The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-12
.EMPORER WILLIAM
 LOST IN HEAVY FOG
Royal Watch Has Trouble On
 English Channel
SALUTED BY NAVAL FLEET
Great Demonstration Is Made When German Ruler Meets His Rela- lives, the King and Queen
 of England.

Portsmouth, England, November Ii. Owing to a chilling, impenetrable fog. which made a passage from the Isle of Wight impossible, the German imperial yacht Hohenzolern, having on board Em- peror William, the Empress and the other members of the German imperial party who are to visit King Edward and Queen AleXandra. was unable to cross the har- bor bar here on the early tide and did not reach the jetty until three hours aft CT the appointed time this afternoon.
 The German Emperors faith in the healing qualities of the climate of the Isle of Wight must have received a rude shock, as, owing to the thick fog, even the precise position of the imperial yacht was not known until nearly noon when it was discovered that she had felt her way through the gloom to the Nab light ship and had anchored there pending a sufficient lifting of the pail to enable the imperial party to land at Great Britain's premier dock yard As it was then too late to catch the tide and enter the har- bor, the reception party ashore awaited patiently until the Hohenzollern succeed ed in finding her way into Portsmouth and making fast to the naval jetty used as4Sa landing place for important per sonages.
 The Prince of Wales lad in the mean while boarded a torpedo boat, accom- panied by Field Marshal Lord Roberts and gone out in the darkness to find the imperial yacht and succeeded in getting on board of her just as the fog lifted
 The British channel fleet, under the command of Admiral Lord Charles Beres- ford, and numbering nearly 50 warshps, dressed from stem to stern, saluting the
 German Emperor as the Hohenzollern passed up the narrow waters of Spithead, the land batteries joining in the welcome.
 Owing to the delay caused by the fog, the hour for arrival of the Hohenzollern at the jetty was miscalculated. The an- nouncement that she would not get there
 until 2:35 D. m. was mades but she steam
 ed Into the harbor an hour earlier, with the result that all of the officials and the guards of honor, who had been pa- tiently waiting throughout the morning for her arrival, had gone to luncheon
 when she finally appeared through the fog. The Emperor apparently enjoyed the surprise he had sprung on the British officials and the consequent scramble
 to get back to the jetty in time to take part in the welcome.
 After inspecting the guards of honor
 the German Emperor and Empress and their suites, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and his suites, left Portsmouth
 by train for Windsor at 2:30 D. m., amid
 the fire of a royal salute from the asa sembled warships and the garrison bat teries.
 The imperial party reached Windsor at . o'clock, and were warmly greeted by King Edward and Queen Alexandra. The two monarchs and their wives cordially embraced and then went to Windsor castle
 The visitors had left the fog behind them, and as they entered the ancient town the weather was bright and every
 thing tended to extend a joyful greeting to the travellers The railroad station was profusely decorated and the half mile route to the castle was bright with bunt- ing of many colors, while above the castle entrance flew an immense German in- perial flag.
 The whole town turned out in honor of the occasion and gave the Emperor and Empress hearty reception. The process sion from the station to the castle was headed by detachment of the household cavalry, after which came a carriage con taining Emperor William, King Edward. the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught In the second carriage were the Empress, Queen Alexandra the Priu- cess of Wales and Princess Victoria. The suites followed in other carriages and an other detachment of household cavalry brought up the rear
 The route to the castle was lined by troops.