The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-04
GERMANS OUT IN FORCE
They Form a Long Line of Torch
Bearers.
MAYOR HARRISON BIDS HIM WELCOME
Amid the Din OF Cheers and The Sparkle Of
EnumerabIe Lights the Prince is Es-
corted From Station Through
the Streets.
(By the Associated Pres.l

lBy the ASSOCldIeu ITeS,)
Chicago, Ills. March 3.-A glare of red
fire that could be seen for miles, the
blaze of hundreds of torches, the sparkle
of myriads of electric lights. and the
cheers of thousands of people made up
the first taste of Chicago's hospitality
that was given Prince Henry of Prussia
upon his arrival in this city this evening.
His train arrived at the depot of the
Chicago and Alton Railroad at 80 o'clock
and from there, after he had been form
ally welcomed by Mayor Harrison and
the members of the general reception
committee Prince Henry rode through
the streets packed with a dense multi
tude, whose cheers compelled the dis
tinguished visitor to bow continually to
right and left. The Prince arrived in
the city at a time when the streets were
thronged to the utmost, it being the hour
when many thousands of people We're
leaving their places of business for the
day, and of all these people it seemed
that nearly everyone walked over to
Jackson Boulevard to await the arrival
of the Prince
No more flattering welcome could have
been extended any visitor, and it came
not so much from the officials or the city
as from its citizens. Every building
along the line of his route, from the
depot to the Auditorium Hotel, was gaily
decked with bunting, the prevailing
scheme being the American and German
flags intertwined, with the black eagle of
Prussia over all. Many of the buildings
had upon their fronts elaborate devices
made up of hundreds of electric lights
There were Welcomes" by the score:
there were eagles and flags and there
We're strings of gay colored lights al
most without number.
No hint of the electric light decora-
tions was given to the Prince until after
his carriage had rolled over jackson
Boulevard bridge, and was descending the
gentle slope that leads toward Michigan
Avenue. Then almost in the same sec
ond the lights were turned on. and what
had been but one second before a lane
between dark towering buildings became
an avenue of dazzling light. The torch
bearers, who were German veteran SOL
diers, lit the torches at almost the same
instant, and from end to end of the
Boulevard between the bridge and Michi-
gan Avenue, two-thirds of a mile away
there was an instanteous, blaze of red
fire from both sides of the street.
The train stopped with the last car on
which Prince Henry rode, opposite the
main gate of the depot. The German Am
bassador, Baron Won Holleben. was the
first to alight and was greeted at once
by DIR. Walter Viewer, the German Con-
sui in Chicago. Dr. Viewer was then pre-
sented by Baron Won Holleben to Prince
Henry and DR. Viewer presented to the
Prince Mayor Harrison who formally re-
ceived the visitors on behalf OF the city
of Chicago
Prince Henry bowed his acknowledge
ments of Mayor Harrison's greeting, say
ing simply: Il thank you"
The mayor and the Prince followed bv
the others, then passed through the large
arched gateway and up the stairs into
the street. A dense throng filled the
street and the sidewalks for a square in
either direction and ringing cheers filled
the air as the Prince emerged
The cavalry escort quickly wheeled into
place, the Prince entered his carriage and
the drive to the hotel was begun.
feature of the procession from the
depot to the hotel was the great number
of German veteran soldiers, who lined
the streets and who went fairly wild in
their efforts to show their devotion to
the Prince. They had among them by
far the greater number of torches that
were seen along the avenue and when
the line of carriages had passed, the old
soldiers fell into line behind them. Short
ly after reaching the hotel the banquet
began. AS the Prince entered the ban
quet hall the room rang with cheers.
The Prince seemed greatly pleased at
the warmth of his welcome, and bowed
and smiled repeatedly and after he had
taken his seat he nodded right and left
to bis entertainers as they seated them
selves.