The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-13
ARE SWINGING AT ANCHOR
SHIPS or THE NORTH ATLANTIC
SQUADRON OFF PORTSMOUTH.
Admiral SIcard and His Men the Lions Of the
Hour AfIoat and Ashore.

Portsmouth, N. IT,, Aug. 13.--rhe
magnificent ships OF the North Atlantic
squadron, Admiral Sicard commanding
are swinging al anchor in this historic
old harbor. while on shore every thins
has taken on "a holiday aspect. The cele-
brntion In honor CT the fleets visit. for
which lavish preparations have been
made. Ii now well under way. Vigitors
have flocked here by thousands until
hotels are crowded. ON the streets there
liz bunting galore. and after sunset the
brlliancy is continued by electric light
and other illuminating methods, so that
the festivities continues uninterrupted.
The interest naturally centers or the
warshlps In the harbor. Picturesque aa
the scene is from shore as the breat
white craft swing on the tide the scene
Is none the less so from the decks OF the
vessels. The harbor Ia dotted with small
craft including cruising yachts OF gene--
Gus size down to the mosquito fleet OF
people who live along shore I'm the har-
bor Everything that could carry flag
or piece of bunting hal X lashed aloft,
and when darkness ca,rc he col )rs gave
way to lights
pearance off the Isle OF Shoals, headed
by the magnificent cruiser New York,
the flagship of the feet. followed by the
battleships Maine AMI Massachusetts.
They presented a grand spectacle rs
they steamed past the islands with their
monster hulls OF steel rising bright above
the sea. The ships kept IL good distance
apart and passed from White island
light over near TIarpton and I,ye
beaches. passing in full view OF the gum
mer cottages on the shore and th. thou
sands of people On the beaches.
Admiral Sicard's orders were to pro-
ceed slowly, 80 that the fleet was long in
view. while In the city the people had a
chance to go TO the water front 10 watch
the ships come In and drop anchor.
AS soon as the fleet was anchored un-
der the direction of Pilot Amazeen the
flagship New York fired a commodore's
salute sof IL guns, and was followed by
. salute from the other ships in rapid
succession In honCr of Commandant
Remey Of the Portsmouth navy yard.
The salute wos answered by the navy
yard battery with an admiraPs salute
Of IL guns in honor Of Admiral Sicard.
Willis Condition Dangerous.
7 Boston, Apg,> 1a.--Dhe sureeons. de-
cided not TO operate on Herbert Will,
at the prison yesterday. His pulse was
up to 10S, and the doctors were fearful
that he would not be able to live through
the process of probing. They will let
him rest, and, then, IL he is strong
enough, will endeavor to extract the bull
lets today He was struck by six shots.
Two of them have been extracted, and
there are four more of them In his body.
One OF them is in his back. another in
his neck, and the third Is located some
where in the back part Of his mouth.
This last shot did not injure the exterior
of his mouth. His mouth was probably
open when the shot was fired. 1t broke
some of his teeth, however, and cut off
part Of his tongue. His chances for
recovery are said to be decidedly poor.
Everett is gaining rapidly and will prob
ably pull through all right.