The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-08-03
FIELD Of THE
CLOTH Of GOLD
Reproduced in the Splendor of
the Meeting of Kings Off
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Cowes. Aug. 3.-The first official
visit of Emperor Nicholas of Russia
to England was one of the most i'm
pressive and spectacular events that
Cowes, accustomed to naval pageant
ry. ever witnessed. King Edward,
with most of the members OF the
royal family, put cut yesterday morn
ing on the royal yacht Victoria and
Albert and met tho Russian imperial
yacht STANDARD. and the squadron of
warships accompanying it, of; Spit
head at noon.
Emperor Nicholas Immediately
went on board the British royal
yacht, where ne was greeted by King
Edward and after the monarchs had
partaken OF luncheon, their majesties
reviewed the British fleet. One hun
der and fifty ships were aligned in
three files between Cowes and Spit
head. There were twenty-six battle
ships, OF which seven were dread
noughts, sixteen armored cruisers
and eight other cruisers, forty-eight
torpedo boat destroyers and shoals of
submarines. Besides the warships
there were hundreds of yachts of all
types. All were dressed in flags and
when the Russian squadron started
its cruise of inspection the warships
fired salute of twenty-one guns.
Tho Russian squadron was made
up of the imperial yacht STANDARD and
its consort, the Polar Star, and the
big lead-colored cruisers Admiral
Makkaroff and Ruril, and two tor
pedo boat destroyers. The British
soil c1,
the inspection squadron passed
through the lines. All the British
bands played the Russian national
anthem and the crews of both nation
alities gave three cheers for each 9TH
e:.
King Edward, Emperor Nicholas,
the Prince of Wales, Admiral Sir
John Fisher, chief naval aide to King
Edward. Reginald Mckenna, first lord
of the admiralty. and number of
lesser officials were on the bridge Of
the STANDARD. The salutes from the
warships seemed to have had thei.
effect upon the lowering clouds for
rain was falling when the royal and
imperial yachts anchored off Cowes at
5 o'clock.
The scene along the shore was as
interesting as that af1oat. Crowds
lined the water front for miles and
all the houses were draped with
bunting and flags. The yacht races.
which had been going on for some
time, lost their usual interest, for
everyone was absorbed by the visit OF
the Russian imperial family.
The measures taken to safeguard
Emperor Nicholas made him seem
like prisoner of state when COM
pared with other royal personages
who have visited Cowes during
regatta week. The STANDARD dropped
anchor between two battleships OF
the dreadnought type which are sur
rounded by other naval vessels while
small boats patrol about the visitors
constantly. Scotland yard has ono
hundred detectives at Cowes and the
Russian police department has an
equal representation. The empero,
will remain aboard ship during his
visit except for brief trip ashore to
the Cowes naval school Wednesday
morning.
Cowes week will be busy one So
cially. Three American yachts are in
the harbor, Morton r. Plants Iolanda,
Allison Armour's Utowana. with MIR.
and Mrs. Jordan Mott aboard, and
Anthony J. DreXel's Margarita, which
Mrs. Leeds has chartered for the
week. Each OF the American boats is
entertaining a large Anglo-American
party. Sir Thomas Lipton's Erin and
Empress Eugenie's Thistle arc con-
spicuous among tho fotilla.
Last night the Russian emperor
and empress dined with King Edward
and Queen Alexandra and the men,
bers OF the British royal household on
board the Victoria and Albert. Sir Ed.
ward Grey and NJ. Iswolsky, respec-
lively British and Russian foreign
ministers, also attended the function.
All the ships in the harbor were il
Illuminated last night.