The Washington times., 1902-02-28

! imperial navy, of which Prince Henry is
/ the admiral.
1t was at this moment, as the prince
/ stood beside the sarcophagus of the first
/ President. with one of the huge wreaths
on either hand. that the official photog-
rapher from the Hohenzollern was sum-
moned and told to snap his machine. But
the Teuton tar had more thought of per-
feet accuracy than the successful Ameri-
can snapshot artist. who desires results
first of all, and thereby he lost his
chance. As the sailor was getting the
range the prince turned around and in
stantly stopped the proceedings.
Perhaps this timely interruption was
Just as well for the loyal subjects future
happiness, for the spectacle of a prince
of the royal blood photographed back of
iron bars would doubtless have been too
original, on mature thought. to have
pleased the august Kaiser. Prince Henry
stepped out. the iron gates were relocked
and the return journey made to the man
sion.
On orders from the prince the HOhen
Zollern photographer made a second at
tempt to photograph the tomb and the
flowers. In the opinion OF bystanders the
negative will produce very fair like
nesses of two of the naval officers, a few
bars of the iron grating, and some flow
ers.
What Interested the Prince.
In the mansion proper Prince Henry
was unable to devote sufficient time to
note many of it's treasures. Strangely
enough, the two curios which attracted
his earnest attention were both distinc-
lively French. The first was the agree
ment OF Lafayette to give his services in
behalf of the struggling patriots, and the
second the key of the Bastile. which
hangs in the main hallway. No one
doubted, however. that the prince would
have been eager to inspect the-rhole
house had time permitted
Passing to the front portico, Prince
Henry met and shook hands with the six
vice regents, who were introduced by Mrs
Townsend. He cast several sweeping
chances over the broad Potomac, seeming
TO breathe in the vastness and air of
liberty of his surroundings, and stepped
back into the house to take his departure
Would YOU rather ride or wake" en-
quired one of the Presidents delegates. as
he waved his hand toward the waiting
wagonette.
IN, walk. promptly responded the
prince; Il would much prefer it" His
words were as precise and as clearly enun-
ciated as if from the most careful Eng
disappearing scholar.
The Journey Back to Town,
The prince led the way down the walk
with Chief Wilkie, with the rest of the
official party following closely The spe
cial train was in waiting and the party
was aboard in a very little while. A
short delay was occasioned by some of
the junior naval officers, who tarried a
few moments to buy souvenirs, and taste |
the Mount Vernon milk Assistant Sec
rotary Peirce brought them to the train /
shortly afterward.
As Prince Henry was about to board |
the train a pretty young woman of about /
twenty stepped forward and held out n |
beautiful bright bunch of spring flowers
Jonquils, tulips. and lilies of the valley. /
The prince accepted them with a smile /
and slight bow, and seemed decidedly
pleased with the American girls cour-
tesy.
The return trip was as uneventfuI as
the journey going. with the exception of
even larger crowds in Alexandria The
enthusiasm was very general and several /
times cheers were heard for til. prince.
On arrival at the city end of the Long
Bridge the party entered their carriages
and were driven rapidly to the Embassy.