The herald., 1897-02-18
san D|EGO'S CARNIVAL
To Celebrate Admiral Boards
lees Long Service
THE MAIDS OF HONOR
Ships Lie at Anchor and the Rockets
Have Come
Everything Is Ready for the Ausplclous
THE MAIDS OF HONOR
Everything Is Ready for the Ausplcious
Event to Be Formally Opened
on Saturday


the ships are all here, and the beautiful
goddess has selected her cabinet of
nineteen charming ladies, to be known
as maids of honor to the goddess. To
Miss Vyne Bowers, daughter of Con-
gresham Bowers, falls the honor of
being the first maid, or principal of the
attendants. Her position is to the right
of the goddess, being her right bower,
so to speak. The other maids are: Miss
Lena Fairchild, Los Angeles; Miss Edith
Kirby, Coronado; Miss Katherine
Hearne, Los Angeles; Miss M. Lewis,
Miss Alice Hays, Minnesota; the Misses
Frost, Florence Ward. the Misses Luce,
the Misses Pauly and Mrs. Il. NJ. Flower
and others. The goddess barge will he
beautifully decorated and this cargo Of
loveliness will be dressed all in white. >"
The vessels taking part are: The flag
ship Philadelphia, the Monterey Mo-
nadnock, Petrol, Adams, Marion, AL
batross, Corwin, and the British manof-
war Comus. The ships are in position
but there is hitch about the British
war vessel. Armed troops of a foreign
country are not permitted to land with
out HdNlIS ODtdllltO cOItSGul lluIl our
government officials The secretary Of
the navy has been wired to unwind the
red tape SO that the red jackets of her
majesty's ship may take part in the
parade next Monday. The secretary of
the navy will notify the rotary of
state Of the tangled condition of affairs,
he will spin it out to the Spanish min
lister, who in turn will present his high
and mighty and distinguished consider
alton to the state department at Lon
don, then the secretary of the navy
vii be informed that the matter is
o. X. and he will notify the Englsh ad-
miral at Esquimault who will finally tell
the captain of the Comus by wire to
go ahead and let the boys parade. Thus,
after spinning the red tape around the
globe, this great state matter will be
settled.
The Philadelphia Is the most attract
i've vessel of the fleet The British ship
will draw a crowd because of its nov
city, and the spectacle of English SOL
diers and sailors joining in celebrate
of the birthday of the leader of the Rev
olution will be interesting. The old
gunboat Marion, once the pride of the
navy, is crowded daily. She is a type
of vessel now passing away, since the
invention of the modern cruisers mon
itors and battleships. AS a novelty she
is pretty, and more "roomy" than the
newer vessels. She has we'll drilled
and very orderly crew. The malicious
report that there had been a mutiny
did injustice to the we'll disciplined
crew. The officers are gallant and gen
tlemanly and receive visitors with that
courtesy which characterizes gentlemen
of the navy. This may be said of the
officers of all the vessels of the carnival
fleet, and San Diego especially honors
them.
On Saturday at 5 minutes before 2
o'clock a gun from the flagship Phila-
delphia will formally announce the
another signal gun will be fired from
the flagship and the aquatic sports will
begin.
The first race will be for sloops, cat
boats, sharpies, yawls and fishing boats
At the signal all will start, sailing a dis
tance of about three miles.
The next will be rowing races between
the ships crews-cutters with ten oars.
cutters with twelve oars, and gigs with
six oars.
Ships boats sailing races will follow
The ships boats "catamaran" races
at o'clock will conclude the AQUATIC
sports. The entry is free for all.
The "catamaran" boat is the craft
used when the sides of the vessels are
painted, and are not intended for nav
igating, being more in the shane of a
foat1ng raft. Scoop shovels have beer
htted to them, and they will navigate
just ABOUT like small boy in a sack
race.
Rules will not be observed and nc
they may run across each others bow
or In any direction. in order to get there
nrst' there may be several collisions and
oVerturnings which will be great fun
for the spectators.
seats are being arranged on the
wharves for the accommodation of 10
900 spectators. Seats will be sold at
from 10 cents to so cents for reserved
seats, the receipts to go to the carnival
fund.
Owing to the high tariff rates charged
by the railroad it is stated that reduced
rates have been made by steamers
On Saturday night there will he a
grand ball at the Hotel Coronado in hon
or of Admiral Beardslee and the visit
ing naval officers
On Sunday the visitors will be shown
the objects of interest in and around the
bay, visits to the warships being the
principal events.
On Monday the grand civil and mill
tary parade, in which sailors and ma
rines from each vessel will take part.
will take place.
The fireworks in the evening will be
magnificent The vessels will be illum-
mated by wires strung from bow to
stern, on which will be lanterns of va
ri-colored lights. Capt. John P. Can't
lin has charge of the affair and will no
doubt make a grand success of the il
Elimination.
Garrett H. Smith has issued a beauti-
full souvenir, containing half-tone pic
lures of the admiral, goddess, grand
marshal and the promoters of the car
nival, and the ships.
The press committee has invited sew
eral hundred of the guild, who are asked
to bring along their friends and paint
the carnival as they see it. They will be
provided with handsome badges and
front seats free.
Admiral Lester A. Beardslee, in whose
honor the carnival Is given, will retire
from the service next February, after
forty-eight years service. He was ap-
pointed to the navy in March, 1850, and
his first service was on the sloop Ply
mouth of the East India squadron. In
the Chinese war of 1876, he was in sew
eral engagements, and was commits
stoned lieutenant in 1852 After a few
years service on the African coast he
was made ieutenant-comander and
Joined the Atlantic blockading SQUADRON
in 1868, and commanded the vessel which
captured the confederate privateer
Florida in 1864. After the war he wa
attached to the Asiatic squadron and
later served in Alaskan waters, FORM
Ing civil government for that country.
In 1880 he was promoted to captain, and
In 1894 he was made commodore, and the
year following promoted as rear ad-
miral and placed in command Of the Pa
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