The Washington times., 1902-02-24
PRINCES TRIP over
A STORMY VOYAGE
Kronprinz Wilhelm Buffeted
by Heavy Head Seas.
HARDY WOMEN COMPLIMENTED
bouquets Sent to the Places of the
Nine Who Bravcd the Weather
Some Incidents of the Tempest
uous Passage.

NEW YORK. Feb. % (On beard the
Kronprinz WilhelmD Prince Henry of
! Prussia will long remember his trip across
the Atlantic on the North German Lloyd
! steamer Kronprinz. Nearly all the way
| the vessel encountered severe head winds,
and on the last day, when the wind
/ changed, she ran into another terrific gale.
/ this time. fortunately, in her favor.
Praise for Captain and Crew.
The passenger cannot realize on such
a trip what the storm was" said the prince
TO a reporter on the last day OF the voy-
age 81 cannot speak too highly in praise
of Captain Richter and his officers and
crew for the mastery handling OF the
vessel. She is a magnificent boar and
it is certainly a gratifying thing that she
passed every other westbound vessel which
left the other side about the same time or
day OF so earlier
II was expected that the journey would
be mad inside a week at least. Indeed.
every effort was made to establish
record for the boat. but unfortunately the
record actually established was the reverse
of the one desired. 1t was the slowest
passage in the history OF the ship. The
only consolation was that other boats in
the same storm did even worse.
Chilly nj Southampton.
A more chilly reception and send-oR
| prince never had than wa5 Prince Henry's
| at Southampton. II was Il bitterly cold
morning OF the raweet English kind. with
frost and fog and fhrea, Of snow En-
thusiasm was below zero rs the big four
funnelcd steamer kroupiinz tied up al the
Southampton wharf. The crowd of half
persisted watchers or the landing could
scarce thaw ont to the point of induiging
in speculation as to which of the naval
looking men on The bridg' Was The prince.
A. the end of the wharf, almos, fac
ing the spot where me boat's bridge
touched when she came 10 Il stanastiIl. a
| double group OF German ladies and
gentlemen had stationed hemsvlgrz apart
! from The general crowd. In charge of
! them was a taiI milit,ry looking ran.
Prince Hciurn> salute.
When ;his gentleman raised bis hat TO
the naval looking rcu On tine ships
bridge therc was au answering -.lu'a-
tion from a medium SIZED individual win
"a fine beard
That's ,hc pr'n said the ,nau from
Chicago VINO had rcs troned A.- home
ward voyage two weeks for the pros
pective gl.ry Of telling his North side
friends how lie and the prince crossed
together" II was the -lly view OF Prince
Henry which those whp had travelled
from London we're destined TO have at
Southampton. y rigid examination Of
tickets at the foot Of the sanEway eX-
Guided all but bona hdc passengers
visit to Smoking Room.
To the passengers aboard it seemed an
absurdIy long wait a. Southampton, and
especially as there seemed no prospect
OF even catching ii glimpse OF our royal
fellow passenger.
Our first view OF the prince wys after
dinner il the smoking room. ST dinner
In the big saloon ho occupied with his
suite small table in the corner Of the
room. which is shaped like 4 capital
H and so was Invisible to al but a
privileged few. After dinner however,