Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-11

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from the shore and tbev nrasent a ,,ost ATTRACT
i've annearance in eli ,bs;r sro,Iass haantv
The sonadron we'll deserxes ;ts name The
other vessels in the harbor spffer severely nv
contrast They lool dinov and uninterestino
! as compared with the Sims that hv the stars
and strines Farther down lie tbe Concord and
that littis wander the Vesnvins
There ia worrv in the hearts Of the nrettv
Girls here at the renort that several 81 the
vessels of the white SQUADRON NAV be
ordered to sea again for a few DAYS
this week. for the Annapois bows dance
diyiuely and the ouiet places of the old
fort offer MANY pleasant corners for delicious
te.c-a-tetes with brass buttons. Still there will
be enough left to keep up the gayety and their
numbers are being added to constantly
Fort Monroe is a remarkable summer or
winter resort from it's penitude of men, but
Just now there is bewildering array of mascu-
line beauty, and to the unsophisticated ewes Of
The STAR correspondent it looks as though the
pretty girls there are no others here) were
making the best of their opportunities. The
men from the fort are so far outnumbered that
they seem almost lost in the crowd and in ad-
dition to this fact it may also be said that the
presence of the fleet here has brought with it q
distinctivelv naval crowd, whose choice was
made up and fixed long before they came
down.
For example. there are in this hotel alone up
ward of hundred members OF the families Of
officers aboard the men-of-war. In addition
there are any number of people who do not be-
long TO the families of the officers. but who
stand a good chance Of doing so in the future
if one is safe in Interpreting the signs of the
times. The hotels are crowded and there are
ten times manv applications for quarters
during the next week as can ever be promised.
The hotel managers about here in the differ
emit places that are convenient to Hampton
Roads have adopted the phrase, 1.-The terrible
"a
though every one wants to come on that same
day. so as to be here for the beginning of the
festivities that will mark the week Of the rem
devious. Aud yet all the hotels are crowded. o
their very last limit and no one shows any incli-
nation to go away and make room for the
others. They all want TO stay and see the fun.
Crowds come down on every boat and train
from Washington ard Baltimore and from the
south as we'll, trusting to luck to be able to get
some place to rest their heads over night. As
that same evening. What it will be next week
when the rendezvous reaches its climax is a
thing that only bold man dares imagine. At
any ta'e, one can reacn mere IN ,ne morning
;nc and go soI os:;h,s "a he;ng
made both here and at Norfolk to take care of
the crowds that will be here.
Although the rendezvous does not formally
commence until next Monday, to last the week,
there Is still an immense deal to see and do
here now The more important part of the
United States share in the parade is already
here and has been for days. So far az it does
not interfere with discipline and the interests
of the service the officers are allowed to be
ashore and they are not slow in availing them
selves Of the chance. There is an almost con-
slant procession of steam launches and small
boats putting off from the big ships and head
ing for the steamboat wharf, where they dis
charge their cargoes of passengers and take on
n al IN N OF ah
one or other of the ships. The officers are most
courteous in their reception and treatment of
their guests and small entertainments and re-
ceptions OF an informal character are not want
ing. The entertainment OF the visiting officers
from the foreign men-of-war is OF itself no
small undertaking. but every man IN UNIFORM Is
made to feel himself guest OF honor and IS at
once made at nome and introduced about In a
most hospltable manner. The interchange OF
visits among the snips is, OF course, qulte the
oroer OF the Gay, ana Inc waters OF hampton
Roads present a gala spectacle as seen either
from tne snips OF from the shore.
FIRST OF THE VISITORS.
Russia is the hrst OF the foreign nations to
have representative here. This came Satur-
day, late IN the day, In the form OF the big
ship. the General Admiral. The first news of
her arrival came in the shape of a telegram
from Cape Henry, which told of the appear
ance there of a foreign ship. The first runor
was to the effect that it was a Frenchman. but
later it was seen from the blue diagonal cross
on the white field of her flag that she was a
Russian. She anchored beyond the Philadel-
phia. and the guardship OF the day. the Charles
ton. boarded her and reported information to
the Philadelphia. AS she dropped anchor there
was a national salute of twenty-one guns, which
was returned by the fort, and then came a salute
Of thirteen guns in honor of Rear Admiral Cher
ardi, which was returned by the flagship. The
captain of the General Admiral is distinguished
officer by the name of Bressbragroff and she
carries a crew of $50 men. The General Ad-
miral is a deck-armored vessel of 4.6O4 tons
displacement and her armament consists of
six eight-inch uine-ton breech leaders. two six
inch breech leaders and ten machine guns. with
a number of torpedo tubes She was built in
1878 and has a speed of twelve knots.
The faosbin Newark Pear Admiral A FIX
Renbam. came down Saturday and anchored on
the off-sbors side of the Pb;lsdeInh;o In the
evening ADMIRAL Renbam and a number of bis
Officers came asboye and werc onite the lions of
the bonr as thew were aIso vssterdav
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AhAhicANs ohpkhED fo sEA'
The saddest news OF the day came out this
afternoon when it was stated officially that all the
American vessels. with the sole execution OF the
Philade lphia. had been ordered out to sea for a
few davs' crnise II is Needles To sav fiat i'm
brought TO hear to have the cruise made a
brief one. The cruise, like that of last week.
is for the purpose of giving the fleet plenty Of