Milford chronicle., 1905-11-17
GREAT BANQUET
BY BLUEJACKETS
250O Men of British and American
Navy Enliven COney Island.
LIVELY DAY FOR PRINCE LOUIS

Q New York, Nov. 14.-Prince Loui:
+ IF Battenberg passed yesterday in {
4 fashion that would have tested the
/. stamina of a political candidate en-
, gagged in a campaign of the whirlwind
} order and stood the strain with for
| titude worthy of a British admiral. He
began the round of entertainments
with a reception at the Chamber of
Commerce, where he was greeted by
a representative gathering of captains
Of commerce and finance. After a brief
breathing spell he was whirled down
to COney Island, where he and the
officers of his feet, with Admiral
Evans and other representatives of
the American navy attended a. great
banquet given by the bluejackets of
the American warships to their Bri-
tannic cousins.
From the banquet special train
bore the prince and his suite back to
New York in time to appear at the
| Horse Show, where his entrance was
] the signal for a tumultuous welcome
from a great assemblage, representa-
tive of the fashion and wealth, not only
of the metropolis, but of all the princi-
pal cities of the union.
"Blood is thicker than water"
Written on the frontispice of the
menu cards, this famous saying of the
American naval officer. Tatnall, never
found more impressive expression
than it did at the dinner on the Bowery
at Coney Island which the enlisted /
men of the Atlantic feet gave to the /
enlisted men of his Britannia majesty's /
navy, commanded by Rear Admiral
Prince Louis of Battenberg. It was
the keynote of the cheering with which
the 250O British and American sailors
made the great pavilion ring to the
echo. It was the toast to which they
drank across the long tables which
stretched down the great hall beneath
the overhanging British and American
flags. It was the theme of the speeches
that accompanied the cigars and the
beer Of this mammoth feast unique in
the history of all navies, and which
will long furnish the theme of yarns :
On many a British and American berth
ieck
Three cheers were given to Rear
Admiral Prince Louis and then to Rear
Admiral Evans. Leaving the dinner
or few moments, the admirals went
nto the balcony and gazed upon the
impressive scene. Every sailor was on
lis feet, twirling his cap aloft, and led
~ a quartermaster at the end of the
iall the mighty company cheered as
My British and American sailors can
heeT-clean cut, all together and far U
until the sounds echoed
cross the seas that beat on Coney's A
hore. -
By 10 o'clock the Is rounds of beer Pl
-hich each sailor received had been
isposed of. and the men started out
do Coney Island Many of the
places opened up in honor
the visitors. At midnight the shoot 8
g galleries, the beer gardens and the r
her attractions were doing a mid
INNER business and the 2500 sailors
ere having the time of their lives.
The boats came alongside Steeple-
ase pier at o'clock this morning
ID took the banqueters to their re-
ective ships -
The front of the menu cards bore
'ture of the American and British
ilors clasping hands. overNthe flags q
their two countries. The guests
re seated, first a Britisher and then ~
American. In front of each plate
S an American flag stick pin bear
on its back the inscription: Hope
will meet again"