The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-21
The Imperial Party Receives an
Enthusiastic Welcome
When Entering the Harbor at Portsmouth on
Board the HOhenz9IIern.
Cheering Greets the
Passage of the Emperor and
Empress Through the Streets
at Windsor on Their Way to
the Castle to be Received by
Queen Victoria.

the Castle to be Received by
Queen Victoria.
PORTSMOUTH Eng.), Nov. 2O.-The
! German imperial yacht Hohenzollern
entered the harbor at 1915 a. m. to-
bday. and was welcomed with salutes
from the guns of warships and the
forts. The Emperor and Empress and
their two sons landed at 1890 O'Clock,
and were welcomed by the Duke OF
Connaught, who wore the uniform of
the German Hussar Regiment, of which
he is honorary Colonel, and by various
court dignitaries.
1t was a typical November morning,
chilly and foggy, as the Hohenzollern
doomed in sight, escorted by the Ger
man battleship Kaiser Frederick Ill.
and flotilla of eight British torpedo
boat destroyers, which met the Ger
man ships outside Spithead.
The imperial yacht flew the British
naval flag at her foremost, the German
flag at her miZzen and the imperial
standard at her main mast. AS she
entered the harbor the British Ad-
mirals flagship and eight other war
ships gaily bedecked, manned yards and
thundered the royal salute, which was
returned by the Kaiser Frederick III.
A detachment of 1,S00 soldiers and 800
seamen, forming a guard of honor, was
drawn up on the jetty, and presented
arms as the Hohenzollern was moored
alongside with the imperial party
standing on the yachts bridge.
Emperor William wore the uniform of
British Admiral, and the two young
Princes wore simple sailor boy suits.
The Duke of Connaught, accompanied
aby Admiral Seymour, General Sir
Baker Russell, a number of gorgeously
attired court functionaries and the
members of the German Embassy,
| boarded the Hohenzollern and were re-
ceived with royal salute. Warm
greetings were exchanged with the En-
peror and his sons.
After his majesty had held a brief
court thes Empress appeared and par
! ticipated in the greetings. The jetty
presented the gayest and most ami
mated appearance, and accommodated
large number of privileged spectators.
Bunting and German and British flags
We're displayed everywhere.
| While the piles of baggage We're being
landed, the bands played German and
| British airs. Soon after the dispatch
of the train with the baggage and SER
wants, the royal special train was
drawn UP, and about eleven of the i'm
perial party and others landed and
were received by the naval and military
officials, The Empress was the re-
cipient of a handsome boquet The
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Empress. who later inspected the troops
and sailors forming the guard of honor.
| Their majesties and royal highness
took the train for Windsor at IL 30
a. m. amid salutes from the warskips
bands playing national anthems and
! cheers from the crowds.
| The imperial suite includes Count Won
Gutenberg, Count Won Buelow, General
Won Plessen, Admiral Won Sendenbbran
General Won Schell, Colonel Pritzcluitz,
/ Colonel Won Rasch, Count Won Platen,
Lord Churchill, Lord in Waiting to the
Queen and the Dowager Lady
/ Churchill.
THE ROYAL PARTY AT WINDSOR
! WINDSOR, Nov. 20.-The Emperor
and Empress of Germany and their
party arrived here at / 40 p. M They
I were received by the Prince of Wales
and the Duke of Cambridge and the
Duke of York, all wearing German uni
i forms. There was tremendous cheer
ing in the streets as the imperial party
drove to the castle, where they were
received by Queen Victoria at 2 m.
The waiting room and tho platform
at the station were lavishly decorate d
with flowers.
When the Empress alighted the
daughter of the Mayor of Windsor pre-
sented her with a bouquet of roses and
orchids, tied with the Windsor colors.
The town is filled with excursonists
and decorated with flags. On the Town
Hall the British and German royal
standards and the Stars and Stripes
! f1oated side by side. The windows
and stands along the route to the castle
were crowded.
! The Emperor, replying to the Mayor $
welcome, said: Il thank you very much
for your kind attention. 1 must tell
you that it gives me very great pleas
ure to be here once more
| The Prince of Wales and the Duke
of York wore the uniform of the Ger
man First Queens Dragons The
Prince of Wales kissed the Emperor
on both cheeks, and the Emperor en-
braced him, while the other royal Wis
itors stood on the platform chatting.
The Prince of Wales was visibly graf
flied by the reception accorded to the
party and of the salute in response to
the cheers.
The travellers entered the waiting
room, whence they emerged a few min
utes later, and as a royal salute was
fired entered the carriages in waiting.
The Empress of Germany, Princess
Henry of Battenburg and Princess
Christian of Schleswig- Holstein and
the Duchess of Albany were in the first
carriage. The Emperor followed in a
carriage containing besides himself. the
Prince of Wales the Duke of York and
the Duke of Connaught
The crowds cheered enthusiastically.
and amid more firing of cannon and
the strains of the national anthem, the
/ imperial party was driven to the cas-
tie, entering by the Queens private
entrance.
Queen Victoria received the imperial
travellers graciously, and after a few
minutes of affectionate salutation, the
Emperor, the Prince of Wales, the Duke