The bee., 1902-03-13
(a)(LtBY PRINCE HENRY
Our Royal Visitor Takes His De-
parture on Steamship
Deutschland.
FAREWELL VISITS WERE STRICKEN OUT.
The Prince Entertained on Board
the steamer by Life-saving and
Fire Drills on Board the Big
FreiEhter Pretoria. in which He
Showed Great Interest.

New York, March 12.-Prince lien
ry of Prussia, who went on board the
deutschland about one o'clock Tues
day morning, after the gala perform
ance in his honor at the IITing Place
theater, spent quiet morning on the
steamship. II had been planned that
the prince would make several fare
well visits, but it was said that he
felt the need of rest and that the
leave-takings would take place on
the Deutschland. Those who were
expected to call were German Am
bassador Won Holleben, Rear-Admiral
Evans, Adit.-Gen. Corbin, Col. Bing-
ham, Commander CovSes, Assistant
Secretary of State Hill, Karl Buenz,
the German consul-general at New
York, and the mayor of New York.
The police of Hobolen made extra
preparations to keep in order the
large crowds which gathered in the
hope of seeing the prince before the
Deutschland sailed. The time set for
the steamer to leave her pier was
$3.50 p. IN.
Prince Henry breakfasted at $3.50
o'clock with the members of his suite
and Capt. Albers of the Deutschland.
During the breakfast the band
played German and American airs.
After breakfast Prince Henry prom
enaded the deck of the Deutschland
smoking a cigarette, and while he
was doing this the life-saying drill
signal was sounded aboard the big
freighter Pretoria, moored a few
piers away. In a twinIling, after the
alarm was blown, the lifeboats were
freed and made ready for launching.
This was followed by fire drill and
in less than five minutes after the
alarm was given a dozen streams of
water were pouring over the sides of
the vessel. The prince was interest
ed in the exhibition and said the re-
sponse to the calls was very prompt.
Several members Of the princes par
ty went, Tuesday morning, to Eliza
bethport, n. j., to visit the Nixon
ship building yards.
The prince occupied the rest Of the
forenoon in writing letters and dis
patches in his apartments on board.
The presidents delegates arrived on
board about II o'clock and Ambassa-
dor Won Holleben appeared shortly
afterward. For the luncheon which
the prince had arranged to give at
noon to the members of the party
which has accompanied him on his
travels in this country covers were
laid for 2S persons. The table was
decorated with German and American
colors and American Beauty roses
and the luncheon was entirely in.
formal. There were no speeches and
it was stated that the prince won1d
make no formal farewell statement
before sailing for home.
Immediately after the luncheon. at
the princes invitation, the party
went to the commanders bridge Of
the Deutschland, and was there
photographed. Then the real leave
taking began. The fnal farewells
were said by members of the German
embassy at Washington.
Shortly before the Deutschland
sailed the united singing societies of
Hudson county, y. j.. appeared on
the deck of the Princess Victoria
Louise, which lay alongside the
Deutschland, and sang a number Of
selections. Princd Henry appeared
on the bridge of the Deutschland
with Capt. Alberts. AID bowed his
Acknowledgements repeatedly.
The Deutschland sailed at 3:4j. As
she moved away from the Dier. the
cheering was continuous. The prince
appeared on the bridge and bowed.
All down North River the passing
tugs and craft of every description
gave the great liner and her distin-
guished passenger a noisy send-of1'.
At the Battery, which was reached
al four O'Clock, a great crowd had
gathered and cheered as the vessel
steamed down the bay.