Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-19


been asked a dozen times 10y newspaper
men 20 explain the reason Of the salute.
Then YOU ask me how my meu are To get
enough 10 eat and how they wash their
clothes, whether one set of officers eat
with another set Of officers. and the next
tnne, suppose. you will want 10 know
IS how much money we waste IN hrlng
s0utes.'
Most assuredly," immediately replied
the correspondent
The Admiral threw all his dignity to the
four winds and actually chuckled.
We'll" he said, as matter Of fact all
of the powder We use has been condemned,
and Il really - not good for anything
else
WHAT II COSTS VISITORS.
The crowd here continues 20 increase.
II has long since nllcd up everything 81
Old Point. and ~ now spllhng over INTO
the boarding houses and country homes
OF the vicinity. The prices are high III
proportion. II Is q harvest time for tho
water men, the hack drivers. and the
hotel keepers II costs - an hour 10 90
ouf 10 the nearest ship, and the rate IN
crcases IN double the ratio Of the distance.
The drive 20 HAMPTON, which usually costs
"a quaI ter. and with the supply OF vehic!es
| away ahead ut the demand. Is now dollar.
| and q man Is lucky Il he can make hnr-
[ gam a. that price. DinGy, dirty rooms
with no cOnyenleuces ln The suburbs IeIt
| AZ - "A night and are IA demand ms
| does not include board. IL costs thlrtN
/ cents 20 get shaved and only the weaitmest
! are ablo 90 afford q haircut.
! But what are tho poOple 10 1of II they
/ want TO mlnCle with the world IN VANITY
/ Fair thew must pay for II. II they want
/ 20 see ships worth millions on the water
! they must be ready 20 put up millions on
! the land. That they are rcadN % come
| uO matter what Jhc cost, Is quite cElutul'
/ There were enough people at the Ey2eia
/ Hotel this morning applying Tor rooms 10
! hayp 6lci tine structure II everybody else
m tine house had suddenly determined to
/ depart.
ihcv come from everywhere. Even the
| line oi electric railroad winch starts from
the crowded wharf and runs out through
MIL Creek. Chesapeake CITY. Jones's Cross
/ Roads Hampton and finally ends az New
/ upri News or some other place IN the ann
distance. Is loaded down with eXcurslOu-
ISIS on every trip. who fiji the cars cling
| to tbc sides. and even Chamber upon the
ton IN dangerous proximity 20 the trolley;
All the country people tnlnk II IS grand
pic.uc. They bring their own lunches
and immense bags of the fresh ani succu-
lent ucauut. gathered from its native soil.
and slt -uuulugthcmseives upon the wharf
I'D happiness which Il as undlsSuised ~ IL
Is real.
EXCURSION STEAMER, GNOEE.
! Every excursion steamer from Baltimore
and NJ. ghuOriur ports has been gathered
INTO service. The four-dccked Columbia,
with "a cauacity OF 1900 people, leaves
Norfolk three times day. and l. so heaVi-
lv crowded tLat she careened heavily To-
Iar as she sailed around the fleet. Tugs
and vachts he SIX ana elght abreast OF
each other 40 the wharf, and the paSSen-
! GERS of the boat that comes ~ last have o.
Chamber over mountains and valleys oi
decks and guuWaies until they rcach the
shore.
These little tugs and excursion steamers,
hv the way. ar giving the men-oi-Nar "A
| GREAT deal of annoyance. Every little cTait
| and every blc craft, too that sails IN ana
! around the fleet considers y her boundeh
, duty 10 dip her colors 20 all the visitors.
n :, generally a dirty and smoke-oe-
| rrimed flag that Is lowered blt the
I foreigners generally order sailor 10
answer the compliment As TINS happens
every few minutes there must pe 8oou
deal of swearing IN foreign languages
Sometimes the foreigners do not take
! the trouble 10 respond. which calls 10
uffu1 the fact that Yesterday morning the
slgnal-obseryer at Cape Henry slgnaiieu
" Welcome 10 the incoming LngilSh n
! squadron. ins -antv the Blaze pontelN
riphol. Thank YOU but when the ltol-
j
later M the day and were similarly saluted
they passed on without a word.
John BULL AND prorUfR JONATHAN.
Ina thousand and one ways the friend
| shln of the Americans and the English j,
shown since the arrival of the Blake and
hor sister ships A notable instance hap
/ ueued to-day ON the flagship Phlladelphia.
| Inur correspondent happened 10 mention
to Admiral Ghcrar1I the act that Admiral
Uopkius had expressed desire - see th'
, Texas and the Raleigh. LOW buidlng al
tn4 Portsmouth nayy-taTd
All" said the Admiral. am glad u
hear H. Orderly. he added. signalling t'
his nephew, 20 81 once 10 that t1l
D Wonder rlve Commander Potter my CON
1lim,pts and tell hlm that would like {,
See HIM as soon rs possible. lhe Lh@IiSi
Admiral wants 70 see the ward, and wan
~ have every courtesy shown hm ioi
, making the visit ,.
added to the coustantly-Dcreaaiug eXcue
/ mont. The blg Argentine cruiser Left New
/ York YESTERDAY AMI was expected here TO-
- dav. bat ls probably lying tonight OUTSIDE
the cape. IN company VITA the two TIER
! man ships.
BOAT-RACG AVID BALL.
4 boat-race this morning and baseball
, match this afternoon have also slyel
. everybody something 20 talk about h'
, / Nr.- eyput following % II did $50 closely
otter the contest between the Chicago anC
tLe S,n FranciscO crews, attracted TO tn
| ships an immense crowd. .,
Moses when be crossed the Red Sen, dl'
not hayca larger company than the thronl
' | who CROSSED tine stretch OF biue water u
, Tine vessels ~ anchor iu the roads IN orue
e To- wituc.s the struggle Tor supremacy DE
s tween muscular fellows jealous on thcl
id ] ftt.. a
] / afforded romantic platforms from whlcl
s. fhe bellies and their bcauX witnessed th
J contest
s. Tho white barge of the Chicago, pre-
To- yIouslv smcared with curious mixture @
. soap ol, and beer. was gently loWere
. into the heayinI sea, ani presently H0'
y the Philadelphia the Admirals barge ais
p .,urlt the water The bron2ed an
. .incwy tsrs, cheered bV the yclls OF thel
{ fnilow.-camcn. who had climbed hlgn INT
e tha rigging until they looked Ike 10
I sailors outlined against the sky, made IA
s. long a,hcn sweeps bend until theY Amos
j. broke. The Chlc.cOs. splrred 20 reVrieN
ID the defeat of last SATURDAY, galnel u 4oa
s by "a magnificent spurt ana were hcVe
ID headed. The last hall mile however, wa
10 partlcularly interesting, tor the boats Wer
n NOT nt any time more than hYe ionstn
e. apart. and the excited seamen yelled an
r, danced like manIacs M on the cross-t trse
u the rope ladders. and the decks. III
a umo the Chicago's baud PLAYED u
Il umphantlv. the girls screamed Win JOY
10 the de,p-toned siren of the ship pew
e deafenlngOlast, and everybody was happ
l. cxcept the men on the Phladelphla' VIZ
70 are sand to have lost about $1,000.
SOMETHING FUNNY.
The base ball event was really funny.
lot Of young officers on tho Chicago Jul
- fresh from ArnaUohs. where they ha
y. been tossing the ball, challenged any oth'
y nine officers who might be chosen lrol
~ tho fleet. The nine was formed, bnt u
- officers who were selected TO uphold u
" honor of the feet against the Chlcae
/, held council OF war and decide
h that they would not practice tor iear
=, laming thor hands. Consequently wbeh u
20 | ouposing SIDES met on the parade-grouA
~ ot the fort this afternoon there was iots
~ sport. but very little ball-playins; III
~ white sphere went 10 port and starooat'
- steering wildly IN every direction oI
u, somehow or other the picked nine cou'
4, mover catch up with It, and so after
80 couple of hours hvely chasing they -, r
: tired vanquished from the hcld. IL
Il: game gave the glrls a chance 10 BRING OF
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