Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27

rur GREAT BRITISH NAVAL RE-
VIEW AT srITuEAD.
pqOOELYH SNAUTEST FOREIGN SHIP.
"a. Generally Admittcd-0ur
pcprcscutntiVc Also Exccis In the
,,..cr OF Illumination as

MOI flAtANf At.' NN'NNNA hAtNAAN
ana promised a brilliant day for
..,t naval review. The streets were
...t with people at an early hour.
sides were TO be seen be-
.r masses OF giittorins uniforms.
...ades OF civilians. military
-. .auors OF all ranks and ma
uoualt,s.
colonial. troops arrived at o'clock,
,,,-. met AT the railroad station by
r.arg eaard OF honor. Then. headed
military band. they marched TO the
- T.u where the Lord Mayor and
Coronation OF Portsmouth. in the full
.t office. welcomed the visitors.
Hc.s from tho Colonies received
t popular ovation. Their march
. ,ae station TO the Town Han. and
. .-. Town Han 90 the point Of en-
,..an. was nothing less than a tri-
.l progress.
American steamship New York,
..., large number Of sight-seors aboard,
.. ar southampton az o'clock yes,er-
.r evening. and took up the position as
..r.l To- her in the lire Of special mer-
vessels OF Rydc.
tne American greyhound traverscd
.. Ines ~ British warships. with the
.s ANA stripes flying proudly. and a
CD. band playing national airs, each war
ell. f.rrel her lag. and she was greeted
,. hearty cheers from the many thou
sands ~ Oluc-1ackcts manning the heet
A.. tie New York passed the German
-.hi5 KONG Wilhelm. the lattcr's band
r.ees "I4u Columbian
the Of the yrettiost sights OF the DAY
w when che Royal yacht had come 70
Id .rchor and the various foreign adml-
al. with their staffs. pat of TO pay their
.....e 10 the Prince Of Wales. AS they
s.I tie different warships, the busle
cd. the bands played. and the ma
-r presented arms. All the admirais
liz txccru.l. of p-sr-Admiral Nii-
.- went In thee steam pinnaces. Aa-
' Miller went n his barge, the sea-
. ,f The Brooklyn rowing so ninety
ia. thrv provoked applause and popular
.....-.,fs ON AN sides for their skill and
....r-ltrr appearance. Tie Prince or
w..r received Admiral Miller and his
~ with special cordially. and compi-
mated him upon the appearance OF the
10.
f-e wish "a medal as @ souvenir oil the
enDOKLYN TAKES THE CAKE"
0- board the Brooklyn during the jubi-
f tfere were number OF prominent
Americans. the guests Of Admiral Miller
.e other officers OF the United States
They included Mrs. Levi y. Nor
.. and her daughter Mr. and Mrs. John
v-. ana their daughters. and Mr.. ana
~ chicago
il is generally admitted that the Brook
-.. presented the sma4test appel nee
The foreign warghips Everything
WAS -.otessly clean. she was beauiitu.ly
.lt.l witch flags. her crew was trim
-..t and her ealutes were given with
rt rselarity and nicely
r.. United states special envoy, Mr..
r..t..v .r.d and Mrs. Reid. as spe-
..I oomniment We're the guests or the
Primo. ard Princess Of Wales on the
ROYAL 81, rt. instead of occupying their
-.. .-. the special ENJOYS. Inc
r-.r.. States Ambassador, Colohel Jon"
7f.v. WAS oa -he sular diplomatic boat
vr. Nominations of The Brooklyn TO-
r..t- reflected the very greatest credit
tr.r .u concerned Along her rail was
rnr- of electric lr1ts while between her
frure.. were Jorge letters 'N. r. ana
OBJ. dates 'Is--.7' showing up con-
sr.rl09sIN
Tr. most striking feature was old
Glory Giving from q yard-arm and on
rn.l from time 20 time. the rays or a
rOh-l.ht were thrown. al the other
I.tts NJ the cruiser in the mean while
rc ceen.heI. thus Swing the flag the
.-.eIauce a. floating in the air. nothing
ca being visible about IT.
IMPOSING BRITISH ARRAY.
HvuE. ISLE OF WIGHT. June 90
tr.- luncheon on board at 2:2o the Vic
t. and Albert w'. the principal royal
f I.r the har -r or Spithead. She
followed by le lcht Irene, by the
r. Che Garth so. and the Elm. an
Itv Yacht. these vessels carrying
freu'shcd visitors. Then came the
..UtrceF am admiralty yacht. with
Hon. George j. CJschen. First Lord
r.. .rmira ly. the yacht Wildhre. with
.mttrlain, the state Secretary FOR
uies and the Colonial Premiers.
H.s followed by the El Dorado, car
I.. .fc ambas ad0rs and specal en-
f Then came the Danube, with the
rir Of the House Of Lords. tht
D.u..ou'a. with the members OF the
NJ Commons. and the Frequeen,
.lr Of the 1ommandcr-in-chief at
Portsmouth.
rr. total array n armed vessels az the
I....a uas los. manned by 5000 men. and
rI.t n lines ~ Eve miles each. The
t...t... foreign warships formed the
Sixth Inc. The aggregate British ton
was about $4,000 tons.
FOREIGN REPRESENTATION.
r f.l. wing is "a list Of the countries
r, ltel ~ the review, ana thelr fc-
..s. hips and commanding officers:
.. hy The Po.hena, Rear-Admiral
t h. rluIs le COuthillo.
I. iy the Lepante, Nice-Admiral
Germany. hy the Koenig Wilhelm Rear
Admiral Prince Henry. OF Prussia, h. G.
t..fI.l- Hungary by the Wien, Vice
admire Hermann. Baron Won Spann
Spain. ty the Vizsaya, Rear-Admiral
e-m.rae B9rnejuymerelo.
PORTUGAL by the Vasco III Cana, Cap
o." lareto dc Nasconcelles
Netherlands by the diversion,
Admiral Kingbretcht.
rarK d. the Heligoland. Rear-Ad-
H 81 Koch.
t.n Bog the Gotha, Rcar-Admiral
.-} by the FrithJof, Rear-Admiral
'. Hf.uah
by The Rossia, Rear-Admiral
SkrlAlon
States by the Brooklyn Rear
i a. Miller.
MANY ROYALTIES"
Prince Of Wales. the Duke OF Sake
Golha. the Duke OF Cambridge.
900 admirals were in uniform. and
Primo of Wales the Princess Vie
.t Wales. and the Princess Charles
mark and her daughters. wore
flannel yachting dresses and white
bats
lowing were present at the re-
lte ex- Empress Frederick. Of GER
the Duke az Connaught. the
~ Albany and her children
Christian OF SchlesWig Holsiein
Duchess Of Saxc-COburg and Gotha,
'iall Duke Sorgiu q Russia; Prince
'..fO. Of Denmark. IN a naval uniform;