New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-02
THEIR RANKS UNBROKEN.
THE SPANISH WARSH1PS STILL IN fokl.
FEW VISITORS TO THE FLEET OFFICERS NEXED
OVER TIE PROPOSED CHICAGO TRIP



The great feet unbroen IN Is ranks. lay anchored
in the smiling waters Of the North River yesterday
owing TO the strong tide which swept down between
the high, embracing banks Of the river there were
few visitors aboard the shps and the officers had q
respite from idiotic questions. Eat they were none
the less lonely and onscd for silvcry voice to come
| over tic tide and ask which end of the ship went
first. The fact Is that the Officers OF all the Nqnad-
ron, have been spoiled, and unless cnraprrd nadonS
Ming tea leaves about them and incense them win
the doors If the cOlcepot they are wretch"i. sun
the ships we're not without admirers and all along the
North River, from the foot OF the column to the hehu
| thereof. there enthusiastic Spectators II the
people could not aboard the ships they cOId al
least admire them from aiar
The officers OF the feet more misty than the
Hudson all day rs TO what properly constituted thcT
social duties The University Club had invited them
all to a reception and Mr. and Mrs Forbes Lel'h han
| also invited them to a reception several theatres
had sent tickets aboard for boxes. which the Officers
could occupy If tn"y appeared In full uniform ana
behaved themselves properly during the performances
Now every officer wanted TO go 10 etEer the recep-
| lion OF the University Club TO the reception ana
ball which Mr.. and Mrs. Forbes Loith gave III honor
OF Admiral Hopkins and the officers OF the squadron
| or TO 60 TO both If thHl could 80 arrange 1t. oi
course the reception the University club was the
dominant thing In minds OF the officers. although
they all wanted drop In NJ the ForhcsLeiih ball
| THIS is the first time that the University club has
over gwen reception to any person or to any sct Of
people. The club had appropriated a large amount
OF money for the reception. and the Officers oil the
| fleet had been Invited At reasonable time In adj
vance Therefore they we've all anAiOI, 10 60. and
casting aside the horrors Of The mil watch and for
getting for the time those ronn" duties which 80
thoroughly occupy all The waking hours Of naval
officers they did 90, and many Of them also went
To tis, Forbe, Ieith ball Both were delightful en-
tcrtainmonts. and both were highly enjoyed by u"
officers who attended them.
Owing 10 the weather yesterday, which misty
and blowy, and generally unfit for seaflrns life.
IN. Spanlsl fleet did not weigh anchor A. had been
announc d. The lniania i,hbcl and Nu"v" E'pana
were 10 have started yesterday for Havana 10 meet
there the Infania Eulac and her husband. Don An
tonic and bring them to NcwhorI. The ships viii
sail to-day.
Tie idea that these two ships had been ordered TO
Cuba on account Of rumorcl trouble Ia q" pro
vince Of santiago laughed at b' the Officers Of
tho feet yesterday. ON" officer aid The 50
called outbreak IN the province Of santiago !, merely
an incur~lon Of u few mountain bandits into The
Vuelia Abaio The order, Tor th" Ini'nia >'ah"l
and Nucva E.pana to meet 'h" Iuiantt EnAhc
were received by thr Admlrl long before Their" was
a rnmor OF any such outbreak. II would be- iu,t rs
sensible To say that war-hp' Of u" tnihd STATES /
md been ordered back from The Mediterranean on nc
count Of an uprising TIE Pine Ridge Agency as TO
sav that We arc ordered 70 cuba on account Of The
ravac.s Of the brgands I'm the progincc Of >ani1go
At o O'Clock yesterday morning the United states z
ship, san Francisco and bennington were ordered to
get under way and proceed 10 The Navy hari'
BEFORE their moorfngs had un.hackled the order
was revoked and they told TO stay where they
were until further orders. II thought dis F.
cour,cou, ly the Admiral that American ships should
leave the before Of the foreign ships There
fore they all remained at anchor Yesterday.
To day. II the spaninrd, go to sea. ih' American /
vessel, ordered 10 the Hroolyn and Norfolk Navy
al al. nd Ia. lIpst lgr
the ongdrawn INES Of the International fleet IN the
Hudson River.
There Is a state Of feeling IN the mads Of .hc /
American officers over the proposed trip 20 Chicago
That a private corporation should afford the facilities
which they think ought TO L. extended hy the GOV
eminent or hy themselves. IS not pleasant subject
Of conversation. be- who approaches an officer on
the subject viii soon learn one officer said When +
the American fleet at lIlrlya, at the Columbus .
celebration. there were sixty ,his OF Of vatou,
nations there. and officer could not even pay for
a shave on shore Tho spanish Nation. poor Na- T
ton nnacially. too gave us all that Is meant by the
phrase Of spanish hospitality. The officers Of the .
assembled fleet were taken to Madrid. and, In fact.
crywherc cs they wanted 10 go. ~ the cNp'n>" +
Of the spanish Government. Now. We Americans .
placed in position which I, not at all pleasing. .
Either the officer, Of the American fleet or the United /
STATE, Government should pay for the trip Of the
foreign officers TO Chicago
vice President webb. Of the New York Central
Railroad. said We have received answer Yet .
from the officers Of the American fleet to the pro
posed trip Of the foreign naval officer, 70 Chicago
II pruln,lIon Is accepted will put the finest
train that ran rails at the ds pD,al Of the
oii,ers'
There will De a consultation on Wednesday between
Admiral Ghcfard and the commanding officers Of the
fleet regarding the proposed trip 10 Chicago. Another
thing that The American officers are angry about Is
tn" cxorona'c charges Of The boItmcn who called
upon and then 10 row foreign officer, and sailors
from the dock to their ships. II American comes
down 10 III. shore and want, 10 get of To his ship
a bOatman will take him Of for -. or al most %
cents. Eut let b"latci sailor officer from u
foreign ship appear, and the charge |, from - 10
s. rs the heart Of the boanan may De- inclined The
fact that there Is way to prevent Tbs cXtorriOn Is
what makes the American officers angry. When an
American fleet has visited Ia state a foreign port
here have always boon docnmasters VINO regulated the
charges Of The bOalmcn and To II that the Amcri.
cans we're not ovcrclaigcd.
There Is to be- II boat Saturday between the
boats Of the foreign men of-war In the hnrbor. II
will be II OF threc miles straight away and Will
be for ggs. enters and smaller boats. divided into
cla-s,s II was AT fr-t proposed IT, have the course
down the line of anchored vc-sc,. bu, on acc cunt Of
part Of the inc Ii was decided 70 have the course
laid on, further up The aream 20 The hnISh Of the
three miles further up tho river. The VIII be
started a, ! O'Clock. After the foreign crews have
finished racing. there will b. "A race between crews
from he American ships, IN" American officers do
not want TO enter boats In the race. or the reason
hat the Americans possess ndVauiag. IN bun,s
Their racing Loaf are OF much lighter bulld than those
OF the foreigners. and 1t Is believed by ia" Americans
have much speedy Hines. Therefore 10 ask me
foreign ships To enter contest with the Americans
would be Ike inviting "A man To dinner fhop cat
Ing II ones self II T. thi~ roa>on-ihc lcn that
they would be taking an advantage OF he visiting
,,luadrons by entering their lighter boais-which has
induced the Americans 10 decide not to otter the race
American officers will be The Judges In The race
There cap>izcs Of shore bDnts Yesterday
and marines with bnyOncts drawn" whatever thni
be- detailed In the evening pnprrs dd MOI
a ppear board the Blake. A. a matter Of fsct
there i.w visitors 10 the ships Of the fleet We
tcrdav but enough 10 satisfy the officers who h,v.
now had several weeks OF being agreeable a. nen,,Io
whom they did not know and Of having their 0nat}n
homes turned show places. sill they fol
sighted II people do not com" on hoard and so evorv
body should 90. The breakinf mp Of the big arc,
viii begin day II the weather IL suitablr Tho an
GERS Of the Concord expcc, that their ship viii he
ordered 10 90 Navy Yard .