Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-06-27
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WI G any OF the ships
of class could easily send
pro. - through the armOr belts OF
any of the 1887 squadron.
Among the battleships nine types
were represented, the first of these be-
ing the Majestic type, the latest and
most powerful model Of British battle
ships. carrying four 12-inch tifty-ton
guns. Some of the others present had
heavier armament. notably the Benbow
and Sans Pareil. each possessing a Ill
ton gun. There were four Of the Royal
Sovereign type The RenOwn was the
only one of her type, the distinctive
feature of which is huge centre battery.
The Admiral class of vessels was rep
resented by the COllingwOod, the un-
fortunate Howe and the Benbow. The
Alexander class. close upon twenty
years old. the Devastation type, with
their revolving urreJs. were also in
evidence. as were the classes Of which
the Inaexible, Thuuderer and San Par
iel are specimens.
Two types were shown in the cruiser
class of which the Powerful and Terri
BILE. the two fastest British cruisers
afoat. were the most interesting, and
there were thirty-fve Of the old torpedo
boats All of the ships had their full
compliments.
The naval craft present flew about
200 pennants-a number which but for
the size and importance of the vessels
would have seemed lost in the crush
of attending steamers and yachts-craft
of every possible description in every
possible condition from the great At
lantic and Australian liners, cross
channel packets, Norway excursion
steamers. Mediterranean cruisers, old
saddle boats. dirty tugs and smart
yachts. dainty electric launches and
fishermen's dinghy's, venturesome
canoes and many q rowboat filled with
wharf rats.
The decorations Of this shipping
hOtch-pOtch were as variegated as the
crafts they adorned. The stately lin
ers were trimmed with a near approach
to what is possible in ships and the
long string Of flags from stem to tatf-
rail showed up very effectively against
the morning sky. The smart yachts
were daintily beflagged, but not much
could be said for the rest.
I. was therefore a great RELIEF TO the
eve when. at eight o'clock on signal
from the Renown. Admiral Sir Novel;
Salmon's flagship, there broke out on
every war vessel a perfect eruption OF
color. Each ship spread every stitch or
bunting it SeSsed-streamers from
every spar and rainbOws over all. The
flags were mainly signals Of the inter
national and naval codes and their null
tiform colors added very percepubly to
an ensemble which was as striking as
it was theatrical.
THE REVIEW.
At 5 p. m. the Honorary Admiral OF
The fleet. His Royal Highness, the
Prince OF Wales, has Just concluded on
behalf of the Sovereign Of the Realm,
the review Of the ships gathered in her
honor. The review itself did not add
very much to the picture framed for
the spectator this morning, saving al
ways the battlelike roar Of great guns
which was enough to waken the dead
beneath the sea when the salute Of
twenty-one was fired.
During the morning the excursion
steamers, densely crowded to the rails,
were very busy steaming in and out Of
the lines Of ships. dodging about, man
oeuvring for good positions and gener-
ally behaving in scientific fashion, re-
sembling nothing so much as a lot OF
huge water spiders. Owing to wise
regulation by the Admiralty that no
vessel was allowed to use other than
the best Welsh COAL the smoke nuis-
ance proved less disagreeable than an
ticipated.
The Prince Of Wales, accompanied by
Admiral. II. r. II. the Duke of Saxe-Co-
burg and Gotha. and Captain. H. r. II.
the Duke of York. the Princess Of Wales
and other royalties. with their suites. ar
rived al Portsmouth at one o'clock. The
party Immediately proceeded on board the
royal yacht, Victoria and Albert, in which
for,y-one years ago her majesty inspected
the fleet. whereupon Her Royal Highness's
standard was holsted. After lunching on
board. at 2:3c. the Victoria and Albert
with the principal royalties, left the har-
bor for Spithead. She was followed by
the Osborne. the Alberta and Elfin, the two
last being occupied by members of the
roval house. invited princes and poten-
tates. Immediately after the royal yachts
came the Widdre, special service vessel,
occupied by the Right Honorable G. j.
Goschen. First Lord Of the Admiralty his
family and friends. The lords Of the ad-
miralty and the heads of the admiralty
I in, ba ~ "a n
an admiralty yacht
As the Albert and Victoria was seen ap-
preaching. the hest. led by the Renown
and echoed BY the foreign vessels present.
fired a deafening royal salute Of twenty
one guns. simultaneously the blue jackets
and marines manned ships" standing on
the ironclads I'm solid lines round their
edges and films their tops, while on ves-
sells of the older type the yards were quick
IN dotted. Ii was very theatrical and in
The Victoria and Albert follow
ed by the other yachts. then steamed
through the lines. the sailors heartily
cheering the bands playing God Save the
Oueen The Victoria and Albert after
wards anchored between the Renown and
the foreign war vessels. Immediately the
steam launches Of the foreign command
ers left the sides Of their big ships and
made for the Victoria and Albert, on the
orartsrdeck of which the commanding Of
6csrs we're received by the Prince Of
Wales
This ended the review.
The royal yachts then returned TO Ports
- s,,-,-,. His POval Tichness and