The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-10
BIRTHDAY OF
KING EDWARD
Occasion Duly Celebrated by British
Warships at New York.
AMERICAN FLEET ASSISTED
PRINCE LOUIS DELIGHTED OVER
THE COURTESY.
AMERICAN FLEET ASSISTED

New York, Nov. 9.-At noon today
six British warships in the Hudson
river, in unison with double that num-
her of American men-of-war. fired
national salute Of twenty-one guns ia
honor of King Edward. who celebrated
today his slxty-fourth birthday. Be
decked from stem 10 stern with gally
fluttering flags of many cOlOrs, the coll
umn of ships stretched for four miles
mp the Hudson river, from FOrty-sec-
ond to one Hundred and Twenty fifth
streets by far the largest and most
fOrmidab Bile AnglO-American naval force
ever assembled in "a home or a foreign
port. The weather was perfect. As the
last gun of the salute Numbered forth
across the water came the strains OF
God Save the King" from the flag
ships of the respective squadrons, the
melody being taken up by a thousand
voices on shore.
The British squadron passed in
through the narrOWs at l.2A, the Nag
ship Drake at the head of the column
As the squadron passed Governor
island the flagship Numbered forth
national salute of tWcnty-one guns,
which the shore battery answered IN
kind, Without diminishing speed the
IS cruisers swung around into the Hud-
son river. The sight of them set the
whistles of every craft in the harbor
shriekmg i'm welcome
Despite the early hours hundreds
AVho had gathered along the shore line
dotted their hats and waved handker-
chiefs in greeting to the visitors.
Throughout this splendid welcome
Rear Admiral Prince Louis stood on
The after bridge of the Drake, pleased
and Impressed. As they came past
Quarantine station, each ship had low
cred her small storm color and hoisted
lu It's stead the large ensign which
dipped again and again i'm answer to
the salutes of passing craft. Stretch
ing down the Hudson awaiting the
coming of the British squadron i'm fun
dress, we've the twelve men-of-war of
Rear Admiral Evans fleet.
Streaming TO within 400 yards of the
flagship Maine the flagship Drake
dropped anchor shortly before O'Clock.
Although the official Salutes between
the squadrOns first occurred off Annap-
oils, as a special mark of courtesy Ad-
miral Evans flagship greeted the royal
standard with a national salute of
twenty-one guns. This keenly del ght-
ed Prince Louis, who later thanked Ad-
miral Evans when the latter. accom-
panied by Rear Admirals Davis and
BroWnsOn, repaired aboard the Drake
at half-past . O'clock To feiicitate the
admiral-prince on the birthday of his
sovereign.
Thirteen guns hailed Admiral Evans
Is he went over the side of the Drake.
Before the smoke of the Salutes had
cleared away the presidents yacht
Mayhower i'm command of Captain
Cameron MGR. WmslOw, steamed past
and anchored near the Kentucky off
the Jersey shore.
Ever since his squadron anchored
Prince Louis has been keot busy re-
ceiving and returning official calls He
found time, however, To receive this
morning "a delegation OF New York re-
porters who We're cordially Welcomed
aboard his flagship, and To whom he
talked quite frankly of his visit To this
country.