Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-25
Plenty Of Powder Burned Fir
ing Salutes in Honor of
His Majesty.
AMERICAN OFFICERS RECEIVED
Unprecedented Courtesy Paid United
States Navy-crews of American
Vessels Hospitality Entertained on
Shore by German Sailors.

Kiel, Prussia, June 25.-Emperor
William arrived on board the Hohen-
zollern When the imperial yacht
was sighted steaming into Kiel haf-
Dor she had the stars and stripes fly
ing from the aftermast, and as she
sailed by Rear Admiral Cotton's flag
ship, the Kearsarge, the imperial col
ors floating at the stern were dipped
three times. This courtesy being
without precedent in the German navy
caused Rear Admiral Cotton, at audi
ence he had later with the emperor,
to thank his majesty in the name of
the president of the United States for
the honor shown to the American
navy.
The emperor's entrance into the
harbor was the occasion for ire
mendous cannonade, each of the 80
warships firing 80 guns, the Ameri-
cans observing the German regulation
for honoring the sovereign. AS the
smoke from the thousand guns blew
aside the Hohenzollern entered the
lane of warships, at the upper end of
which were the American vessels.
The emperor stood alone on the up
per bridge. The crews manning the
cross trees, turrets and sides of the
American ships gave his majesty
three cheers as the yacht passed,
which he acknowledged by saluting
continuously, as the imperial colors
were flown from the aftermast of each
American warship Aboard the Kear-
sarge was a party of Americans, in
Guiding Ambassador Tower, r. r. Ritz,
secretary OF the Berlin embassy; Mr..
and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Potts. wife of the United States
naval attache.
Earlier in the day Rear Admiral
Cotton had received a telegram from
the emperor saying his majesty would
be pleased to receive him and the
other American commanders as soon
as possible after his arrival conse-
quently the rear admiral assembled
the captains on his flagship and just
as the Hohenzollern was attached to
her mooring buoy Rear Admiral Cot
tons barge reached the yachts gang
way Captain Usedom met Rear Adj
miral Cotton, Captains Walker, Corn
wall and McCrea, Lieutenant Hussey,
of the admiral's staff, and Naval At
tache Potts at the head of the gang
way and presented them to Emperor
William who was standing two or
three steps away, with his suite group
ed behind him. His majesty shook
hands and conversed for minute
with each of the American officers,
saying how glad he was to see them
in German waters. Turning to Rear
Admiral Cotton, the emperor said:
You were in the monitor at Hamp-
ton Roads, were you not?"
Not in the monitor, sir" replied
the admiral, "but in another ship
which stuck in sand bank
His majesty alluded to other Incl
dents in Admiral Cotton's career and
said he wished to visit the Kearsarge
and would be pleased to take lunch
aboard her. Rear Admiral Cotton and
his captains then retired.
The emperor's arrival was an hour
later than expected, and his majesty,
therefore, did not visit the Kearsarge.
Leave was given to $50 men from
the American crews to go on shore
They We're taken in charge individu-
ally and in groups by the German
sailors, who treated them in the most
hospitable manner