New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
AN IMPERIAL WELCOME.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS IMPOSING RECEPTION
IN ENGLAND
THE PRINCE OF WALES MEETS HIS NEPHEW
A MAGNIFICENT NAVAL DISPLAY AT SHEER
NEss-RECEIvED AT WINDSOR BY
THE QUEEN.

Station this morning of the train which was TO
carry TO Port Victoria the members OF the Royal
family and others who were to welcome the
Emperor Of Germany TO England. that station
surrounded by large crowd of people. The
general public was entirely excluded from the
station platforms more than an hour before noon,
the time Of the departure OF TIE Royal tran,'
thus putting many citizens TO considerable in
convenience. large force of police surrounded
the station and preserved a high degree OF
order, and maye the arrival and departure of
the carriages of the welcoming party a matter
of little trouble to anybody. The weather was
pleasant.
4 gorgeous red velvet carpet spread from
the entrance of the station into and across the
main platform and along the siding platform.
The building itself rendered brilliant with
flowers, bunting and other decorations. Sir
Miles FentOn general manager of the South
Eastern Railroad Company and other officials
personally superintended all the details.
Among the first arrivals at Charing Cross
was Sir Edward Malet, the British Ambassador
at Berlin, clad in the brilliant full
diplomatic uniform of his rank The next few
arrivals included Maior-(icneral Sir John McNeill,
Equerry to Her Majesty; Colonel Sir Frederick
Darlington and Admiral Sir John Commcrell, all
three with their breasts covered with orders and
attached 10 the staff Of the German Emperor
during the latter's stay in this country. The
Duke of Edinburgh, in the uniform of Prus-
sian general, was the next important parsonage
to be recognized by the thrOng outside the rail-
| road depot. The Duke, who is popular with the
| masses, was warmly cheered. Count Hatz-
| feldt, the German Ambassador here, appeared soon
after the Duke of Edinburgh The Count was
accompanied by all the attaches of the German
| Embassy, all in the uniform of the diplomatic
| corps. The Duke of Connaught in the scarlet
and silver uniform of colonel of the Ziethen
| IIussars of the Guard, followed the German Am
bassador. The band of this fine regiment, Of
| which the Duke is honorary colonel, is expected
to play in England during the Emperors visit
| minute or so before 1t was time for the royal
| train to draw out of the depot, the Prince of
| Wales accompanied by his eldest son, the Duke Of
| Clarence and Avondale. both wearing the uniform
| of the Red I1usSars and decorated with the IIO-
hcnzolern order, arrived at the station, looking
! somewhat annoyed at the fact that they were
| behind time. People who were near this royal
couple commented upon the fact that the Prince
of Waless portly figure was ill-adapted to tho
| tight-ftting German uniform which he wore in
| honor Of the Emperor. The same people also
noticed that the uniform on his brought into
| unpleasant prominence the remarkable thinness of
|
the young Prince.
At Port Victoria, the landing place Of royalty,
near SheeIness, extraordinary preparations had
| been made under the command Of the Duke Of
| Portland, who as Master Of the Horse, had full
| charge of the ceremonies. Nobody allowed
| TO pass TO the landing pier except the members
| Of the Royal families, their suites and the dIplo-
matte corps. To such an extent this eX-
cusiveness carried that the local postofice, which
is also the local telegraph Office, instructed
by the Postmastcr-General TO refuse all press dis
| patches until the reception Of the Emperor was
at an end The pIspose Of this Order IL is sup
| posed, was that it would avoid confusion. No.
body, however, seems able TO explain how it
| operated or why it was necessary.
Sheerness IIarbor was a grand and beautiful
sight Both the Channel and the training squad
ron were at anchor there a guard of honor, prob
ably finer than that which ever before
saluted monarch. In addition TO this
| powerful fleet there was gathered at
| Sheerness fotila of torpedo boats
| Among the vessels of the Admiral class were the
| Howe Anson, Camperdown and Rodney, and the
! huge belted cruisers Aurora and lmmortalte lheS
were about fifty vessels, from the line-of-battle
shin to the torpedo boat. The warships lined each
side of the harbor, backed up by the forts ana
smaller fighting ships, all dressed from stem TO
stern with bunting. The warshipS, in addition
to their own distinctive flags, also flew the stand
| ard of Germany.
| At 80 a. IN. exactly the steel
cruiser Tartar passed in advance of
the feet as scout vessel, accompanied by
Aotila of warships and a swarm of torpedo-boats,
nut to sea in order TO give the main body OF the
fleet due warning of the approach of tie Imperial
| Yacht At noon the Tartar Signalled to the ship
| nearest TO her that the Hohenzollern was IN
sirbt. This signal was repeated from the second
vessel to the third and so on to the Admlrals
ship The Hohenzollern was conveyed by the
German protected cruiser PrnzesSen Wilhelm.
As the German ships neared the line Of Brit
sh warships. all the latter thundered forth a
roval salute and manned their yards with almost
miraculous rapidity, while the bands played the
| German anthem. The of the guns, the
/ cloud of gunp0wder smoke, the distant music OF
! the naval bands, the splendid war vessels iroWI-
! ing forts and refreshing breezes all combined 10
make as attractive picture of Welcome as any
! Emperor had may ever expect to have. laKep
| as a whole the greeting extended to the queens
warlikc young grandson was without paiaiIel In
| tho history Of England.
The first glimpse Of the Emperor was when
be was seen standing upon the bridge of the
| IIohenzollern, dressed in the uniform of British
! Admiral He was in company with the Empress
| and both were accompanied by brilliant suites.
The Empress was eagerly ard apparently de-
! hghtcdly witnessing the reception
| The Hohenzollcgn steamed along through the
lines of laundering British war vessels, preceded
by an escort Of several torpedo-boats, and followed
by the German lroncad, which responded TO the
welcome with a salute Of twenty-One guns. As
each vessel having saluting rank fired twenty
one guns the din the roar and the smoke may be
| imagined.
| In the meanwhile the special train from Charns
Cross. hearing the British royal party, and arrived
at Port Victoria and all the royalties and other
high personages were awaiting the young Emperor
ON the landing stage which was beautifully deco
rated with flowers, plants and bunting. Finally
the Imperial yacht ran safely alongside the pier
and amid silence on the part Of the assembled
crowds Emperor William stepped ashore and, be-