The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-11-07
THE GREAT NAVAL PARADE
IN THE BAY OF YOKOHAMA
The Emperor Reviews an Enormous Fleet and
Receives an Imperial Salute--Captured
Ships in the Fleet.

avenue ended, the royalty-laden yes
sells turned and proceeded down yet
another waterf1oored glade back to
land with its hoarsely cheering, close
! packed, joyous multitudes.
J And We, who were privileged to see
all this, to witness this great display
/ and hear the yociferous expression of
! the devotion of loyal subjects to their
Emperor and Mikado. followed on un-
! til we reached the last ships of those
serried ranks. Caesar had returned to
| Ronle with captives bound to his
| chariot wheels and these captives
were no weaklings, unfiedged and cal
! low, but mighty fighters who fought
to the last, fought to the verge of
death, and now, revivified, reinvigor
| ated, live to fight again; but next time
their power will be on the side of their
conquerors. Thus did empires ever
grow, the victor absorbing the strength
of the vanquished and advancing with
ever increasing virility towards the
zenith of dominion and sovereign COM.
mand. +
Back we slowly steamed past the
representative of the friendly American
republic. past the ships of Japan's
great peace preserving ally and turned
towards home. The day was far spent
the hours of light were nearly ended,
but there had beck no sun, no bril-
lance, though there had been so much
to see, SO much to admire and observe
that We had not missed it until now.
Eight bells rang out from a small tor
pedo destroyer and as if by magic the
long lines were illuminat d with bril-
lance that was marvellous. Through a
a
ed down gliding sea and sky, throwing
the myriad flags and streamers into
glorious prominence. revealing the out
lines of the close-crowded ships with
clear definition and making a scene be-
fore which the fortune-favored observ-
ers stood entranced and enthralled. 1t
was magnificent, memory-haunting, a
revel of color and grandeur, sight
that made men feel like gods because
they could appreciate and admire. Long |
dormant sensations rose in resistless |
throng pressing upon the brain, catch |
ing the heart, clutching the throat. For |
a few glory-enfo1ded minutes it lasted |
and when we at last turned away to |
face the radiant west there was a |
gleam in many weary eyes that had |
long been foreign. a pulsing throb OF
the very soul and fibre recalling the
1dyS OF youth ana nope ana SIduHSSS
ere the deadening misery of disappoint-
nent and the paraIyzing power of gold
grubbfng and mean pettiness had rob
bed life of it's elasticity and the soul
If its virgin purity. Such moments are
good for men.
Then the soft curtain of night fell. |
tut the somber queen was not to re-
main long in possession. From shore
md sea bright lights flashed in brilliant
eolors and then on the far horizon
airy fleet leapt into being, fleet OF
lainty vessels outlined in radiance.
,leaming with soft glory, whilst Ger the
ky weird streamers of vari-colored
light flashed. searching the depths OF
he clouds like fiery messengers OF hght
ent to the outer darkness. Then the
niles-long rays spread to all parts OF
he sky and the great emblem OF ia
,an the streaming rays Of the rising 1
un. were typified in d far-spreading
mbIem thus fifty and with wonderful
closing day or
-randeur. a day of which the Old men
f the future will proudly talk.
THE BRITISH SQUADRON.
The British squadron left its moor
ngs about $50 a. m. and performed
pid and exceedingly accurate move
nent The whole OF the squadron, in
,luding the six torpedo craft. steamed
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