The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17
KINGS son STARTS
ON TOUR OF WORLD

Portsmouth, England, March 16.-
among the rring of a royal salute by
the assembled feet and hearty cheers
from the concourse of people gathered
at all points of vantage. the steamer
Opnlf, With the Duke and Duchess of
Cornwall and York on board. started AT
ABOUT o'clock this afternoon on the
voyage which is not to terminate until
their royal highnesses have made a
tour OF the world, including the British
empire. Troops and bands playing the
national anthem lined the quays, and
All the ships were manned and dressed
brilliant groups of naval and civil offic-
rails, in full uniform, with masses of
the public forming a combination show
ing both the state and popular char
acter of the Send-Off. King Edward
and Queen Alexandra, on board the
royal yacht Victoria and Albert with
elSnt torpedo boat deStrOyerS. accom-
panied the Ophir a. few miles out
The day was a busy one for the mem
berS OF the royal family. In spite of
the cold and wet weather, large crowds
1ourneyed to this place from the sur
rounding towns to view the ceremonies
connected with the departure The har-
Dor was gay with bunting and all the
ships We're dressed.
Before noon the duke and duchess left
the Ophir and Joined King Edward and
Queen Alexandra on board the royal
yacht Victoria and Albert, where their
majeSties passed the night. The royal
party soon afterward landed at the
jetty, where King Edward conferred
the Victoria medal on the blue jackets
of H. NJ. s. Excellent, who dragged the
funeral gun carriage of Queen Victoria
after the horses became unnanagea,bl
at Windsor railroad station. The mem
oers of the royal party had luncheon
on the OphiT.
After luncheon the king toasted the
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York, and wished them a prosperous
voyage. His majesty said that one OF
the objects of the tour was to express
appreciation of the royal help rendered
by the British colonies in the South
African campaign.
The Duke of Cornwall and York pro-
posed the kings health. The guests at
the luncheon. who numbered about sew
enty, included Joseph Chamberlain.
After their majesties returned to the
| Victoria and Albert, the preparations
/ for the departure of the Ophir were
completed. The royal yacht left the
harbor shortly in advance of the Ophir,
and as they passed the historic flagship
Victoria, the crews of the warships p
port manned sides and gave the travel
erS a parting cheer. Simultaneously
the naval guns fired a royal salute
This was taken up by the shore batter
les and repeated by the cruisers in the
roadStecd-
The sky was overcast, but otherwise
the weather was fine when the Ophir
cast off her mornings and started on
her long voyage. Eight torpedo boat
| deStrOyers steamed astern and re-
manned in close attendance until the
Opbir and royal yacht parted company
| at Spithead, whence the cruisers Dia-
! dem and Noble escorted the Ophir to
sea, while the deStrOyers carried the
royal yacht back to port. Their majeS-
| ties then returned to London.
The last farewell signals were eX-
| changed between their majesties and
! the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
! York near the Nab lightship, though
| their vessels remained in sight of each
| other until the Ophir rounded the end
| of the Isle OF Wight and entered the
channel, bound for Gibraltar.