day was the
sented in this memorial gathering OF the
ships of the world. All this glory of the
ships was in honor of King Humbert. IL
was quite q happy idea of the King OF Italy
10 get married twenty-five years ago to-
day, so that when the naval rendezvous
came to be held In 1898 it afforded an OPP
portunity to present q spectacle such as
does not often fall to the lot of q man to
witness. Of course. the Italian flag ship
was the central figure of the celebration.
Even the musicians. who had been run
ming around the ship baref0Oted. put on
their shoes in honor of the day. The CAP
tains of the foreign nlen-of-war, especially
of the Germans came ashore this morning
other flowers for Admiral Mag
nsghi, so that his artistic little
state room was more perfumed than ever.
The captain Of the Baussn buckled on his
sword. arrayed himself in his uniform and
o cape. such as the bandits of the stage
wear In their deadly work. and went forth
upon formal visit of ceremony to the ad-
mlral. The sailors were given liberty and
came ashore for good time. while the adj
miral himself stepped into his launches
and was pulled to the wharf for the pur-
pose of writing with his own hand ca
blegram of congratulation TO his sovereign.
at noon there was another interchange OF
salutes, the brisk cannOnnding again start
ling the crowd OF excursl0nists and guests.
Al 9 o'clock the salute was repeated for
the last time. and the ships were undressed.
There was friendly rivalry at noon
time between the Blake and the kalserln
Augusta as to which ship could fire twenty
Dne guns In the shortest space OF time
The Blake won by 3 few seconds. The
other day, when Admiral Gherardi visited
the Blake, the salute of thirteen guns In
his honor was fired in thirteen seconds.
four guns being used. mo other nation
can fire as quick and fast as We do" said q
Didshipman upon the Blake. spea king OF
the incident to the reporter. except the
Germans, and" he added. with touch of
national pride. Il really don't think they
do it quite as well as We do"
SECRETARY HERBERT's RECEPTION.
The fantastic attire of the ships was not
the only thing TO give piquancy to life at
Fort Monroe to-day. Secretary Herbert
arrived this morning on the Dolphin. It
was fully 10 o'clock when tn Q white hull of
the Presidents yacht was sighted far to
the east, but. with the knowledge that the
Secretary was on board, the gunners at the
fort and on the flag ships were ordered 10
their places. Her graceful bow WAS head.
ed for the center OF the channel between
the American and British ships, and
IS soon as IL was abreast of the east
ernmost vessel seventeen dull. rumbling
sounds and clouds of smoke came from the
fort. Instantly the guns of the Dolphin
replied. and then, as the pretty vessel
passed down the line. it was thuDderOusly
greeted. AS each one of these salutes had
TO be answered gun for gun, the Dolphin
kept MP q continuous ire from the moment
that she entered the fleet until she had
reached the little French gunboat HuZZard
ut the Outermost end. From both sides she
sent forth flames aud smoke until the petite
for OF Miss Herbert, who was standing on
the afterdeck. was completely en-.
veloped. Unused to the NOISY barks of
ar
when the hrst shot was fired and held her
hands to her ears for several moments. The
Secretary. however. had heard the dogs of
war break loose before. and he only smiled
as he glanced around and shifted the gum
powdery smoke that the fresh breeze blew
in his face. He saw, as hiseye rested upon
the magnificent squadron that displayed
the stars and stripes, the marines standing
statue like upon the afterdecK. their pol
ished rifles cleaning in the bright sum
shine. He saw. too. the sailors In respect
full attitude. the officers upon the bridge of
each vessel. and the foreigners watching
him through their glasses, with pardon
able curiosity to see United States min
lister.
The caravels, which leave tomorrow
morning for New York. have been sur
rounded to-day with fleet of little boats
which lowered around them as bees hover
around q stalk of lilies. The heavy sea
which had been whipped no by the half
gale that was blowing MAIDS 1t an exceed
luHky ulllCulb unu scutufcboilO lcnt W
climb up the sides of the Santa Maria,
but Captain COncas had Il reason 70 COM
plain of lack of visitors. Captain COncas
is u courtly Spaniard. who at first rather
regarded the command of the caravel as
beneath his dignity. but when it had been
explained to him that the detail was IN
tended as an honor he stepped aboard
with better grace. and Is now so lionlzed
that he is not sorry that he made the trip.
He speaks English excellently. and Q thou
sand times a day has TO tell HE fair VISITORS
how he managed to live in the dollhouse
which Columbus called cabin. The girls
peer into the wardrobe. handle the ancient
inkstand and bouraiass. gaze out upon the
sea through the curious little windows and
wish they could carry home the antique
ermor which Is hung upon the walls. As
soon people began to go aboard the
Santa Maria they learned that the sailors
had ribbons with the name of Column bus 9
flag ship upon them. Instantly the Rus
sian bands fell to a discount. and II became
the struggle of the hour To get Santa
Maria souvenir. The two girls who were
successful are tonight the envy of the
other girls.
BRITISH TARs BEATEN AGAIN.
Again the flag OF England went down to-
day before the red. white and blue. A
dozen barees from nearly all the ships in
the harbor started. to-day. in q race for the
international trophy, offered by the citi-
zens of Norfolk. a handsome silver vase.
Somewhat sore over their defeat last
Wednesday. the Britishers spent all day IN
se,ect,na n crew that should carry off the