The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-27
Lieut.. McCrea, of the BROOKLYN,
DeScribes the Scene

RYDE, Isle of Wight, June 26-Lieut.
henry McCrea, the navigator of the
united States cruiser Brooklyn. flag
snip OF Rear Admiral j. N. Miller, at
the request of the Associated Press
has written the following account of
eoudy picture from an American Off
GERS point of view:
Did ever prince or potentate have q
better occasion to feel proud than did
the Prince of Wales today. as he steam
eo through the lines of vessels gathered
mere to do honor to the noble queen
and himself? On one side was Britainss
own magnificent fleet and on the other
Meet Of vessels from each of the
maritime nations. All came in the
interests of peace and good will The
British fleet was composed of mora
classes OF vessels than any fleet ever
assembled, for they severally present
pecullarltieS fitted to satisfy all con-
dltlons Of the much-varied services re-
CURED, verify, complete navy in it.
self
The column of foreign men of war
was composed of typical vessels from
several countries An interesting as
semb1age of armOred battleships pre-
dominated and q comparison of the
ornaments of similar vessels. saw Of
the Indiana class in our service, leaves
little doubt in my mind of the SUPER
i
sWan-l1ke' Brooklyn, as a Britisher
called her, shines out decidedly as
mark of our advancement in the art
OF sh1p-building. She is modern. fast
and generally effective and her motto.
1ght makes might" is peculiarly fit
ting. 1t expresses the sentiment which
fired the hearts of the patriots of 1776.
as We'll as represents the advance Of
c1VlllZatlon. If there is any doubt as ia
the policy best adapted for our coun-
try, glance at the armament and war
material here represented should con-
vince US of the absolute necessity for
preparation as we'll as of the extreme
need of moderation before beginning
hOstilitieS.
The material here assembled is thus
far experimental, for few, if any. of
the guns present were ever fired in
anger. Nevertheless, we know their
effectiveness against armor plates as
well as against masonry, so it be-
hooVes US to believe in their destruct-
i've qualities in war times Again.
the question naturally arises, how
soon will these very ships, with their
modern excellence, become out of date
to some of the new improvements
Fancy what this would mean in Eng
land, where even small inventions
must come slowly into general use.
owing to the expense of their adop-
ton on such a scale.
But this is emphatically a peace
jubilee. The nations represented at
the review came here bearing cor
gratulations and best wishes for the
queen and the English nation. There.
fore no talk of war or even of arbi-
tration is heard, attention generally
being called to the victories gained
in these piping times of peace. Sure
ly the reign of Victoria is most ex-
emplary in this.
Much might be written of the cor
dial welcome extended to all foreign
ers, both ashore and afioat Our well
come has been apparent even to the
lukewarm, and English hospitality
will lose nothing of it's glamor or
prestige through the gallant naval Of
t1cers who are a credit to their coun-
try in social as we'll as military
events.
judge that about two billions worth
of war materials swings at its moor
ing here, without counting the fleet
OF merchant and other vessels The
review will be long remembered.
much will be written about it, prob
ably it will never be duplicated and
it will be used as an argument for
peace as well as in the shape of a
warning to prepare. If 50, we should
be thankful to all concerned in its
management, heartily joining with
our English cousins in God Save the
Queen"