The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-14
PRINCE HENRY'S. TOUR.
1t VIII be Under the Personal SUPER
vision of George w. Boyd.

Brooklyn Eagle.
Prince Henrys personally conducted tour
of the United States will be made under
the guidance of the greatest expert in such
matters-George w. Boyd, of Philadelphia.
No other man in the United States
Europe has had so much experience in per-
sonally conducting the tours of distin-
guished men. Every trip of any distance
taken by any President of the United
States or any foreign visitor of Importance
to this country has been under the per-
sonal care and direction of Mr.. Boyd.
Probably no man in America has come
into such close touch with the notable
celebrities who visit this country as he has.
No one citizen has been so intimate with
so many Presidents and makers of Ameri-
can history. When they travelled they did
so under his care and with him. Beside
being a well-known railroad official, he
is a diplomat. He knows just the proper
balance of relation to hold between himself
as the representative of a great system,
as an American citizen and any potentate
or President who is travelling under his
care.
His position is both executive and social.
Everybody on the train that will take
Prince Henry sight seeing through this
wonderful country, or which the Kaiser
to Mr.. Boyd. He will be socially the next
man to the prince. for 1t is part of his work
to remain with the celebrity and put Amer
lea and it's railroading, its commercial i'm
portance, it's development, its resources, its
history, before him. What the Kaiser
knows when the prince returns will be very
largely what Mr.. Boyd told. On this trip,
as others, he is the interpreter for the
United States.
Before this trip of Prince Henry's. which
begins on Washington's birthday, Feb. p,
Mr.. Boyd will have his hands full. The
State Department consulted with him as
the representative of the Pennsylvania
the royal visitor would come. Everything
was then put in Mr.. Boyd's hands His
task involved the choosing of cities to visit,
routes to take, hotels to stop at, the time
TO be made and the locomotives and their
crews that are to bear the special train
of seven cars.
The making of the time schedule is hard
bit of work in itself Every road over
which the train passes has to be consulted
with. Coaling, fresh food, switching are
a few of the incidental things that Mr..
Boyd must arrange for. In short, he must
carry train of seven cars filled with peo-
pie of great Importance over thousands
of miles that they may live in luxury
and not miss anything of interest or i'm
portance and never receive moments an
No other country has these tours for the
pleasure and observation of the great. Ii Is
not possible in any country except Amer
lea. In no other spot in the world can one
travel 5000 to 5000 miles without changing
cars.
This feat astounded President Harrison
and President Mckinley. American citizens
used to the marvels of this land. 1t as
almost impossible for a foreigner TO grasp
it at first. Prince Henry will probably
hand down the story of this feat to the
third generation of Hohenzollern royalty,
just as the infanta of Spain is yet doing
though she didn't make a quarter of this
trip, and as Earl Ii Hung Chang did to
his last day in China.
1t is safe to say that no American saw Ii
Hung Chang at such close range and knew
so much of his opinion of America as did
Mr.. Boyd. He personally conducted this
grand old Celestial through the United
States from the time he set foot in New
York.
Ii Hung Chang had eighteen servants
thirty-five sacred birds, his coffin, boxes of
food, about 100 pieces of baggage and three
or four guests, one of whom was a Chinese
lord.
The first day out the official and the vice
roy had their first and only tilt as to who
was in authority on that train. Frank
Thomson put his own luxurious car for the
earl's use when he started off from New
York. Another car that had a double brass
bed and bath and more comfortable night
equipment was to meet them at Washing
ton for the long journey. The earl became
attached to Mr.. Thomson's car and didn' I
want to leave it. He said he liked the open
fireplace, it interested him as a novelty.
He liked the chair by the window in
truth he said he wouldn't go out of it, The
heads in fear. because the baggagemaster
calmly went on moving all the luggage out
of the car. The interpreter danced around
like something mad on the platform and
told everybody in stiff language that it
couldn't be done; that the viceroy be-
headed everyb body who disobeyed him. The
yellow jacket had been donned and the
peacock feathers, but the earl wouldn't
move out of the car. Things were getting
mixed up when Mr. Boyd said to him
through the Interpreter: 1T is necessary
other I Is
you can't sleep In this one and the other
has everything arranged for you You will
like it very much better than this one
II will not CO." said the viceroy. Il will
keep this car"
Then came the critical moment The en-
tire suite stood trembling for the result.
All the thirty-five sacred birds were suuak-
ing on the platform, the royal coffin was
resting on the shoulders of the attendants
and the train had 20 go on.
You cannot have this car" answered Mr..
Boyd. land you must have the other car.
| know more about 1t than you do and | am
YOU YOU must come with me-"
The interpreter could hardly be made to
repeat it, and the viceroy looked at the of
fetal with a stunned expression, then he
shook his cane In Mr.. BOyd's face and said
Il will hold you responsible for this"
The next morning Mr.. Boyd was sent for
by the viceroy, who told him that he was
an honorable gentleman. that he had per-
feet faith in him, and that he never spent
such a comfortable night in his life. That
now he wanted this car all the time. Ii was
the finest he saw.