The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-29
BRAZILIAN SHIPS
SAIL FROM NORFOLK D I [: ! K.
Fires Statutes in Honor Of Navy
and Brazilian Charge
7AsA d'Affaires.
GUESTS AT FAR EWELL DINNER \ E:
Seventeen Seamen Left at Naval
Hospital-All III With
Beri-Beri.

rspecfal TO The Times DISPATCHED
NORFOLK, VA. July 2s.-The Bra IA "A
lillian squadron, composed OF the Dat
tleship Racheulo and the Il cruisers
Borosso and Tomoyo. commanded pys
Rear Admiral Huet Debacellar ana No
which composed OF the grqat Internal.
ttonal fleet which assembled in Hannp-
ton Roads in honor of the Jamestown
Tercentennial Exposition. babe fare-a
W ell to this harbor and America at 2s
O'Clock this afternoon. asss sgs
The stay OF the Brazilians here was
an extended one. They arrived shortly
after the opening Of the exposition and 4
any OF the other foreign vessels. TIL Ell
squadron, most Of the time, wa a m.
chored Immediately off the -wha rves Of
Norfolk.
Fire Salute.
Much ceremony marked the depart
ure of the visitors. ContraryEto Amer
lean naval customs, the Brazilian fred
salutes on the Sabbath. They burnt
much powder the discharge OF their.t
guns laundering through the city and
for miles around. Shortly after@the8
squadron raised anchor Senior Gurgels
de Anaral, counselor OF the Brazilian
Embassay at Washington. and Charge
d'Afaires of Brazil in the absence Of
the Brazilian Ambossador,sac accompanied
ed the vessel. This. of course, was
the signal for much OF the saluting
and for action by excellent ship bands
Every officer and sailor hoard the
ships participated in the reception to 4
the diplomatic representatives.. and
crew and ships never looked better.
Another caller aboard the ships be-
fore they sailed was Hon. Barton Ny
ers, Brazilian vice-consul for this dis
trict. He got thirteen guns from each
of the vesNels. .-55@ssts
Rurewcll Dinner.
The farewell dinner given Fear
Admiral H,mt De Bacellar ndSthe off -lA
GERS Of the hquadron by Senior De At
maral at the Lynnhaven Hotel last
evening whn one Of the most elab
crate and elegant In It's every app
dining-roopn was decorated with Bra
lillian and american flags. Senior De
Armaral prEaided. Following the serV-
ing OF tn, course dinner. the host
proposed a toast to the sidentS OF
the United States, Admiral De Bacel1ar
Rear-AdmilAl F. II. Harrington, United
States Navy. retired. responded by pro-
posing the health and prosperity OF
the navy OIL. Brazil. HI
niprrctt's Speech.
Probably the most prominent sspeeclls
of the evening was made by the III on.
John. Barrst' director of the Bureau
of American Republics, at hing
ton. This distinguished America n bore
a message Of cordial good will t o3
BRAZIL and her navy from tho Hon.
Elihu Root, tahcretary of State. A nuns y
Der Of American naval officers were
guests at the banquet, as We're tho
attaches of the Brazilian Embassy, tlla(1
Hon. Harry Bt. George Tucker, presi- VA
dent of the Jamestown Expositiont;&
Mayor James G. Iliddick,$ of N orfolk :SI
Mr.. S. S Nottingham. editor Of the#
Norfolk Landmark. and the Hon. Bar
ton Myers. Y
II sdnmcn In Ho.pltrl s5
The departure OF the squadron vas
not without u sad feature. Left here
in the Unifrd States at tile Naval
Hospital vera seventeen OF It's seaman.
III with beri-beri, the dreaded d iseases
from which two CT the s saman} died
before the squadron sailoi. { was
reported from the hospital tonight
that none of those now there were
expected to die. 4 8sii3
The seamen will be sent home on
their recovery. ~ sJ n
The squadron sailed for. Para. 8sl,,1tS
will make short stops at St. Thomas
and Barbados.