New-York tribune., 1902-02-24
OFF FOR WASHINGTON.
| CHEERING CROWDS SPEED THE SPE-
CIAL TRAIN AT JERSEY CITY.
PLATFORM. ACKNOWLEDGES SALUTE
THE START AT l O'CLOCK.

Prince Henry and his party left Jersey City
for Washington at / o'clock this morning over
the Pennsylvania Railroad. He and those who
We're to accompany him on the trip TO Washing
ton reached Jersey City on the ferryboat Phia-
delphia at 12:10 a. m. Great preparations for
their arrival a. the station had been made by
the railroad officials and the police of Jersey
City. The plans carried out smoothly and
in very satisfactory manner. About seven
hundred persons were gathered in the waiting
rooms of the Pennsylvania station and the
platforms leading to the trains to greet the
Prince. To prevent people from getting too
close to the party. the west end of the station
and a part Of the platform leading to the special
train which was to take the Prince TO Wash
ington was rOped off.
The police arrangements were spendidly
made. The special train which the Prince
to travel was waiting on the track nearest
the west end of the station. On the track just
south OF 1t was a long train of empty cars,
which placed there as a barrier. that the
throngs would find it impossible to surmount.
Many persons anxious TO get good view OF the
Prince and those with him were allowed TO enter
the OF the train made up for a barrier.
AS the train started from the station an old
man yelled for three cheers for the Prince and
large number OF persons Joined in the shout
which followed
Prince Henry. who was seated in his car.
talking 10 Rear Admiral Evans, Ambassador
Won Holleben. Adjutant General Corbin and
several other members Of his party. quickly
put an end to the conversation and walked to
the rear platform of the car, which was the
end one OF the train. He raised his hand sew
eral times in acknowledgements Of the cordial
greetings from the throngs
The engineer of the train Augustus H.
Vandergrift; the fireman. F. II. Terhune: the
train conductor, J. s. Buckley, and the Pullman
palace car conductor. G.. Frederick Eye. As
sistant Passenger Train Master w e Have
stick was one of the railroad officials on the
train. Charles McConaughy assistant passen-
ger train master of the division from New-York
TO Philadelphia, supervised the railroad plans
on his division. The first stop that the train
will make will be at Grays Ferry. which is
ninety-one miles from New York. There engines
VIII be changed. The next stop after Gray's
Ferry will be Baltimore. \ stop of twenty min
utes will be made there. The train is due to ar
rive In Washington at 1920 o'clock this morn
ing. From the running schedule 1t will be seen
that no effort viii be made for fast time.
Besides the regular train cooks. six special
cooks and four walters are on the train. The
special help Will attend to the wants of the
Prince and some OF the members OF his party.
Chief Murphy and squad of about eighty
policemen, including Captains John F. Kelly, of
the Second Precinct; Captain John Kelly. In
spector Archibald. Captain Cody; Of the First
Precinct, and six sergeants OF the Jersey City
police were at the station TO preserve order and
TO keep the way from the ferryboat Philade-
phia to the train clear AS the ferryboat reached
her dock at 12:l0 a. m, Chief Murphy and
Charles McConaughy led the Prince and his
party to the cars waiting for them. At the
doors leading from the station TO the platform
three of the tallest and strongest policemen OF
the Jersey City force stood at attention as the
Prince and the members of his party walked
to the train They We're Policeman James Sun-
van. Patrick Brady and Michael c. Sheehan.
Officer Brady is more than six feet six inches
tall The attention of the Prince was attracted
for two or three minutes by this array of big
policemen
on the left OF the Prince as he entered his
car was Colonel Bingham, and his right was
D. j. Hill, Assistant Secretary of State Among
those who accompanied the Prince on the trip
were General Won Plesser, Vice Admiral Won
Eisendecker. Vice Admiral Won Seckendorr Ad-
jutant Won Cirumme, Captain Reben, Dr. Mantle
Ad1utant Captain Schmidt Schwind, Adiu-
tant Won Trotter, Captain Won Egedy Com
mander Cowles and Captain Mueller