Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-02-28
.THENATION'S GUEST
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PRINCE HENRY AND PARTY AR
RIVE AT NEW YORK.
Royal Salute from the American Forss-aet
Down the Bay by Admiral Evan;-Dis.
embarKihs from the Steamer Kronprinz
the Prince Receives Callers on Board the
Royal Yacht tohenzoIIern.

1
New York, Feb. 24.-Prince Henry
of Prussia. representative of his brother,
the emperor Of Germany, at the launch
ing of the latter's American built
yacht, reached New York yesterday
and was cordially welcomed as guest
of the nation. The land batteries that
guard the outer harbor sounded the
first greeting in ponderous greeting of
p guns. the rifles of special naval
squadron. assembled in his honor re-
echoed the sentiment, there were verbal
greetings from the representatives Of
Presidenf Roosevelt, the army, navy,
and the city. of New York, and great
croNd .s liged the way: in the city to see
and 8 ehsss the sailor prince of Germany.
:: The great storm against which the
Kronpri9z Wilhelms had struggled for
days, and which had glazed the Allan
tic coast i'm an armor of ice, had lost its
fofce and resigned its sway to warm
sunshine. and CHEEKY blue skies, SO
there We're no regrets that the royal
guest was full day late for the enter
tainment provided for him. :
There. was curtain off the Hook
early in the morning, and it was after
9 O'CLOCK before the watchers caught the
shadowy outlines of the cautiously ap-
preaching liner.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans.
commander of the special squadron and
honorary aid to the prince, accompanied
by his.staff, left the flagship illinois
at 9:40 o'clock in. the naval tug Nina.
They were all in full dress uniform.
=. The Nina met the .Kronprinz Will
helm beyond Fort Wadsworth, and,
sailing around on the starpoard side Of
the liner, steamed up the bay. Prince
Henry. attired in the, uniform of an
admiral of the German navy, and sur
rounded by his naval and military
staff, stood on the bridge of the liner.
AS the naval tug drew nearer to the
side of the steamship, Prince Henry
and Admiral Evans caught sight of
each other and exchanged informal SAL
utes. The distance from steamer to
tug was too great for conversation, how
ever. !,
As the two vessels, with flotilIa of
tugs and official craft, moved in past
Fort Wadsworth, the first of the sal
utes of 21 gunkMas fred. As the first
gun sounded the prince advanced, to
the.end of the bridge of the Kronprinz
Wilhelm and stood at attention. As
he passed the big American flag float
ingover the fertilization he raised his
cap: in salute, and, the members of his
suite did likewise. The flag at the
jackstaff of the Kronkrinz,. was dipped,
and the German naval band accompaiiy-
ing the prince played s'The Star Spang-
led Banner" %Ehe guns of Fort Wads-.
worth were not silent before those
across the narrows at Fort Hamilton
doomed out their salute.
When that ceremony was over tho
Kropprinz was stopped, and the Nina
hauled around on her port side. and
Admiral Evans and his staff boarded
her. -:
Admiral Evans was escorted forward
at once, and in the quarters of the
master: of the .Kronprinz, ,.:he and the
prince met. The prince came forward.
and, taking the hand Of the naval OH
GER, shook it warmly.
81 am very glad, to see you, SIR"
said the admiral. y. Everybody in the
United. States is waiting to welcome
yAu. H'is my pleasure, sir, to formally
you in their behalf"
"|s thaakiHou sir and, through you,
SCI people Of your :. country,';' replied
prinse ~ am. very glad. TO be here
81 soq sthfs : splendid day. The en- ;:
6r directed me o'tonVey His compli-'
|1hts; ito you, admiral, and I do SO with.
very great pleasure. -: :: 81, :.
Prince Henry disembarked. at 1856
P. NJ, at: that moment walking, down .
the gangway from the &Kronp prinz wiz
helm into: sthe -elaborately: decorated
pier. Hesthen passed Through an orna-3
Mental gangWay and arch to the gang
plank of the Hohenzollern, the German
royal yacht where the prince will make
his headquarters while in the United
States, which had been decorated in
The German colors and was covered half
it's length.