Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-28

soonest that ever passed over this road
rolled into the Short Line station bearing
Prince Henry OF Prussia ard his suite.
The party reached Annapolis in the first
thunder storm OF the season, and heavy
downpour OF rain.
Their advent was under the most in
ausI icious circumstances that could be
imagined. The thunder rolled, the light
ming fl lshed and the rain came down in
sheets, drenching TO the skin the marine
guard who stood lined up outside the
station under the command OF Captain
Lucus and Lieu,enants Holcombe and
Hays, of the Naval Academy.
Al the train were Mayor {. A. Du Bois,
members of the City Council and the
Rev. A. ]. Weishaar. pastor OF the Ger
man Lutheran Church, besides the naval
contingent. At 10 O'Clock Superiniend-
ent Wainwright, Commander Colahan,
commandant OF cadets, Lieutenant Ziege-
meier and Lieutenant Johnson drove to
the station. The officers were in the full
uniform OF their rank. and when the
royal party arrived Superintendent Vain
wright and Commander Colahan met
them as they aligh,ed from the car, and
escorted the Prince to the Supetintend-
en,s carriage, which was in waiting.
To protect the royal party from the
elements, a cano)y had been erected
from the station to the carriage. As
soon as the Prince ard his aides entered
the carriages they were driven to the
Naval Academy by way OF Bladen street
to College avenue, to King George street,
TO entrance Oklahoma gate, No. .of
the Naval Academy. Inside the station
the Annapolis police force, under Chief
Brown. did guard duty; on the outside
the marine guard ard Baltimore police
force under Acting Marshal Farnan, with
two sergeants-Francis Devon and Thos.
McGraw, Of the Central district, al d
twenty three patrolmen. were stationed
at intervals oi from twenty to thirty feet.
On College avenue Companies G ard
M. of the FIRST Regiment were lined up.
Company 6 on the College aveEus side,
and Company NJ on the opposite side.
The local COMPARES were ordered out
by Adiu;ant. General Saunders, and the
haitalion was in command OF Major Jas.
c. Porter, OF the First Regiment. Captain
Philip Z. Porter was in charge OF Com
pany 6, and Captain Hugh X. Riley, oi
Company M. The companies acted as
an escort to the Prince and his suite as
far as the Naval Academy gate. where
they about faced ard proceeded to their
armory. Ii is a question whether the
local companies who had stood for two
hours in the drenchiDg rain had been
extended the privilege OF entering the
Academy grounds. though they had acted
as an escort for His Royal Highness.
SILENCE FELL IN CHUNKS.
One distinctly marked and notable
feature OF t,dly's ceremonies was the
absence OF all sound when the Prince
arrived and was conveyed to the Naval
Acadsmy. Not single cheer went up
from any one OF the hundreds OF throais
of people who lined the sidewalks. The
silence was painful--it ell all about one
in huge chunks, and one could almost
cut it with a knife. The Prince must
have thought it strange that there was
no demonstration OF any sort from The
pc ,ple Of Annapolis on his arrival. but
perhaps the people OF Annapolis were
showing their displeasure at the discount.
eous treatment received at the hands oil
the German Ambassador.
ARRIVAL AT THE ACADEMY
The Prince and party entered the Okla
homa gate to the Naval Academy, where
the battalion of cadets were lintd up.
beaded by the Naval Ac, dsmy Band.
which played "The Watch On Ihe
Rhine" as the Prince. Secretary Lopg
and Superintendent Wainwrght alighied
from the carriage. Alter reviewing the
battalion OF cadets, The royal party got
into their Garages and were driven 10
the various d .paument buildings in the
Naval Acad .my, paying short visit TO
each. They firsi visited the department
OF Physics and Chemistry. where The
Prince was shown everything of interest,
together with the plans for the new arm
ory and new cadets quarters. Prince
Henry took great interest in all he saw.
asked many questions and expressed
pleasure in the possibilities OF the Naval
Academy as it will be when completed.
The next place visited was the steam
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