Fair play., 1893-04-29
THE PAST AND PRESENT.

Arrival ut Hampton Rosd< OF the Santa
| Maria. Nina aud Finta-rhs Represents
tis~s OF the Age OF Territorial Discov-
| cry Mostly Welcomed by Those of the
| Era of Demonstrated Frogress-A Quess
| Contrast B~twesn tho Vessels OF Column
bus Day and Those of Moderr Times.
| FORT MONROE. Va, April aa.-While
AL the fleets lay 1T anchor yesterday
| In calm and motionless Sc there came
| fpoving slowly into harbcr three war
ships Of the Spanish squadron. BE.
| hind each one of them was an odd and
| miniature ship, cross between CHI
nese junk and a Queen Ann cottage.
As il with Columbus still at tho
prov. the fleet sailed on. The clravels
for such they were, were decorated
with as many flags and tluttering PEN
| nants as Christmas tree. From tho
foremast foatcd the white flag
with the green cross. the ensign which,
Columbus flew rs admiral of his dimnu-
tive fleet when he turned his face to-
ward the western sea Underneath
this was white pennant with tho
same design. From the mainmast flew
the royal standard of CASTLE and Ara
gou. the rampant lions on n white
ground, and the castles of Aragon on n
deep red field Beneath this was tho
pernHnt of Columbus.
The miniature ships with their flags
and pennants attracted the attention
OF IN. aggregated squadron. The At
lanta and the Australia were the outer
most senlinels already at anchor. Be-
yond them lay wilderness of masts
and spars and bristling gunn Between
ths congrcga,ed monarchs of the navies
Of the world the Spanish squadron sped
slowly on, while the guns Of the fort.
without waiting for the American
coioTs, .aluteti first. and kept up u
noisy booming. On board the men-of-
war the interest waa intense. The
rigging, the sides. the decks wcre
crowded with dark blue figures. while
from open PORTFOLIOS peered eager faces
of the seamen along the squadron.
The marines were In line upon tho
after deck presenting arms to the flag
of the Spanish admiral. The bands on
the fagships played the Spanish ma
tioDal air
The Spanish ships passed directly
through the fleet and then came around
on the outside. the 1nfanta Isabel talt-
ing her position in the back. the Santa
Maria reaching the end of the line. and
spreading her sails to the wind. Their
were three square sails. one directly
under the bowsprit, one bearing
huge red cross ut her foremast
and smother at the templecross of her
main rriast. From the mast which rose
from her high crbin at the stern there
swung II lateen sail. The canvas, dark
and discolored like ancient parchment,
bellied out with the wind, and as she
pushed her way forward, sclf-reliant
and independent, every body and every
thing was proud TO do her honor.
Having reached the end Of the fleet,
abe sailors OF the Santa Maria, tho
Pintn and the Nina tossed overheard
their anchors.
Admiral Gomez brcnthed a sigh Of re-
lief when his toy boats were at last
safely moored. Five days ago. just
after he had left the harbor of fia-
vana, the barometer began to fall o'n-
inously. and presently storm Of cy-
clonic strength burst upon them. The
water swept in upon the tiny Nina. and
more than once the officers of the Nueva
Espana laid astcrn with keen solicitude
for the safety. not only Of the craft
that had been entrusted 10 their care,
but Of their fellow-officers and scamen
who were aboard of her. 1t took nearly
half an hour for the Spaniard to pay
his compliments all around. first to the
American flag, then to the American.
English, French and italian admirals,
and finally to all the ships that had
saInted him. AS soon as they had been
concluded the round of official visits
began.
Admiral Hopkins. commanding the
British fleet ut the naval review, visited
Washington to-day. The admiral was
presented to the president. shown
the departments and taken to
the navy yard.