Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-07-16
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LoNpoN. July Along before the
hour rot for the departure from the
Oharing Cross railroad station this
morning Of the train which was to carry
1 70 Port Victoria the members of the
royal family. and others who were to
welcome the Emperor OF Germany to
England, that depot was surrounded by
& o large crowd of people bent upon cheer
I ing, commenting upon or guying the
L many celebrities who were expected to
i be more or less on view at that
\ point At Port Victoria, the
landing place of the royalty,
& Sherness Extraordinary preparations
!. had been made by the various officials
4 Interested, who were all under the COM
mand of the Duke of Portland. Sher-
ness Harbor was grand and beautiful
sight, Both the channel and training
squadron were at anchor there
as guard of honor. proba-
bly, finer than that which
EVER BEFORE sALUTED A MONARCH.
In addition to this powerful fleet,
there was gathered at Sherness US fine a
fotilla of torpedo boats as any admiral
need wish to have ut his disposal
Vastly imposing and warlike were the
huge ironolads, and swiftly terrible ap,
peared the powerful cruisers; particu-
larly deadly appeared those fine YES
sells of the Admiral class, Howe
J and Arson, Compendium and Rod
ney. and the huge. belted cruisers
Aurora and In.nortalite. 1t is not
necessary at this cabling to give full
list of the fighting ships present off
Sherness today, but roughly estimated
it may be said that fifty vessels were
there displayed, good, bad and indif1er.
emit, large and small, from line of battle
ships to warlike torpedo boats War
ships lined each side of the harbor, and
backed up by the huge forts and smaller
fighting ships, all dressed from stem to
stern with huttering bunting, they
formed picture calculated to make an
Englishman's
BREAST SWELL WITH PRIDE.
In honor of the imperial guest, the
war ships in addition to their distinctive
flags, also few the standard of Germany
to the breezes. At 1880 a. N. the
handsome steel cruiser Tartar passed in
advance Of the fleet and the scout vessel
accompanied by a Flotilla of war ships
and o swarm of torpedo boats, put to
sea in order to give the main
body of the fleet due warming of
the approach Of theimperial yacht which
was bearing the German emperor
toward these shores. At noon the
Tartar signaled to the ship nearest her
that the Hohenzollern was in sight.
This signal was repeated from the sec.
ond vessel to the third, and SO on to the
admiral's ship. The Hohenzollern was
was conveyed by the German protected
cruiser Perinzessen Wilhelm. As the
German ships neared the line of the
British war ships all the latter
THuNDERED FORTH ROYAL SALUTE
and manned their yards with almost
miraculous rapidity, while the band
played German anthem. The roar of
guns, the cloud of gun powder smoke,
the distant music of the naval banks,
the fine, bracing weather, the splendid
war vessels, the trowning forts
and refreshing breeze, all COM
bined to make as attractive q
picture of Welcome as any emperor
ever had or may ever expect to have.
Taken as whole the greeting extended
to the queens warlike young grandson
was without parallel in the history of
England. The general opinion ex-
pressed after the emperor had landed
was that he cannot have failed to be de-
lighted with the reception his relatives
accorded him. The first glimpse of the
emperor was when he was seen standing
upon the bridge of the Hohenzollern
dressed in the uniform of British ad-
miral. He was in company with the
empress and both were accompanied bv
brilliant suites. The empress, it was
seen, was also eagerly and apparently
delighted by
WITNESSING THE GRAND RECEPTION
which was given Germany's young
ruler. The Hohenzollern steamed
slowly through the lines of laundering
British war vessels and, preceded by
an escort composed of number of tor
pedo boats, and followed by the German
iron clad which responded to the well
come with salute of twenty. one guns,
the roar and smoke may be imagined if
not described. In the meanwhile a
special train from Oharing Gross, bear
ing the British royal party, had arrived
at Port Victoria and the royalties and
other high personaees were awaiting
young Emperor on the landing stage,
which was most beautifully decorated
with flowers, plants and bunting for
the occasion. Finally the imperial
yacht came safely alongside of the pier
and, amid strange silence on the part
of the assembled crowds and with the
bands playing, Emperor William
stepped ashore, and being met by the
Prince of Wales, he graciously kissed
the heir apparent to the throne Of Great
Britain and then cordially received the
greetings of the other members of the
royal family and also bowed to the
WELCOME OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
and others, The Prince of Wales, with
his usual galantry. gracefully kissed
the hand which the emperor of Ger
many extended to him upon landing,
and, after pleasant exchange of com.
plimentary phrazes, the emperor
asked the royal party to step on
board the Hohenzollern. The of.
fer was promptly accepted,
and the emperor showed his
royal guests over the imperial yacht.
Subsequently the whole party partook