The age-herald., 1901-01-06
A REAL LIVE DUKE AND DUCHESS HERE The MancheSters Spend Several
 Hours in Birmingham PA" ZIMMERMAN ALONG Also Lord Lambert a Friend of His Grace-They Attracted Much Atten- ton-How Time Was Passed
 by the Visitors.
PA" ZIMMERMAN ALONG

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester the latter's father, Eugene Zimmerman of Cincinnati, and Lord Lambert of England, were in the city several hours yesterday. They arrived from Cincinnati on the Ala bama Great Southern train at Il 50 a. m. and remained until 4:40 D. m. when MT. Zimmerman left for Talladega and the duke, the duchess and Lord Lambert for Natchez Miss. They were travelling in MT. Zimmerman's private car, No. of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail- road, of which road MT. Zimmerman is a vice president.
 AS soon as the train stopped under the shed they left the car and took a stroll about the city, first going to the Western Union telegraph office where the men all filed messages. They spent an hour or more walking about the city, after which they returned to their car for lunch
 MT. Zimmerman has been in Birmingham a number of times in the last two or three years, and has several friends who greeted him upon the streets, but the duke and Lord Lambert were entire strangers, this being the first time they had ever been in the city. The duchess, when she was Miss Helena Zimmerman, came to Birmingham on two or three occasions with her father, who has large possessions in Talladega and other parts of the State.
 The Duke Talked.
 The duke conversed with a number of persons at the Morris Hotel after looking about the city, and to them he expressed himself as delighted with the appearances of Birmingham He said he regretted that his present plans prevented him staying nxreu 1opoa ', --1,a q the big industrial plants in and around the city. He had heard much of Birmingham he said, but had no idea it was such a great place as his limited stay had led him to believe it to be.
 Lord Lambert carried a small kodak. which he used on frequent occasions He took number of views of street scenes, and made a speciality of 'snapping'' negroes whenever the opportunity offered, as it frequently did in his stroll through the streets of the city.
 The Duke of Manchester is an unassum- ing person, and was dressed plainly but neatly. He wore a square-cut sack coat of black cloth dark striped trousers, black shoes, a sweater and white soft hat that had originally been an alpine, but which had lost its shape. He appears to be about five feet ten inches hifh and weighs prob- ably one hundred and ninety or two hun dred pounds.
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 It is told of him that when d boy he en- gagged in several fistic bouts with other boys in London, and that his training in this art gave him the mastery over a num- Der of his playfellows. During the after noon large crowd of men gathered under the shed to take look at his grace and for their amusement, probably, he made few passes at Lord Lambert, who did not seem inclined to encourage him In the pas time. He assumed the attitude of a con- testant in a pugilistic "milP' and passed in a few "uppercuts," left hooks" right swings" and finally reached for the solar plexis," but Lord Lambert would not stand for this and moved out of his way. This ended the amusement and the "all aboard" of the conductor warned them that 1t was time for them to get on their car if they did not care to be left behind.
 During this scene the Duchess stood on the rear platform of the private car and watched the performance with evident in- terest. MT. Zimmerman was engaged in conversation with one or two Birmingham men at the time and did not appear to mo- tice the exhibition.
 Go to Natchez.
 At 4:4O D. m. the duke and duchess and Lord Lambert left over the Alabama Great Southern for Meridian, at which place they will be transferred to the Alabama and Vicksburg road for Natchez. The dukes grand mother, Mrs. Yznaga, lives at her country home about five miles from Natchez, and the duke, the duchess and Lord Lambert will spend several days with her From Natchez they will go to New Orleans for short stay, after which they will go to California to remain the balance of the winter season.
 1t is probable that they will return to Cincinnati by way of the southern route in the spring ,as the duke said before leav- ing Birmingham that he wanted to stop over here few days if possible on his re- turn and see some of the furnaces, coal mines and other industries.