Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-14
KUROKI REVIEWS WARSHIPS
Three Hundredth Anniversary Of settlers'
Landing at jamestown.
ELABORATE FUNCTIONS ARE GIVEN
PrOErRm of Day includes Address By
President Tucker-william Jen-
ninEs Bryan to Introduce
Ambassador Bryce.
FUNCTIONS ARE GIVEN


NORFOLK, Va. May 1S.-The celebration
today on jamestown island, forty miles up
the james river, OF the 3OOth anniversary
OF the landing there of the first permanent
English settlers under Sir Christopher New
port, John Smith and Others was held under
fair skies and conditions in every way aus
picious
The exercises on the island were directly
under the auspices of the Society for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Jo-
seph Bryan Of Richmond. Va, presided
and the invocation was offered by Bishop
Randolph OF the diocese of southern Vir-
ginia. The opening address was delivered
by Governor Swanson OF Virginia and Brit
ish Ambassador Bryce followed with an
address, the subject OF which was Greet
ings from the Old World TO the New"
Lieutenant Governor Ellison of Virginia
introduced Governor Swanson and Mr..
Bryan introduced Ambassador Bryce.
A choir composed OF students from the
historic Williams and Mary college at
Williamsburg was in attendance, and
Bishop Gibson Of the diocese OF Virginia
and other clergy participated.
Large excursions were run to James
I town island early today, both from Nor
/ folk and Richmond, these carrying for the
most part the large company OF disting-
uished people who are to attend the cere-
monies.
| Lady Grey, wife Of Earl Grey Of Canada
is with Ambassador Bryce.
! The elaborate celebration was ushered in
| by the firing Of salute of seventeen guns
from Fortress Monroe incident to the ar
rival at Old Port Comfort at SIS a. m, OF
General Baron Kuroki, hts stan and party,
accompanied by General o. Z. Wood as
official escort.
| General Kuroki and his party were met
at the Old Port Comfort pier by General
Grant and Major Strong, the latter COM
handing Fortress Mondoe.
Honor for Japanese.
! All honors were accorded to the distin
guished japanese and after breakfas
General Kuroki and party proceeded By
special boat to review the great fleet o.
American and foreign warships in Hamp
ton Roads after which they landed at tbs
jamestown exposition grounds for the ex
ercises OF the day, which included an ad
dress by President Harry St George
| Tucker Of the jamestown Exposition com
pany and a parade and review Of the
federal troops on the camp at the exposi
ton, together with several thousand sailors
landed from the American ana foreign war
SHIPS IN Hampton tNOduSl All DellB TeNleWe &
by General Kuorki the japanese vice ad
miral Sir Zero l. JUN; the Italian duk,
de Abruzzi, Generals Grant and Wood, Ad
miral Evans and other American anC
foreign army and navy dignitaries. At nooI
a salute Of 800 guns was fired in Hampton
Roads, commemorative Of the landing O.
the first English settlers on May 13 1907.
Among the features Of the day will b,
races between crews from the America
and foreign warships. General Kurold an
his party will later inspect Fortress Mon
roe and the festivities Of the day will con
clude with ball and dinner to be givel
tonight by the Duke de Abruzzi on tn
Italian flagship Varez, the banquet TO b
attended by all foreign and American dig
nitRries now in these waters.
The function will be one Of the mos
elaborate ever given aboard a warship.
Tonight there will be a great illumina
ton Of the warships in Hampton Roads
with brilliant FIRE works from floats off III
exposition grounds and in close proximit
to the warships.