Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
THE PIONEER JUBILEE CUP.

In addition, the hulis of ali The yes
sells present Will be outlined by cleo.
trio lights.
There will be no moon visible, and
the effect Of simultaneous lighting up
every snip OF the gigantic feet, and
ewitchipg of may be expected to be
magical.
On the occasion OF the visit OF the
Italian equation t, Spithead In 1896
when they were welcomed by hsei
OF Englisb ships, the electric illumi.
nations formed one Of the prettiest fea-
lures of the fetes.
The naval guests include Rear AID
miral IL. r. II. Prince Heury OF
Prussia, X. q, Yic- Admiral II, II.
II. the Duke of Genoa, Rear Admiral
| Miller, u. s. N, and o,her uistiu-
Ruishe dag fficsrs.
Bpnquets, balls, garden pn.ties,
dock yard l-visifsz and athletic SD y
WILDE included IN the program which
1t is supposed Will fill the week eubse.
queut to the review.
International exhibitions have br-
come common occurrences, aud the
Spithead review of 1897 may be re.
garded as great intero ativ nal naval
exhibition from which doub less the
seamen aud constructors Of the vari-
Gus nations W III carry away much valu-
able Information.
The waters OF the Solent have preyi.
ously Witnessed many magnificent re-
views OF the naval forces OF England.
On April %, 1855, at tue close OF the
Crimean war, great review was held
there when there were columns OF
screw line-up.baltle-sbips-- that
period The latest development OF naval
power-ot screw irigates and corvettes,
a fleet OF siIe.w heel vessels, and OF
"hoatiug batteries" OF the MerrimBc
type, while four squadrons OF 100
gunbonls brought up tue total number
Of ships TO 24O.
This fleet carried 5000 guns and was
OF 30,67l horse power. Admiral SIR
George Seymour was in chioi COM
mand OF this fine fl, et which was 10.
viewed by her majesty on board the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert. The
changes In naval architecture which
have taken place during the las. fifty
years have swept away all these
wooden vessels, the classes to which
they belong no longer exist, the sole
remaining vessel which still takes the
seas being the royal yacht VicLoris
and Aibeitwhich to-day flee the stanc-
ard OF the Prince OF Wales at the
naval review. Probably a more
beautiful veaael OF her class has never
been launched and the recent an
nouncement that the model OF new
steel yacht to replace her has been
submitted to the queen wac not read
without regret.
The next great review held at Spit
head was on July II, 1867, when her
majesty, accompanied by the sultan OF
Turkey, reviewed fleet OF wooden
vessels and ironoIads lot which the
most modern Of the latter were the
Minotaur, Achilles, Warrior, Black
Prince, Bellerophon and Lord Clyde)
under the command OF Sir Thomas
Paisley Bert, X. c. b.
On June %, 1873, the waters OF
Spitnead were again the scene OF
naval review, this time In honor OF
his majesty, the snah OF PersiR.
Ga August Is, 1878, her majesty in
spected the feet at Spithead, and on
July 23, 1857, on the occasion OF the
queens jubilee, large heet WAS again
assembled there and reviewed by the
sovereign.
Toe most modern sbips present on
tnNt OcCAbiOu WcAo tho CohinBW p"u,
Imperieuse and Clnqueror. The nseI
was composed OF l34 vessels, the pei
eonnel OF 20, 200 officers and men.
During the past decade enormous
advance has been made both in the
number md construction OF the ships
OF the royal navy, AMI this cannot bet
ter be exempl fed than by the fact that
Of the q battleships reviewed by the
Prince OF Wales, in behalf OF the
queen today, four only took part In the
Jubilee ceremony OF 1887. whilst OF the
AZ cruisers present not one existed In
1887. Needless 10 say, the 80 torpedo
boat destroyers are of a ciass which
has only been introduced during the
past Ave years, aud watch appears 10
be destined 20 play very Important
part in modern sea warfare.