The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-14
PRINCE OF WALES our GUEST.
HAS BREAKFAST on THE FLAG
SHIP KEARSARGE.
Saluted by All the Ships Of the Squadron
Compliments the OtHicors After an
nspecti0n--ClRmbs 20 Upper Turret,
and Asks NJ the Kaiser Went That Far.


Compliments the Ohicors After an
approximations 20 Upper Turret'
and Asks NJ the Kaiser Went That Far.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN
PORTSMOUTH, July l3.--The Prince OF
| Wales and Mr.. Choate, the American Am
bassador, visited the United States squad
ron this morning Rear Admiral Cotton re-
ceived the Prince aboard his flagship. the
! Kearsarge, and all the ships OF the fleet,
which were gayly dressed. fired salutes In
honor OF the visitor.
From a spectacular point Of view this
visit was the finest incident dur
ing tho visit Of the squadron. The weather
was beautiful. Early In the morning the
Kearsarge dressed ship and was gay with
flags In anticipation of the visit. She dis
played the Union Jack from her usainmast,
and the Stars and Stripes few from the
mizzenmast. At Gao the signal was dis
played from the Kearsarge: "Stand by to
salute"
Soon afterward the Prince Of Wales. in
the uniform Of vice-Admiral. accompanied
by Commander Sir Charles Gust. r. N, re-
tired, Equerry to the Prince: Capt Tyr
| whit, Lord Selborne, First Lord OF the
Admiralty; Ambassador Choate, Henry
White, Secretary Of the American Embassy.
and Second Secretary Carter appeared at
the railway jetty
| The senior officers Of the american squad
ron, the officers OF the Kearsarge, all in full
dress, and a guard Of marines assembled
on the quarter deck Of the flagship. The
royal escort Of 100 sailors from tho gunnery
l H. r. al nj AZ an
| tion and saluted. The jackies on board tho
Kearsarge, in white duck suits. manned the
ships rails and the fighting tops, while the
band struck up Sod Save the King" The
| Union Jack was then hauled down and was
replaced on the mainmast by the royal
standard with the Prince OF Wales's heraldic
label.
AT the firing of the first gun Of the national
salute by the Kearsarge the other ships
of the American squadron, the flagship
Victory. the royal yachts, the vessels Of the
channel fleet and other warships dressed
ship and joined in or returned the salute,
and in few minutes the harbor was white
| with smoke.
When the Prince of Wales boarded the
! flagship he was received by Admiral Cotton,
| Capt Hemphill of the Kearsarge and Lieut.
Luby, the officer OF the deck. Eight side
boys lined the gangway and there was a
flourish Of trumpets and beating of drums.
Tho Prince Of Wales shook hands with the
! officers, and as he walked on he was saluted
F, by the marine guard. The party then
proceeded below TO the large cabin. where
| breakfast was served. The dining room
was made up of the combined cabins Of the
| Admiral and the Captain. The Prince of
Wales sat on the right OF Admiral Cotton.
| There were twenty-nine guests at tho
breakfast besides the Prince and the Adj
miral. They were Sir Charles Gust. Lord
Selborne, Capt. Tyrwhtt, Lord Kerr, Lord
Roberts, Commander Cher OF the re res
Capt. Arbuthnot, Flag Lieutenant Chayter,
| Capt. Henderson. r. NJ; Capt. Sir A. B.
| Milne, Commander Of the Kings yacht
Lieut.. Bullen, yice-Admiral Lord Charles
Bcresford, Capt. Hedworth Lamhton. naval
aide-de-camp to the King Rear Admiral
Sir Edward Chichester, Mayor Dupree of
| Portsmouth, Ambassador Choate, Secre-
taries White and Carter OF the American EN-
bassy; Flag Lieutenant Hussey of the Chi
cago. Capt. Stockton, the American Naval
Attachs; api Walker of the San Francisco.
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| Cornwall Of the Chicago, Commander
McCrea Of the Machias, Lieutenant Com
manders Zane and Alderman and Lieut..
Hourigan.
There were no speeches at the break
fast, but toasts were drunk to the King
and President Roosevelt.
Afterward the Prince expressed a wish
to inspect the Kearsarge, and Capt. Hem
phil acted as his escort. He visited the gun
superstructure, in which he seemed very
! much Interested. He commended many
features of the ship, particularly the venti-
lating arrangements. The inspection lasted
| only q short time. The Prince did not 20
into the lower portions OF the vessel, as the
Kaiser did when the squadron was at Kiel,
but contented himself with asking few
| questions. He complimented Capt. Hem
phil ON the splendid condition Of the ship
and the men, and then returned to the
cabin, where he chatted with those present
for a short time.
In order to inspect tho ship the Prince Of
Wales changed from the full dress Of a
Vice Admiral to a service uniform. He W nt
| inside the forward turre;s and saw how
they worked. He climbed from the lower
tnrret to the top and then asked Capt.
Hcmphill did the Emperor William do
this'" Capt. Hemphill replied mo. he
never got 30 high"
At eight bells the Prince appeared on the
quarter deck and shook hands with the
officers present, saying few words to each.
Meantime Ambassador Choate and Sec
retaries White and Carter had entered the
royal train. The royal escort Of British
jacIsies. in light marching order, presented
arms the moment the Prince left the ship.
Lieut.. Pratt, from the bridge of the Kear-
sarge, megaphoned the order. Three cheers
for his Royal Highness the Prince of Walesi'
The cheers were given with will and were
echoed from the other ships of the squadron
The Prince shook hands with Admiral
Sir Charles Hotham, Vice-Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford and Capt Milne, and
then boarded the royal train. The American
band on the quarter deck OF the flagship
played God Save the King the roya
standard was hauled down and the American
ensign replaced on the mainmast beside
Rear Admiral Cotton's two-starred flag
There was Humorous national salute by all
the warships in the harbor. Then the British
band played -The Star Spangled Banner
and the American musicians responded by
again rendering God Save the King" The
American sailors who had been manning
the ships broke ranks, the British tars
marched of the ietty and the visit was
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