New-York tribune., 1905-11-21

guns spoke their thunderous farewelis Inc
salute was not compulsory, but was ehtiReiy
matter of sentiment with Prince Louis VINO hau
taken this method of punctuating, with good
old English saItpetre his appreciation OF the
welcome accorded him and his officers ana nie11'
not only in New-York but in all the American
norris that his fleet has visited The guns oi
Castle Williams responded in kind as as Ii0
ships steamed by,
Eighteen knots was signalled from Tue noe
ship as soon as the six ships had passe" w
ernor's Island, and that speed IS to De MAN
tafned the officers say, from here to Gibraltar
tho first mort of call for the squadron. While no
mention was made of it by the prince ne - s0iu
n he nroud of the significant fact that the
navigating officers Of his ships have been aDle
+o enter and leave the American ports they nave
visited without a pilot, showing thereby re-
r,artablv accurate knowledge of the harpors Oh
the Atlantic Coast.
Thousands of persons from lower broau"1S'
attracted by the firing Of the salutes. hocked 10
the Battery and stood in groups along tne sea
wall watching the warships go out
When the fleet passed out by Sandy Hook at
19.on o,c,oclx the code flags I'D. J. *" meaning
"Goodby.'' were displayed from the Western
Union Telegraph tower at that point Thanks
was hoisted on board the Drake, followed by the
signal flags meaning Great hopes Of returning
Just before reaching Sandy Hook the admiral
prince sent the following message by wireless
back TO the flagship of the American fleet Sun
lying in the North River:
From the Drake to the Maine: The officers
and men of the British squadron send their last
greetings to that fine fleet so ably manned oy
their cousins, and look forward with intense
pleasure to wecoHing them in England next
year DHAhH-
! The message was received at 11:50 o'clock at
| the navy yard ard forwarded to Admiral
| Evans wnen his ship arrived at the yard, soon
! after o'clock. He replied at once his message
| reaching the Drake when she was some eighty
miles out from New-Hork
To the public Prince Louis kept his promise
Nv sending the following message by wireless to
! the Babylon o.. l. Marconi Station
| The Rear Admiral commanding. captains, Of
fcers and men of the British squadron now re
eTetfuIIy on its way to Europe, desire to express
/ their most cordial thanks to all those who, py
| tbeip> warm welcome and spiend1d hoSplIdHty :
! have contributed toward making the stay OF thf
squadron in American waters truly delightful
The Admiral Prince" as his American
friends have dubbed him, was up and dressed
soon after daylight yesterday morning. After
! attending to some correspondence he ate break
| fast at s: As in his apartments at the Hotel
! NetherIand In full uniform he entered the re-
cention rooms of the hotel at 8: 80 TO bid goodby
/ TO few friends
Entering Colonel Thompson's electric cao
with Lieutenant Sowerby, and followed by the
| Central Office men who have been his body
! guard for a week, he taken swiftly to the
float at West 7eth-st, where his launch took
him to the flagship Maine. Before leaving the
float he shook hands with each of the detectives
and said: Y thank you very much for having
taken such good care Of me"
In five minutes he was on the Names quarter
deck bidding a cordial good-by to Rear Ad-
miral Evans Captain Niles and the other Off
| GERS. The Names saluting guns were all loaded
| ready TO fire adrniral's salute when me
prince left the ship. but he begged Admiral
| Evans not TO fire il, special favor to him
Els launch alongside the Drake at 1O;1''
and soon after the prince was on his own
quarter deck bidding good-by To Sir Percy
| Senderson. the British Consul General, ana
! others, among whom was Miss Grace CleVelaho
I Porter. Miss Porter and her father hFe d
Summit. \. J., and they had risen al 1oLI
o'clock ard come 10 town on 4 milk tram 70
be IN time to bring the prince a present -dISs
! Porter is a friend of Captain husgraEe: %
! Folkestone England who was with Prince
/ Henry the brother of Prince Louis OF k5atteIl-
| berg when he was killed in the Ashanti cam
| uatgn The scenes on board the Drake IN ine
| early morning hours were amusing Danny
! little chorus girls from some OF the theaues'
with the huffiest OF hair and skirts, had come