The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-01
THE WORLDS NAVIES.
OUR SPLENDID FLEET NOW IN
HAMPTON ROADS.
Admiral Gherardi Arrives From New York.
The Programme During the Rendezvous
at Norfolk-Many Handsome Prizes.

|
phia, Admiral GherardI's flagship, Balti'
more. Yorktown Vesuvus and the tor
pedo boat Cushing, which left New Yorl
Thursday for the naval rendezvous. ar
rived at Hampton Roads yesterday morn
ing at $40 o'clock.
The uncertainty which has heretofore
hung over the programme OF the nava
rendezvous will now no doubt be dis
PEELED, as Admiral Gherardl. who has
command OF the entire affair. has arrived
The ships OF war now assembled In
Hampton Roads, representing the United
| States, are but the beginning of the grand
est and most imposing event OF the kind
ever seen in this country, and one not
likely to be repeated for years to come.
The following are the names of the
United States vessels which will parti-
| cipate and their commanders now in
| Hampton Roads:
Philadelphia. flagship. Rear Admiral
Bancroft Gherardi. commander-in-chief;
Captain Albert S. Barker commanding.
Baltimore. Captain G.. w. Sumner. COM
handing.
san Francisco. Captain ]. c. Watson.
| commanding
Charleston, Captain II. F. Picking, COM
handing.
Chicago. flagship, Rear Admiral John
| G.. Walker, commanding division, Captain
| John +. McGlensey, commanding.
Miantonomoh. Captain Montgomery
| Sicard commanding.
Vesuvius, Lieutenant Seaton Schroe-
| der. commanding.
Kearsarge Commander A. 8. Crown
! inshield, commanding.
Concord. Commander Edwin White,
commanding.
Atlanta. Captain F. ]. Higginson, com
| handing
Newark. flagship, Rear Admiral A.
f. X. Benham; Captain Silas Casey, com
handing
Bennington. Commander r. 3. Brad
| ford. commanding.
Yorktown, Commander Frank Wildes,
| commanding.
Bancroft. Lieutenant Commander Asa
| Walker. commanding.
The following interesting events Will
! take place in the city Of Norfolk between
the nth and 24th OF April. with several
| prizes in each. Those marked have not
been fully arranged.
ComT etition between bands-army and
navy. native and foreign-open TO all.
Prizes 5000 $3.50. $50.
Amateur sailing races. solid silver cup,
valued $25 and s75 cash.
Rowing races between crews OF ships
native and foreign, $75 and s25.
Races between steam launches-open
to all. $50 and s25.
Bicycle races, medal, SIS and s..
Canoe races. silk flag. $50 and s25.
International drill for prize-between
marines'
International drill for prize-between
Sailors
Fireworks-Land and water displays,
costing $500.
Trades display and exhibit. Prizes for
best exhibit. 800 and $50
Parade OF school children-public and
private SIS and s25.
Fire company, best show $50.
Civic Society. handsomest float $50.
The most artistically decorated resi-
dence or business house. SIS; second. $50.
competitive drill, open 10 all compa-
MES OF regular State troops will take
place on Thursday, April 2Oth. and the
following prizes have been offered:
For best drilled company. 5000; sec nd,
$3.50; third. $50.
on Saturday evening. the 22d. grand
international military and naval ball will
be given in the new Armory Hall. Norfolk.
The Norfolk Naval Rendezvous Associ-
alton have invited President Cleveland,
Secretaries Lamont Herbert and Carlisle
TO attend, and they have strong reason
TO believe they will do so.
Governor Mckinney and the Southern
Governors, who meet here on the 18th.
have also been invited and will proba-
bly, be present. Governor Mckinney eX-
pressed his intention Thursday to a COM
mittee of the Virginia Board Of World s
Fair managers Of being in Hampton
Roads during the rendezvous. and will
use the Virginia oyster boats for that
purpose No doubt all the Southern
Governors will be present as the guests
Of the Richmond committee who will
entertain them during the convention
here.
The entire oyster fleet Of Maryland
have been invited. and will very likely
rendezvous in Hampton Roads during
the great naval display On the 9th Of
April the ships will be reviewed by Pres
ident Cleveland in New York and on the
18th the most prominent officers will
start for Chicago to attend the opening
Of the Worlds Fair.
The New York Herald OF yesterday
says:
While most Of the people Of New York
and its vicinity are looking forward TO
the naval review with anticlpations Of
pleasure. there is one class of persons
most intimately connected with the affair
10 whom It means absolute deprivation OF
many comforts. IL not necessities. for a
long time atterward. The officers on
duty aboard the United States war-ships
will be the sufferers.
BY the navy regulations certain official
visits must be paid TO the officers Of for
eign war-ships visiting our ports, and
when the visits are returned the visitors
must be properly entertained The ex-
pense OF entertaining these guests must
be borne by the officers OF our ships.
This expense is a heavy one at all times
in ordinary service. but when the officers
Of thirty foreign men-of-war must be
Hospitality received by each OF our
wardroom and junior officers messes-
as will be the case at Hampton Roads
and in New York harbor between April
10th and 30th-the American officers will
have very little OF two months pay left
for themselves and their families.
1t is hospitality that belongs to the ma
ton and not 10 the officers who are
obliged TO extend II, but our Government
makes no provision for paying for such
entertainment, and the underpaid officers
have 70 foot the bills themselves. 1t IS
an Injustice that ought not TO exist. and
there should be some way Of relieving
our officers of this expense on such an
occasion as the Columbian Naval Review
In to-morrow's Sunday Times will be
a beautifully illustrated article about
Easter in foreign lands. There will also