The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
Day Of Ships and Sail.
ors IN Coronation
Week Program.
FLEET OCCUPIES
Is SQUARE MIL, EaS
Thousands of People From All
Parts Of World View Fighting
Graft Representing Seven
teen Nations-En England Has
TO Great War Vessels
in Line. y,

london. June 24.-one hundred and
eishty-hve ships-o fwar. representing
e'snteen nations. paid homage to King I
george Y. and his consort, Queen
Mary. at Spithead to-day IT waa%+ha
history. TX 80 1 !" ~ e',' . 4
spread over six-mle stretch Of san
aiiu occupying an area OF eighteen
stuare miles we're the fighting So;
sters all dressed In fags and hunt
ing and presenting an lunrivaled r3,,it,sg
eoiored picture 1t was q maenIficentt.
'tioute 70 Brltain's Sailor King.
IN this greatest war fleet ever a.
seHHpied the Delaware the IJnited &
states Dreadnought. stood out, a fhs;s
o!sgest warship afoat her brassesS,
snihihg and rejecting the midsummer
rays like mirrors. and dressed :" 80 -;
stem to stern with bunting !. .I.o, -.
ner turrets there bristled her 5irrea =.
suns ana from her lighting tops and 4
rifles. 4. go ~ = ' "a OF 2 4
As the King and Queen on boara
.ne royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
ploceeded through the long lines & ~, 4
shiPs' cruisers and other vessels.
numerous tones Of the great DIV,
were deafening. Never was there u "A
sreater cannonading. Never did sncbS
munitions cheering from ships andSy
snore make glad the hearts of q naiyss.
OF monarchs E.' n, : : 5tt.'s;
ro in9lu tea, In the party aboard tho I
mona. the special amba ssador froy,
we United States. and other distin.
= ois'eu ENJOYS to the browning fee
., a,i' " the ships in the Tgrea & i
so,.an ! ~ represented Great Britain's
soserelsnty or the seas and eighteen
We're the most splendid i, tvness art
seventeen other nations -
Cost aIore THIN 100000, 900. 81 Gil
Inc tonnage of the British warshinas
was more than 1000, 600. The cost
Oh THIS International war fleet was
more than 100000, 900. The British
.onnage represented was twice as
SHIPS of Great Britain were called 4
together to celebrate the diamond y
jubilee Of Queen Victoria. 9;55 ~;
Inc review of the naval parad e wa "a
one OF the most impressive features
~, ui the coronation ceremonies. and mil-sy
It's ., cheering people witnessed IT.
me King and Queen took the SroyaI%
Train for Portsmouth at 10 40 9o,cloclx{s
this morning. the foreign and colonial
representatives and their wives ac-It
cornpanyinG them. Al the hour! q lea ~
ing London the sky was overhung! The 4
-Ntts, WIS Jump, and there was )
every indication that the review would
be marred by rain At Portsmouth,
however the sky that was oyercastVin 81
London was clearing The sun Wns
coming through the drifting cloudn
ana showing the miles of warships
spread out In the form of paralleio-
gram that was more than six milcag$
long and nearly three miles wide
There had been a great exodus at ~ "a
spltheau all the morning. Thousands q
OF Americans We're In the van iAmonr
those who witnessed the review we're
ambassador and Mrs. Reid and the
entire embassy staff. the Perry Re11S
monts, Alfred Gwynne vanderbilt. Mra9.R
William b. Leeds and others M
II was 1925 o'clock when the rovaif
train arrived ct Portsmouth Thar.
Ma1esues We're met by Admiral Moore.
communicating chief of the British 3.
neet, ana officers Of the naval guard y
aboard the royal yacht Victoria and Il
Albert the royal standard was run 70 Il
the masthead. aji ys.s,f6 N 81
Signal Is Given. ~
An officer on the bridge OF Lord Nell
sons sons lasship Victory had been watch
standard been caught by the breeze 4
man there came across the water the
sight of Hash of Are from an omen IS
port OF the old flagship. BEFORE tina y
report of the gun reached those on N
board the royal yacht or the crowds II
that lined the shore and the nle a sure
craft and sightseeing fleet there was
another fash. , .7s1s{5
Then there was one continuous IA sh-s
Ing Of fire and booming of guns This 81
shots were heard far up the line 3nasa-G9f
Ing the word to the furthermost shinisFs
SIX miles away. that the review was9s
begun. gsa 90 81
The royal yacht, escorted bv fonrs
others carrying the admiralty offlctats.ag
and escorted by four torpedo boat ia.
stroyers that Went ahead to clear the
way proceeded westward toward tho
fleet I..ssSSs55
As the royal yacht drew near there
was roar from the first shin In Iina ggsSi
1t was the royal salute When tha,
vessel ceased to fire. the salute was
taken up BY the next The foreign
warshiPs in their turn thunderedl outls
their greetings to the sovereigns. and ~
the fighting line was for a time ob..sss
scured in smoke. In all, 5000 guns
doomed salutes TO the newly crown ad I'll
King and Queen. q W
n The royal yacht continued westwardAs
between the lines OF gaily decora ted Il,
fighting craft, whose shlutes kept com ..sst
pany with the progress OF the zach Z. fg
The men OF the ships manned tho rails
and the bands played God Save thSs
King" RS
The King and Queen stood on th!!s:5g;
bridge OF the YictorIa ana Albert IS Sthe, 81
yacht went up the great line OF wa Z -lsS
ships, and finally came back standiu III,
between the line OF foreign warshipassN
and the sightseeing craft, which Stvars SIS
kept in position by fotiila OF torpados.4
boats and torpedo boat destroyerssSSt5pdF ia