New-York tribune., 1902-02-15
CHANGE In DATE OF RECEPTION
CLEARING CITY HALL PARK FOR PRLNCE-OFFICERS
CALL ON THE ADMIRAL
RETURN CALLSON ADMIRAL
HE TELLS HoBoKEN'S MAYOR OF HIS
FIRST VISIT HERE.

Hoboken was the centre of interest yesterday.
ard visitors official and otherwise thronged the
piers, although only a few favored ones sue
cseded in going on board the HohenzolIern. Ad-
miral Won Baudissin paid the last of his official
calls in the morning. Accompanied by Lieu
tenant Won Haxthausen, an aid, and wearing his
full dress uniform, respondent with many deco
rations. the admiral went ashore at II o'clock
and took carriage for the City Hall in Ho-
boken
Al the City Hall there was some confusion.
as Mayor Lankering had not yet arrived.
hasy message was sent to him. and abandoning
hs breakfast. he hurried TO the City Hall, and
arrived in time TO greet the admiral After the
official introduction the Mayor explained that he
vas native of Germany and the admiral
smiling. accepted the hint, and relapsed into
German.
TIE admiral said: Il very glad TO be in
this city-the home Of our two great steamship
lines"
Mayor Lankering replied that Hoboken had
the second largest percentage of German popu-
ation of all the cities Of the Union. He had
often been assured by prominent Germans that
they felt almost as much at home there as in
their OWL country
HIS PREVIOUS VISIT TO NEW-YORK.
I had the pleasure Of visiting New-Yorl1 in
't'Cs N4l--l L was ! ullOSillIIldn on one or our
old ships said the admiral The elevated
roads had recently been invented and partly
completed. Everything is changed now"
Later In the morning the United States tug
Colonel Wyckof ran alongside the Hohenzollern,
and Major General John r. Brooke. accompanied
ny Captain Dean, aid, went board the
yacht This time the American officers were
also attired in full dress uniform. The call
lasted about half an hour.
REAR ADMIRAL PARKER's VISIT.
About / ?. m. the navy yard tug arrived at
Hoboken, and Rear Admiral Barker, accom-
panied by Captain Clifford H. West. went on
hoard the Hohenzollern, to return Admiral Won
Baudissin's call. During the visit all sightseers
were excluded, and the regular courtesles Of
turning out the guard and piping the side
paid.
Later IN the afternoon the newspaper men
were allowed on board They were received by
Lieutenant Rebens sburg, who was officer of the
deck The lieutenant said that six of the Off
GERS Of the HohenzollerL would start for Niagara
Falls to-day. When they return the other six
onicers viii make the trip. The officers who will
make the trip 10 Niagara Lieutenant Ellie.
Surgeon Uthernann, First Lieutenants Stein
meyer and Nicolai and Lieutenant Commander
Won Manthey.
During the day the work Of painting the yacht
and otherwise preparing her for the Prince was
prosecuted vigorously. The smokestacks were
painted and considerable progress was made.
One Of the men engaged in the work said that
NE cost Of the preparations was more than $500
day. Twenty Of the crew of the Hohenzollern
we're vaccinated by the ships surgeon
A little before 4 o'clock Admiral Baudis-
fln left the Hohenzollern and took the ferry to
New-York. where he visited his brother -in-law
st No. PA Lexington-ave. It was reported that
ne would also call on the Goulds and the Goelets,
"nom he met in Norway when the Kaisers
Yacht was making trip there. AT that time
ne Emperor received Howard Gould the
Hohenzollern.
TO TAKE CHARGE OF PRINCES DINNERS.
Among the arrivals on the steamship Graf
"aldersee, which came in yesterday, was Court
counsellor Waldmann. who will take charge of
al the entertainments and dinners the
HohenzolIern here. He brought with him four
cooks and stewards. Vladimir Bleizener, the
Ff1nee's orderly also came on the same steamer.
Some surprise was expressed by the officers
y The Hohenzolern, who expected a visit from
Mayor Low. James B. Reynolds. the Mayors
secretary, told the reporters that the official
visiting was over
D. H. Pierce. the pilot. and several officers Of
'he Hohenzolern. visited the Thirty-fourth-st St
pier. where the Hohenzollern will anchor next
eeek They were accompanied by several mem
.ss.s OF the Dock Department. They found that
S-,,e was sufficient depth Of water TO permit the
Nysang Of the yacht.
u is expected that by Sunday the work on
- Hohenzollern will be sufficiently near 10
= isSplsuon TO let some visitors on board. out II
ooubtful IL the boat will be open to the gen
s'1l public at all
CENTRES OF ACTIVITY.
csrs,Itihssyvana Railroad stations 81 West z3rd.
.x.nanat and Desbrosses Streets are convenient TO