Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-09
Then Twas Battle of
Ballots, Now Peace
of NaVieS.
PRINCE LOUIS AT NEW YORK
The Two SquadrOns Made
Most Magnificent
Pageant.
AN ELABORATE FESTIVE PROGRAM

New York, Nov. 9.--The New York
ers were up bright and early today
and many thousands of them made it
convenient to congregate along the
North River front, from the Battery
to Forty-second street, to witness the
arrival of the British cruiser squad,
ron, under the command of Prince
Louis of Battenburg, and the naval
ceremonies connected with that event.
The battleships and cruisers of the
American fleet were anchored in a
long line extending from the lower
end of the river, off Twenty-second
street to point off One Hundred and
Twenty-ninth street. Everything was
in perfect order, and the metal work
as bright and shining as diligent
securing and polishing could make it.
Officers and men were in their gala
clothes and every ship presented a
model of neatness and cleanness.
A slight mist was still hanging over
the waters of the lower bay, when
the British squadron appeared led by
the flagship, the Drake. Silently the
ships of war stood through the Mar
rows. When Governors Island was
sighted, the Drake hoisted the Ameri-
can flag and the first boom of the ma
tional salute of twenty-one guns, fired
by the forward guns of the Drake,
vibrated over the water. The last
shot had been scarcely echoed from
the Staten Island hills, when the sa-
luting battery of Governors Island
fired the first shot of the national sa-
lutte in answer to the salute of the
visitors. The flag salute was given,
as the British war ships majestically
steamed past Governors Island and
slowly moved up the river, crowded
with many hundreds of craft of ever y
conceivable kind. The whistles and
sirens of the river craft and large
steamers added to the noise OF firing
and all along the British ships were
greeted with cheers and the waving OF
hats and handkerchiefs.
Once more the guns of the Drake
began to speak, when the flagship ap
preached its anchorage near the foot
of Forty-second street, where the
Maine, Admiral Evans flagship, was
already anchored. The Admirals sa
Lutte of thirteen guns, given by the
Drake, was answered by similar sa
Lutte by the Maine. 1t was a magnifi
cent sight, as the British cruisers
steamed up the river, past the Ameri
can battleships, and cruisers, all gaily
decorated with flags, and with the
rails manned, in honor of the guests
After the visiting ships had reached
their respective anchorages, the Gus
tomary exchange of courtesies be
tween Prince Louis of Battenburg and
Admiral Evans, required by naval eti
uuette. took place. In the afternoon
Prince Louis and many of the British
officers will go ashore. In the even
ing they will be the guests OF Mayor
Mcclellan at an official dinner party
While the minor officers will be the
guests of the American officers at va
rious receptions, theater parties anC
other entertainments. A most elabor
ate program for the entertainment o
the prince and the British officers, al
well as the men of the visiting squau
ron, has been arranged, and so many
dinners, receptions, parties, balls anC
other social functions have been ar
ranged, that the visitors will be wei
nigh exhausted by the time they shall
be ready to sail for Gibraltar, then
next stopping place. While the offl
GERS and men of the British fleet are
enjoying the hospitality of the Amer
ican officers and men, the British
ships will be fully proyisioned Tor th'
long cruise
Prince Louis spent the morning II
making calls on Mayor Mcclellan anc
Rear Admiral Coghlan, commandan
of the New York navy yard.