The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-21
EMPEROR WILLIAMS ARRIVAL.
Will Accompany Prince. of Wales to
Osborne This Morning.


London, Jan. A.-The government had
arranged to send the fast cruiser Miner
va 10 bring Emperor William, but he en-
bar1ed on a mail packet for England be-
fore he learned of the plans. being accom-
panied by the Duke of Connaught The
steamer had rough passage, and on en-
tering Sheerness harbor she went by the
Warships without any ceremonies. Ad-
miral Kennedy and Count Won Mirbach of
the German embassy received the EN-
peror and escorted him to a special wait
ing room.
Two hours before His Majesty's train
was due in London people began to gather
about Charing Cross station. The crowd
inclrded not only the usual hangers-on,
but many fashionable people and hun
dreds of Germans anxious to see the EN-
peror on his first appearance in London
in years. The throng became so large
that he railroad authorities erected wood
en- barriers, and d hundred of the police
of the Metropolitan force, with squads of
mounted men, lined up the people on the
streets, forming a lane for two blocks to
Nelson monument in Trafalgar Square.
Through this lane moved a procession of
royal carriages, each bearing two footmen
in yellow liveries behind. The carriages
entered the railway station and drew up
near the track.
Met by Prince of Wales.
The Prince of Wales arrived just before
the train entered the station, which was
at $40 p. m. The Duke of York, Prince
Christian, Prince Albert of Schleswig-
Holstein and Prince Arthur of Connaught
completed the group of royal personages.
Emperor William stepped out of sa-
v9t to- s,,,ft
soft hat. He saluted the Prince of Wales
by kissing him on both cheeks and the
Prince returned a similar salutation. He
then embraced the Duke of York and
shook hands with the others.
The people who looked on as the car
riages drove off uncovered their heads,
and Emperor William and the Prince of
Wales acknowledged the courtesy by
raising their hats. The crowds every
where refrained from cheering.
At 10 p. m. the Prince of Wales began
a conversation, by telephone with Os-
borne House which lasted nearly an hour.
AS a result of this the Emperor and the
Prince decided to start for Osborne this
(Monday) morning. Orders were given
that royal yacht should be kept in
waiting to convey them to the Isle of
Wight.
During the day the members of the dip
iomatic corps and other notable persons
entered their names in the visitors book
at Buckingham Palace.
Rurnors that the Marquis of Salisbury
and the Archbishop Of Canterbury had
been summoned to Osborne House were
Incorrect.
Special Prayers In the Churches.
In churches of all denominations pray
ers were offered at the morning services
and in most of them the latest bulletin
regarding the Queens condition was read.
The chief rabbi requested special pray
ers. The following notice was read in
the Roman Catholic pro-cathedral at
Kensington:
"The prayers of the congregation are
asked for Her Majesty. the queen, the
condition of whose health is a cause OF
anxiety and great sorrow to us all We
pray that by Gods help Her Majesty's
recovery may be speedy and complete"
The dean of st. Georges Chapel, Wind
sor, reod the prayer for a sick person
when there is little hope of recovery, be-
ginning:
For as much as in all appearance the
time Of her dissolution draweth near"