New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
SpINISH WARSHIPS SAIL.
ONE GOING TO BRING TIE INfANTA.

,,uroRs STILL THRoNG TO THE FLEET EN-
TRIES roE THE HERALD" RACES.
81. e,s, brcak In the ranks Of the war feet in the
til river took place yesterday, when HE spanish
- Jnianta lubc and Nueya E'para weighed
.hor and steamed down through 'Ac Narfo"s'
r,a yu~va Espana will, 1t was said yesterday, go
.,r,y 10 spain The lnfana isabel l. bound Tor
s,.,. ~ bring here the lnianta Eulale. 1t was
-,r II O'Clock when the spanish ships got under
" and the rcd and orange haS of spain went
M ON, through the Narrows. The third spanish
s,, \, IN. d,ct. the Rcna Rccentc. Will 60 10 the
-, Yard some day this week. As the two ships
:, s,,ln asscd down the river they were sautcd by
,,,,sn- Tag, Of the mon-of-war near them, which
Imitation Of farewell they returned, but there was
- saIuing with cannon. and on the whole the vessels
s,ols away rs quietly as the Arab OF poetry. The
x,.va Espana will make southern passage to spain
"a ,ru "a shape her of the coast that 10y the
,,a mi, appears IN print she will he sailing on
INNER seas, This is because Admiral Gomez Is
r and wants to get into a better climate than has
Ion offered him here. 20 H. has gone On board the
y,.va ESpana and sailed away In search of health
rorsilltis was the first trouble the Admiral had here
,n, his physicians thought that 1t would develop Into
c,binc more serious II he remained In this climate
To-day Their, Will be another break in the ranks
y, The warShips IN tho North River. This time 1t
will be in the line of American ships san Francisco
and Remington will 90 the Navy Yard at Brooklyn
vhrc they will undergo cAtcn>ivr repairs. Tomorrow
fse Charleston and Yorktown will weigh anchor and
steam down TO the Norfolk Navy Yard.
The pleasant weather OF yesterday tempted many
peope to visit the ships of the feet. and tugs and
excursion beats which up and down the lines
dh good business. The principal centre oil inter
O., was the british flagship Flake. All day people
came and to and from the big blacklulied Tag
ship and polite officers and sailors showed the visitors
over the vessel and explained the workings of her
oil. Tho
race in the Hudson and visiting the ships in small
boat was not matter of pleasure or safety. About
o'clock boat with six people in ii, two OF whom
were women. tried TO get mp 10 the acc ommOda'ioh
ladder on the por, side Of the Flake. The boat was
overloaded and Just She cot alongside she wa
swampcd and her passengers were thrown into the
water. They caught hold Of the life lines along
the side of the big cruiser and sailors of the flag
ship pulled them all aboard with nothing moro serious
having happened to them than duchnS.
1t wash day many of the ships. and long
lines CT sailors clothing hutcrcd the breeze. This
was an interesting sight to the crowds OF hndNmen
who visited the ships viewed them from the heights
OF Riverside Drive. The crowd in Riverside Drive
was by far the best dressed which has 20 far
thronged that point Of vantage 10 gaze on the big
ships. The rush of the tr>i week being over The
retiring portion OF the community have now venturcd
forth TO view the feet. or a, the Chinese stewards
on some OF the ship put il, 10 make Il look see.
There WAS slight haze hanging the river
all day. and that great cn which marks the southern
boundary Of the lalisade, lowered huge and grim up
the dim pathway of the IIui>on. All seemed quiet
On hoard the vessels in the swift flowing river. rs
il the fleet were weary OF feStiyity and had fallen
asleep. But about IL O'Clock the band tue Blake
began 10 play ana pr, >enily the bands on other
ships down the long lines OF anchored fortresses
began to play also. and volume Of music swellei
out over the river.
The cXtortions Of the boatmen not - bad
yesterday they have been all along, and people in
some instances were able 10 get 10 and from the
war,hiI,s at "a reasonable price. The greatest Dis,
grace has been brouch. upon the hospitality OF the
city by the a. ton OF these boamcn They have made
II IA special point to fleece the foreigners. Taking
advantage of the ignorance of the men on The ships
az of the foreign nations, they have been charging
extoionate prices for the carrying Of people to and
from the ships. As the boatmcn are not licensed,
as they appear simply private citizens who have
boats for hire. there bc no supervision OF legal
authority them That NorGI River bOatinan
could any idea of the eternal fitness Of things.
any PATRIOTISM shadow OF hospitality, i, Of course,
something > far from any possibility that it /,
useless think Of it. The worst OF II 1, that there
Is way by which these pirates can DE restricted
or restrained. The next time foreign fleet visits
New York, however. ,ome means VIII be- devised 10y
which the charges OF transportation - ana from
the ships will Dee regulated. Al each landing place
there is wholly Unauthorized person who seems to
tortonatc boajman, and inmical. apparently, 10
the policemen Oh duty there.
The boats OF the fleet out carly ana late
yesterday practising fer the regatta OF SATURDAY, 1F
which The Ncw-NcrA Herald has offered prizes OF
d considerable amount. ENLieutl nant >tichncy, ~"
the editorial stah # rhc Herald" was all about
the fleet and much sratifcd at the ntcr's,
taken in the proposed The will take
place saturday, about O'Clock. and Will be
three mile course from up the river down /" about
Scvcntcihat IT has been found Impossible to have
the course eAtendcd further down the river. but the
ecceHtricities OF the ude, In the North River and
the prevalence Of shai-polcs ana f"Iryboas down In
the region OF Torctht made it advisable To lay ot
the course further up IN" river The entries 80 lai
ftllcws: Blake, one boat in each of the three
classes; Australia The same; Masi-icnn' and Tartar
one lO-oarcd cutter each. and one 5-oaTed whaler
each. II may BE- remarked in passing that the
oitler"ni from ,Laf of the American Navy. Tins, for
insiarcc, what the British cali wlalera arr known
san. viii enter one wnaicboai and one G-oar,d gig
IA ,ac ,ft p, OF ne meet. lhc trncii meet vii
start ten boats. two Of wiz will be from the Jean
SIC and a o-onrrd sie The Dutch ship Van ,pcyk'
viii enter 6-orr'd gig the Argentine cruiser the
enter II 7-Oarcd es, which viii row with time III;
Al !, doubtful II the race for the American boats
for which d" TIL Herald" has also offered prizes can
he rowci on the sane day on account OF the short
settled yesterday that Ire excursion of the V,in.
naval oinccr, 10 Chicago will b gin on Tlusday. ana
that the special train viii start from the Grand
Central :tau NJ 10 - y. III.
At Il meeting of the York Baseball club YES
tet,.y afternoon It Wa. dcCid>d To invite inc ol
fccrs and s2ilors Of the visiting foreign men olwar
and also % the Amen squadron To witness ON"
OF IT, games Of baseball between Ia" Ne" l ORR
and hroo&lyn teams, TO BE- p.ay'd next week az Inc
OO Ground.
A TALK WITH LEAR ADMIRAL tPS1iIh
HE COMPARES THE NEW AMERICAN CRUISERS
WITH THE FOREIGN wARsHIPs HERE.
h. .hn In, hn nncf OF lhc