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crossed address of welcome by a COM \
mittee representing the Central Leaguei
of the Pennsylvania State League OF
Veterans and Soldiers of the herman
army.
Streets Were Thronged.
The streets through which the prince
passed from the municipal building to
Independence hall were thronged with
cheering people and the right hand of
the royal guest was kept constantly in
motion acknowledging the welcoming
ovations. On the wide plaza in front of
the historic old structure stands a statue
Of George Washington. roar of ap-
plause greeted the action of his royal
highnesS when he, on alighting, grace
fully uncovered before the statue.
Accompanied by Admiral Evans and
Mayor Ashbridge the prince entered the
building and proceeded to the assembly
room. He was informed that it was in
this room the declaration of independence
was signed, and he displayed much inter-
est in the colonial and revolutionary rel
les exhibited in the adjoining room The
prince was presented with an Illustrated
album containing history Of Independ-
ence hall. Within the corridor of the
building ten veterans Of the Franco-Prus-
sian war stood ready to greet the prince.
He shook hands with each and made in
quiry of them to their regiments and
the battles in which they had participated.
$50 picked singers from the various Ger
man singing societies stood on the plaza
and rendered Beethoven's die Ehre
Gottes, accompanied by instrumental
music. Prince Henry remained in indie
pendence hall about seven minutes, and
from there proceeded to the plant of the
William Cramp 6, Sons Ship and Engine
Building company. which was reached at
11:25 o'clock. Prince Henry and party
was received by Charles II. Cramp, the
head of the company. who introduced the
royal visitor to the directors of the COM
pany.
Prince Henry was thoroughly at home
in the yard, and, instead of taking only
the forty-five minutes allowed by the
programme to inspect the plant, he con-
sumed an hour and forty minutes in going
through the place. In taking his leave
of Mr.. Cramp, who escorted him through
the yard, the prince said: II could stay
mere all night"
Visits Russian Warships.
The prince was first taken into the de-
partment where marine engines are built,
and from there he was escorted to the
battleship Maine, which was launched last
summer He did not go aboard, but gave
her critical inspection from the dock
Mr. Cramp then took the prince to the
Russian battleship Retvizan, which will
leave for Russia as soon as the ice in
northern Europe breaks up. The great
sea fighter looked pretty, all painted in
white, with her sides lined with hundreds
of Russian sailors. Prince Henry and his
suite was received at the gangway by
capt. E. M. st. Chensnovitch the com
mander of the Retyizan, and his staff.
VINO We're in~fulI uniform After cordial
greetings were over the sailors who were
sun standing at attention, gave the prince
Russian cheer, wishing him health and
peasant journey, to which he replied
IN russian: Good morning, fellows"
1hlS pleased the Russian officers and the
men Immensely. Capt. ST. Chensnovftch
then took his royal guest in hand, and,
accompanied by the princes two aids
made thorough inspection of the shin
Every part of the magnificent vessel was
looked over, and at the conclusion of the
tour the prince congratulated the -eaptafn
Oh ms good fortune in being the COM
lnanoer or such fine fighting machine
ana said he felt sure she would proye
creoil TO the cars navy The prince
was particularly pleased with the metal
Iurn iture with which the RetvIzan is
equipped, and made notes Of this new da
| pafture. Before the prince left the shin
| ne inspected the sailors on the ouartar
decK. As the German admiral waIlad
uo"h the sangWay the entire shiD's COM
p pfI ~ iea ny Baron Fersen, naval attache
| VI the russian embassy at Washinpton
gave three cheers for prince E1enT,, O ns
! Prussia" oL
Fr1nce Gets Enthusiastic
| The prince, by this time was ,rot,.,,,.
| enthusiastic over what he was SEEING rs rs
| made rapid inspection of the bie ar
| mored Cruisers Colorado and penn
sylVanla, which are still on the stocks.
tHe hfoonland and Finland the largest
merchant vessels ever built in this com
~ anu the turkish cruiser, which has
NOT YET peen given name. The prince
| ala not know that the sultan had ordered
d cruiser In this country, and he showed
surprise when Mr.. Cramp pointed out the
Keel OF the new Turkish vessel.
f1aVlng seen all the ships in the ward
nus royal hlghness was then shown
| through the various departments in which
| the material for vessels is made. and of
an these the machine shop interested
nm hosl- tie saw many tools in use
! that are of purely American invention
ana asked many questions about them
| He paid particular attention tn tbA eIec-
| trlc and pneumatic devices and was mar
| ucularly interested in a machine known
as the multiple hange drill which drills
all the holes in a fange at one time
| lie made minute examination of This
ana remarked that the Americans are
cerldlnly ahead OF all other nations in
respect to pneumatic tools.
Befort taking his departure the nrinca
expressed himself to Mr. Cramp az
hlshly pleased with all ne had seen. and
AIDED that his rapid tour Of the ward
was very instructive 1t was Loo when
the royal visitor left the ship ward ana
driving rapidly between two solid masses
| OF people the party reached the Union
league at 1870 p. m. On his drive TO
and from the Cramps Prince Henry talk
T ed entertainingly with Mayor Ashbridge
regarding his tour through the country.
He told the mayor that he had had an
exceedingly pleasant and instructive trim
lie SAID ne felt little fatigued at times.
but he soon recovered from this The
prince said to the mayor that he regret
ted very much that he did not have an
opportunity to inspect the industries of
the United States, which he knew TO be
very great. The mayor said that during
the entire eight-mile drive through the
city the prince constantly saIuted in re-
Spouse to cheers of the populace and his
royal highness said that he wished il
were proper to salute with the left hand.
as the right arm was so tired that it
panied him every time he raised it.
Luncheon at Union League.
At the Union League Prince Henry was
the honored guest at private luncheon
attended by 100 prominent citizens Thu
banquet room was beautifully decorated.
The center of the table represented a
lake in which rested an electrical and
floral miniature Of the emperor's yacht
Meteor. The chief feature of the floral
decorations was a new pink carnation
named Prince Henry. On the wall di
rectly facing Prince Henry as he sat at
the table was life size oil painting
OF Emperor William, tastefulIy draped