New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-24
THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF Wales
ARRIVAL AT DETROIT.
From Our Own Reporter.

Starting from Hamilton at o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon, the Prince and his party proceeded by the Urea
Western Railway to Windsor, where he arrived aoou'
eight. Some of the towns along the route were deco
rated with banners and inscriptions, and al all the sa
tions the train and its passengers were greeted win
energetic demonstrations from assembled crowds Inc
evening display at Windsor was very brilliant iae
buildings were ell profusey illuminated aud the rVer
WAS covered with steamboats,, from which lncessant
discharges of fireworks maintained fjr more than
an hour The boat upon which the royal party crossed
n Detroit WIGS the most bounteously embeshed ofa,
and was patroed throughout by large body Of young
sailors-amats urs, undoubtedy-ever 80 gay ia their
bright blue shirts bordered with white, and their un
form hats and trousers The boat dt not cross direct
w. but passed up and down once or twice before the
city. for some unexplained and not well understood
purpose Perhaps it was 10 afford vie OF the illu
nina ions. which were more attractive and more gen.
eral than anybody had expected.
Finally the la1 dDg.pa e was reached and prepare
tons for attempting the shore beguu. Presently
thew halted and soon we're wholly checked for il was
foupd that the crowds, which had poured down in
dens ct masses to the edge of the water had broken
through ,he lines of the toroh-ght procession, and
completely choked the way. The scene was very
stirring and animated although promising nothing but
ANNOYANCE for awhile. The entire breadth OF Wood
ardayenue was blocked for the distance Of an eighth
of mile with multitude whose faces all turned in
one direction and hsflgbtsd by the 6remens torches,
which stretched far back from the wharf in two regu-
lar lires peered eagerly for the first glimpse Of the
Young visitor. There was very little csmor and not
much cheering but there was good deal of curiosity
which manifested ihef in the evident determination
not to give way for the smooth passage of the royal
| uarty. After some Intellectual reasoning with the
crowd, the steamboats, pl3nk was withdrawn, with
the intention of seeking another aud freer landing
place; but this was not persisted in. second en-
| deavor was more successful The plank was shot
ashore and the Prince passed and hurned to his
carriage the throDg immediately closing in after hi
aud involving the nearest members of his suite in the
vii est coDfosion from which they appeared to extr
cate hems,lve only with great deal OF difficulty. 1t
not creditabe to Detroit that the arrangements for
the cafe ard comfortable landing of these visitors
should have been 30 stability neglected. Nobody ex
| poets an American crowd TO preserve composure
| and serenity when the least provocsion to
| excitement offers itself, and tumul. Ike
this should surely have been effectively guarded
against it might have been, with very little pre-
caution In the least of the Canadian cities, always
| excepting the stronghold Of the Orange vagTaots,
there has been su:h Disorder. The multitude was
certainly good Iatured and in the best possible temper
bat the good nature of huge mob is apt 10 be like the
fportveress of elephant, dissgreea5le when real
lied too closely So thought one or two members of
the suite who with the pleasantes grace in the world
wsre crowded overheard into the river and absolutely
put in danger Of their lives. The Governor General Of
CsDadas Private Secretary, ofthese. However
the landing was effected, in ahurry-skury, irregular
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Hotel with all possible speed. OF the many thousands
who filed the streets probably not hundred alto
getber caught single sight of him. The hotel was
aerward surrounded for hours by contemplative and
patient gazers who silently looked and looked AMI
medated upon the general subject Of y,uthfu royalty
until at last perceivng result they slowly scattered
ss quietly as they had assembled The only bolster
ous oemonstra 1ns were those which Immediately fol-
lowed the Princes landing, and those, after all,
not of a very deplOrable nature. Bat in other United
Sa'es cities where the Prince may publicly received
sufficient care should be taken, if invitations to MODS
be held out to check such oveAows of excitement and
curiosity shall deprive him and his party of all COM
fort 1t would be pity if scenes like that Of last even
ing should be repeated, and honorable visitors be
pushed overheard and half drowned
The Prince remains in Detroit only over night. and
in the morning passes on to Chicago.
The following is the route decided upon for the
Prince Of Wales in the United States:
September 81 Visits Chicago
September ~, Shooting expedition on the praries
September %, "a and IS, shooting expedition on the
pTairies.
September 90 and 81 St. Louis.
September 49, 90 and 80, Cincinnati.
Oct. /, Pit sbuTgh.
Oct 2 Harrisburg.
Oct 3 A. and ), Washington.
Oct aud z Richmond Va.
Oct 8, Baltimore.
Oct. 9 and 10 Philadelphia.
Oct. IL, II, l3, ard IA, New-York
Oct. IS West Point
OFT. IS, Albany.
Oct. II, Is, and 10, Boston and Cambridge.
Oct. 20, Portland whence he Immediately embarks