New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-16
PRINCE GEORGES VISIT HERE.
PLEASANTLY REMEMBERED BY MANY
PEOPLE
WHAT HE SAW AND DID WHILE HE WAS IN THIS
cry IN 1891

WHAT HE SAW AND DID WHILE HE WAS IN THIS
CITY IN 1891.
The action of Greece In regard 10 crete ana t'e
consequent possibility Of another European wal
have drawn attention to Prince George OF Greece
Tho commander Of the Greek torpedo squadron.
Prince Georges visit to this country In 1881 was
widely noticed at the time and Is sun reme""eie
by many especially that portion OF IL spent III ''
city, The Prince arrived in New orK on the e'e"
ing Of the last day Of June. 1881, accompanied " "
small suite Prince George travelled incognito as
Count Falster. a captain in the Imperial fussiah
ARM He was then twenty-five years old' anu 'n'-
messed all who saw him a manly, frank ana uh-
assuming Young officer. His personal appearance
was commanding well as pleasing TOT NJ was
broad-shouldered. stood fee: inches ana "e'sheo
more than 200 pounds He usually carried WIN hi'"
the light ash stick that he had USED SO wen u. NC
fence Of the Czarowtch, now the Emperor Mich
olas H. when he was murderously attacked III japan
by a fanatic. The appearance OF Prince "eoie
indicated great physical strength and one OF the
ries told Of him credited him with the ao"'y "
twist a silver halfdollar out OF all resemoia"0o ~
its original form Prince George was VI 'o
highly educated and speaks English, Greek Dan
ish French and Russian with much tluehcE' " INV,
he was in this city the Prince and his suite stayed
O, the Rrevoort House on the day after his ar
rival the Prince visited the Navy Yard IN brooA-
lyn and inspected il in all its departments-tle ma
chine shops the foundry and the armof!; N dr,
went aboard tie monitor Miantonoinoh the .Ma ~,
the Concord and the Cincinnati tnen lhcolnp,Ti.e
lie examined with care the Hotchkiss ana Ta.Ii
guns and displayed the greatest and most lh,e t
GEM interest in verything he saw. Inc same e'en
inp he visited the Garden Theatre, wnete ms en
rance caused a great stir and later sun ne etieie
Madison Square Garden. Gilmore,s famous PAM
was then playing there. and. as Gilmore nau Ge ',n
inPormed that the Prince was coming ne huIiteu Wy
the Greek national air drilled ms men uPo" I" anu
PLAYED it when the Prince entered .o, =, ,hi.
The third day of Prince Georges brel STA! u, tIs9
city was stormy but that did not Keep MN inuoo,S
In the morning he visited the metropolitan Museu',
of Art whore he was especially neresoeu ~ thn
things Greek In the afternoon ne went 10 Eist nc
Engineers station at Wilets POINT WHe,e M, ~
showed much interest In the torpedo statio' DeliS
al that time himself lieutenant IN me 't TT
NAVY and in command of torpedo squaoron. ne ne
same evening he was entertained at Demonico ;, a.
a dinner given for him by representatives. ot inc
New-Yo Greek colony. 49,. ,. t,r,oa
George visited Edison's laboratory at LiewsIyh
Park where ne talked into A phonograph anu ne -
ceived perhaps the first back talk mat vas died
given him. In the evening ne ana ms SUITE ui I
with General A. f. OlarovsHy the Russian tonsu
General and at midnight went aboard tlie stedn
ship Scrvia, which sailed for England sd'urua!
Prince George is grandson Of the King OF pen en-
ma rk q cousin OF the Car and nepne" OF tns
prince OF Wales and his elder brother the lux VI
sparta is a brother-in-law of the German Eli