The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-24
EXCHANGE OF
COMPLIMENTS
United States European Squad
ron Has Arrived at KieI.
ADMIRAL COTTON COMMANDS
NOTABLE PEOPLE GATHERED
FOR THE REGATTA.

Kiel. June 23--The United States
European squadron, Rear Admiral Cot
ton in command. reached its anchorage
opposite the yacht club house at noon
today. The feet commanded by Ad-
miral Prince Henry of Prussia, con-
sisting of eight battIeships and six
cruisers, saluted the American vessels
and the band Of the German flagship
PLAYED America" Some hundreds of
townspeOple gathered on the piers and
slopes of the narrow bay and gave
detached, irregular cheers as the
squadron arrived.
Prince Henry sent his navigating
officers and the captain Of the port
down the bay early in the morning to
meet the Americans. They met the
latter at Orlateau as the squadron was
firing its first salute of the fort.
The flagship Kearsarge swung into
her mOoring next to the place reserved
for the emperor's yacht HOheRzollern,
followed by the San Francisco, Chicago
and Machias. all the German ships be-
ing dressed in the visitors honor and
flying the stars and stripes.
Calls Exchanged.
The commanders of the American
ships then called on Prince Henry, who
Immediately returned their calls. The
stars and stripes were also raised over
the yacht club and on the hotels in the
vicinity.
Rear Admiral Cotton and Captain
Joseph n. Hemphill, commander of the
Kearsarge, and all the other American
commanders also called on the eight
German admirals and vice admirals
stationed on this. the greatest strong
hold Of German sea power, and after
wards received their return calls Most
Of the afternoon was spent in calling
and receiving calls
AmericaTs CororIi-ne7+ad
Prince Henry simplified an inter-
change Of calls by suggesting that
Rear Admiral Cotton. his staff officer,
Lieutenant Hussey, Captain HemphiH
and all the captains Of the American
squadron should meet him. his staff,
all the commanders Of the German
ships on board his flagship. Kaiser
Friedrich III Prince Henry then re-
turned to call on Rear Admiral Cotton
and talked half an hour with him. The
prince examined the outside of the
Kearsarge's double tUrret, but did not
go inside. as there were seven German
admirals on shore duty who were wait
ing to visit Rear Admiral Cotton.
Prince Henry cOmplimented the Amer
lean officers on the smart appearance
Of the squadron, which had been fresh
~ painted at NybOrg, Denmark
Rear Admiral Cotton and the cap
tains Of the American vessels viii take
,
tomorrow
Arrived For the Regatta.
The following notabilities arrived to-
day for the regatta United States
Ambassador CharIemagne Tower,
United States Consul General Frank
Mason, the Prince and Princess Of
PlesSe. the Princess of ThUrn and
TaxiS. Baron Louis ROthschild, Herr
Balm. director Of the Hamburg
American lines: ATchimed Bay and
Baron and Baroness EchardStein.
Mr.. GoeIet's thirty-fOOter Swan, the
only American owned boat entered in
the regatta. has been exercising over
the course in the lower bay since her
arrival here last Friday Her owner
is assisted in sailing her by Hopkins
Smith, who. with Uncle Sam, won the
cup given for boats Of her class in
1902.
Emperor William will arrive tOmOr-
row on the HohenZOllern-