Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1905-11-18
ANCLO-SAXONS DINE
Prince and Admiral Evans at
Tars' Monster Banquet.
An INVASION OF COMFY ISLAND.
Tventy-six Hundred Men In Attack
on "Beef and Beer" Win Bril-
limit vfcfory-AdmiraIs Later
Attend Horse show

was present at the opening of q great
banquet, as were Admiral Evans and
the staff officers of both the command
ing officers, given at Coney Island by
the jackies and marines of Admiral
Evans fleet to the enlisted men of
Prince Louis of Battenberg's squad |
ron, which was literally a "howling"
success.
The banquet menu. got up by Quar-
termaster Schumacher Of the Maine.
was u dainty affair, with the frontis-
piece representing an American and
British tar shaking hands, warship
above them and the cntwined flags of
the United States and England be
meath. Underneath was the inscrip-
ton, Blood is thicker than water; glad
to see you on Shore"
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
it did at the dinner on the Bowcry at
Coney Island
1T was the keynote Of the cheering
with which the $500 British and Amer
lean sailors made the great pavilion
ring TO the echo. 1t was the toast to
which they drank across the long ta-
bles which stretched down the great
hall beneath the overhanging British
and American flags.
4 t was the theme of the speeches that
followed, or, rather, accompanied the
cigars and the twelfth round of beers
of this mammoth feast, unique in the
history of all nayles and which will
long furnish the theme of yarns on
many a British and American warship. |
The cheers given TO Rear Admiral
Prince Louis and Rear Admiral Evans |
We're long and continuous. Leaving |
the dinner for few moments, they
went into the balcony and gazed upon !
the impressive scene. Every sailorman
was on his feet twirling his cap aloft, !
and, led by a quartermaster at the end |
of the hall, the mighty company cheer
ed as only British and American sail |
ors can cheer-clean cut, all together
and far reaching until the sounds |
echoed across the seas that beat on
Conveys shore.
"You have given me and my men a
splendid evening" the prince said,
land / thank you for myself and for
them. Blood is thicker than water
and we are glad to be ashore" he add
ed, paraphrasing the hearty sentiment,
Glad to see you ashore" which fol-
Inu-nd Tatnall's 70 nh I,nt
menu cards first page.
During the dinner IL developed that
through some misunderstanding the
British sailors had been granted shore
leave only until 10 o'clock. A commit
tee of two, Yeoman r. G. Webster of
the Missouri and Boatswain Il. A.
Smith of the Kentucky, laid the matter
before Prince Louis. who promptly ex-
tended the leave of his men until noon
today.
Twenty-six hundred men sat down In
one of Coney's great concert halls to a
dinner consisting of 800 gallons of
soup, 10000 bottles of beer, 5000
pounds of bluefish, 1900 little neck
clans, 5000 pounds of chicken, 1000
pounds of duck, % barrels of potatoes,
100 gallons of ice cream, 500 loaves
of bread, 1000 rolls, 250 pounds of
cake, 300 pounds of nuts and raisins,
80 hams. $50 pounds of Swiss cheese,
1000 bags OF tobacco, 1000 clay pipes.
10000 cigars, 1000 cuts of Navy plug
and whole lot of other things.
During and after the dinner there
xx-are ,,anSic onI uonIavilIa and n fta,. |
was all over the 1900 were "corralled"
and led back meekly to their ships.
There were no onlookers at the ban
quet, and Jack tar perfectly enjoyed
himself and gave his happiness full
swing.
After witnessing the opening of the
banquet Prince Louis, Admiral Evans
and their guests returned to the city.
going direct to Madison Square Garden
where the twenty-first annual national
horse show was in full swing. All so
ciety was there, and the reception to
the British visitors was brilliant and
enthusiastic
At . O'Clock in the morning the prince
was taken to the top of the Times |
building. where he saw New York by |
moonlight.
"Fatigued? Not bit" he said. -
i'm having a great time, and l am glad !
hat ! am going to stay two days
onger than ! expected"
The prince almost waxed poetic in |
eling about his view Of New York
1T was most wonderful and most
beautiful sight" he said "The city
was spread out below me for miles
nd miles, il seemed, electric lights
cleaning everywhere ana the moon
Inning on the waters Of the bay-u
vas magnificent"