New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Eight U. S. Destroyers
Convoy His Ship on Way
to Halifax After Day
of Hearty Codspeeds
observation-disclosures
Navy Precedents
Salute Is Fired After
Sunset as She Swings
About to Return to Port

The city bade godspeed to the Prince
Of Wales yesterday. Although the
prince insisted that the parting was
only temporary and that he intended
to visit America again, the ceremonies
lasted from o'clock until l:45 in the
afternoon and extended from the Hud-
son River at the foot of Eighty sixth
Street to beyond the Ambrose Channel
lightship.
AT this latter point, the dreadnought
Delaware shattered all navy precedent,
and although it was after sundcwn,
fired salute as she swung wide to
return to port, and allowed the Re
nown to continue on her way to sea
Although the prince has left these
shores he is still under the protection
ct the Stars and Stripes. Tehese
butter from the mastheads of eight
destroyers Of the Atlantic beet. which
are convoying his craft to Halifax
New York in general bade the Prince
farewell i'll the same maner in which it
had hailed him-by mighty cheering.
footing Of whistles, waving flags and
banging guns. The royal visitor. for
ms part. he d an investiture ceremony
aboard the Renown yesterday morning
and later reviewed a brigade Of Bow
scouts at tho Columbia Yacht Club
later
Promises to Come Again
The prince is coming again to visit
US at the first opportunity, he made
known in farewell message to
America he gave out just before ne
sailed. He said he particularly desired
TO see something of the West, as we'll
as to see more of New York. He ac-
knowledges the receipt of Hundreds
Of charming letters and expressed the
wish he might have personally an
iterating his gratefuncss for the vel
come accorded him here.
Ihe prince lunched aboard the Re
nown and Immediately thereafter the
crew Of the big battle cruiser pro-
ceeded to get her under way. Clouds
of smoke poured from her wide, ST ubbv
stacks, and sailors swarmed over her
decks making things ship shape.
Among the American Warships lying
in the river there was also much ac-
tivity. The destroyers Stockton, Rob
inson, Taylor, Southard Fairfax, Nc
Kee, Bush and Ingram were getting up
steam and preparing for the long run
to Halifax as escort to the Renown.
Inc dreadnought Delaware also was
ready TO weigh anchor.
Through the autumn haze that hung
over the water, tenders darted, and
from the masts of every ship signal
flags whipped in the keen wind. The
Columbia Yacht Club, Riverside Park
and the drive were black with people
Their voices raised in final cheers for
the prince must have reached his ears
on the long gray ship that was to car
ry him home.
At LAS the Delaware began to dror
down stream, and halted just above
Ninety sixth Street, waiting for the
cruiser two airplanes swooped and
circed, and when at 2:30 she pointed
her nose downstream, drove away to
the south.
Then Final Cheer Is Heard
The smoke cloud over the Renown',
stacks thickened has her propellers be-
n which she has lain more than {
week. From the Columbia Yacht Club
there came the thin sound OF a fna
cheer and the saluting gun began tC
pound out its farewell.
Ahead of the mighty battle cruiser
as she orept downstream slipped the
British light cruiser Constance Be
hind her wallOwed the Patrol with tho
Mayors Committee and a band aboar I'd
still further in the rear came the de
stroyers and the American dread
nought.
At Sixty-sixth Street, the Constance
dropped back of the Renown and the
destroyers began to close in on botf
hanks. The prince stood on the Ad
miraFs bridge with Rear Admiral Sl
Lionel Halsey and two signal boys. A
the American torpedo craft slid pas
the battle-cruiser, bugles sang out anc
their crews manned the rail. AS eacf
vessel came by the prince saluted.
The cannon on the yacht clubs land
.ng had on.y just finished its work
1hen the guns of the cruiser Co,umbis
COX up the salute. The whistles O.
he river craft joined in, and as the
Drive faded away in the heavy haze the
cheering to the last-came over The
water.
The towering buildings of the love-
city, reaching up through the cloud,
atmos sphere. slipped past. Liberty helt
her hand aloft as though bidding the
great vessel farewell, and the Renown
after threading her way through th'
frowzy crowd of tramps that lie in the
''~r Bay, stood out to seat at iifteel
knots.
NE Delaware Takes the Lead
The smoke cloud DER the stacks o
the Delaware thickened. She gathcret
speed, passed the battle cruiser. an,
took the lead through the Ambros
Channel. To left and right the de
stroyers under The command Of Com
mander Baldridge divided and kept tn
path OF the princes ship clear.
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