New-York tribune., 1902-03-05
MILWAUKEE PRINCES HOST
MAYOR ROSE VOICES WELCOME OF
GREATEST GERMAN AMERICAN
CITY IN THIS COUNTRY.

| ing, and gave him reception that was highly
enthusiastic and entertainment that was
somewhat unique. His special train came at
O'clock. and at 10 o'clock was away again on
the long to Niagara and New-England- The
| intervening time all given to the re-
ception and entertainment of the royal visitor.
| 1t began with a drive through business and resi-
Dental districts in review before crowd that
numbered two hundred thousand Then there
was a public reception. at which Governor Rob
ert La Toilette and Mayor David S Rose voiced
the official welcomes, and the united singing
cieties raised their voices in mighty chorus.
There also an illumination and a run of the
Milwaukee Fire Department. Later there was
a banquet, at which the Prince met the leading
citizens of the city and State.
The thousands of Germans resident in Mil
waukee joined heartily in the welcome to the
Prince to whose house they owed allie
glance, and veterans of the German gath
| cred from throughout the State to assist in the
reception.
The special train bearing the Prince and his
| PARTY UP from Chicago the Chicago
! Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad, and there
an enormous crowd at the station awaiting its
coming
HEARTY WELCOME TO THE CITY.
There was a cheer when the Prince appeared,
and another louder than the first when he
reached his carriage outside the station grounds.
Mayor Rose and Admiral Evans entered his car
riage. and f1anked by police and guarded by
troopers of the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry. the drive
| through the city began. Ambassador Won Hol-
leben and Assistant Secretary of State Hill rode
| in the second carriage. with Captain Frederick
| Pabst chairman of the reception committee
Just outside of the station 1000 veterans of the
! German wars were drawn They had come
| from Green Bay. Stevens Point Port Washing
! ton. Appleton. Plymouth. Fond du Lac, Racine
and other points in the State, and they gave the
Prince a voIley Of cheers as he passed them
| The business streets were blockaded with people
| and the police had TO fight 70 keep a driveway
| clear.
Prince Henry had the honor OF riding in the
first carriage TO roll across the new Grand
ave- -Wisconsin-st. bridge and this point
was reached Battery A, stationed on the lake
| front, fired a salute Of twenty-one guns.
The reception Of the Prince as he drove
through the streets wildly enthusiastic
and reached its climax when he entered the
Exposition Building for the public reception
| AS he appeared on the stage escorted by his
staff and the reception committee the chorus
J of six hundred voices sang ''Das Deutsch Lied"
! There were ten thousand persons packed in the
! Exposition Building. and II long before
| they were sufficiently stilled for the chairman
John Johnson. TO briefly introduce Mayor Rose
MAYOR ROSES GREETING.
The Mayor formally welcomed the Prince
The Mayor gave way to former Congressman
P. V. Deuster, who spoke in behalf OF the Ger
man residents and in their tongue
Governor La Toilette then welcomed the
Prince TO Milwaukee in behalf of the State and
/ expressed regret al the shortness of his visit
Captain Emil Court, who also spoke in Ger
/ man, the last speaker
! The great chorus sang again and as rho
Prince arose 10 leave the hall the crowd broke
/ into cheers. He touched his cap in salute and
smiled as he turned to leave the stage The fire
run followed the public reception. and IT made a
/ spectacle that both novel and exciting
/ Thirty-two pieces of apparatus. marshalled by
/ Fire Chief Foley, were raced for mile at high
! speed. They two abreast and two hundred
/ feet apart. Darkness had come. and the engine
! lights made the picture all the inspiring
! The Prince was then driven through Illuminated
streets TO the Hotel Phster. where the banquet
served. Hundreds OF strings Of electric
| lights were arched across Grand-ave and Wis
consin-st. hundreds Of buildings outlined
| in light and high upon the tower Of the City
| Hall, printed in incandescent lights, were the
words. welcome to H. r. H. Prince Henry"
Especially pretty was the lighting OF the Court
Of honor on Grand-ave. When the Prince
driven through the court. the chimes in the
| tower of st. Jamess Episcopal Church played
| the national airs of the United States and Ger
! many, and Luther's hymn.
There was great display OF bunting and
! under the glare of the lights it looked even
more attractive than in the daylight Crowds
thronged the streets during the evening. with
the Hotel Pfster as the common objective, and
the night scene brilliant one.
PRINCE SPEAKS AT THE DINNER
The banquet tonight at the Hotel Pfster TO
the Prince lasted about two hours The deco
| rations of the banquet hall were elaborate The
table Of honor covered with Alabama
smilax arching gracefully the place where
Prince Henry sat and hung at the ends with
roses and carnations. A miniature of flowers Of
! the German yacht Hohenzolern was suspended
| from the centre of the hall The toasts pro-
posed to the President of the United States and
the Emperor of Germany were drunk while the
orchestra played the national airs of the re-
spective countries. These were followed by the
| toast Prince Henry Of Prussia" The Prince
responded as follows:
Gentlemen: I will occupy your attention for
| only few moments as l am trife hoarse.
! having lost something in this country namely
| my voice, which I hope. however. to regain. 1t
| Is a pleasure to me to thank you for the hearty
| welcome you have offered me In this lovely,
| handsome and sympathetic city OF yours the
| principal city Of Wisconsin, and famous for it's
! thrift and industry. l have heard il acknowl-
| edged by you well by others that the de-
! Velopment of Milwaukee is due largely to the
| German element among your citizens-a state
| ment which fills my heart with pride and glad
| ness. inasmuch as l look upon this German ee-
! ment as one Of the strongest ties between Ger
] many and the United States. I doubt not that
! those Of German descent will be in the future
| as In the past credit to that country which
| they proudly call their home The merits of the
| city of Milwaukee are known it's industrial
| products are recorded-not So however with
one point which | could not help noticing in