The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27
THE GREAT NAVAL REVIEW.
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miralty departments. followed In the In
chantress. an Admiralty yacht.
AS the Albert and Victoria was seen
approaching. tho fect.. led by the Re
nown, and echoed by the foreign vessels
present, nred a dcafening royal salute or
twenty-one runs. simultaneously the
blue jackets and marines manned ship.
standing on the ironcladS in solid lines
round their outer edges, and hliinS their
tops. while on vessels OF tho older type
the yards were quickly dotted. IL was
very theatrical ana interesting. III VIC
torla and Albert, followed BY the othcr
yachts. then steamed through the lines,
the sailors heartily cheering, the BANDS
playing God Save the Queen me VIC
toria and Albert afterwards anchored be-
tween the kenown and the foreign war
vessels. Immediately the steam Launches
OF the foreign commanders iett the SIDES
of their big ships and made Tor the We
toria and Albert, on the quarterdeck OF
which the commanding officers were re-
ceived by the Prince OF Wales.
This ended the review.
The royal yachts then returned TO PORTS
mouth.
After dinner his Royal Highness and
guests will come out again TO the Meet
to witness the Nominations.
THE LAMENTATIONS
1D IDLE Ol lAfAiIr ~ 49,
June 8.-rhe Illumination or the meet
at Spithead was one Of the most chatm-
ing lights of q week OF ~delshtlnS spec
tacles. The night was pleasantly ualN,
no moon dimmed the effect OF Hluieal
creation. the waters or the Soient w.
reposefully quiet, everything cOntriplS -
to enhance the success OF the pro-
gramme. 10 was all ghostly. ftntastc:
suggestive of fairyland and the wolld OF.
magic-a fitting termination TO a DAY OF
imposing realities anc IRON latt7' -ns
brutal grlmuoss of an the enslueIy oi
destrlction-savage looking guns, Neho-
nous torpedoes. the vcritable tetth "
war-was lost in peacetui .hauo~ any
sOftening gloom. The spectator NJ" -
was all there. but II was nor ieieN 80
thrust upon the mind as II had nNen trS
dav long from every angle OF VISION
The mantle Of night shut out "hat We
The mantle OF night shut outwhat was
iarring TO tho non-compa'aut Nv -
vealed only that which was asIcs"u. 10
minuta before 8 tho miles OF VIZ
showed only such lights as are uauallS
associated with shipping, reds ana s.ee =
~ mort and starbOard, While hs".'
mastheads. CLEANS that. Ike 'lny - -
Of diamonds. showed tho bo.ts some
senger craft, with here ana n.y. ID, ~
parti-colored lights That hau p'0" ="
nrivate vessels before tho time ,ror
80, a thore was a flash, a Ioc"et iioH
mo "RenOwn" ripped into the uaiN o,''
and bursting with a shower l a.,
signalled tho lighting up ~, turned
.onrarJs the water ere the mlAh9
uas suddenly skcletoned IN pIiildnt ,,
low liahts-hulls. smokestac~s 800
cordage being thrown INTO stoNs .io,rt-
Light lines ran in graceful ~ ghostlv
he sveep Of the monsters ~" nov,
- g., The sudden glare. ana ltom ~
5I0yrr ever the m~astheadS were So
lands of incandescent lights ihe JS,
nactiaoes hung upon the horns OF - a
few minutes later ltney 'orro
With the audiences OF thelr Npp -
laoring the spectator STARING a. D.
-, where thew had been. Ihen inc
darkenss was broken again, inns l,t'9
~ -n,mberless search lights. which VIZ
uncannv clare. like tho eyes or d n""
Al cyclops. patterned the eaV %
checouor hoard with radiant pahn7'
80 ,hesa "eves" slowly swept ING
Gathered craft and the shores oeyohu,
% 40 seeking something to discover VI
devour Then they were all smut on
Leaving the darkness more Vislple IMAM
ever. ,,.rc.a
A pause. and the darkness was pierce
nv hundreds OF signal rockets. ai"ul.uo
" soaring into the blue win m'S
Of fubflation. not disaster. deiNeli"5 NO..
and falling burnt out anu
the waste Of waters. ,-
GREAT BRITAIN'S MIGHT
nh nnrnose of this naval exhibition
w,s not 10 bee overlooked. however the
mirht of Britain. its ever prepared
e,rerpth was again 20 be impressed up
ON the staring thousands. A signal rock
81 loared from the Renown, ana now
there was provided am exhibition or "hat
war would DE like if ever an immense
aoet of hqttleships and cruisers snoull
onoa~a az night. \ Royal salute OF
sixty guns was fred from every SNIP
canrhlo OF firing it. Great guns ana
small guns answered each othtF III one
prolonged roar. rising ANA ItlNns I'LL l"-
toneitv AS more or less Of them hiea TO-
gether. IL was truly awful Even inc
certain KNOWLEDGE that there We're no
deadly missiles I'm the guns dii not pre-
vent a chill feeling from creeping over
many Of the civilian spectators.
The foreign warships mOOred opposite
the British lines. Joined the c~annonade'
and TO the superstitlous. there was from
tho deap-throatef guns OF the United
states. Russia. France. Germany n noe
OF defiance. "A resonant resOlute answer
gun for gun. Yet all was In honor oil
Victoria. Then the angry roaring ceaseH'
much 10 the relief of thousands VINO Were
stopping their ears, and as the panopis
of UNPLEASANT smoke slowly dritied away
the fleet again stood revealed I'M fairy
lines Of lightncss. The signs OF war were
dimming and disappearing IN the sha'
dows. the gontler side OF things wa.
again put 10 the front to inetil into
the minds Of departing thousands, tha'
while the dogs Of war We're Ready. aye
Ready" that after an. what the people
came out TO see was the triumph OF
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