The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-14
BLOOD THICKER THAN
 WATER THEIR TOAST
AMERICAN TARS BANQUET THE BRITISH SAILORS AT CONEP
 ISLAND.

Evans Present and Eat With the Men
 on the BOwery-British and Ameri-
 can Flags Intertwined-spIendid Dis
 ciPIine Shown-Great Ovation to the
 Prince and Evans.
 New York, Nov. 1S.-"Blood is thicker
 than water"
 Written on the frontispiece of the
 menu cards this famous saying of the
 American naval officer, Tatnall, never
 found more impressive expression than
 1t did tonight at the dinner on the
 BoWery at Coney Island which the en-
 listed men of the first squadron of
 the United States north Atlantic fleet
 gave to the enlisted men of the second
 cruiser squadron of his Britannic ma-
 Jesty's navy commanded by Rear Ad-
 n1tral Prince Louis of Battenberg. It
 was the key note of the cheering with
 which the 2,500 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 be- meath the overhanging British and American flags. It was the theme of the speeches that followed or rather &C., companied the cigars and the twelfth round of beers of this mammoth feast, unique in the history of all navies and which will long furnish the theme of yarns on many British and American berth deck.
 Three cheers were given to Req? Ad- miral Prince Louis, then to Rear Ad- win fLoo few moments they went into the bal cony and gazed upon the impressive scene. Every sailor man was on his feet twirltng his cap aloft and led by quartermaster at the end of the hall the mighty company cheered as only British and American sailors can cheer -clean cut, all together and far reach ing until the sounds echoed across the seas that beat on Coney's shore,
 Another inspiring scene occurred when, after eating hearty dinner, exactly the same as that to which each sailor sat down, the two admirals came down the center of the pavilion between the solid ranks of cheering blue jackets. This ovation which Ad- miral Prince Louis and Admiral Evans received at parting, touched them deeply. The prince had an engagement l at the horse show, and was compelled to leave the banquet early. As he did so he stopped to congratulate Chiet Quartermaster Schumacher of the | Maine, who, as chairman of the com- mittees of arrangements and reception, | had supreme charge of the prepara- | tions for the dinner.
 The prince then shook hands with | each of the side boys" who were lin- ed at the entrance to pipe the two ad- unirals lover the side"
 You have given me and my men splendid evening"" the Prince said, as he passed between them, "and I thank gou for myself and for them. Blood is thicker than water and we are glad to be ashore,'' he added, paraphrasing the hearty sentiment, "Glad to see you ashore" "e which followed Tatnalps fam ous phrase on the menu cards first page.
 Coney Island in the vicinity of the Bowcry pavilion looked as if midsum- mer had returned. The fakirs were about the enclosure long before the sailors, and the au-the-year-aroun residents packed the approaches to the hall ito give the bunch Coney vel come" as one of their number explain ed to the policeman who was calling to them ''to stand back there." In- side the picture was one who had sur prfsed even the men themselves who had worked all night in its construc- tion. Overhead a frieze of British and American flags stretched around the hall. From each of the twelve chan defiefs swinging from the ceiling down the center of the hall waved four Am erican and four British flags The bal cony railing was intertwined with the colors of the two nations.
 Festoons of starry bunting were draps ed across from one balcony to the oth- CT, caught up in the center by great globes of electric lights. { Across the lower end of the main hall was long table, with four smaller ta- bles adjoining at right angles. These were for the two commanders-in-chief.l | ] their staffs, the flag officers from each of the twenty-One British and American in the North river and other officers especially invited by the men, At the center of the long table looking l down the hall sat Rear-Admiral Evans and Rear-Admiral Prince Louis. To the right of Admiral Evans, besides the prince, were Rear-AdmiraI Dickins } Brownson, Colonel R. M. Captain Peirse Captain [ Dare and Captain Arnold. To the left | of Admiral Evans sat Sir Percy San- \ derson, the British consul-general at \ New York; Rear-Admiral Davis, Cap tain Farquhar, Commissioner of Police d Captain Emory, Captain Til ley, Captain King Hale and Captain s Ryan. The other officers were at the Il adjoining tables, which were prettily p decorated with pink and white carna- U tions. Champagne was the only lex .ra" not served at the six rows of ta- oles which stretched from the officers .ables to the door on the main floor n md for nearly the entire length of the h balcony. D The British and American sailors e were assembled on board the flagships c Maine and Alabama early this after ii 1oon. There they boarded three spe- N ,ially chartered steamers, which landed d
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