The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-27
STIRRING SCENE AT SpITHEAD.
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Charles of Denmark in a naval uniform;
Prince Aibrecht of Prussia, the Crown
Prince of Naples, Grand Duke Francis
Ferdinand of Austria, Prince Henry of
Prussia, Prince Frederick Charles of
Hesse, Prince Rupert OF Bavaria. Prince
Mohammed Ali Khan of Egypt, Prince
Arecugawa of Japan, Prince Danillo of
Montenegro, Grand Duke Neyrin of Rus
STA, Prince Frederick of Saxony. Prince
Eugene of Sweden and Norway, Prince AL
bert of Nuremberg, the Duke of Fife,
Prince Waldemar of Denmark, Prince AL
bert of Schleswig- Holstein, Prince Victor
of Schleswig- Hoistein, Prince Schaumburg
Lippe, the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-
Strellitz; Prince Edward Of Saxe-W eimar.
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Prince Ho-
henlohe-L angenburg, the Grand Duke of
Luxembourg and a large number of other
princes, titled personages, princesses,
grand duchesses and duchesses,
with their suites, arrived at Portsmouth
at 1 o'clock. The party Immediately pro-
ceeded on board the royal yacht Victoria
and Albert, in which forty-one years ago
her majesty inspected the fleet, where
upon her royal highness' standard was
hoisted. After lunching on board, at 2:S0,
the Victoria and Albert with the principal
royalties, left the harbor for Spithead. She
was followed by the yacht Irene, by the
Pando the Carthage and the Elm, an ad-
distinguished visitors.
Then came the Enchautress, an admiral
ty yacht with the Hon. George j. Gosch-
en-, first lord of the admiralty, and after
her the admiralty's yacht Wildfre, with
Mr.. Chamberlain. the secretary of state
for the colonies. and the colonial premlers.
She was followed by the Eldorado carry
ing the ambassadors and special ENJOYS,
including the Hon. Whitelaw Reid.
Then came the Danube, with the MEM
bers of the House of Lords, the Cam
pania, with the members of the House of
Commons. and the Fire Queen, the yacht
of the COMMUNICATIVE chief at Portsmouth
The Prince of Wales. the Duke of Sake
Coburg and Gotha, the Duke of Cam
bridge, and all the admirals were in uni
form and the Princess of Wales, Princess
Victoria of Wales and Princess Charles
of Denmark her daughters. wore white
| flannel yachting dresses and white straw
hats.
AS the Albert and Victoria was seen
approaching the fleet, led by the Renown,
and echoed by the foreign vessels present,
fired a deafening royal salute of twenty
one guns. simultaneously the blue-jack-
cts and marines manned ship" standing
on the ironclads in solid lines round their
outer edges and filling their tops, while
on vessels of the older type the yards
were quickly dotted 1t was very theatri-
cal and interesting. The Victoria and AL
bert. followed by the other yachts. then
| steamed through the lines, the sailors
heartily cheering, the band playing God
Save the Queen" The Victoria and Al
bert afterwards anchored between the Re
nown and the foreign war vessels, I'M
mediately the steam launches of the for
eign commanders left the sides Of the big
ships, and made for the Victoria and AL
bert, on the quarter deck of which the
commanding officers were received 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 fleet Ia
witness the Nominations.