The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-30
1UIGI OF SAVOY IN TOWN.
ruE roUNG PRINCE HAS COME TO
CLIMB MOUNT ST. ELIAS.

CLIMB MOUNT ST. ELIAS.
with Him Are n Corps or veteran Alpine
climbers who viii share the PerIIs OF His
Attempt to Reach the Summit OF the Alas
Lpn peak-To Leave for the Pacific To-day.
Prince Luigi of Savoy. Duke Of Abruzzi and
,,phew OF King Humbcrt of Italy. arrived in
New York yesterday morning on the Lucania.
ue ia on his way to Alaska, where he will under
,akc the pcrilous task OF climbing Mount st.
El,as. with him are Lieut.. U. CaRni Of the Italian
navy. acting rs aidc-dc-camp; Francesca Con-
,,ls. President OF the Turin Section of italian
Anime Climbers: Nittorio Solla, a famous noun
tain climber; DR.. Filippo dc Filippi, another
climber of distinction. and Ave Alpine guides.
The party took rooms at the Waldorf. They
will leave for San Francisco this morning.
Tho Lucania reached Quarantine on Friday
night too late to land her passengers, but an
early run up the bay was made yesterday morn
ipe, In anticipation OF the distinguished visi-
TORS arrival, a number OF his countrymenw were
At The Cunard pier to meet the Prince. Baron
Tsya. the Italian Ambassador, had come over
from Washington the night before, but, owing
to a slight indisposition, he was not present
when the steamer reached her pier. M. Lecca,
Italian Consul at Philadelphia; Giovanni
Branchi. Italian Consul in this city; G. Q. Bara-
toni, Cesaro Cont, and Prof. c. E. Fay of Tufts
College, who Is President of the Appalachian
Mountain Club of Boston. were some of those
who were on hand. Prof. Fay is greatly inter-
estcd in the Princes venture, and has assisted
from this end Of the line in arranging the route
Of the adventurous Europeans.
During ali the fuss attending the preparations
for landing the passengers the Prince did not
show himself on deck, nor did he leave the
steamer for an hour after the other passengers
were ashore. Those who were awaiting him
went on board, and for q half hour he held a
levee on the deck. The Prince is a fine-looking
man. He is only "a years old. Of trim, athletic
figure and engaging manners. He Is about 8
feet Q inches tall and weighs probably $50
pounds. His face Is long and rather thin, and
his features strongly marked. His eyes are
blue and his hair black. A faint mustache ia
Just visible ON his upper lip. He wore n suit OF
dark blue serge, a blue yachting cap, and
tan shoes. When his visitors approached 10
address him they lifted their hats and made
profound bows. The Prince grasped the hands
otall. While he WAS busy receiving his visitors
Lieut.. Cag1,i and the rest OF the suite were hay
ing all sorts Of trouble over their baggage. The
customs officials were very obliging and the bag
10 handling royal baggage. Aside from the per
sonaa giiGs'i i@ 1L tee eatss for taeI mountain %9is sas el{impb tiins;
sleds. Al the necessary paraphsrnalis
the boxes were marked. Duke of Savoy" some
Prince of Savoy and still Others "Duke Of
Became H%VtIaet confused i0'Tf IN their Efforts or1 to S1 sstffaSsh1er
marked with a 3 or r was taken for +.
Duke and p for Prince, and the result was hope
less confusion for a time. The Prince took q
camp 10 struggle with the dificulty. Not loni
after the Princes arrival at the hotel Bnror
Fava called and the two went for a drive. Thu
The party expects 70 arrive in San francisco
on June g.. Thence they will go Immediately tc
made BY boat. A drive across country vii
bring them TO the loot Of the giant, mountain
whose ascent .he y w vii ! ne at t. M Loo 1s.t St T.
height. 1t is q volcano, active occasionally still
and is situated at the base OF the st. Elias range,
and British possessions. Its ascent IL
essr lea esse1 he RSss'iG sunsm ind T hH one nns hss
eessful attempts have been made, In 1886
Lieut.. Fred Sehwaika reached z height of II.
1sss. In 1856 Praks: !. $. i Russell Of he Sation a
failed to equal Topham's mark.
SHOWS him to be possessed of a venturesome
this tllsi sort Of " WORK a1S'g Ths home mn ~ Of The house. house q Of
Savoy is in Piedmont, the heart OF the Italian
among the glaciers Luigi has been an enthusiast
tic mountain climber. In company with the
men who came here with him ne has made all
the famous climbs In his country and now turns
70 new field for his prowess. Lieut.. Cagni, in
'"The Prince comes TO this County as a simple
citizen bent on pleasure. He is fond of climb
Ing mountains, and thought he would like to try
Mount st. Elias. about which he has heard
weather. II it is favorable he hopes to accom-.
plish his object and perhaps try a number OF
other mountains. But of course ii the weather
L. bad he will not be able to do much. He will
return to Italy in about three months"
distinctly an Italian party. Prof. Fay has been
erroneously, reported as having determined to
accompany 1t.
vittorio Sella. who is an amateur photog.
rnpher. has with him a complete Photographic
outft, with which he expects to take pictures
from among the clouds. He explained yester.
Gay that the Italian expedition should In nc
sense be considered as trying to surpass the ex.
petition which left Tacoma yesterday under the
leadership OF Henry g. Bryant of Philadelphia,
That the two Attempts should be made at the
same time was only a coincidence. he said.
uFrlnce Luigi is not only the nephew OF King
Humbert and In line OF succession to the Italian
throne, but was at one time in line Of succession
late Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, WHIT
was King OF Spain by election from 1870 to 1873
FRINGE Luigi was born In Madrid Jan. 20, 1873
before his father abdicated in preference to vic
On leaving Spain King Amadeo withdrew
70 Italy and reassumed the title of Duke Of
Aosta. Between Prince Luigi and the italian
throne there stand now the Prince of Naples
and Count Of sicrin. older brothers Of Primo,
Luigi. The latter Is a Lieutenant In the ItaliaI
navy. He visited this country last November or
The Italian man-Of.war Cristoforo Colombo.