The Forrest City times., 1902-03-14
G)()D-BY PRINCE HENRY
Our Royal Visitor Takes His De- parture on Steamship
 Deutschland.
FAREWELL VISITS WERE STRICKEN OUT.
The Prince Entertained on Board the Steamer by Life-Saving ana Fire Drills on Board the Big Freighter Pretoria, In Which He Showed Great Interest.

New York, March 12.-Prince Hem " of Prussia, who went on board the Deutschland about one o'clock Tues day morning, after the gala perform ance in his honor at the Irving Place theater, spent quiet morning on the steamship. It had been planned that the prince would make several fare well visits, but it was said that he felt the need of rest and that the leavetakings would take place on the Deutschland. Those who were expected to call were German Ann bassador Won Holleben, Rear-Admiral Evans. Adjt.-Gen. Corbin, Col. Bing- ham, Commander CowSes, Assistant Secretary of State Hill, Karl Buenz, the German consul-general at New York, and the mayor of New York.
 The police of HobolSen made extra preparations to keep in order the large crowds which gathered in the hope of seeing the prince before the Deutschland sailed. The time set for the steamer to leave her pier was 3:30 D. m.
 Prince Henry breakfasted at s:30 o'clock with the members of his suite and Capt. Albers of the Deutschland. During the breakfast the band played German and American airs. After breakfast Prince Henry prom enaded the deck of the Deutschland smoking a cigarette, and while he Was doing this the life-saying drill signal was sounded aboard the big freighter Pretoria, moored few piers away. In a twinkling, after the alarm was blown, the lifeboats were freed and made ready for launching. This was followed by fire drill and in less than five minutes after the alarm w1s given dozen streams of water were pouring over the sides of the vessel. The prince was interest ed in the exhibition and said the re- sponse to the calls was very prompt. Several members of the princes par ty went, Tuesday morning, to Eliza bcthport. \. J., to visit the Nixon~ ship building yards.
 The prince occupied the rest of the forenoon in writing letters and dis patches in his apartments on board. The presidents delegates arrived on board about II o'clock and Ambassa- dor Non Holleben appeared shortly afterward. For the luncheon which the prince had arranged to give at noon to the members of the party which has accompanied him on his travels in this country covers were laid for 2S persons. The table was decorated with German and American colors and American Beauty roses and the luncheon was entirely in- fornIal. There were no speeches and l-wsls Stated that the prince would make no formal farewell statement before sailing for home.
 Immediately after the luncheon. at the princes invitation, the party went to the commanders bridge of the Deutschland, and was there photographed. Then the real leave- < taking began. The final farewells were said by members of the German embassy at Washington.
 An incident of the forenoon was the call of the committee of 40 New York letter carriers, representing the New York branch of the Nation al Letter Carriers association. They came to present the prince with a bronze tablet in commemoration of the martyred presidents of the Unit ed States. Lincoln, Garfield and Me- kinley. The letter carriers failed to See the prince, and were received by Admiral Non Seckendorff in his be- half. In thanking them the admiral said his royal highness in return for the present would send the New York Letter Carriers association his portrait with autograph, to hang on the walls of the organizations room in New York
 Shortly before the Deutschland sailed the united singing societies of Hudson county, N. H., appeared on the deck of the Princess Victoria Louise, which lay alongside the Deutschland, and sang a number of selections. Prince Henry appeared on the bridge of the Deutschland with Capt. Alberts, and bowed his acknowledgements repeatedly.
 The Deutschland sailed at 3;45. As she moved away from the pier, the cheering vas continuous. The prince appeared on the bridge and bowed All down North River the passing tugs and craft of every description gave the great liner and her distin- guished passenger a noisy send-off. At the Battery, which was reached at four o'clock, great crowd had gathered and cheered as the vessel