The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-22
Wireless Messages Searching the Sea
All Last Night for the Incom-
ing Steamship.
PROGRAMME OF FIRST DAY
GALA PERFORMANCE IN THE IRVING
PLACE THEATER TONIGHT.
Private Entrance Cut for the Prussian
Guest of Honor-FIowers for the
Tomb of u. =. Grant.


NEW YORK, Feb. H.-Admiral Prince
Henry of Prussia is due In New York to-
morrow. That he will arrive on schedule
time is. however. exceedingly doubtful
The Kronprinz Wilhelm, TO equal her west
ward record, should reach Sandy Hook
lightship by 7:45 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. owing to the conditions prev
alent on the Atlantic her arrival at any
hour during tomorrow will be surprising.
At the Offices of the North German Lloyd
Company Manager schwab. although some
what upset in his calculations by the delay
which the Teutonic experienced-that boat
having arrived twenty-four hours overdue
stin expressed the belief that the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm will arrive I'm the harbor
late in the afternoon. Some OF his asso-
ciates were not 80 hopeful. however.
An all-night vigil was kept by the wire
less operators on the Hohenzollern and the
Etruria in the hope of coming into touch
with the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Up TO mid
night their hopes had not borne fruit. on
the Hohenzollern all the officers, from
Admiral Won Baudissin down, sat up the
greater part of the night. hopeful that at
any moment news might be ticked out from
All is in readiness for the princes re-
ception in this city. The Presidents dele
gates. appointed to receive the royal visitor
in the name of the Nation. arrived this
evening from Washington. Those in the
party are First Assistant ,SeSrstasS ~
State David j. Hill, Brigadier General
Henry c. Corbin, Commander w. :. Cowles,
Col. II. T. Bingham and several ladies'
The entire Germany embassy stan also
arrived and joined Ambassador Won HoIle-
ben. The party occupied apartments at
the Waldorf-Astoria.
General Corbin said tonight that IL the
Kronprinz Wilhelm does not arrive in time
to dock on Saturday the Presidents COM
mittee will carry out it's plans for the re-
ception just the same on Sunday. The COM
mittee has planned 10 accompany the prince
and suite to the Irving-place Theater to-
morrow evening, TO attend him on his
rounds Sunday. go with him to Washington
Sounday night, return with him TO ths
launching on Tuesday and remain with him
until he sails for home. The Presidents
delegates retired to their rooms soon after
their arrival and had luncheon served in
one of the parlors General and Mrs Cor
bin dned with whitelaw Reid and after-
ward were his guests at the opera
TO GUARD AGAINST CRANKS.
The last steps were taken this evening
for the protection OF Prince Henry from
any possible interference by cranks. Cap
tain Titus. chief of the detective bureau,
after A conference with Colonel Bingham,
announced that the police arrangements at
the Thirty-fourth-street pier had been COM
pleted. Ten of the most reliable city de-
tectives were selected as a special guard
for the person of Prince Henry. and three
were chosen TO keep a constant surveillance
about President Roosevelt during his stay
I'm New York.
The yacht Hohenzollern, after having
been cleaned up and partly repainted. lies
at her pier at the foot Of West Thirty
fourth street, awaiting the princes ar
rival. Her main gangway has been placed
directly opposite the door through which
Prince Henry will land from the Kronprlnz
wilhelm He will cross the pier and board
the Hohenzollern. At the gangway he win
be met by Admiral Won Baudissin, while
the other officers OF the yacht will stand
az the sides of the gangway. Behind. on
the decks Of the boat, the crew viii be
drawn up and the ships band will play
national air as the prince steps on the boat
The Marconi apparatus on the HOhen-
zollern has been tested and found TO be
in good working order. Tonight the Oper-
ator on board began 10 send messages in
an effort 10 locate the princes ship. On
board the Cunarder Etruria the wireless
apparatus is also in readiness. and an oper-
ator on watch for signals from the ISron-
prinz Wilhelm.
Admiral Evans. General Corbin and As
sistant Secretary OF State Hin, the Presi-
dents delegates. will board the Kronprinz.
probably at the quarantine station. and
will greet Prince Henry in the name OF the
United States government.
THE PRESS DINNER
All arrangements have been completed
for the dinner 10 be given by the American
press in honor OF Prince Henry on Tues
day next and Herman Ridder who has
charge OF the preparations for this BAN
quet said the number of acceptances re-
ceived from leading representatives OF the
newspaper world very gratifying.
The Irving-p!ace Theater. where a gala
performance is TO be given to-morrow
evening has been beautifully decorated.
and orders have been given for the fes-
tooning OF the princes box with American
Beauty roses. more than 40 OF the roses
TO be used for this purpose. Heinrich Con-
reid manager Of the theater. has had a
special entrance broken through the wall
on the Fifteenth-street side or the theatcr
I'm order 10 permit the prince tc enter tha
royal box Immediately on stepping from
his carriage The play selected for this
performance Is the three-act comedy. I'm
Weissen Roessel. This selection was
made by request. as the prince has thus far
had no opportunity or seeing the play. Ow-
ing 10 the fact that during the time when
Il was given in various cities OF Germany
he was in China Everything has been
made ready for the special opera perform
anca 10 be given for the nrlncr lf IL h.