New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
THE STEAMERS DELAY.
WIRES To THE MARINE OBSERVATORIES
LAID LOW BY THE STORM

Prince Henry of Prussia did not arrive here
yesterday. and all efforts until early this morn
ing to get reports of the progress of the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm were fruitless. The wires to all
The marine observatories were down and esti-
mates based on the dispatch 10 the Lucania
were made as to when the Kronprinz would
reach here.
week ago Saturday Prince Henry and the
commander of the steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm,
Captain Richter believed that the steamer and
her royal passenger. with his suite would reach
here yesterday. Everything to make it possible
had been done. The steamship and Prince Henry
did not arrive here yesterday. There is no doubt
that they will be here to-day, however. BY -
o'clock the Kronprinz should reach her pier at
Thirty-fourth-st. Prince Henry will at once go
aboard the Hohenzollern.
Although Mr.. Schwab. the agent of the North
German Lloyd line would not express any
opinions as to when the steamer might be ex-
pected, even after seeing the Lucania's wireless
Dispatch others worked out a precise estimate
Of the probable time OF her arrival at the light
ship
It figured out that from the time she
passed the Cherbourg breakwater. at p. IN. last
Sunday until she communicated with the Lu-
cania in longitude 50. .16 degrees west, latitude
4j.59 degrees north, she had travelled 1850
miles. at the rate Of 49, ~ knots an hour. The
interesting deduction from this computation
vas that she had encountered such rough
weather up TO this time that she had been un-
m belo
her record. From the fact that she was on the
long course. when 1t was expected that she
Fould come on the short course. ii may be gath
cred that Captain Richter. in view Of the rough
weather did not dare to take the northerly
route
Based the speed computation, weather
conditions remaining the same. II would take
her six days and sixteen hours to cover the 3050
miles from Cherbourg, which would bring her TO
the Sandy Hook lightship at a. m. to-day
Efforts were made with the wireless telegraph
apparatus on the Cunard steamer Etruria be-
fore she sailed, and on the Hohenzollern. to get
n touch with the steamer, but these were fruit
less, undoubtedly because the Kronprinz VIII
helm vas not within the radius of the Hertzian
waves. This the only means Of communica-
lion from this city to any point outside the
Hook
The Presidential delegates who are here TO
greet Prince Henry in the name of the United
states spent the greater part Of yesterday at the
Waldorf. holding themselves in readiness 10 go
20 the pier should the hronprinz by any chance
COCK before evening.
II the Kronprinz Wilhelm docks this morning
a. daylight the delegates will start for the pier
az 10 o'clock We shall be up and ready TO
start for the pier at 10 o'clock sharp tomorrow
morning" Colonel Bingham said last night. If
hQg lFTfnF FlA At aT1 1Nr-fn lEf
caylght shall hear of il at breakfast. If the
say our respects and make our greeting as soon
ags on the part of the United States the city.
s.e, the programme Will be taken up at just the
Soiht II would have reached had the Prince been
N "a hme. We have consulted to-day with the
.sefInan Ambassador. and he agrees that that is
~ As best plan 1t is If Prince Henry came
&c to dinner, arriving in time for the roast.
a az VIII get soup. / very sorry for Mr..
gonrled, but there is other way If the long
~; lo very fun programme is TO be carried out on
Tonight. II the arrival of the Prince is early
..oegh. he Will be the guest at a small dinner
- me Deutcher Verein, in the clubhouse, Cen
"a Park South. Only guests will sit
.9sh TO table, IL was said at the club yesterday
aaihong the seven viii be the German Ambassa-
-, az Washington, Admiral Won Baudissin Con
~ General Karl BUenZ and Rudolph Kepper
e president OF the club.