The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-23
SALUTING SECRETARY HERBERT.
The Fleet at Norfolk Fires SaIvos
in His Honor.
The Twenty. fifth Anniversary OF the Mar
riage of King Humbert AND Queen
Marsherits Celebrated With Flags and
salutes-Tho San Francisco Sailors WIN
Their Sixth Race-Carrier Pyeeons
Garry Messenger TO Washington.

FORT MoNRoE, April 22.-EverywAer @
the Italian flag is visible today in honor
OF the 25th anniversary of the mar.
rage OF King Humbers and Queen Mayg-
hePita Of Italy, and at bells an inces-
SAINT and deafening eannonading was
given as salute in their honor.
Before 10 o'clock the Spanish admiral,
started to make his roands of official
calls upon the admirals who had visited,
him yesterday. His first call was upon
Admiral Gherardi. He next called upon
the English, French and German adj.
mirals.
On soard all the hagships tho Spanish admiral
was received with the displhr OF his country 5
These ceremonies were not ouer when the ont
lines OF the Dolphin, were seen two milea away
she flew with its four white stars il was Known
that the Secretary of the Navy was aboard
ror time the noise attending the visits of the
Spaniard ceased and all the ships turned their
attention to the distinguished arrival Through
The hines OF the war ships the beautiful oiilcfai
yacht came and ms she reached the beam OF the
hasship Blake, the American ensign was broke e.
ont by the Englishman and the Sccretary's salute
The poehiS Mns TeG as gSS. s for gm
along. Gliding by the Baltimore, San Francisco
Newark, Philadelphia, the marines were drawn
up at present arms and the officers were standing
on tue quarter deck uncovered and the bands
playing Hail Columbia
he
extreme end OF the fleet she turned and rctraced
her tracks 10 the anchorage Just or IIyreis
wharf and near the flagship Philadelphia, where
heT anchor was let go. From the time the Dol
ph.n entered the avenue between the fleets until
anchoIing, che was Keeping mp an inccssant iirc
from the rapid,are guns on her forccastle as shc
responded to the saiutcs of first one shin and
then another along the shores
dozen nargcs from nearly all the sho d In the
harDOr started TO day In tho race for the intcrna
ti3na. trophy offered hy the citizens of Norfolk.
their cefcat last Wednesday, the Britshcrs spent
oil day yesterday in selecting the crew that should
Fellows from the Tartar pulled or from their chm
| this afternoon they went on their way to tho,
sound OF cheers and hand clappiDe from half a
| thousand hroadchcstcd subjects OF Qucco Vic
| toria IL did LOOK for while rs IL tn were TO
win. Through the roin" and tumbling waves
thcir rye cut lis way to the head of the process.
hrawny arms, but by the energetic gyraiione of
tho coXswain in the stern. The course was Il
mile AMI return, and with the three quarters or
lead. " ~
AS tho end of the course opposite tho San
Francisco was ncarcd the San francisco crew,
| squirt and amid yell that ran like an electric
| current along the entire line OF American ships
paeetd their English rivals. J he Chicago, the
| second crack crew of our navy, bent their backs
| and quickencd their strokes so that when thew
| tossed their oars ut the finish they were second
IN the race, lust behind the san Francisco. with
six races for the San Francisco
Secretary Herbert remained on the Dolphin
curing fg the day and this evening he gave dinner
| 10 the nag cmcers OF tho fleet
WAsHIEGToN, April .2.-Prcsidcnt and Mr.
cleveland TO day received messages from tho dis
patch boat Dolphin ut Fort Monroe brought by
the Dolphin shortly after o'clock this mornin..
and reached the loft of the owner, X. H. Caycrly
in TINS city, at ie?l oc'ock this afternoon, cover
Ing distance of III miles in little more than
live hours with weather conditions unfavorahlc