The record-union., 1897-06-27
GRAND NAVAL
REVIEW At SPlTHEAD
In Honor Of the SiXtieth Year Of the
Reign Of Queen Victoria.
" as One of the Most Magnificent Dis
plays Ever Witnessed.
The Prince of Wales Reviews the
Great Fleet, Representing All the
Maritime Nations of the World,
the Proudest, Strongest and
Swiftest of the Craft Being the
United States Cruiser Brooklyn.

| PORTSMOUTH (Eng.), June 26-The
most magnificent display of naval
strength ever witnessed occurred off
Spithead to-day, the occasion being the
grand naval review held in honor of
the completion of the sixtieth
year of the reign of Queen Vic
toria. The Prince of Wales, represent
| ing her majesty, reviewed a fine fleet
of foreign warships, representing all
the maritime nations of the world, the
proudest, strongest and swiftest of
1 these being the United States armored
cruiser Brooklyn, flying the flag of
Rear Admiral Miller, and the heir ap-
parent also Inspected about thirty miles
| of British warships in which were 165
fighting ships of different classes. car
rying about 800 heavy guns, manned by
over 3S,0OO men and of about $4,000
tons in all.
The naval craft present flew about
20O 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
Atlantic and Australian liners, cross
channel packets, Norway excursion
steamers, Mediterranean cruisers. old
paddle boats, dirty tugs and smart
, yachts, dainty electric launches and
fishermen's dingies, venturesome ca
noes and many rowboats filled with
wharf rats The decorations of this
shipping ch-potch were as variegat-
I az ac h r
! ly liners were trimmed with a near ap-
proach to what is possible in ships, and
the long strings of flags from stem to
the after rails showed up very effect
! lively against the morning sky. The
smart yachts were daintily befagged,
but not much could be said of the rest.
1t was, therefore, a great relief to the
| eye when at o'clock on a signal from
the Renown. Admiral Sir Howell Sal
mons flagship, there broke out on every
war vessel, a perfect eruption Of color.
fssagl4 ship sprSad every stitch Of bunt-
ing 1t ssessed-streamers from every
! spar and rainbows over ALL The flags
were mainly signals of the information
al and naval codes and the multiform
colors added very perceptibly to the en-
semble, which was striking as we'll az
| theatrical
The review of the great naval fleet
by his royal highness, the Prince of
Wales, on behalf of the sovereign of the
realm did not add very much to the mic
ture framed for the spectator this
morning saving always the battle-like
roar of great guns, which was enough
to waken the dead when the salute of
twenty-one was fired.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by
Admiral II. R. H., the Duke of Sake
| Coburg and Gotha, and Captain Fl. r.
H., the Duke of York, the Princess of
Wales and other royalties, with their
suites arrived at Portsmouth at 1
O CLOCK The party Immediately pro-
ceeded on board the royal yacht Vic
torla and Albert, in which. fortv-one
years ago, her majesty inspected the
! Meet, Whereupon her royal highness'
standard was hoisted.
| After lunching on board at 2:3O the
| Victoria and Albert, with the principaI
! royalties, left the harbor for Spithead
| She was followed by the Yacht Irene
by the Pando, the Carthage and the FL
fin, an Admiralty yacht with the Hon
George }. Goshen, First Lord of the Ad-
yacht Wildfire, with Mr.. Chamberlain
the secretary of State for the Colonies
and the Colonial Premiers. She was
1oioWed by the Eldorado, carrying the
American ambassadors and speciaJ an
Noys' including the Hon. Whitelaw
Reid. Then came the Danbe. with the
hielipefs OF the House of Lords: the
Campania, with the members of tbe
| HouSe OF commons, and the Fire
Queen the yacht of the commander-in-
cnleI al portsmouth. AS the Victoria
anu Aipert was seen approaching, the
| meet, led by the Renown and echoed by
the forelgn vessels present, fired a deaf
ening royal salute of twenty-one guns.
simultaneously the blue jackets and
marines manned ships" standing on
the lronclads in solid lines around their
outer railing, filling their tops. while
on vessels of the older type the wards
were quickly dotted. 1t was very the
atrical and interesting.
The Victoria and Albert. followed by
the other yachts, then steamed through
the lines, the sailors heartily cheering
the bands playing God Save the
Queen. The Victoria and Albert after
wards anchored between the Renown
and the foreign war vessels. Immedi-
ately the steam launches of the foreign
commanders left the sides of their 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. and the roya,
yachts returned to Portsmouth.
After dinner his royal highness and
guests VIII come out again to the fleet
| to Witness the illuminations.
International exhibitions have become
common occurrences and the Spithead
review of 1897 may be regarded as
great international naval exhibition
from which doubtless the ~-amen and
constructors of the variouSA1. ms will
carry away much valuable /. 49, ,ticn
The following is the list of countries
represented at the review ard their re-
spective ships and commanding off
GERS:
France. by the Pothra. Rear Admi-
raj MARQUIS De Countesillo
Italy. by the Lepante. vice-Admiral
Morin.
Germany. by the Roenig Wilhelm.
| Rear-Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia.