Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1905-11-16
BLOOD IS THICK
Err THAN WATER
The Sentiment That Pervaded an
Unique Entertainment.
OF BRITISH AND YANKEE TARS
The Men OF the British Squadron Wis.
iting Our shores Dined BY the
Men of the United states
North Atlantic Fleet.

New York, Nov. IA great BAN
quet was given by the ~bluejackets of
the American navy to their Britannia
cousins at Coney Island, by way of a
return courtesy for the entertainment
which the men of the American squad
ron received when in England several
years ago.
Each of the guests at the dinner
were a badge showing the Stars and
Stripes and the Union Jack crossed I'M
derneath a picture of the flagship
Maine.
The menu cards bore a picture of a
British and American sailor clasping
hands over the flags of their two
tries. The guests were seated first a
Britisher and then an American. In
front of each plate was an American
flag stick pin bearing on its back the
inscription: Hope we will meet again.
While the men made merry at Coney
Island, the warrant officers of the
British squadron entertained the war
rant officers of the American ships at
a ball on the Drake.
.BlOOd Thicker Than Water"
BLOOD is thicker than water" Writ.
ten OF the f~rontispiece of the menu
cards, this famous saying of the Amer
lean naval officer Tatnall, never found
more impressive expression than it did
at the dinner on the Bowery at Coney
Island which the enlisted men of the
first squadron of the United States
North Atlantic feet gave to the en-
listed men of the second cruiser squad
ron of his Britannia majesty's navy,
commanded by Rear-Admiral Prince
Louis of Battenberg. 1t was the key
note of the cheering with which the
$500 British and American sailors
made the great pavilion ring to the
echo. 1t was the toast to which they
drank across the long tables which
stretched down the great hall beneath
the overhanging British and American
flags. 1t was the theme of speeches
that accompanied the cigars and the
beer of this mammoth feast, unique in
the history of all navies, and which will
long furnish the theme of yarns on
many a British and American berth
deck.
What They Consumed.
Following are the articles provided
for the menu of this monster banquet:
CLANS, $4,000.
Soup (gallons), 300.
Fish (pounds), 5000.
Duck (pounds), 1000.
Chicken (pounds), 5000.
Cake Cpounds), $50.
Nuts %(pounds), $50. 4
Ice cream (%gallons), 100.
Coffee Quarts, 700.
Beer (bottles), 5000.
Cigars, 1000.
Pipe tobacco (pounds), 500.
Clay pipes, 5000.
An Inspiring scene.
Three cheers were given to Rear-Ad,
miral Prince Louis, and then to Rear
Admiral Evans. Leaving the dinner
for a few moments the admirals went
into the balcony and gazed upon the
impressive scene. Every sailorman
was on his feet twirIing his cap aloft,
and, led by a quartermaster at the end
of the hall, the mighty company
cheered as only British and American
sailors can cheer-clean cut, all to-
gether and far reaching until the
sounds echoed across the seas that beat
on Conveys shore. Another inspiring
scene occurred when, after eating a
hearty dinner, exactly the same as that
to which the sailors sat down, the two
admirals came down the center of the
pavilion between the solid ranks OF
cheering blue jackets. This ovation
which Admiral Prince Louis and Adj
miral Evans received at parting
touched them deeply. The prince had
an engagement at the horse show, and
was compelled to leave the banquet
early. AS he did SO he stopped to con
graduate Chief Quartermaster Schu-
maker of the Maine, who, as chairman
of the committees on arrangements and
reception, had supreme charge Of the
preparations for the dinner. The prince
then shook hands with each of the
"side boys" who were lined at the en-
trance to pipe the two admirals "ovel
the side"
Thanks From Prince Louis.
"You have given me and my men 9
splendid evening" the prince said az
he passed between them, "and thanh
YOU for myself and for them. Blood Is
thicker than water, and we are glad t
be ashore" he added, paraphrasing the
hearty sentiment. "Glad to see yo'
ashore" which followed TatnalPs ia
nous phrase on the menu cards frs
page.
,Tvas the COmpany's Treat.
McKeesport, Pa, Nov. 14.-Every
body in the National Tube Co.'S plant
here is smoking perfecto cigars. Tel
thousand smokes were handed out t
the workers because all the world