Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-09
WHEN EDWARD WI WAS
IN THE UNITED STATE,
THE present king Of rr,,.

The present king Of Englsra
the United States but u ""h
that was in 1860, under tSs -, '''
dianship OF the Duke Of Non suah
when he was scarcely 10 years ~ S''u'
IL may be said either that he ,,' '''
Canada on the way. or visited -, VIZ q
ed states In connection wi,h ,Ne uhlt.
can trip, the first extensive y rn,. Amen
had then taken; but, as nj. VVsase be
about equally divided betwesn" ,a Vas
countries, neither can claim ,h.. .ue w.
peculiarly favored at the expen ems. y, @ y,
other. FN'Se oi tie
Landing at st. Johns. Newton,
on July "a, 1860, the then 'ppu,nalani
Wales, who was travelling 90 po, lug ot
frew, spent nearly two months ~ y Ne1'
"a on his way west visiting Nls 1a',''
where he saw the great Blond'n sa'a
the chasm on a tight rome ana Nvss
Thank Godl" when the perfo nS saIl
was over. V'"lalc.
Crossing into the United s,o,
Sept. 20, the prince was met h. VI
than $4,000 people at Chicago ws,, aNe
for days shooting OF prairie cblS wy
and then continued to ST. Louis .e@
he was also royalty received '4qs
went the rounds at the time ina, ,'e
the procession Of lovely women , ,na
before the prince and the goys,s a'Sl
Missouri. who were standing ON
In the ballroom, the latter an 60.
bachelor, turned to his guest ana ~
ping him on the shoulders E
Prince, don't you wish you MOI, ~
10 NO, raonrdod A"e pr'h'siNpy
Proceeding to Washington u,
apparent TO the English throne M,
several days as the guest Of p,s,a'.
Buchanan, who wrote home 10 b,r.S
mamma that her son had aVo, ~
hearts" etc. In point Of fact ls'
Edward was a gracious, fun oylr, +,
at that time and possessed a vl,,s.
personality. In speech made q, ~
eve Of his departure from c,,,,'
! he is reputed to have said. INV 1w1
as representative Of the queen ca,.
this day, but in private capaclvr !.
about to visit before return b,-.
that remarkable land when c,r
with us common ancestry and in vbs
extraordinary pl 0gress every Epse
man feels a common interest"
However much he may have tel, a.
sentiment herein expressed, a, n
events the princes tact served him v.r
when in the United States Al Man.,
Vernon he planted a chestnut trss J,
the grave OF Washington, the chic, I
the rebels against his great.gran5s.
Their, George III; In PHILADELPHIA h
morallzed over the famous Liberty Nh
and In Boston shook hands with n.
only survivor Of the battle Of Bn,s,
Hill, Ralph Farnham, who had raA1
the age of 1906 years, Every CITY M,
had the honor Of entertaining him v,,,
wild over England's future king.
As there was no structure h Nv
York large enough to contain all his
who wished TO do him honor a bah va
held In the old Academy of Mutt
which only 5000 persons were pHy.la3
10 attend
The festivities were marred By ID
breaking down of the iloor
The ball to the prince given IN Bogs
was the grandest function Of the ahi
ever seen in that city. and the belad
the period were dazzling in eSDanzW
crinolines. No expense was spared b.
outfltters and caterers being gra
carte blanche, and the receipts i,n
tickets to the grand ball, N09D n
900 short of the outlay.
So II was amid universal expression
Of good will that he who was TO h
England's Edward VII passed throuss
portion of the United States, bearing
innumerable testimonials Of our friend
ship when he left Portland Ne, ioi
England, where he arrived after ten.
pestuous voyage.
WALLACE WlLC0yS0X
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