Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-27
skrrd,on. United States the Brooklyn.

Skrydloff; United States. the Brooklyn
Rear Admiral J. N Miller
The American line steamship New YORK
left South3mpton at o'clock yesterday
evening and took up the position assigned
TO her IN the line of special merchant yes
sells off Ryde. As il traversed the hne OF
British warshlps with the stars and stripes
flying and a fine band playing national
airs. each warship dipped its nag ana there
were hearty cheers from the many thou-
sands of blueiackets manning the heet. AS
ths New York passed the German warshlp
Kocnig Wilhelm. the latter's band played
Hail Columbia
The colonial troops arrived at o'clock
and were met at the railroad station by
military guard of honor. Then. headed by
military bands. they marched TO the toWh
hall. where the lord mayor and corporation
of Portsmouth in full robes of office wei
coined the visitors. The march from the
station TO the town hall and from the town
hall TO the point of embarkation was noth-
ing less than triumphal progress.
As the Albert and Victoria was seen, ap-
preaching, each vessel Of the heet' led by
the Renown and echoed by the foreign
vessels present. fired royal salute OF
tweEtyIone guns: simultaneously ..ai,Trsd shine {ns
standing on the irOnclads inside lines
around their outer edges and hlhng their
tops. while ON vessels of the older type the
yards were quickly dotted.
The Victoria and Albert followed by the
other yachts then steamed through tne
lines OF gorgeously decorated vessels. the
playing God Save the Queen
The Victoria and Albert afterward an
chored between the Renown and the FOR
eign war vessels. Immediately the steam
launches of the foreign commanders leit
the sides Of their ships and made Tor the
Victoria and Albert. on the quarter deck
of which the commanding officers We're re-
ceived by the Prince of Wales. This ended
the review and the royal yachts returned
to Portsmouth. 90.
pennants-a number which but for the size
and Importance of the vessels would nave
seemed lost in the crush OF attending
steamers and yachtS-Craft of every possi-
hle description in every possible condition
from the great Atlantic and Australian lin
ers to canoes and rowboats.
April %, 1856 at the close of the Crimean
war a review was held when there were
columns of wooden screw battleships-at
that period the latest development of naval
pOweT-of screw fricates and corvettas.
fleet of side-wheel vessels and of floating
batteries" and gunboats, the total number
of ships being 2i0, with 3002 guns. This
fleet was reviewed by her majesty on the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
The next great review at Spthead was
July Il, 1867, when her majesty. acCompa-
MED by the sultan of Turkey, reviewed a
feet of wooden vessels and ironclads of
which the most modern of the latter were
the Minotaur. Achilles. Warrior Black
Prince, BellerOphon and Lord Clyde. June
the scene of a naval review-this time in
honor of the shah of Persia. August 13
1873, her majesty inspected the fleet at
Spithead. and July %. 1857. on the occasion
of the queens Jubilee, a large fleet was
again assembled there and reviewed by the
sovereign. The most modern ships present
on that occasion were the Collingwood,
Imperieuse and Conqueror. The fleet was
composed of 1874 vessels the personnel of
202G0 officers and men. of the battlaships
reviewed by the Prince of Wales. in behalf
of the queen to-day, four only took part in
the Jubilee ceremony of 1887. while of the
forty-three cruisers present not one ex-
listed in 1857.