New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-02
= BONNY SAILOR PRINCE.
.nor OF GRBDCE AT THE NAVY YARD.
s,xrrRpsrrp in ALL THE wARsHIrs AND

pv sere either DESTROYS Of paying their Respects VI
anxious to have the Prince accept some 'cuI''Ss
.,.rtion from them. One OF those VINO o"lio" 0''
o. primo. Yesterday morning and succeeded III ssc
u0 Rim was A. p Rail- who formally extendeo 70 INC
We an invitation on the part OF rev Oh uo
- residents of New York to attend dlnner 10 o0
u0 =, Delmonico,s tins evening. Another calld
v' ror.t, Fra1ar the president Of the Sims-Euison
w.,-,e Torpedo Company, who invited inc Ii.HOS
,-Sneot the torpedoeS now at Winets foint ~ no"
" th. Intention Of the Prince to accept an lnVV"'o
~ % 10 West Point the yacht Electra uut "n'''
w..nos,tion had to Immediately give way 10 ue III
Fn,op 10 inspect the torpedoes. He VIII therefore
vN - ropcb time as possible this afternoon to ex-
this new type of offensive warfare returning IN
So 20 attend the dinner 10 be given by Me "ieeAS'
.1sr the dinner he viii go 20 the Casino
Tn,s morning the Prince Will WISH the Me'lOPo
49,. Nuseum Of Art, and go thence to the Grant
.~rah in Riverside Park. After luncheon ne VIII
- "a wlet's Point. For tomorrow ule rfiVo
~ .coepted the invitation OF Mr.. Edison 10
ha -. IIeTyeIyn Park. In the evening he vail
w., a.. nth Mr. OarOvsly and later will 20 Directly OH
- tbe Servla which sails at O'Clock on satur-
a. norning At the close Of the morning auolence
,hs Prince Captain Lomcn and Mr.. Botkln seconu
creiarv of tbs Russian Legation, under the eso"rV
:, Mr. Botassi the Greek ConsulGenerSl went on
,hs door of the Produce Exchange. shefb tihe
'mood TO crafty their curiosity. They then went
n.1onioo,s TO luncheon and aftcrward to the
- Ward where they remained until about O'CLOCK.
A~sngements had been made for their reception by
,,r+enant Prime of the Navy. adede camp 10 captain
I.,-y Frbsn, COmmandant Of the yard. captain br-
h had received instructions from Acting Secretary Oh
An, Navy Solely to extend every attention TO the Prince
iurpR his tour Of inspection OF the Sara' rrIn'o
aorrA,s ipcognito proved Of some satisfaction to MIN
.h, occasion AZ least although so far the name Of
CENT roter has not deluded people with the idea that
hs e. NOT the scion Of royalty. If the Prince had
rsted the Navy Yard a member OF the ROYAL FAMILY
n Greco he would have been greeted with saiu'e
a, twentyone guns the marines would have turned
o,,t and the yards Of all the ships would have been
manned As il was, the Prince and his party were
unostentatiousy received by Captain Kane Lieutenant
Calhoun and Assistant Naval Constructor Street
After the Prince had been introduced TO Captain En-
hen Commsndant Of the yard, the small party began
,ts tour Of Inspection The new cruiser which VIII be
known as the Cincinnati at future time was the
first object Of interest The Concord, which Is IN the
stone drydock, next visited and the Prince went
over the whole ship down into the engne-ro0m'
ANYTHING of a mechanical nature has particular at
traction for him, and he exhibited the greatest interest
IN affairs Of this kind. One of the first
onestions he asked concerned torpedoes and II
there were any IN the yard. He told that there
usra none but his interest in other subjects did not
subside From the Concord the party passed on 10
the Maine which is now in the wooden dryd0ck Inc
Prince was surprised when he was told That the vast
volume of water which fills the place when a ship
IS hoated in, be pumped ont in ninety minutes
The monitor MiantonomOh, however, was Of more
interest 10 the Royal Lieutenant and Captain Lomen
than ANYTHING vet so far seen. Captain Lomen mad
visited the MantonomOh when she was a wooden vessel
on her first and only trip TO Europe in 1863 II was
On that voyage the Unted States Minister to Russia
Mr. Fox was passenger. The presence OF tle snip
in a Russian port created a great deal Of interest,
being as il was new type of man-Ci-war, ana the
Grand Duke was amazed when he learned that Mt
Fox had come the Atlantic %" in that thing"
as the Grand Duke termed IT, This historical incident
was related by Captain Lomen, who was here WIN the
Russian feet in 500.
The sua>hUlse where the new launches are stored
was next visited also the machine shops, the foundry
and the armory where the Prince carefully Inspected
the Hotohkiss and Calling guns. The party was then
taken back 70 the COMMANDMENTS Office, and soon after
ward left the yard.
It was the unanimous opinion Of all the officers that
Prince George was bright young man and understood
his profession thoroughly The fact that the Prince is
at the head of the Greek torpedo squadron accounts for
his great interest and high proficiency in mechanics.
Captain ETben remarked that the Prince was I'M
usually Intelligent upon affairs relating TO his pro
fssdOn. He familiar with all the Improvements
that the American Navy has been making from time
10 time and the fact that be prince, the Cap
tom was no reason why LHS important pldCe uJ
the head Of the torpedo squadron should be given to
him
Why the Captain continued, "no man can hold
place of that kind without being a man of brains
Look al the Duke Of Edinburgh When met him
he was under the hardest man in the English Navy,
who said that the Duke the brightest young man
DO had ever met. imagine that the same opinion
might be given by Prince Georges superior officers"
Just before leaving the Navy Yard ths Prince said
Tpilp u
Interested in what have during this afternoon.
You know, perhaps. that in the Greek Navy we do
not have 50 many cruisers. We have more torpedo
boats, and am, OF course greatly interested in any
thing connected with them. / sorry l am obliged
TO sail 50 soon, but my time is limited ! have en-
dyed every minute have been in this country. OF
course like it. No could help it,"
II is probable that the departure Of the Prince is
hurried account of Captain Lomen, who is suffer
ING intensely from severe wound he received about
seven years ago. and which periodically subjects him
b great suffering Early Yesterday morning he was
obliged 70 20 u surgeon 10 have it dressed, ana
lurng the whole day he llmped painfully. Captain
LOmen does not expect to obtain any permanent relief
from his suffering until lac reaches Germany, where he
IS n " fastening. II was this disability which com
PEELED him 70 resign command Of the superb Russian
nan-of-war Pamiat AzOwa. The name literally means
IN remembrance of AZOwa,' an old sDip which had
lone excellent service in It's time The Pamiat Azowa
vas the ship on which the Czarewitch was conveyed
10 the eastern coast OF Russia The Captain censid
,red that trip across the Pacific, the United states
and the Atlantic could be much more quickly accom-
plishcd than to stage IL Siberia TO return bv
ship through the Suez Canal.
Last evening the Prince the guest of Mr.. Greger
At dinner given at DelmOncOs. There were pres
INT besides the Prince and Mr.. Greger, Captain LOmen
Mr.. B0tkin, Mr. OlArovsky, Mr. Petersen and Mr. 30
asS After the dinner The party, with the exception
II Captain Lomen and Mr. Olarovsly, went u the
Garden Theatre. Captain LOmcn was forced to retire
Early account OF RIs painful wound. He ac-
oOmpancd by his old friend, Mr.. OarovslIy, the Rus
san Cousul General. They have known each other
( over twenty years The entrance of the Prince and
MS party created stir in the theatre, and after Wit
Messing act they escorted into The Concert
Han. When il was learned Yesterday afternoon that
me Prince would probably visit the Madison square
'arden Gilmore In great straits about securing the
music Of the national air Of Greece. After some
Ouble he procured II and Immediately put his band
4 work TO make for the full band. When the
rince entered the Garden at 80 O'Clock last evening
he first part Of the programme had just been finished
ut Gilmore Immediately raised his baton and the
nce heard the stirring strains Of the national air Of
lis country for the first time since leaving Athens
fillmore politely bowed 10 the Prince soon he saw
hat the air recognized. and the Greek officer In
Ike manner acknowledged the courtesy thus shown 70