Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-01
SEEENGLAND' NAVY
KING GEORGE WITH QUEEN
MARY REVIEW THEIR MANY
FIGHTERS OF The SEA.
England Had 1877 Warships, Valued at
$500, 100000, in Line - Seventeen
Other Countries Had Craft There
Many Americans Aboard the Della
ware Guests of Captain Cove.

London.-King George and Queen
Mary Saturday, attended by a gorgeous
suite and most Of the celebrities who
bad come to England to see him
crowned, looked upon England S sea
might and they had every reason to
feel proud Of it. Amid thunder of
thousands Of guns, the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert, with the royal couple
and their guests and attendants steamed
slowly between the double line of fight
ing ships six miles long, all flying the
flag which represents Great Britain IS
mastery Of the sea, 167 craft, from the
giant dreadnought to the fast-hying
torpedo boat destroyers and the deadly
looking submarine boats. His majesty
eyes kindled with the enthusiasm of
the professional sailor as they swept
over the mightiest war fleet ever gath
cred together He paid particular at
tention to the great American battle
ship Delaware, by far the most
formidable Of the eighteen warships.
Thousands of Yankees There.
There had been a great exodus to
Spit all the morning. Thousands of
Americans were there. Among those
who saw the review were Ambassador
and Mrs. Reid and the entire embassy
staff, Perry Belmont, Alfred Gwinn
Vanderbilt, Mrs. William b. Leeds and
others.
1t was 1925 clock when the royal
train arrived at Portsmouth. Their
majesties were met by Admiral Moore
of the British fleet and officers of
honor. When the party had stepped
aboard the yacht Victoria and Albert
the royal flag was run to the mast
head.
Then there was one continuous flash
ing of fire and booming of cannon
Shots were heard far up the line and
the word was passed to the fathermost
ship, six miles away, that the reception
had begun.
Received by King and Queen.
For almost an hour a continuous
line of boats were coming and going
as one flag officer after another, re
splendent in gold lace, went up the
companionway of the Victoria and AL
bert to be received by their majesties
The king wore an admiral's uniform
while the young prince of Wales was
dressed in the uniform of a midship
man.
The reception over, the royal yacht
returned to Portsmouth while the
farewell salute was being fired. The
royal party and guests returned t.
London in the kings train.
Among the naval powers represented
were Germany, France, Japan, Austria
Italy, Russia, Spain, Argentina, Chile
Sweden, Turkey, China, Denmark, Hol
land and Norway.
Americans on Delaware.
Aboard the Delaware was a large
party of Americans, the guests OF
Captain Cove and his officers. These
included Secretary Phillips of the
American embassy at London and Mrs
Phillips; Templeton Crocker, Mrs
Croker and Miss Croker; Mrs. Robert
Bacon, wife of the American ambassa-
dor to France, and family; J. Coleman
Drayton, Mrs. R. c. Boiling, Leland
Harrison, Sheldon Crosby, Mrs. w
Hopper of Boston, Henry Harrison, w
A. dayton, American Consul General
and Mrs Grifiths and Commander
Edwards Simpson, American naval at
tache at London, and Mrs. Dell H.
Hood.
ortsmouth.-Ranged in a PARALLEL
gram six miles in length and two miles
broad, 167 British warships and IS YES
sells representing II foreign nations
foated before the king.
The aggregate tonnage of the
British craft alone was over 1000,
600, as compared with a little more
than one-half this total present at
Queen Victoria g diamond jubilee re
view in 1897. This aggregation of
British dreadnoughts and smaller sis
ters represents about the outlay of
100000 900, while after the value of
the Is foreign warships is added there
was moored in this historic rOadstead of
Spithead an international war fleet rep
resenting total initial expenditure of
$5OOOOO,OO
PLEASURE RESORT HORROR