The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-08-04

man feet included the Baden, Sachsen
Oldenburg, Irene, Yacht Kaiser, Deutsche
land, Friedrich de Crosse, Preussen Zietel
and the dispatch boat Grief They wer,
joined at Cowes by the German traininG
ship Niobe, by the Emperor's orders.
Each of the big black ironclads as il
came up to enter the long waterway Of
ships, had its sides dressed with sailors in
white, human decoration of the neatest
and most ship shape character. As the
two yachts came abreast of the Anson
and Rodney, the former flying the flag OF
Rear Admiral Darcy Divine, G. B., and the
latter the flag of Rear Admiral Tracy, the
fleet. saluted. There was such a roar OF
powder, such clouds of smoke and such
flashes OF fire that it is no wonder that the
peaceful Shah of Persia grew i'll over the
exertions.
'Bangn mingled with ''bang'' and salyo
toppled over generously upon salyo until
II seemed as If the whole channel were be-
ing blown up with seventy ships firing
twenty one guns each as fast as regulations
permitted. No battle was ever like it; the
spectacle was one that no real battle could
match The ships were half concealed in
clouds of smoke, there was one mass of
blue wreaths and rings. The smoke
cleared, and then the manning of the ships
became visible. Every iron clad that had
no yards to man manned the sides. Those
with yards presented solid human rigging
OF blue jackets in the shrouds and on the
yards. 1t was beautiful sight. Down
the long line on either side the blue Jackets
were as immobile as if they felt that the
Importance of the occasion and the whole
responsibility of the welcome was upon
them.
Two incidents, the one unpleasant and
the other not so, occurred in the Journey
Gnr0nQl Az hn
peror came abreast of the Teutonia the
Whlte Star steamer was black over its
whole length with passengers. Its big
0and aStruck up die Yacht Am Rhein,
and storm of cheers came from
the thousands on her decks. Hand
kerchiefs were fluttered and hats waved
ana We're thrown into the air amid
universal enthusiasm, and the sight was
quite the most stirring of the day. The
other incident was collision of passenger
boats, which on each side began to break
through the lines, when confusion occurred.
a small steam yacht, the Santa Maria, in
attempting to get out of the way of a
larger steamer, came directly under the
bows of the Grief. The latter was moving
slowly and tried to stop in time, but with
out avail, and the iron bow struck the
Santa Maria, STAYING a hole in her cut
water. The hole was above the water
no ho"OF0l, anu Cue yaCpC steamed away
without serious injury. The Grief was un-
1urt, but she was thrown out of the line,
and her stoppage caused stoppage also in
The line behind her. She quickly forged
ahead, however, and led by the two yachts
both put off towards Osborne bay. The
'wo yachts came to anchor simultaneously
n Cowes roads.
Almost Immediately launch put out
rom the Osborne bearing the Prince of
Wales and his suite. They We're received
IN the quarter deck of the Hohenzollern by
,he German Emperor, and the Prince of
Wales and his nephew shook hands. Just
IS the Emperor landed, the German
squadron at anchor between Hyde bank and |
Mother bank, saluted the royal standard
ioat1ng from the palace at Osborne.
The thunder of twenty one guns from |
zach announced to her majesty that her |
5uest had arrived-rather a royal way of |
moving. At the door, carriages awaited |
he party, the Emperor and Prince and |
'rlncess of Wales taking the first As |
light was falling over the waters, and |
lights were coming out on the war ships. |
he Emperor was received and greeted in
he doorway of the palace of his royal
her majesty the Queen.