The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-27

ally associated with shipping. reds and
greens ou port aud starhoard, while lights
at fnastheads beams that. like tiny rows
or diamonds. showed the ports OF passen-
ger craft. with here and there colored
lights that bad been lit in private vessels
before the time. At ? there was
flash, rocket from the Re-
nown rushed into the dark blue.
aud, bursting into shower of splendid
stars signaled the lighting up of the ileet
The stick OF the rocket had not turned to-
wards the water ere the mighty heet Was
suddenly skeieioned In brilliant yellow
iigh;, hulis, smokestaoks. spars and cord
age being thrown into strong relief. Light
lines ran III graceful cIrves along tho
sweep of the monsters. now ghostly gray
In the sudden glare. and from bow To
stern, over the niasthea.is, were garlands
! of ncandescent lights. Iiae "Jeweled neck
laces hung upon the hoIns OF night
a Few minutes later they vanished with
the suddenness of their appearance ieav-
Ing the spectators peering at tho place
where they had been. Then the dark
ness was broken again. This time by
numberiess searchiights. which. with un-
canuy glare, Ike the eyes OF a hundred
cyclops. patterned the heavens as. q
checkerboare with radiant bands. Later
these eyes slowly swept the gathered
craft and the shores beyond. as IL seek
ing something To devour. Then they were
all shut of. leaving the darkness moro
visible than ever.
A pause. and the darkness was pierced
by hundreds Of signal rockets. soaring
into the blue with messages OF jubilation.
The purpose of this naval exhibition
was not TO be overlooked. however, and
the might Of Britain. Its ever-prspared
strength, was again 10 be impressed upon
the staring thousands.
A signal rocket Ieaped from the Re-
nown, and now there was provided an
exhibition OF what war would be like II
ever an immense fleet of battleshipr and
cruisers should engage At night. royal
salute of 50 guns was fired from every ship
capable of firing II. Great guns and small
guns answered each other in one pro-
ioDged roar. rising and falling in in
tensity as more or less OF them fred TO-
eether. IL was truly awful. Even the
certain knowledge that there were no
deadly missiles IN the guns did not pre-
vent a chill feeling from creeping over
many Of the civilian spectators.
The foreign warshps moored opposite
the British lines Joined the cannona9e.
and 10 the surerstitious there was from
the deep-throa;ei guns Of the United
States Russia, France and Germany a
note OF defiance. 4 resonant. resolute an
swer. gun for gun. Yet all was In honor
of Victoria.
Then the angry roaring ceased, much 10
the relief Of thousands who were stop
ping their ears. and as the panoply II
unpleasant smoke slowly drtfted away.
the feet again afood revealed in fairy
lines Of lghtness. The genial side was
again pat 80 the front 10 instfl into The
minds 81 departing thousands that willis
the dogs of war were ready. aye. ready
that after all. what tho people came ont
to zee was the triumph Of peace and thu
giory of the queen"
The naval craft present few about go
p@uauts number of which. bat for fhe
size and Importance Of the vessels would
have seemed lost in the crush OF attending
earners and yac4ts. craft Of every pos
slhle description in every possible condi-
tor, from the great Atlantic and Austria
Han liners and cross Channel packets.
Norway excursion steamers. aedftsrr1-
mean cruisers. old paddle boats dirty tugs
and smart yachts dainty electric launches
and fsicrmeus dsnEeys. venturesorne ea-
NOES and many rowboats flied with wharf
rats The decorations of this shipping
hotch-p0tcb we're SIS yarisgated as tue
craft they adorned.
II Was 2 great relief to ire eye when at
o'clock. on a signal from the Renovn.
Admiral Slr Howell 3alFnon's flagship,
there broke osIr on every war vessel A per-
feet eruption OF color. Each ship spread
every stitch Of bunting II possessed.
streamnrs from every spar and rsinb0w-
over all The fsTs we're rnainig signals
of international sAd naval codes. ard She
n14ltifoFna colors added 10 the snHcrntle.
which vas striking welI as theatrical.
TIE total array ot armed vessels was rH
manned - 45 81 ulen and mooFed In Ines
% fv@ miles each TIE fourteea foreign
warsnips formed the sixth nne. The sg-
greRags British tonnage was aacut SO 20
tons
The following 81 rf@ list of countries rep
resented ard respective ships ard CON-
naa nSinr 1Tfcars;
France. by POsfaa. Rear Admiral Nsr-
ouss lie Cossitssisos Italy. by Iepanto.
Vice Admiral MORN, Germany. 5y Eoenig
Wilhelm. R@ar Aamirsi Prince Henry ~
Prussia. ALstTo- III 5flsaFy. tBe Wien, Vics
Admiral Hermann. Baron Won spaHn:
Coat.nQed On raxs Seyru.