New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-13
THE BIG JEAN BART LEdTES THE FLEE,

| HERALD PRIZES BUTED-ENTERTAINEl
BY GERMAN OFFICERS.
That ugly but much. admired monster Of the sea
the Jean Bart left the feet In the North River yes
terday. and is the way TO Havana. AT .
o'clock the boatswalns mate piped all ashore, and
the many who had come TO bid farewell to the bic
French warship reluctantly said goodby and went t.
land. Then black smoke came from the tunnels. and
the pride OF the French Navy was under way. As
she passed down the river a mighty cheer went up
from the American, Russian, italian and Brazilian
vessels and the usual salute giver from the flag
ship Philadelphia.
The Jean Bart received sailing orders on Thursday
and when it announced that she was 10 sail yes
,erday there were many regrets from the men and
officers Of the other vessels OF the feet for the inter-
esng and polite sailors and officers OF the Jean Bart
had made many friends When the vessel passed Gov
ernors Island salute OF eighteen guns was given her
The Herald prizes which were won on Thursday
In the rowing races given to the winners yes
tcrday. For the first race the winning crew from
the Newark received $3.50: the second prize OF SO
went 10 the crew from the bancroft, and the third
prize OF $36 TO the crew from the Philadelphia. In
the second race the first prize OF $50 given to
the from the Vesuvus the second OF 81 10 the
Baltimore, and the third, 49, to the Vesuyius.
The Bancroft went to the Navy Yard 10 have n
broken steam pipe repaired. The Spanish caravcls
expected TO start either today Monday, and the
other vessels are waiting for sailing orders. Last
night the officers OF the Newark entertained at
dinner board the Kaiserin Augusta by the officers
OF that vessel.
Since the English vessels sailed the number OF
visitors to the warships has not been so large. and
the grumbling bOamen have advanced their prices
They lowered their rates week ago. when they saw
that public opinion against them, but now 1t
costs anywhere from 80 TO IS to get man and boat
for one hour Visitors to the Newark much In
tercsted yesterday in fine photograph Of H. NJ. 5.
Australia which the officers Of that vessel gave to
the officers OF the Newark Wednesday. The
officers OF these two vessels all well acquainted,
having been together at Cadz, Cartagena, Genoa and
Hampton Roads. The courtesy was returned by the
Newarks officers in similar manner by giving TO
the Australia framed photograph Of the American
ship.
A bOatman yesterday gave the following opinion
OF the officers and sailors OF OF the different
American vessels: " The on the Philadelphia are
slick and the best OF the lot. the Aanta's men are
sassy. the BancrOfts men soft pickings the men
on the Nesuvius don't know an honest bOaiman wnel
they see one, and the BennngtOns mel would take
first place IL II not for the Philadelphia
II was reported yesterday that several cases OF
smallpox had broken out some OF the foreign yes
sels but the officers OF those vessels denied the re-
port. -
Captain Buechse OF the Kaiserin Augusta, called
on Mayor GnrOy at the City Hall yesterday 10 say
ton OF the hospitality of which he ana his fellow
officers had been the recipients during their stay In
port He referred particularly to many conr;esies
extended by Admiral Gherardi TO the foreign oicers