The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
JOHN BULL SALUTES Us.
UNUSUAL O~oURTEsIEs TO THE
BROoRLYN IN BRITISH WATERS.


Our Crack Cruiser HACK from Her Diamond
Jubilee Rris.ion-At Southampton N. N. =.
RIedea Joined Her in Celebrating the
Fourth OF Juiy-Dressed ship ana Fired q
salute OF ~ Gums In Honor or the Day.
Admiral J. N. Miller. on board tho cruiser
Brooklyn. Commander Emory, arrived homo yes
terday from his mission as a representative Of
this country ct the diamond jubilee naval review
at Spithead. Tho Brooklyn left Southampton on
July Q. and had moderately fair weather Of II TO
this port. Every ono on board was greatly
pleased with the result of the cruisers mission,
although Admiral Miller's a~fiiction in tho
death of his laughter when the celebration was
hardly we'll over was a saddening incident.
Miss Miller died in London on July 3 Of
typhoid fever. and was buried on July 3. Bishop
Potter Of New York officiating at the services in
st. Adams Church. The Brooklyn sailed the
noxt day for New York. The Navy Department
was willing to permit Admiral Miller to como
homo on a passenger steamer. but he preferred
to sail with his flagship. Mrs. Miller camo with
him on the Brooklyn.
Tho cruiser was under orders not to stay In
England after July Q. and she had left Spithead
for Southampton before that date. Col. Hay had
cabled to Washington asking that the Brooklyn
DO permitted to remain for several days moro
of tho ceremonies that were still being con-
tinuod in connection with the jubilee. but the
answer to his request came too late to avail
anything. Tho response was In compliance
with his desire. but tho cruiser had already
gone to Southampton, and was ~coaling. and
could not return to spithead. She fn-
ished coaling on July 2, but not in
time to get out that night, and the next day
came the telegram from London telling Of tho
death Of the Admirals daughter. The funeral
was to DO on Monday. July 8, and tho Admiral
cabled Washington that he might be able to
hold the ship there over that day. Monday
was tho day on which tho celebration of In.
dependence Day was to take place. The answer
from Washington was that the ship might 70.
main II tho Admiral or Minister Hay saw no
reason why abe should not. This reservation ID
supposed to have been in Difference to IN old
custom that has not as much force now as II
once had.
1t used to BIO thought that tho English didn't
like to salute in honor Of the Fourth of July. On
several occasions British warships in American
ports made 1t a point to go to sea for target
practice or something else before that day came,
and American vessels would sometimes got out
Of English ports for tho Fourth. An official at
Washington, who is close to Secretary Long, has
said something to the effect that the Brooklyn
should. II possible. have left southampton be-
fore the Fourth, the navy regulations requiring
that vessels Mt anchor shall salute that day.
The Brooklyn. however. seemed to DO as
welcome at Southampton on the Fourth as
she had been at Spithead. and as her officers
and men had been everywhere during the
Jubilee. There was only one British war.
ship in the harbor of Southampton. the
cruiser Medea, and she dressed ship at sun
rise. and remained SO all day, saluting with
twenty-onc gums at noon, just as the Brooklyn
did. The Brooklyn's officers believe that had
tho cruiser remained at Spithead tho whole
assembled feet would have saluted.
Officers Of tho Admiral's stan remark upon
the particular desire Of the English, everywhere
manifested during the jubilee celebrations. tc
honor them as Americans. treat them In tho
best way they knew how, and make friends with
them. That the Fourth of July compliment Of
the Medea was not wholly duo to jubilee en-
thusissm is shown by q prior experience of ar
officer now on the Brooklyn who was at Alex
andria before the bombardment. The lombard
ment was begun on July IL. but on July 4 al
tho ships there saluted in honor of the Ameri
can ship.
Admiral Miller Is under orders to relieve Ad
miral Beardslee of tho Pacific feet, unless som,
modification Of the orders has been made whil'
he was on the sea and awaits Linn here.