The Jersey City news., 1902-02-24
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SEE The PRINCE.
Henry Of Prussia Spends
an Hour in Jer-
sey City.
LIKED OUR POLICE
Affords Many People an APP
portunity to Obtain a
Good View Of Him.

Prince Henry's reception, as he passed
/ through this city at midnight last night,
considering the lateness Of the hour and
the fact that few people, comparatively
speaking, knew that he was to pass
through then, was somewhat hattering
Those who witnessed the scene were
proud Of the police arrangements which
/ this city afforded for the protection OF the
distinguished visitor. New York's police
1 figured upon the scene somewhat to dis
advantage by way of comparison. About
| five hundred people were gathered out
side of the lines stretched by the police
lin the mammoth waiting-room of the
PENNSYLVANIA ferry and in the train shed
when the ferryboat Pennsylvania. bear
| ing the Prince, his suite and the distin-
guished visitors from Washington, repre-
senting the State Department and the
Army and Navy. sent by President Roose-
| Welt to escort the Prince to the National
Capital, came into her Twenty-third street
1 slip, Everyone was on the tip-toe OF ex-
pectation. Everyone wanted glimpse OF
| the royal visitor, and those outside the
police lines tip-toed Enthusiastically to
secure such coveted glance. II was prin-
eipally to crafty curiosity. There was
but little cheering. The Prince was easily
recognized. Next to him curiosity was
centred principally upon some our own
nations distinguished men.
/ Everybody seemed to want glimpse of
| Admiral Fighting Bob. Evans, who is
one of the Princes friends. Admiral Bau-
| dissten, Adjutant-General Corbin, Col
Theodore A. Bingham, military aide to
! the President: Commander Cowles, naval
aide to the President; Captain Nathan
/ Sargent, special representative of Ad-
! miraI Dewey, and Assistant Secretary OF
State DR.. David J. Hill, marched with the
/ Prince across the big ferry waiting-room
and passed through one IL the doors lead
! ing to the train shed at the extreme
! northern side where one of the finest
| equipped thains that ever left the sheds
awaited the distinguished group, bound
| for Washington In the group was also
Chief Wilkie, of the United States Secret
| Service Bureau and a corps Of trusted,
| trained men of the secret service. In
plain citizens clothes amid SO much god
lace they attracted but little attention at
first. but later on excited considerable
/ curiosity, especially among the Jersey
|
SQUAD OF New York's picked detectives.
The rear of the crowd of sight-seers was
| closely watched by Jersey City detectives.
Chief of Police Murphy, assisted by In
spector Archibald, had deployed picked
men inside the shed, along the roped en-
| closure inside the ferry waiting-roona, and
along the gallery leading to the slip IN
! which the ferryboat. bearing the distin-
guished visitors, made fast. The splen-
| did police arrangement did not seem to
! have been lost on the Prince. His face
seemed to light up with admiration. But
the real novelty Of the scene were Two
| guards in the uniforms of distinctiveiy
German military organizations. One wore
a glistening brass helmet.
For Just one hour the Prince and most OF
the distinguished company composing mis-
4 escort to the National Capitol sat in the
rear end of the luxurious coach, at .he
rear end OF the long train, which was
scheduled to leave at o'clock this morn
/ ing. He did not try to hide himself, nor
| did he attempt to make himself con-
spicuous. His democratic bearing was
fayorably commented upon. The intricate
| mazes Of uniform decoration was almost
completely hidden from view. He leaned
with his back to the crowd near one 81
the windows, the heavy curtains OF winch
were drawn wide exposing 10 the crowd
a sfapely profile Now and them when
there was some unusual demonstration
| outside he would turn ana gaze iairiy OUT
of the window, exposing ms race 10 lull
view, and revealing handsome renned ana
cultured features. DE was almost con
tinually chatting with Admlrai Evans
whose full face was exposed 70 view both
men were seen to often inouige IN near
| ty laugh as though tney We're lntehseis
enjoying each others conversation ALONG
/ side OF the prince rested mammoth. pou-
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