Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-30
TINE Alta ok ON THE czAREWIroH.
Prince Georges Letter to His Father
Describing the Event in Japan.


COPENHAGEN, July 22.--The Berliagski
Tidende, semi-oiiicial daily newspaper of
this city, publishes the following, which IL
says is the text of letter from Prince
George of Greece to his father, George | of
Greece, giving an account of the formers
travels and Of the attack made upon the
czarewitch. The letter is dated from Kobe,
Japan, on the bay near the city of Hiogo.
Now, thank God, we are on board
again, and everything is once more quiet,
after most unpleasant days at kioto.
What we have passed through during
those days deties description, and We may
thank God that He protected us from
greater misfortunes. After two days at
kioto sightseeing we started at ) o'clock
in the morning of the third day in q jim
rikshah for Otsio."
| The letter then describes the sights wit
messed during the morning and the
luncheon they partook of at the COVER
nor's residence, and continues:
AT lip. m, we drove through a narrow
street decorated with flags and filled with
people. | was looking toward the left,
| when suddenly | heard a shrek i'll front
of me and saw a policeman hitting Nicky
| (the ozarewitch) on the head with sword
which he held in both hands.
"Nicky jumped out of the cart and the
men ran after Nicky, whose blood was
streaming down his face. | too jumped
out of the cart, stick in hand, and ran
after Nicky. Nicky ran into shop and
came out Immediately, which enabled the
| man to oyertake him But thank God
arrived there at the same moment. and
while the man had his sword high in the
air gave him blow straight OH the head
and SO hard that he probably never ex-
perienced similar one. He now turned
against me, but he tainted and fell to the
ground Then two of our jinrinkshah
pullers appeared. One of them caught
caught up the sword which he had
dropped and gave the czalewiteh's assail-
ant wound on the back of the head.
''lt is God who placed Inc there at that
moment and gave me strength to deal the
blow. Had been a little later the police
man would, perhaps, have cut of Nickys
head Had my blow missed my assailant's
head he would have cut off mine. The
whole thing was so quick that the Others
behind us had seen nothing of it. Nicky
sat down and the doctor bandaged his
wound as well as he could and we drove
escorted by soldiers to the governor 5
house.
al must say | admired Nickys pluck
He did not faint n single time nor did he
lose his good spirits for a moment. Yet
he had two large wounds on his head
|
long and the other six. Both wound;
had penetrated to the skull, but luckily nc
further.
.'rhe regular bandaging of his head wa:
done ut our house at Kioto and lasted one
hour and a.half. Nicky stood ii splendidly
When this was over he was quite well, ant
had neither pain nor headache. Whel
we had finished dinner he turned in ant
slept nine hours without awakening. ii,
had no fever and not even a headache.
during the day kilograms were simpl,
showering in upon us from all parts Of ih,
world. That afternoon we received tel
egram stating that Aunt MINI (the czarina
: would feakmore reassnred if Nicky wen
on board as soon as possible. Conse
quently we left kioto that afternoon, goinl
. by rail to Kobe.
! "Of course we had grand reception oil
= beard. All the officers of the squadron US
: sembled and shouted Hurrah
"Nicky shook hands with all and wen
below. | had gone TO the cabin to don m
r uniform, when the commanding office
$ came below and said that the officer
= wanted to see me on deck. When reache
the deck they took hold of me and playe
y ball IAN exceptional Russian honor sign
I, flying excessive Joy) with me, afterwar
/ carrying me in triumph around the deck.