Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1902-03-13
GREET HIM WELL
PRINCE HENRY FEELS WARMTH
OF WESTERN WELCOME.
Chicago Spreads lie seIr-Ginrs OF Red
Fir, to Announce Hts Appr"nch-Tne
whole city Aids In HunOr-DscOra-
tious Evety where.

Chicago, March A glare OF rel
fire that could be seen for miles, the
blaze of hundreds Of torches, the
sparkle of my riadS of electric lights
and the cheers Of thousands OF peo-
pie made up the first taste OF Chica-
COS hospitality that was given Prince
Henry of PRUSSIA, upon his arrival In
this city this evening.
His train arrived at the depot OF
the Chicago 81 Alton railroad at $3.50
O'Clock and from there, after he had
been formally welcomed by Mayor
Harrison and the members Of the
general reception committee, Prince
Henry rode through streets packed
with dense multitude, whose cheers
compelled the distinguished visitor
to bow continually to right and left.
The prince arrived IN the city at a
time when the street were thronged
to the utmost, 1t being the hour
when many thousands OF people were
leaving their places uf business Tor
The day, and OF all these people 1t
seemed that nearly every enc walked
over to Jackson boulevard to await
the arrival of the prince. For the
entire distance the sidewalks were
sDidly massed with people so closely
packed that 1t was with the greatest
difficulty that the line Of policemen
drawn up In front OF the curb for
the entire distance, could restrain
the people from crowding over into
the street and encroaching upon the
line of carriages.
WELCOME MOST FLATTERTNo.
No more fattering welcome could
have been extended any visitor, and
1t came not so much from the offic-
ials Of the city as from It's citizens.
Every building along the line Of his
route, from the depot to the Audi
forum hotel, was gaiy decked with
bunting, the prevailing scheme being
the y meric IN aud German flags In
! ter wlned, with the black eagle OF
Prus 'ia over all. Many Of the Dulld-
ihgs had upon their fronts elaborate
devices made up of hundreds Of cleo
trio lights. There we're Welcomes"
by the dozen; there we're eagles and
flags, and there were strings Of gay
colored lights almost without num-
Der. No hint Of the decorations In
electric light decorations.was given 10
the Prince until his carriage had
rolled over Jackson boulevard bridge,
and was descending the gentle slope
that leads toward Michigan avenue.
Then almost in the same second the
lights were turned on, and what had
been but one second before lane be-
tween dark towering buildings, was
an avenue Of dazzling light. The
| torch bearers, who were German vet
eran soldiers, lit the torches at al,
most the same instant and from one
end Of the boulevard, between the.
bridge and Michigan avenue, two
thirds Of a mile away, there was an
instantaneous blaze of red fire from
both sides Of the street.
For thirty minutes before the time
set for the arrival of the train at the
depot, every passageway leading into
the building was lined with police
men standing elbow to elbow and
officers guarded every point from the
rear platform of the train to the line
OF carriages.
The train stopped with the last car
in which Prince Henry rode opposite
the main gate OF the depot.
GREETED BY THE MAYOR.
AwaitingAts arrival, Mayor Harri-
son and the members Of the reception
committee had been standing for fif-
teen minutes. The German ambassa-
dor, Baron Won Holleben, was the
first to alight and was greeted at once
by DR.. Walter Viewer, the imperial
German consul In Chicago. DR.. Wev-
or was then presented by Baron Won
Holleben to Prince Henry, and DR..
Viewer presented to the price Mayor
Harris IN, who formally received the
visitors on behalf Of the city of Chi
cago.
Prince Henry bowed his acknowl-
edgements of Mayor Harrison's greet
ing, saying simply, 81 thank you"
Mayor Harrison then introduced to
the prince the committee Of the COM
mon council and members of the gen.
eral reception committee. The suite
OF the prince and the members Of the
reception committee then mingled
and intTOduCtiOns followed.
The mayor and the prince followed
by the Others, then passed through
the large arched gateway and up the
stairs into the street. A dense
throng filed the street and the side
walks for square in either direction
and ringing cheers nlled the air as
the prince passed between the lines
Of blue-cOated officers and emerged
upon the sidewalk, at the edge OF
which his carriage stood In waiting.
Appeal In Behalf of Beers.