The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-25
IN HONOR OF THE QUEEN
A Great Celebration of Her
Eightieth Birthday.
AMERICA DID HER SHARE
Stars and Stripes Twined With Eng
lands Flag at Port Tampa-The
Day Observed Around
the World,

Port Tampa, Fla. May 24-The great
est day in the history of Port Tampa.
that of the celebration of Queen Vic
toria's S0th birthday, opened bright and
warm. At sunrise saIutes were fired
from the British and American war
vessels lying in the harbor The ship
ping in the harbor was gay with its
dressing of flags and pennants and
throughout the town was a liberal dis
play of flags, bunting and floral decor
alton. British and American flags were
ffoated from every point of vantage and
among them were many German flags.
The most striking feature of the decora-
tions was a triumphal arch displaying
the British lion and the American eagle.
Two hundred marines from the In
trepid and Pearl, the two British cruis-
ers sent to take part in the celebration
arrived at 8 O'Clock in the morning and
were escorted to the dock by the Port
Tampa division of the Florida reserves,
the Englishmen playing the American
national airs and the Americans re-
spending with the British anthems
Arms were presented when they passed
through the arch, the shipping in the
harbor rent the air with it's steam
whistles and sirens, while the specta-
tors cheered themselves hoarse
The most dramatic incident of the
day was the unveiling of a large prr-
trait of Queen Victoria The portrait.
draDed in the flags of the two coun-
tries, stood upon a small balcony Of
the inn and before it stood a crowd of
expectant watchers.
At noon precisely in the capitol of
Albany, N. r., Governor Theodore
Roosevelt touched an electric button.
the covering fell from the face and two
marines, English and American, stand
ing on either side of the portrait, clasp
ed each others hands in token of the
animity of the two great nations. The
people cheered wildly and off in the
harbor was heard the heavy guns of the
Warships signaling the queens salute.
At | o'clock a banquet was rendered
to officers of the British war ships and
their distinguished friends. at which
the speeches We're marked by cordial
fraternity Of spirit and interchange of
good feeling between the representa-
tives Of her Britannia majesty and
those of the Republic. The queens
health and that of the president was
drunk with enthusiasm. and toasts to-
the British and American nayies were
given
The British marines were not per
mitted to land under arms to-day. and
tremendous sensation was the result
Last week the war department was
asked to give permission to allow 500
men from the British men of war to
land and participate in the celebration.
This permission was granted by wire.
This morning the permission was re-
voked by wire. stating that as the re-
quest was not customary, permission
would be withheld. In view of the fact
that two years ago such permission
was granted for the men of the Pallas
to land and participate in the ceremon-
les and the fact that in February last
permission was granted to cadets from
Toronto to cross the United States bor-
der and remain here a week under
arms, the refusal of the war depart
ment was rather unexpected. It was all
the more SO after the permission had
been granted