The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-03

| platform on which stood the mayor and
reception committee would have been de-
molished.
Detectives on the ground offered to hold
up the unsupported corner of the gang
plank, but the prince stepped from the
| steps of the front platform OF
the last car, accompanied by Col. Bing-
| ham and several secret service men, in
Guiding Chief Wake. He was met by
E. Pollier, German consul at Cincinnati,
who presented Mayor Granger, of Louis
| vile. The mayor presented President
Marion E. Taylor, Of the Board of Trade,
and others of the reception committee
| ard then formally welcomed the royal
| visitor to Louisville.
Sorry His Visit Is Short.
Mayor Granger said: at is a great
| disappointment that your visit to the
| United States is of such brief duration. 3"
The prince interjected, 81 am sorry, toe =
Mayor Granger then handed the prl--cs
| a souvenir album, saying as he did 50,
that he Hoped the prince would look
over il at his leisure, in order that he
might be reminded that Louisville was on
the map" Prince Henry took the al
| bum with thanks.
Mayor Granger, indicating the crowd
| of 1000 persons, said: '"They have been
waiting here for nearly an hour to see
| you, ard we are all sorry you could not
| arrive earlier
The prince replied: 81 got here as soon
as I could
He had evidently not seen the extent
| OF the crowd on account of darkness and
the fact that he was surrounded by mem
| bers of the reception committee. TIE
| prince stepped TO one side of the platform
| and the crowd cheered. He touched his
| admiraPs fatigue cap, and encouraged by
the continued cheering of the crowd step
| ped upon bench near the railing of the
| platform. For this has was accorded a
| roar of cheers from the crowd which he
| repeatedly acknowledged by saluting.
| When the prince stepped from the bench
| Col. IL. ;. Cohn, of Louisville, a Franco
| PruSSlan war veteran, said to him in Ger.
| man, ''As one born in Germany and now
one Of the publishers of the Louisville
| AnZieger, / greet you May your friendly
| visit be of everlasting benefit to both ma
| TONS"
Prince Henry warmly shook Col Coins
| hand and replied in German: Il thank
| you very much for your friendly greet
| ing
| Turning to Mayor Granger, Prince
| Henry said he was little hoarse, and
| therefore would not attempt to make a
speech He mentioned that a splendid
crowd had turned out to see him, and
| then said to the mayor:
| be Kind enough to give my thanks
to your people for this royal reception. 4"
| The prince then received from E. Pol
| lier the German consul at Cincinnati. an
| engrossed address from the German sol
| dlerS and society of Louisville which
Mr.. Pollier was deputed TO present
| Mayor Granger spoke as follows:
As mayor Of Louisville and in the name
| OF all our cltizens-many Of the very best
| OF whom came from the Fatherland or
are or German descent-I bid your Royal
Hlghness welcome, and offer the free
n h(s toll fafs. ill
| great disappointment that your visit to
| the United States is Of such brief dllra-
| ton, and your itinerary so arranged
| that you can spare but ten minutes to
| Louisville. but none the less do all our
| people appreciate the distinguished com
| pl1ment of your presence, and they unite
earnestly with me in the hope that i'm
| preSslonS you carry home from America
10 His Majesty. your brother and SOW
| erelSn, from whom YOU come as ambas-
sador OF friendship, will be agreeable be-
| yond anticipation, and endure alike for
the greater glory and prosperity of the
| German empire and our own republic
On your journey across the continent
i and thence back to your native Prussia
our best wishes attend you
| Inc address in the name of the Ger.
man soldiers and society of Louisville
to Prince Henry was as follows:
German-Am orleans Give Greeting.
Your Royal Highness: Cherishing with
! grateful heart the memory of our birth.
| to which we will ever remain attached
| as the place where stood our cradles, and
| which we shall never cease to love and
to honor, the members of the German
Soldiers Aid Society of Louisville today
greet your royal highnezs in our new
home as an ever welcome representa- tive
| OF the German navy and army, il tbs
ranks of which we are proud to have
served. Great successes which united
| Germany and made it a world power have
| carried the fame of the defenders Of 0uT
| grand Fatherland on sea and on Land to
the civilized nations of the world. and
only a short time since your royal high
ness and the officers and men under your
command have taken a goodly share il
the achievements accomplished in the
far East.
May your Royal Highness' friendly visit
to the home of our adoption help
strengthen the relations of friendship
which so closely connect Germany ana
America that they may become perma-
nent to the mutual benefit Of the Ger
man and American people. May your
itinerary not be marred by any unto
ward event and may you be granted a
happy return to the old Fatherland
Again we bid your Royal Highness
welcome with all our heart as the Off
cial representative of our former highest
war lord, His Majesty Emperor William
H., and as a welcome guest
Handsome Album for Prince.
The album presented to Prince Henry
is bound in ooze leather On the back
OF the covers are silk American flags. Or
the first of the twelve pages in illunljnat
ed lettering are the words Greeting tc
his royal highness, Prince Henry"
On the second page is the following
address, printed in large black type with
red initials:
ITO His Royal Eighness, Prince Henry
of Prussia: The mayor and undersigned
committee of citizens of Louisville in be-
half of the city extend to your Royal
Highness with pleasure a hearty vel
come To your Royal Highness as the
representative of His Majesty the en-
peror and the people of Germany, we Of
fer this slight mark of our respect and
good will, and we hope that your Royal
Highness' visit may be pleasant and may
help to preserve the friendship between
your country and ours
On the remaining pages of the album
are nlezZotint photographs Of the various
public buildings Of the city, the tobacco
breaks tobacco warehouses, bridges
Land parks. There are also portraits o.
Gov. Beckhar and Mayor G. "a niger Or
the last page is a concise statement Of
Louisville business resources and ad-
vantages.
Shakes Hand by Proxy.
Prince Henry then boarded his train
As he was passing along the side of tn,
car nearest the crowd, German either
put out his hand, and the prince shool
it. Immediately hundred We're at thu
window. The prince, unknown to tn
crowd, passed on, but someone in a ma
val uniform in the car shook as man,
of the hands as the few minutes tina
the train remained allowed.
Four hundred members of the Socia