Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-09
SAILOR PRINCE LOUIS
Arrived With Squadron at
New York Today.
SALOTED BY THE CRAFT
EXCHANGE OF SALUTES WITH
GUNS AT GOVERNORS ISLAND.
Battleships Rugged Out in Gala Attire
for Kings Birthday-Escort of
American Ships.
SALDTED BY THE CRAFT

NEW YORK, November 9.--Led by the
flagship Drake, with Rear Admiral Prince
Louis of Battenberg on the after-bridge,
the British squadron of six armored cruls-
ers arrived in North river early today and
came to anchor at intervals of about four
hundred yards, with the column headed up
stream. This brought the flagship Drake
and the Maine Amiral Evans flagship,
within several hundred yards of each other
off 10Th street.
The combined squadron formed a column
that stretched from 42d to 135th street. In
spite of the early hour thousands of people
ga thered in Riverside Park to witness the
arrival of the British squadron. Lined up
to welcome the visitors were the twelve
men -of-war Of the North Atlantic fleet, the
flower of the American navy.
Rugged out in full dress, in honor of King
Edwards birthday, the spotlessly white
American ships never looked handsomer.
From stem to stern in rainbow fashion was
strung line of flags of all colors. Flying
at the fore of each man-of-war was the
Stars and Stripes and at the main the
Union jack. The British ships were also
dressed. flying the British flag at the fore
ana the American al the main
Grand Display of Fighting Ships.
New York has seldom witnessed a grander
display of fighting ships. beginning at 42d
street, the festoon of flags seemed to wind
over and under the eighteen men Of war
until it was lost to sight over the stern OF
the Maryland, at anchor off 135th street.
The British ships are anchored in regular
order, the flagship Drake first and the Ber-
wick Bedford, Cornwall, EeSSex and Cum
berland below her in the order named.
Above the Drake is the Maine, Admiral
Evans flagship, and up tAe stream, in the
order named, the battleships Missouri, Ken
I,I@p ftinf ctaIr nf
Rear Admiral Davis,. Illinois, Iowa and
Massachusetts, and the armored cruisers
West Virginia 0agship of Rear Admiral
Brownson). Pennsylvania. Colorado and
Maryland. There was stln breeze blowing,
which set every bit of bunting Tapping in
spirited celebration of the kings birthday.
The first salute fired by the Drake from
her anchorage in North river was thirteen
guns. as Rear Admiral Evans. commander
in-chief of the North Atlantic fleet, went
over the side after paving a special call on
Prince Louis to congratulate him on the
occasion of his soveretgns sixty-fourth h
birthday Admiral Evans was accompanied
by Rear Admrals Davis and Brownson AS
the brakes first gun rang out Il beautiful
Yacht. her white sides shining in the sun
light steamed up the column of British
ships.
1t was the Presidents yacht Mayfiower
from Annapolis in command of Capt. Cam
eron MGR. Winslow. The Mayfower came
to anchor in a berth between the battle
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four or five hundred yards from the Yank-
ton the tender of the feet which lies near
the Maine
Crowds Along the Shore.
The crowds along shore had doubled by
noon, when the first gun of the national
salute of twenty-one guns doomed out in
honor of the kings birthday Before the
last gun of the return salute had been fired
the mighty column of men-of-war was
shrouded in smoke. After lunch many visi-
tors visited the ships, Admiral Evans hav-
ing ordered that every possible facility be
afforded for this purpose.
Admiral Prince Louis spent the morning
making calls on the mayor and Rear Ad-
mral Coghlan, commandant of the New
York navy yard These calls will be return
ed this afternoon and tonight he will at
tend a dinner given by the association of
British societies. at which the comma nding
officers of the British and American ships
win also be guests. Considerable criticism
is heard throughout the American fleet OF
the poor arrangements for landing along
the New York side of the river
The matter is a source Of keen en-
barrassment to the American officers be-
thing is looked after whenever an American
ship visits British waters. This was a
detail in the hands of the city authorities.