The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-02-13
R0YALYACHTINPORT
Hohensollefn Reaches New
York Ahead of Time.
lobe MADE READY FOR PRINCE HENRY
Commander Of Kniser's Roat Form.
ally Welcomed to the City-t:cr-
man Visitor Warmly Greeted
In Its Passage Tn the Hay.

NEW YORK, Feb. l3.-Thc imperial
Herman yacht HohenZolcrl., sent here
Tor the use Of Pence Henry of Prussia
curing his forthcoming visit. has ai'riy-
ca from KEEL She was not expected,
1or she came by the southern circle,
and it was calculated that the run
would take at least one day more than
it did. 1t had also been thought that
she would touch at Bermuda and that
place had reported her as two>days
overdue. The weather she encountered
was unfavorahlc for Il call at Bermuda,
and at sea Admiral Count Won Buuds-
sin abandoned the partly formed plan
and shaped his course for New York.
HThe yacht had some heavy weather
III southern waters. hut for the most
part 1t was fair. and when il was at lis
best she logged sixteen knots an hour.
she hove in sight off Sandy Hook u
few minutes before the noon hour and
mn hd,lr later was in quarantine. She
got the courtesy Of the port from fed
Eral officials and came on through the
Narrows and up into North river with
out delay. Passing craft gave her a
noisy wrlcOm" with their whistles. and
lie man at her jnckstnff was kept
busy dipping her big hawai- flag with
lfs field of white. black FrusSian eagle
and black cross. She stood high out of
the water and Looked impressive be-
FOND her real size She was PAINTED
White all over save for Il great black
Eagle at her ngurehead, some touches
bf gold astcrn and II long streak of red
That showed below her water line. She
has ram bow and in general type
resembles modern man-of-war
FThe North German Lloyd pier at IIo-
b0kcn. where she IN to be Overhaulcd,
was not ready for her reception, and
khe dropped her anchors in mids,rcam
until fleet Of tugs cleared a berth for
her. German flags foatcd above the
docks and warehouses of the North
German Lloyd and Hamburg American
line piers. and the ships of those two
companies in port were dressed. The
bands of the latter assembled on u,la..-
ter deck and Srrenaded the yarh, as
""s '"S ~ hih HUI. ~ tlOtk size
hove her anchors and. guided by two
tugs, was carefully warped into the
pier. Guide lines We're run across to
the dock Opposits To prevent her from
fouling as she cam" in. and when she
made fast the guide lines were kept
out to hold her off the wharf,
: Rear Admiral count Won HauIissiu
was formally welcomed to New York
NY ~ civic committee, Il representative
Of Mayor Low and an officer of the
n'nitcd States nnvys The civic commit
See was headed by Captain A. r.. MAJ |
IAN. L. $. ~. retired. and his asso- |
tiates w"fa Emit S. Roas. Gustav H.
Schwah, Captain Jacob :. Miller vii |
liam IL Baldwin, w.. George II. ROldt,
Colonel Wle.an and commander RotIg-
ers. Captain MalHn spoke briefly. |
greeting the admiral and his officers |
AMI ship IN the nam" of The people Of
III" city The admiral thanked he COM
mittet and through its members the
citizens of New York.
The admiral distributed pho,ucrapls
Of the ilohenzUllrr,, aud scenes ON her
decks, taken at different times .wh.u
the emperor was aboard and also gave
ont printed slips describing the Yacht
and explaining the purposes for which
She wHs built and maintained hy the
tM,eror.