Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-02-28
PRINCE HENRY
Again Visits the Capital as
the Nations Guest.
Attends the Memorial Services for the
Late President Mckinley.
Places Wrcathcs Upon Washington's
Tomb at Mt. Vernon.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The second
chapter in the national capitals well
come t. Prince Henry of Prussia be-
gan. today.
Having arrived at 9 o'clock this
tended the Mckinley memorial services
at the Capitol and at the conclusion
made a flying trip to pay tribute to the
memory Of the Father of His Country
at Mount Vernon.
The prince will be the guest of Pres
dent Roosevelt at dinner at the White
House. tonight. The weather, this fore
noon, was delightful.
The special train carrying Prince
Henry of Prussia, his suite and the
American escort, made its second trip
from New York to Washington on
schedule time. 1t left Jersey City at
1.SO O'Clock this morning, and at 9
o'clock rolled into the Pennsylvania de-
pot here. There was no delay in the
flooded districts of New Jersey, but the
train was slowed down whenever there
was a possibility of danger.
Admiral Evans. honorary aide to
Prince Henry. was indisposed and when
he left the train at Washington it was
with the intention of resting until the
Southern and Western trip commenced.
The prince was met at the depot by
Assistant Secretary of State Pierce and
Count Quadt of the German embassy
and escorted by cavalry and police, was
driven to the embassy.
A crowd of several people had
gathered at the depot. but there was
no cheering.
AT the German embassy a large
crowd also had gathered. The embas-
sy was again handsomely decorated
with the imperial colors and with gar
lands of myrtle and pine.
At 9.15 o'clock the cavalry escort.
consisting of troops f and G.. I'd
Cavalry. galloped up Massachusetts
avenue and swung into battalion front
facing the embassy. Prince Henry
drove in an open carriage, nOdding and
smiling in recognition of the applause,
and returning each military salute.
Assistant Secretary of State Hill sat
beside him with Capt. Cowles, naval
aide to President Roosevelt. on the
other seat. The guard of honor of 10
strapping United States engineers.
brought their guns to present as he
stepped inside.
On the threshold of the embassy the
prince paused facing the long lines Of
troopers with saluting sabres and the
knots of ladies' who had braved their
way through the lines, gave sweeping
bow as he turned and went inside
There were no formalities during the
Instead of returning to the German en-
bassy in the interim between the memo
rial services and beginning his trip to
Mount Vernon, Prince Henry took his
midday luncheon in the room of the SEN
ate committee on military affairs, which
is commodious apartment. The lunch
con was quite informal and was partak-
en- of standing by all present. Two tables
were provided, one of them being the
large table used for committee hearings
and the other a small table at the head
of the room at which it was expected his
royal highness would sit alone. He.
however, declined this honor and stood
with other members of the company.
Besides the prince the luncheon party
comprised the delegates appointed by the
President to escort him: Assistant Sec
retaries Hill and Pierce, Gen. Corbin, Col.
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