The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1902-03-06
) Statistics Of e
) Prince Benry.

| lie was porn OH August II, 1867, at
POtsdam.
He went into the royal navy while
a boy.
Before he was 20 he had twice cir
cumnavigated the globe.
He was married on May "a, 1888, to
Princess Louise of Hesse-D -Darmstadt.
In 1897 he was dispatched to take
command of the China station, and
before leaving made his only speech,
in the course of which he acclaimed
his brother in such language that the
whole civilized world was astounded.
In 1898 he was received face to face
by the empress dowager of China,
being the only European who had
ever seen her and lived.
After the battle of Manila bay the
conduct of his fleet nearly precipi-
tated war between the United States
and Germany.
At an international naval banquet
at Hong Kong the same spring he
omitted to toast the United States.
Admiral Dewey left the banquet
hall. Subsequently Prince Henry
apolOgized in person to Dewey.
He is vice admiral in the German
navy.
Since 1892 he has seen more contin-
uous sea service than any high Off
cial in the German navy.
He is six feet and half inch tall.
He weighs about l82 pounds.
He is always in the pink of physi-
cal condition, and has not an ounce
of fat upon his frame.
He wears light brown beard and
mustache. The mustache he allows
to grow naturally, and he will not
have BARRIERS playing with it as they
do with his imperial brothers..
His beard is trimmed to a point.
His eyes are blue and clear. He
does not wear glasses.
He is extraordinarily full blooded,
for he can stand for hours in suit of
wet clothes in bitter wind and ex-
perience no i'll result.
Even in the ballroom of the impe-
rial palace at Berlin he walks with
the rolling swagger of a sailor. Di-
rections from the emperor on this
point have no effect upon him.
His face is deeply tanned from long
years at sea.
His hands are coarse and red, and
his nails kept short for the same rea-
son.
His conversational tone is clear
and hearty.
When singing he has mellow
bass voice.
Unlike the great majority of royal
ties, he made love match. Bis
marck opposed the princess whom he
selected, but he said he would re-
a Lnahnior if Ha xuaTn
denied. He had his way.
He has been loving and faithful
husband Though the multitude
nous temptations incident to a COM
bination of sea life and royalty have
been thrown in his way, he has
laughed them off. No breath of
scandal has ever tainted his name.
He was dutiful son, the favorite
of the father, who left him the bulk
of his private fortune.
He is a devoted father, making it
an object of his life to tighten the
burden of his eldest son, Waldemar,
who is deaf and dumb.
He drinks beer, wine and spirits,
but never to excess.
He smokes cigars and pipes, but
not cigarettes.
He plays cards for money, but new
er so heavily as to involve his oppO-
nents beyond their immediate
means.
He is not eXtravagant. Not even
in his youth, when his allowance was
comparatively small, did he run in
to debt.
His name: Albert William Henry
HOhenZOIlern
His rank: Vice admiral and chief
of the first squadron of the German
navy.
Honorary general of the First regi-
ment of Foot Guards, of the Ludwig
Fusiliers of the Twenty-fifth Hes
sian Artillery.
Honorary colonel of the Thirty
fifth Prussian Fusiliers, known as
prince Henry of Prussia's Owns" of
the Thirty-third Russian Dragons,
known as prince Henry of Prussia's
Own"
Actual colonel of the Twentieth
Austrian infantry.
Honorary vice admiral OF the Aus
trian navy.
Knight of the Order of the Black
Eagle. Knight of the Order of the
Golden Fleece, Knight of the Order
of the Annunciation, Knight of the
Order of the Elephant, Knight of
the Order of the Seraphim, Knight
of the Garter. Knight of the Order
of st. Andrew, etc.
Possessor of the Distinguished Ser
vice Order of Prussia. Never be-
slowed honorarily, but solely for
acts of gallantry.
His official title: Prince Henry of
Prussia.
Form of address: "His High
ness. ."-Washington Times.