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the same second, the lights were turned
on, and what had been but one second
before a lane between dark. towering
buildings was an avenue of dazzling
light. The tcrch-bearers, who were .Ier-
man veteran soldiers, lit the torches at
almost the same instant, and from end
to end of the boulevard. between the
bridge and Michigan avenue, two-thirds
of mile away, there was an instantane-
Gus blaze of red fire from both sides Of
the street.
ALTON DEPOT CROWDED
WITH SPECTATORS.
For thirty minutes before the time set
for the arrival of the train at the Alton
depot every passageway leading into the
| building was lined with policemen, stand
| ing elbow to elbow, and officers guarded
| every point from the rear platform of
| the train to the line of carriages The
| train stopped with the last car, In which
| Prince Henry rode, opposite the main
gate of the depot. Waiting for its ar
| rival, Mayor Harrison and the members
! of the reception committee had been
standing for fifteen minutes The Ger
man ambassador, Baron Won Holleben,
| was the first to alight, and was greeted
at once by DR.. Walter Viewer the i'm
! perial German consul in Chicago. Dr.
| Viewer was then presented by Baron Won
! Holleben to Prince Henry, and DR.. We
Yer presented to the prince Mayor Har-
| rlson who formally received the visitors
| on behalf of the city of Chicago.
Prince Henry bowed his acknowledge
ments Of Mayor Harrison's greeting, say
ing simply, II thank YOU
| CHICAGO COUNCILMEN
MEET WITH ROYALTY.
Mayor Harrison then introduced to
the prince the committee of the com
| mo N Y1ai1 md
| reception committee. The mayor and the
prince followed by the others. then pass
| ed through the large arched gateway
and up the stairs into the street A dense
! throng filed the street and the sidewalks
| for square in either direction. and ring
ing cheers filled the air as the prince
| passed between the lines of blue-coated
officers and emerged upon the sidewalk,
| at the edge of which his carriage stood
| in waiting.
The cavalry escort which was waiting,
| quickly wheeled into place the prince
| entered his carriage. in which Mayor
| Harrison and Admiral Evans were seat
| ed with him, and the drive to the hotel
was begun.
A feature of the procession from the
| depot to the hotel was the great num-
| Der of veteran German soldiers. who lin
ed the streets and who went fairly wild
in their efforts to show their devotion to
the greatest number OF torches that
was ever seen along the avenue. and
when the line of carriages had passed
the old soldiers fell into line behind
them and took up the line of march to
the hotel. They constituted the only
guard given to the prince during his
march from the depot.
At the door Of the hotel the prince was
met by F. Willis Rice and MilWard Ad-
|
corted to the second floor of the hotel.
The other guests followed, each under
the escort of a local committeeman. and
all were shown to their rooms at orce.
The prince understood that there was
put little time in which to make prepara-
tons, ard he was prepared for the event
When ne stepped rom his car. AS he
entered his room he yurned to Mr.. Rice
and said Il am ready now"
MI. Rice laughed, and said that the
members Of the committee would call for
hlm IN few minutes 10 escort him to
the sixth hoor of the MOTEL, where the
banquet was to be held
The prince was in his room but a few
minutes when Mr.. Rice and MIR. Adams
called for him and the party, followed
! by the members of the princes suite
went at once to the banquet hall. The
Chlcagoans had all preceded them, and
as the prince escorted by Mayor Har
the hall, they made the room ring with
their cheers. The orchestra. which was
paced behind great mass of ferns and
palms. struck up the German national
anthem as the prince entereu the hall
ana continued it until after he had TAX
en- ms seat. Inc prince seemed greatly
pleaSed at the warmth of his welcome
ana bowed and smiled repeatedly. and
aItef ne had taken his seat he nodded
rlght and left to his entertainers as thew
seated themselves. There were nine ia
pies at the banquet, and including Prince
Henry and his suite 15i neonIa 49, aa4
ed 0"'
PRINCE GREETED BY
CONTINUOUS CHEERS
IL was shortly after O'Clock when tho
prince and his suite entered their car
rlages at the Auditorium hotel for their
! drive to the armory The drive was al
most an even mile in length. straight IN
Mlchlgan avenue, and for the entire dis
lance the sidewalks were lined as closely
as the people could be packed. with thou
SANDS intent upon seeing the prince u
roar OF cheers greeted him as he left me
MOTEL and from there until he passed
within the doors of the armory there
was one continuous shout, which was
e2lipsed in volume only when he eoteran
the armory, where 5000 people, most or
them born in the Fatherland or descend
ants of those who had been, were gathcc-
ed to meet him. Bands were PLAYING win
Ifanuc energy, and the great chorus OF
hundfeds OF voices was singing in honor
vi the prince as he entered, but their ef-
torts aVa1led them nothing. The cheers
OF the multitude drowned all else ana
LOT tuliy i've minutes there was nothing
put one great roar of voices. Several
tunes 5000 people were on the outside or
the building, and they added their cheers
70 those that Welled up inside Of the
pulldlng. 1t was the one chance Of the
German citizens of Chicago to hava the
prince to themselves, and they made the
most of it,
AS the prince entered the han the gceat
orcnestra OF more than 100 pieces burst
| Iofth IN the national anthem of Ger
many. While this was being played the
prince and his suite were escorted to the
balcony on the second floor that had been
reserved for them. The anthem concluded
| there was another outburst of cheers from
the great throng within the walls thar
was re-echoed by the immense crowd out
| side.
HALL FILLED TO IT'S
UTMOST CAPACITY.
The sight that met the eyes of the
prince as he stepped upon the brightly
decorated balcony was one to stir the
heart of any man, no matter how ac-
customed to multitudes and to the cheers
OF CROWDS he might be. The great hall
| was hIled to it's utmost capacity, and
from end to end and from side to side
there was sea of faces against which
the waving handkerchiefs which auttere1
IN the air by the thousands resembIed
White crest of foam. or
PRINCE GREETED ny
CONTINUOUS CHEERS.