Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-03-08


Met With the Same Enthusiastic
Greetings Which Have Character.
lied His Entire Journey-At Roch.
ester and Syracuse He Meets Excep-
tionally Big Demonstr ations.
Rochester, March 6.--Prince Henry
Travelled from Chicago to Niagara Fats
Yesterday, crossed the C.nl ldi II
frontier for brief stay, to which he
was officially welcomed by the Domin-
ion, and last night resumed his journey
to Boston over the New York Central
line. His longest stop in almost 80
hours Of continuous travelling was at
Niagara Falls. which he saw brdgcd in
with the ice of winter. III. viewed he
Horseshoe falls from Table 'tHk tnc
American falls from the ledge over the
whirlpool on the Canadian shore, rode
down the gorge to Il point below the
lower Whill lrOol. and then inspected the
plant of the Niagara Power company.
which converts the force of nature To
the PURPOSES of commerce. nc was
much impressed by the falls and the
swirliD% rapids down in the gorge.
The Spccinltrnin had covered the dis
,ance between Milwaukee and Chicago,
crossed Indiana. and was we'll ON its
way over Ohio before Prince Henry
arose. lie was worn out when he left
milwaukee, and did not respond to the
demonstration made by the people OF
Toledo and Sandusky. He did not get
notice of the intentions Of the citi-
zcnS of Toledo to formally receive him
and his first knowledge of their plan
was conveyed to him 10y their band play
ing Die Wacht Am Rhcin." 1t was
too late to then get up and To!cdu did
not see him. At cleveland there was n
friendly demonstration. and Peter
karpp formerly Il bugI"r in the German
army. climbed into the car for Il re-
lluion which was pleasll mt on both sides.
karpp had been sailor with Prince
Henry back in 1877. and they were
shipmutes for more than two years.
rheprnce recognized petcrnt oncennd.
taking him 10y the hand. led him into
the ear. They talked over the old days
and IN admirng crowd looked on.
At Erie. Pa. was Il crowd which
made the most dangerous jam of the en-
tire Journey. Several women tainted
and anybody anywhere near the centre
OF the crowd was submitted TO danger
Gus pressure. Mrs. Harriet Gridlcy
and Miss Gridlry, widow AMI daughter
of Captain Gridlry. the man who fought
on the olympia ut Manila bay, were re-
ceivrd On the train by Admiral Evans
ana were presented to the prince.
All through the morning lis the train
ran through II corner of Pennsylvania
and out into the state of New York
there We're crowds at the stations anX-
ious to see the prince and tender as
suranccs of friendship. Dunkirk had
its band out and at Buffalo Mayor
Knight welcomed the prince and the
local German singing societies sang.
Fully 10000 people crowded the train
shed and depot of the New York Central
and additional thousands lined the
tracks for blocks east ami west, IF the
station, or took up positions Of vantage
On roofs and in windows of tall build
Jugs. when the arrival of Pnce' Hcnry's
special train at the city lire cr Rochcs-
ter WAS announced by the firing of Il
bomb at the end of the farmhouse.
Immediately red fire Oh the tops OF
h.nhrCdS of buildings burst forth.
scarchlights pointed ont the American
and German flags suspended from kites
in mid air and five minutes later,
amidst Il grand pyroteclnic display. the
train bearing the royal visitor drew
slowly into the crowded trainSh",.
As the train pulled into the station
band played and Il salute Of u guns was
fired. but the balance of the program
was not carried out as had been planned.
Soldiers had been stationed at both
ends of the tialSled in order to held
the crowds in check. but as the last ear
of the princes train passed into the
roped-off area. the surging ihrong out
side. with thunderuus cheers, brushed
the miiitinmen aside and 30 seconds
later had packed To snffocatiOn every
inch of space in the trAinhouSr and de-
pot.
In the meantime the vast aSscmh'age
was cheering and shouting as if mad.
After several fruitless efforts had been
made to check the enthusiastic out
burst. the reception committee gave
up that portion of the program which
called for singing hy the German So
cirties, music by the bands. etc. and
boarding the princes car were intro
duced to Prince Henry by the German
ambassador Won llollrbcn.
Mayor Rodenbrck. in his cordial man
ner. addressed the prince bidding him
hail and godspeed.
President Brewster of the Chamber
of Commerce. in behalf of the com
mercial interests of the city. addressed
Prince Henry ana presented him with
a handsomely embossed and inscribed
album containing ~ beautiful vicws Of
the city. The album is wholly a
Rochester product The paper. pic
lures. binding. etc. We're all made here
A handsome pocket kodak manu-
facturcd in Rochester was also pre-
Old Resolution Resurrected.
Providence. March G--In the lower
branch of the general assembly ycstcr.
day the resolution appropriating $1OO,.
600 for an armory in this city was
recommended by the finance committee
after it had been Shclvcd for hye years.
Steamer Huronian Missinu.
81. III,