The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 27, 1897, Page 1

i ! IE LXXXIL—-NO. 27. SAN FRANCISCO, SO) NDAY MORNING, JUNE 27, 1897T—THIRTY PAGES. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE GREATEST NAVAIL DEMONSTRATION I STUPENDOUS | __AGGREGATION . Isle of Wight. OF SEA POWER Marvelous Display of Human| Handiwork Off Ports- mouth Harbor. 'WAR VESSELS OF ALL CLASSES IN| THE PAGEANT. Chief Political Object of Accomplished by Great Britain in Show- ing -the Strength of Her Navy : to the World. Copyrighted 1897 by PORTSMOUTH, June 26 —What | fhould rank as the greatest achievement pf man hasi béen in- dispute many cen- turies. The ‘answer of this generation has been found to-day in the marveious | display 6f human handiwork spréaa upon the waters of the great roadstead stretch- ing between Portsmouth harbor znd the Half & thousand of gréat leviathans were there, creatures of iron, sssembled from every quarter of the globe. They were of every size, shape and description—graceful. -najestic liners, fearsome, repulsive batile-ships, impndent | little torpedo-boais—cach embodyin; the most wonderful discoveries and creations of the brain of man. It was sufficientiy imposing as a British | naval review, but there were other crafts than English, and foreign outnum- | bered the British fizhting force and served | somewhat to minimize the admiralty dis- | play as a mere spectacle. | Even the most ignorant layman, how- ever, need not be told he was witness- | ing the most stupendous ageregaiion of | sea power this or any otber age has seen, | nomatter how estimated—in tonnage, mo- | tive power, or destructive force. The 165 | ‘vessels comprising the British fleet were | more formidable than any weapon with | which any nation has armed itself during | the years included in the human record. - The chief political otject of this jubilee celebratlon was therefore accomplished. | Great Britain has shown rivals and ber | own children the vast resources at her“ command for offense and defense, and | fonaly hopes the lesson may be taken 10 | heart in more than one foreign capital. | She gained, at ali ev:nts, an unsought tribute. Nature herself acknowledged the | greatness and grandeur of the occcasion. The afterncon, sfter a foggy morniag, was beautafully brigit, clear and cool. the tha New York Aun. The' firing of royal salutes by the big guns of every ship amounted to s terrific cannonade, and the effect was the same which sometimes followed a great battle. | A heavy shower, entirely local, deluzed the scene an hour after the review was finished. The British men-of-war of all types and | classes actually present in the five col- | umne moored at Spithead numbered 165 | pennants, It must not, however, be as- sumed that all the vessels in the pageant | are effective for battle. From the number iraining and coast guard work, must be deducted, and also sixteen vessels from another line which perform similar duties, The number of. effeciive fighting ships is thus rednced to 137, and critics further eliminate rbe Alexandria, flagship of the superintendent of the naval reserves, and the Inflexible on the ground that they are the only ships of the fighting line carry- | ing muzzleloading guns. The force present has, in numbers, been exceeded on previous occasions, notably in 1856 at the close of the Russian war, when upward of 250 vessels were reviewed by the Queen, including 140 gunboats and fifty mortar-boats. In every other re- spect, in powers of offense and defense, in Lomogeneity, mobility and preparation | for active work the force now collected at Spithead has never been equaled. More- over, it has independent squadrons in foreign and colonial waters numbering 125 pennants. The least remarkable point about the fleet is the fact that by far the larger part has been’ built within ten years. Of the ironciads onlv seven ante- date tbe Queen’s jubilee in 1887, while in other ¢ asses—cruisers, torpedo-boats and commerce-destroyers—the proportion of old bots ie st.li smaller. Portsmou'h probably never in its en- THE RIGHT HON GEORGE J GOSCHEN.M.P. FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY. e SR R ADMIRAL SIR NOWELL SALMON, K.C.B COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF AT PORTSMOUTH THE LEADING SPIRITS IN YESTERDAY’S NAVAL DEMONSTRATION,. | tire history held such enormous crowds. into the town from early mornipg until | shortly before the arriva! of the Prince of Wales at 1 o’clock. It was a magnificent day. The entire water front between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight was | simply filled with ships of war. The fact that all these, with few exceptions, flew | the English flag, seemed to impress itself i on the minds of spectators, who crowded | the excursion steamers and in consequence | there was an aimost incessant playing of “God Save the Queen.” Patriotism was unbounded. It was enough -to make peo- | ple patriotic, for here were five miles of | British warships, a, display of power un- precedented in the history oi the world. The ships were disposed of 1n five long | lines, each extending from Forf Gilkicker | heartily cheered. | Hundreds of trains poured the multitude the Jubilee Celebration | An immense number of yachts, pieasure steamers ~ud great ocean liners filled the remaining space to- | | ward the Iste of Wicht. | 1In one sngle line were the Teutonic, | | transformed for the day into an armed | cruiser; New York, . Columbia, Ophir, Dresden, Bothnia, Normandie, Empress | Frederick, Cobure and Connaught. | Suortly after a single gun from the flag- | | ship Renown announced the departure | | from the dockyards of the Prince of | Wales on the royal yacht. This was the gignal for the roval salute, which was | fired by the entire fleet of over 150 ships. | Simultaneously every vessel manned its | sides and military tops, with the excep- | tion of the Siamese yacht, which sent its | crew to the masts and made a picturesque display. « The cannonading was terrific. The foreign ships all used smokeless | | and animation. | never forget. | line was composed of twenty-nine ships— | <0 black powder, so that five minutes after in Portsmouth harbor to a point qpposite | Osbporne, Isle of Wight. The outermost | powder, but the entire British fleet clung all battle-ships and cruisers. | the noise began a heavy curtain of smoke | Thesecond line was similarly composed of thirly ships, the thirty-eight ships run- | ning eastward as far as the twenty-nintn | in line D twelve vessels, employed in | | ship. The third line was composed en- | tirely of smail cruisers, torpedo-boats, | gunboats and gun vessels, while tie last nine ships wera fine mast-rigged vessels | of the training squadron, reiics of the old | days, before steam superseded sail. In- | side this was the fourth line, which was | one of the most interesting, for no fewer | than thirty of the forty vessels composing it were destroyers of the latest patiern; the remainder were smaller craft, Lying close in shore on the Isle of lows: Austrian, Wie; helm; Spanish, Vizeaya; American, Brooklyn; Russian, Russia; French, | Pothuau; Dutch, Evertse: Portuguese, Vasco de Gama; Norwegian, Fritz; Swedish, Go Danish, Helgoland; Jap- anese, Fuji, and the King of Siam’s grace- | ful cruiser yacht Maha Chakrakoi. The Brooklyn was decidedly the most noteworthy ship in the vast assemblage from the spectators’ point of view. Her creat factorv chimneys and ihe odd, tumble-away sides of the high white huil and the two immense flags maae the picture absoluteiy unique. Even Ports- mouth, which for cenerations has been accastomed to look upon all the rest of | the naval craft of the world, turned out. The Brooklyn was not only admired, but German, King Wil- Wight side were the foreign ships, as fol- | | bung over the water and for ten minutes | obscured vessels 100 vards distant. | Tbe reviewing fleet came within sight | of the ships about 2:15 o’clock. The pro- cession was piloted by the yacht Trinity, | followed shortly afterward by the anti- | quated but still serviceabie royal yacht | Victoria and Albert, on which were the Prince and Princess of Wales, Empress | Frederick, the Dikeand Duchess of York, | the Duke of Coburg and the Duke of Con- | naught. The remainder of the procession was composea of the royal yacht Aibeit and tbe chartered steamer Carthage, on which were representatives of crowned heads of Europe and other distinguisned visitors, including an Indian Princess in gorzeous costume. Then came the Ad- miralty yachts—Efina, Enchantress and Fire Queen, the latter having aboard the | commander-in-chief, Admiral Sir Nowell | Salmon. The Wilson liner Eldorado, car- rying the corps deplomatique and colo- | nial premiers; the Arundel Castle, carry- ing the Lord Mayorand corporation offi- | cers of London; the Danube, with mem- bers of the House oi Loras; the Parra- | matta and Goorkha, with Admiralty guests; and the Cempania, with members of the House of Ccmmons. As the roval yacht passed each ship tremendous cheers were given by the crews. and the bands played “‘God Save the Queen.” The enthusiasm displayed l‘nlon; these five miles of water was really marvelous. The flotilla came gracefully down through the lines of warships, and the scene wes one of unparalleled beauty Of all the great ships the Campania looked greatest. She looked twice the size of buge battle-ships | lixe the Majestic, Repulse or Resolution, | | | which are really much larger, and when | she finally drew away frum the fleet and took her passengers for a short sea trip she was saluted with tremendous cheers from one end of the line to the other. There was a slight haze, and this, cor- bined with the mass of “smoke, made it difficult to distinguish objects at a great distance; but after a short time the sun drove through the clouds, and for the first time in the day the entire fleet could be discerned. 1t was a picture one can The waters of the famous anchorage glittered ilke a broad sheet of silver under the rays of the briliiant sun, and sgainst'this the wonderful fleet stood sharply outlined and distinet. The royal procession went throush the several lines, and finally ¢ame to an anchor opposite the flagship Renown. When the anchor was dropped the flagship hoisted a signal, and a roar of cheers from 40,000 sailors was heard from one end of the fleet to the other. This w: loudly echoed by the excursion steamers, yachts, tugs and other vessels outside the line. 1n fact the cheering never seemed to terminate from the be- ginning of the day to the end, but, strange to say, not a single whistle was blowa. The Prince of Wales went aboard the Renown, and soon after the water became alive with sieam pinnaces carrying ad- mirals and captains to be presented. This ceremony over, the Prince’s yacht re- turned to Portsmouth, cheered all the way by the crews, who again manned the side. The lines were then thrown open to out- side steamers, and soon a great procession went through the fleet. As if by pro- gramme the rain began falling immedi- ately after the Victoria and Albert left the line, and came down in bucketfuls, Thunder and lightning terrified and drove all the great excursion ships to the docks. At 6 o'clock the anchorage was abso- lutely destitute of visiting craft and the whole scene was lamentable. Thousands of persons rushed away from Portsmouth immediateiy on landing. thinking it bope- less to wait for the great illuminations siowly | which 1t was belleved would be postponed | began. The rainy season and intense v acosymt OBl | heat now prevail all over the island, and Bat promptly at9 o’clock asain, as if | the dil‘:li‘:lcrenau bi yte“c(‘i" f;v.l‘ ac this P time of the year of the death rate among Mdurting 10 WREEAEIS; the toin Shsel; @ the Spanish soidiers; ave not prevented and st & signal the fleot flashed forth | ¢y advance of Weyler ngainstGeneral lights. Where in the daytime had been | Garcia. | mitted, so only flags of rainkow fashion wers now electric | lights. Greuj somber ironclacs were sur- | rounded by wlistening girdles of brilliant | lights from.%opmast to topmast and low down to the water's edge, while the whole bosom of the strait, from Spithead to Osborne, appeared as though gleaming | with fire. | Undoubtediy the finest show was made | by the Brooklyn, which had an immense V. R, 1837-97" in electric-lights stretched amidships, and alongside the “Brooklyn.” She was fairly alive with lights. Great pictures of the Queen were | hung between the funnels of the big bat- | tle-ships. “God Save the Queen” was the | favorite and fervent electrically lighted | wish among the cruisers, and a handsome | display was made by the Russians and | Frenchmen. Searchlights were not per- word | | the outlines of vessels | were seen, and this made the contras: to | former illuminations of this sort all the | more marked. The illuminations con- | tinued until midnight, when on a signal | from the fleet commander every super- | fluous light went ont as if turned off with a single switch. Thus came to zn end the greatest and most remarkable naval | spectacle the world has ever known. —— EXPERT CLOY\!E;‘ VIEWS. While Greit Britain Is Superior on the S»as, America Leads the Van for Modern-ldeas. | LONDON, Exa., June 26—W. Laird | Clowes, the famous naval -expert, “said; | after inspecting the immense array of | British and foreign warships at Spithead: “If an Austrian, German or Frenchman | should go home from Evithead he would | tell his countrymen: ‘So’ long as Great | Britain remains ia her present temper | you need harbor no dreams of naval power. To-day she is even more supreme on the broad seas than in the old times on | the narrow seas over which she then | claimed domain. You cannot singly or in conjunction with others hope to rival her.’ “Yet, although these are one man’s conclusions, it would be wrong to suggest that the British have nothing to learn from foreign navies or from foreign ships now here. The Russians, Americans, Austrians, Dutch and French have sent their newest, and in some cases the best, and it is hoved the British officers and | constructors will ‘utilize ‘these opportuni- | ties for visiting-and s'vdying the Hossia, Brooklyn, Wien, Evertsen and Pothuau. | ia is noteworthy for three screws | and is fitted to burn petroleum or coal at | option. Great Britain possesses no large | ship with either of these characteris The Brooklyn is capable of sugg many things connected with the adapta- | tion. of electrieity to the work of a ship. | We are at least five or six years behind | some other countries, whereas America | certainly leads the v. | “Germany sends the old battle-ship | Konig Wilhelm. Yot she is far from be- | ing contemptible because old. Indeed,. | there is no foreign ship here that reads more ipstructive lessons. The Germans have re-engined and rearmed her and shown triumpnantly the way we ought to deal with old ironclads.” PRETEKDS 10 BE COSFIDENT. Wsyler Expects to Crush the Cubans by Steer Force of Num- bers. HAVANA, Cuss, June 26.—The cam- | paign which Weyier is now beginning in East Cuba will be the greatest militury ef- fort oi the Spanish army since the war | Itis known here that a few days ago the Prime Minister cabled 10 Weyler it Was necessary io ‘“‘crush ibe revoiution in | a short time, no matter at what sacrifice | of life.’” Spain knows that time is ihe greatest ally of the.patriots, as each day of the war means $250,000 more expense to the Spanish trea:ury. If, Weyler should remain inactive during the sum- mer the prolongation of the struggle a year more will te certain. In the face of this dark prossect for Spain, Canovas bas decided to throw the last cara. The war henceforth will be without mercy on both sides. General Garcia de- clares he is prepared to meet the Span- iards and every crime of the enemy against Cubans in arms or pacificos will be followed by terrible retaliation. The policy of revenge was initiated last week at Santa Clara province. General Montea- godo will be made a genersl now in the Cuban army. In the Spanish side Weyler ordered the Spanish columns in Camaguey and San- tiago de Cuba to concentrate the country people in towns and réfuse permission to the reach ot forts. Every man nto the hands of soidiers out- | side the towns wiil be immediately shot. Before leaving Havana Weyler said to wish 10 prove that my method of warfure is the only way to quell this revolution.- Whether right or not you will roon know.” The Captaine General does not intena to remain in the fieid throughout the campaign. . As soon NEW 710-DAY. BABY’ SKIN = Inall the world there is no other treatment 80 pure, so sweet, o safe, o speedy, for pre- serving, purifying, and beautifying the skin, scalp, and hair, and eradicating every hu- r, 88 warm baths With CUTICURA SOAP, and ‘gentle anointings with CUTICURA (ointe ment), the great skin cure. 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