Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
THE NAVAL REVIEW.
Host Magnificent Display Of Harlns
Strength Eyer Seen.
thirty NILES OF WAR suIus.
ReyItws in Former Years Great Adj.
yauc ment in Naval Construction
-ihe Evenings Program,

most mnguluceut ultpIAy Ol naval
strength ever witnessed occurred OIL
spithead today. the occasion being the
Grand naval review in honor OF the
COMPLETION Of sixtieth year o. the reign
ot Queen Victoria. the Prince OF
Waies, representing her majesty. re.
viewed fine fleet OF foreign war.
,hirs representing all the maritime
nations OF the world, proudest. strong
est anu swiitest OF these craft being
tne United States armored cruiser
Brooklyn, carrying the flag OF Rsar
Admiral Miller, and the bsir apparent
np Inspected about rs miles OF
Britieh warehip9, IN which were 16B
fighting shiIp OF different classes, CAT
rying about 300 heavy guns, manneI
BY over 45 900 men and OF about 600,-
O0O IONS ia all. The British ships were
worked in lines OF five miles each.
The fourteen foreign warships formed
the sixth line.
Eucn maritime nation sent an adj
mirai in his flagship to witness the
review. They Iormed a line abreast OF
the British battleship, where they
were iavorably placed to compare
their own naval architecture with that
Of other nationR. Each nation sent
It's best available ship and a msgnih.
cent display resulted.
An Interesting feature Of the Brit
ish hset was the training ships which
mpriseu three Of the early ironclads,
squadron OF cruisers which usually
winters, with "a training crew on
board, IN the West Indies or In come
other warm latituae, and fleet oil
training briggs which cruise In tho
neighb rhood OF the British ports.
Tho British feet assembled June %
and was drawn up In four lines ex.
tending from abreast OF Portsmouth
harbor to distance OF about tive
miles to the westward.
Following the precedent OF former
naval reviews there was free access to
the review ground up to the hour
named for the official inspection,
when all vessels with visitors anchored
In their assigned positions, and the
tour OF the heet was commenced by
the Prince OF Wales.
The honorary admiral OF the fleet,
his royal hignnese, the Princess OF
Wales, has just concluded on benalf OF
tbs soveIeig n realm the reviews OF the
sbips gathered In her honor. The re.
: View iisslf did not add vary much 10
tue picture framed for the spectator
this morning, saving tho always
battle-like roar OF great guns, which
was enough to waken the dead, when
tho salute OF 81 was fired. The Prince
OF Walee, accompanied by ADMIRAL
II, X. H., the Duke Of Saxe.Coburg
and Gatha sno the Captain ii. II. H.,
the Duke Of YorR, the princess OF
Wales aud other royalties, win their
tuites, arrived at Portsmouth at l
o'clock. The party Immediately pro-
ceeueu on board tue royal yacht
Victoria and Albert, In which, Iorty-
one years ago, her ntiesIy Inspected
The feet, whereupon her royal high.
mesa STANDARD was hOisted.
After Iunehipg on board at 2:30,
the Victoria and Albert, with the priu.
cipai royalties, left the barbor for
Slithead. Sue was followed by the
yacht Irene, by the Pando, the
Carthage and the Eiflp, an admiralty
yacht with Hon. George. } .GoscheD fret
lord OF tho admiralty, and after her
The admiralty yacht Wildhre, win
MIR. Cnamberlain, the secretary oil
slate Tor the colonies, and the colonial
premiers. She was followed by the
Eldorado, carrying the ambassadors
AMI special ENJOYS, including White
law Reid. Then came tue Danube
with the members OF ths House OF
Lords, the CAmpnnia with the menu
bers OF the House OF Commons and
the Fire Queen, the yacht OF the
commsndeI-in-ohiei tPortsmOulh.
The battleships Jupiter, Victorious
stu Renown also made their hrst ap.
pesTsnce Ia the commissioned fieet.
Tuese four Bnips as we'll ss the
Maj stic and Magnificent are armed
Win the new l2,tDch wire guns, oil
which each ship carries four mounted
Gu bsrbette, two forward and Two ait.
These guns have range OF about 10
miles. In addition thoy carry twelve
6'inch quick firere, eighteen IL.
FOUNDER quick firers and tweive
SpounJet hotchkiss, AMI are fitted
win hvo torpedo discharge tubes.
Another important addition TO the
hiet seen In the TWO cruisers Powerful
bnd Terrible, the ormer commits
tl0peJ Tor the China station Vessels OF
s6,OO0 horse power and speed OF p
I'm tt. They include Ia their arma-
meat two 9-2 Inch guns and number
oil quick tIers anu Msxims.
AS the Albert and Victoria was seen
ppproaching, the feet, led by the
ASuoNu anu eknUeu Wy tnc IOEeiRH
Nessele present, fired deaiening
royal salute OF twenty-one guns.
simultaneously the blue Jackets and
marines Unnamed ship" standing ON
the ironolads In SOLID lines around
their outer eoge ana filling their tops,
While on veesels OF the older type tnu
yards were quickly dotted. 1t was
very theatrical and Interesting. The
Victoria anG Albert followed by the
nlher yachts, T., en- steamed through
lhe lines, the sailors heartily cheeeing,
ms bands playing God save tue
Queen. The Victoria and Albert
Islefward anchored between the IT.
nvwu and the foreign wal. vessels.
Immediately the steam launches OF
the Ioseign commanders left the
hldes OF their big ships and made for
lhe Victoria aud Albert, on the quar-.
Ter deck OF which the commanding
Ulcers weic received by the Prince
81 Wales.
This ended the review.
The royal yachts then returned to
fOftsmoutn.
After dinner his royal highDesB AMI
guests will come out again TO the fleet
lO witness the illuminati0ns.
All the warships VIII be illuminated
This evening with "Tainbows" OF
h!tctriu lights extending from the