The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-28

PIE RoughIy-One Refuses Admit
tance to Secretary Root - Miss
RsoseveIt Performs Her Part-Her
Present From the Emperor.
New York. February 25.-The all
important event in the itinerary Of
Prince Henry, OF Prussia today. was
the launching Of the schooner yacht
built at Shooters Island for the
princes brother. the German emperor.
The christening ceremony was per-
formed by Miss Alice Roosevelt,
daughter of the president of the
United States in the presence of the
president, the prince. the German am
hassador and brilliant assemblage.
The Meteor moved down the ways at
1898 o'clock amid a scene Of great en-
thusiasm- The launching proper was
without mishap and presented a grace
full and pretty picture. though it was
accomplished in drizzling rain and
other inauspicious atmospheric con-
ditione.
The special train bearing President
Roosevelt from Washington reached
Jersey City at $40 o'clock a. m. The
president remained on board until the
arrival OF the princes train, a few
moments after o'clock. 4 cylinder
head On the engine OF Prince Henry's
special blew out and the train was
more than an hour late in reaching
Jersey City. The accident occurred
shortly after leaving Baltimore. The
stalled train was pushed into Mag
nolia, Nd. by a passenger train and
there got a new engine.
Soon after o'clock the president
and the prince and their suites en-
barked on a boat for Shooters Island.
The party proceeded directly from the
ferry boat to the stand which had
been erected at the in-shore end of the
ways on which the Meteor tested. the
guns meanwhile booming salutes and
the crowd cheering entnusIas ically.
The president and prince, with Mrs.
and Miss Roosevelt arrived on the
platform at 1922 o'clock. The prince
conducted Miss Roosevelt 20 the small
platform immediately under the bow
Of the boat.
During the preliminar&es on the
stand a photographer from the Ho-
henzollern stood by with a camera and
ing picture machines were trained on
the scene and there were scores Of
cameras leveled at the party.
The Launching Successful.
Precisely at 1879 o'clock Miss Rose
welt raised the bottle of champagne,
which had been encased In beautiful
silver fiigree and which was suspend
ed by thirty-five foot silver chain.
Dashing the bottle against the side of
H. xryif wi ND nffa iyrn
hand, the wine breaking into spray.
Miss Roosevelt said III English: In
the Name of the German Emperor. l
christen thee Meteor" Her voice was
loud and clear and could be distinctly
heard on all the surrounding plat
form.
Then she raised a silver axe and
severed the rope holding the weight
which kept the ship IN the ways and
the vessel went gracefully into the
water.
simultaneously a cannon doomed
and the noise of the gun was lost in
that resulting from the roar of human
voices. aided by the royal German
band. the naval militia band and sew
eral bands on board the various ves-
sells surrounding the island. Every hat
was raised and then there was cheer
after cheer for the president, the
prince and Miss Roosevelt.
The prince Immediately after the
launching sent the following cable
gram in German
ITO the German Emperor Berlin.
Yacht just launched under brilliant
auspices. Christener by Miss Roose-
velt's hand. Beautiful craft. Great
enthusiasm. congratulated YOU with
all my heart.
HEINRICH
oct
Dental party and the prince proceeded
TO the hall where a luncheon had been
prepared.
The Eaperor's Gift to Miss Alice.
Before the luncheon given on the i'm
perial yacht Hohenzollern today in
honor OF President Roosevelt, by
Prince Henry of Prussia, a golden
bracelet with a picture Of Kaiser Will
helm in diamonds was presented to
Miss Alice Roosevelt. It was the en-
peror's gift to the young lady as spon-
sor for the new yacht Meteor. The
presentation was made by Prince
Henry on behalf OF his brother. the
emperor. The prince made a brief I'D
dress and the young lady thanked him
very much The bracelet is OF very
handsome workmanship and the por-
trait of the emperor IN diamonds is
well made.
Miserable Arrangement.
The conditions at Shooters Island
generally were miserable and situa-
ton of discomfort to the majority was
accentuated by the First and Second
battalions Of the New York state
naval militia, brought to the island to
keep the lines and to fire the presi-
Dental and royal salutes. Unable to
keep the. lines, especially after the
launching, the militiamen lost their
heads and took to the rough handling
OF many persons, even women, refusing
to recognize either badges or cards OF
invitation.
Secretary Of War Root, for instance,
was forced back with gun against
his breast. and would have been un-
able to enter the building where the
president, prince and party were to
lunch had It not been for the timely