Show BRiTISH JACK TARS lARS FEASTED American Sailors Show Their Lug Eng English lish Cousins a Good Time CHEERS LONG AND LOUD OUD WHICH MADE CONEY ISLAND ISLAND AND PAVILION lON RING w Y Nov famous S SIng say Ing Blood d Is thicker than water never f found und more titan than It md tonight at the dinner out Oil tile Bowery at Coney Island which the men of the first squadron or of th the United States Atlantic fleet gave to the tha men ot of the second cruiser un m of his edt na V commanded U Rear Ad Q Louis of rh t of the cheering with was aI the keynote whiCh British and American eus the groat loot pavilion ring to the echo It wa as th the toast to which the long tables the thes drank I which stretched down the tho great hull bull beneath the overhanging BrItish and American Amerle n flags It was the theme of the that accompanied the ci cigars ni and beer of this toast feast unIque In the history of nil all navies and which will lon long furnish the theme or of yarns un on many it a British h and American Scene in the Pavilion Coney In Iii the vicinity of the bowery looked 1 as It If mI mel mer had returned The fakirs were about the tho enclosure long before the tho sailors and the real resI resIdents dents packed the approaches to the hull hall Inside the picture was one which sur priced even een the men themselves who had worked all night In Its construe construction tion Overhead a freize of British and American flags stretched around the ball From each of the twelve churn chan dellers swunG from the ceiling down the ilie center of the hull hall waved four ard acl four our British flags The he railing rail lug was wai intertwined with the colors of the two Festoons of bunting were ere draped across from one balcony bakon to the other caught aught u Up in the tho center b by great globes or of electric iteMs Officers Present Across the lower end of the ball wat a 8 long table with four smaller tables adjoining at right angles These wore were for the f two wo their theil staffs the flag from each of the British and American war warships ships in the North river and other of especially invited b by the men At Atthe Atthe the center of the long table looking down the ball sat Rear Admiral Evans and Rear Admiral Prince Louis To the tle right of Admiral Evans beside the Prince were Admiral Dickens Admiral Brownson Captain Pierce Col Co IL H M 1 Thompson Captain Dare und and Captain Arnold To the left of Evans Eans sat Sir Sh Percy Sand lt the British at N New w York Yok Rear near Admiral Davis Cap tam arquhar Commissioner of p lice Captain Ca tain 1 Captain Tilley an and 1 Cn CaStaIn tain Han flynn The other officers were at the adjoining tablea which wore were prettily decorated with pink and white carna Champagne us the tho only extra not served fi at t the six rows of tables which stretched from the om olTi cers tables to the looi doOl on the main HOI and for near the ent entire length or of the balcony Sailors Assembled Early The British and American sailors Were assembled on board the lI Maine and Alabama early carbo this after afternoon afternoon noon There the they boar boarded three steamers tt amel landed nt at Steeplechase pier between halt half past I 1 five e and six there escorted b by special Ial police the they to to pavilion 1 lin in the Bowen and received a noisy noblY welcome along the route band played a m medley dle of popular sailor Manor on sone while the 2610 W sailors wore were being assigned their seats which wits done without the confusion Another evidence ot of their discipline came ame when for nearly an the they sat Mt patiently in their seats awaiting the arrival of the prince and Admiral Ev Evans ans with the other officers who came In six si special ears cars The party reached the hall ball about 7 and entered amid a storm ot of cheers h rs Before Defore the prince had finished the first course COUrie 1 lie said he wanted to et the view from the gal Ial gallery lery When the two comm left seats and started for Cor the balcony balcon the sailors seemed to for forget pt all about the beet and other good thin things 5 before t them em and jumping to their feet they for tour four Then the theother theother other admirals took a look from the balcony and then captains in each group getting etting It a rousing cheer When hen the lUm were hued filled the of the British Jh navy was drunk The They came caUte three eh cheers for Prince Louis three for Admiral Evans Eans and three for forthe forthe the British navy nan Fifteen Rounds of Beer B By 10 the fIfteen roun rounds s of beer eer which sailor ba had been ot of a and nd the men started out to do Coney Island Many tauy of the amusement ement places o in honor of the h tors At midnight the shooting galleries the bEer gardens and other attractions were doin a midsummer busness and thE 2500 sailors were hay hav havIn In the time of oC their lIves The will ill come alongside Stee pier er lit at G 6 tomorrow morning to take ke the to their The tonight ht was R a return ur pi for tor the entertainment which the themen men nen of the American squadron re elved when In En England land several years ago The 0 front of the menu cards bore a picture ot of Ute the American and British sailor cla clasping ov over r the flags pf their tw two countries The guests were w rt seated first a and then an American While hilt the themen made merr merry nt at Coney Island the warrant officers of the Brit lab squadron the of f the Amm ienn shipS at a ball ballen ballon on en the Drake Drako |