The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-11-14
Scene in the Pavilion.

Coney Island. in the vicinity of the
bOWery pavilion, looked as If mldsun-
mer had returned The fakirS were
about the enclosure long before the
! sailors and the all-the-year-round resi-
dents packed the approaches 10 the nan.
Inside the picture was one when SUI
prised even the men themselves who
had worked all night in its construc-
ton. Overhead a freize of British ana
American flags stretched around the
hall. From each of the twelve chan
deliers swung from the ceiling down
the center of the hall waved tour
American and four British flags. The
/ balcony railing was intertWined with
the COlors of the two nations. Festoons
OF bunting were draped across from one
balcony to the other, caught up in the
center by great globes of electric
lights.
Officers Present.
Across the lower end of the hall was
a long table with four smaller tables
adjoining at right angles. These were
for the two cOmmanderS-in-chie their
stats. the flag officers from each of the
tWenty-One British and American war
ships in the North river. and other Of
ticeTs especially invited by the men. AT
the center of the long table, looking
down the hall sat Rear Admiral Evans
the right of Admiral Evans, beside the
Prince, were Rear Admiral Dickens,
Rear Admiral BTOWnSOn, Captain
Pierce Col. r. NJ. Thompson, Captain
Dare and Captain Arnold To the left
of Admiral Evans sat Sir Percy Sand
erson, the British cOnsul-general at
New York: Rear Admiral Davis. Cap
tain Farquhar, Commissioner of Pplice
/ McAdoO. Captain Emory. CAPTAIN
King Hail. Captain Tilley and Captain
( Ryan. The other officers We're at the
adjoining tables, which We're prettily
decorated with pink and white carna-
tons. Champagne was the only
extra not served at the six rows Of
tables which stretched from the Off
GERS tables to the door on the main
floor, and for nearly the entire length
Of the balcony.
Sailors Assembled Early.
The British and American sailors
were assembled on board the 1agships
Maine and Alabama early this after
noon. There they boarded three
steamers. which landed them at
/ Steeplechase pier between half past
five and six From there, escorted by
1870 special police. they marched 10
received "a noisy welcome along the
route.
The band played a medley of popular
sailor songs while the 1850 sailors were
being assigned their seats, which was
I done without the slightest confusion
Another evidence Of their discipline
came when for nearly an hour they sat
( patiently in their seats awaiting the
I arrival Of the prince and Admiral EV-
ans. with the other officers, who came
IN six special cars. The party reached
the hall about Z and entered amid d
storm of cheers. Before the prince had
finished the first course he said he
wanted 20 %et the view from the gall
lery. When the two commanders left
their seats and started for the balcony
the sailors seemed 10 forget all about
the beer and other good things before
them, and. jumping To their feet. they
cheered for four minutes. Then the
other admiralS took a look from the
balcony and then captains in each
group getting a rousiug cheer. When
the BURNERS We're filed the health of
the British navy was drunk They
came three cheers for Prince Louis
three for Admiral Evans and three for
the British navy.
Fifteen Rounds Of Beer.
BY 10 o'clock the fifteen rounds Of
beer which each sailor received had
been disposed Of and the men started
out 10 do COney Island Many of the
amusement places opened i'm honor of
the visitors. At midnight the shooting
galleries. the beer gardens and other
attractions were doing a midsummer
business, and the 2.500 sailors were hav-
ing the time Of their lives.