The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-04
hafOh LATROBk FEELS fNsULrFD
o"P'' bavi', OF tho Montqomsry, CaIls on
Him, but nos Ia Uniform

BALTIMORE. MD. Oct. 3-There IL n
decided chilliness between Mayor Latrobs
ana capt. Charles II. Davis. OF the limited
states cruiser Montgomery. His Honor
| cidlIns that the Commander has cast ali
| omclai etiquette to the winds and openly
5nqDDed him, as we'll as the people OF
The Montgomery arrived in port Monday
| morning. Captain Davis failed to an
hounce that fact officially TO the head os
ane tlty Government, and yesterday
nSiIotied Si,ibt INTO the city Hall attired In
Hsht tweed suit, instead of his uniform as
d captain ana representative OF the
Ihlled states navy. ito leave his card"
me me clerk prevailed upon him to allow the
Mayor TO see him. and ne was ushered
into his Honor's private office.
sa, en-, e, m mere. and my vessels here"
SAID the Commander. but don't know
what I'm here for
c. 1 suppose you are here because the
Secretary OF the Navy ordered YOU here "
rejoined the Mayor
II was INSTRUCTED 10 be here on the llth
or September, but could not make 1t.
but ! don't know what IL was"
About one hundred years ago" an
swered his Honor. sarcastically, Some
British vessels sailed up the bay here and
fired a few shots at the city. Some fell
low named Key, who was a prisoner on
British ship, wrote a poem, which, | be-
lieye, they called The Star-Spangled Ban
1er 1he BrltlSherS were sent back. To
commemorate the events OF those days
we legalized September llth as a holiday,
ana you were ordered to help celebrate"
After few more remarks the Com
mander stroled out OF the office.
The Montgomery was sent here TO give
the people Of Baltimore an opportunity TO
inspect the var vessel that was built In
her harbor She Is anchored In the lower
harbor.
SECRETARY HERBERT DyFENDs DAVIS.
WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-The Navy De-
partment officials are by no means
pleased with the recent treatment ac-
corded Commander Davis, OF the Mont
gomery, by the Mayor of Baltimore, as
reported in the press, although the mat
ter has taken no official form, and proba-
bly, will not. Mayor Latrobe likewise
complains OF the naval officer. Secretary
Herbert IL inclined 10 believe that there
was misunderstanding on the part or
the Mayor as TO the nature OF COmmand-
er Davis instructions. lie said.
II was not in Washington when the
Montgomery was ordered TO Baltimore,
found that the order was made on sim
pie application by a number OF citizens
OF Baltimore TO have the ship sent around
there so that they might see a nne
cruiser. The application was signed by
the Mayor. the postmaster and other
and these titles were looked up0a
simply as showing who the signers were.
Acting Secretary McAdoo ordered the
snip 10 bdiupp.f " sptip ia! Vt wv.
When Commander Davis arrived he went
up town. not for the purpose OF represent
Ing specially, but only TO inform the clti-
zens that his ship was there 10 be seen.
He did not go TO pay an official call and
ld not think OF the celebration Of the
Battle OF North Point which had long
since passed of. and he could not have
imagined that the presence OF his ship
lad anything to do with IL. Therefore. as
he was not ordered 10 report TO the
Mayor, his call was unofficial. and he
was not required 10 wear his uniform.
No regulation requires this, nor IN tt
wen customary. | think there must have
,een some misunderstanding on the part
u Mayor Latrobe"
Secretary Herbert added that the only
'ther application for the presence OF the
hip had come from NJ Malster, the build
II OF the vessel. and was dated September
5th, after the North Point celebration.
Commander Davis was the escort Of
he Infanta Bulalia here. =