Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-04
MINISTER is MADE MAYOR VEL
British Fleet Under Battenberg
al Annapolis.
BEARS MESSAGE TO ROOSEVELT
Received With Naval Honors By
Admiral Evans and Sands and
BY Governor Warfield.

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov. Prince
Louis of Battenberg, the bearer of a
special message from the monarch of
the British empire to the president of
the United States, has set foot on Amer
lean soil and been received with honors
due his rank and mission by Admiral
Sands, superintendent of the Nava,
academy, and Governor Warfield of
Maryland. The joint fleet of American
and British war vessels is lying in An
napolis Roads, forming by Car the most
brilliant naval spectacle ever seen in
these waters.
AS the British vessels dropped an
Choir off Annapolis national salutes of
twenty-one guns were first exchanged
between the Drake and Maine, flag
ships of Prince Louis and Admiral
Evans respectively, and then admiral
salutes of thirteen guns. Shortly after
the visitor saluted Admiral Sands, SUI
perintendent of the Naval academy,
with thirteen guns, and these We're re
turned by the shore battery of the
academy. Lieutenant Commander
Thomas p. Magruder, aid to Superin-
tendent Sands, and Colonel Edmund
P. Woodside, aid to Governor Warfield,
were at once dispatched on a boarding
call to ascertain the time when Prince
Louis would come ashore, and arrange
ments were made for an immediate
visit
Prince Louis landed at the boathouse
wharf of the Naval academy. He was
accompanied by Captain Ryon, naval
attache of the British embassy at
Washington; Lieutenant Gerald Solcl-
by, flag officer of the Drake, and Lieu
tenant Walter r. Crossley, Ut s. ~,
flag officer of the Maine. Standing on
the wharf to receive them were Adj
miral Sands and his aid. Lieutenant
Commander Thomas r.. Magcaaer, and
Immediately fronting the landing place
was a company of marines, command
ed by Captain Reisinger. These pre-
scented arms as Prince Louis landed.
and there was a flourish from the field
music After an exchange ef formed
salutes Admiral Sands and Prince
Louis grasped each others hands
"
to the carriage and was driven around
the parade ground to Admiral Sands
residence.
The visiting party stayed at the SUI
perintendent's residence for about a
quarter of an hour and then drove TO
the government house. where they were
received by Governor Edwin Warfield,
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by the governor and given a hearty re-
ception. After the first official ex-
changes the visit was comfortably in
formal. The prince was exceedingly
felicitous in the cordial, democratic
manner in which he greeted the gov
ernor and his staff, and when the gov
ernor remarked he would be glad to
present his little daughter Emma he
was asked to bring her Immediately
The prince chatted with little Emma
Warfeld, who is only six years old.
II have a little boy just your age"
said his highness.
"Whafs his name?' the governors
daughter asked.
The prince replied:
"He has nine names, one of which is
Louis but we call him Dick"
The princes health was then drunk
informally, and he returned to the
Drake. where he received the return
call of Admiral Evans. Later Admiral
Sands, Governor Warfield and the
commanding officers of the American
ships visited the Drake, and the junior
officers from the American ships paid
their respects to the British junior Off
GERS ON each cruiser.