The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-01
HENRY A GOOD SAILOR
VIEWED ANNAPOLIS IN DELUGE
OF RAIN.
WENT THROUGH PROGRAMME PROGRAMME.
HIS ESCORT GOT THOROUGHLY
soAKER, TOO.

Saw the Cadets Put Through Their
PAGES and Then Visited working
Observation-Disclosures of Fencing,
uoxtnG and wrestling Given for
His Benent-Made Pleasant Re-
marks to Cadets In Parting md
Told Them He Was sure they
would Do Their Duty when Their
Country Called.
Annapolis, Md. Feb. 2s.-Prince
Henry of Prussia to-day visited the
school where the nation trains its sea
defenders and met the young men un-
der instruction there. He saw them
at work and at play, and at the close
of his visit addressed them in a compli-
mentary speech in which he expressed
his confidence that they would do their
duty if the country called. A driving
rainstorm poured out torrents of water,
but the Prince, to whom naval war;
fare has special interest, declined shell
ter and went through every formal fea-
ture of the programme. Beside Secre-
tary Long the Americans in the escort
of the Prince were Senator Hale, Rep
resentative Foss. Admirals Bradford,
Bowles, ONeill, Endicott, Terry and
Kenny, Capts. Sigsbee and Lemly,
Commanders Sutherland and CoWles,
Assistant Secretary OF State Pierce and
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger.
Commander Wainwright. superinten-
dent of the Academy, received the
Prince and the entire party was driven
through the troop-lined streets to the
Academy. Regardless of the deluging
rain, there were crowds in the sodden
streets through which the party drove.
A national salute was fired as the party
entered the grounds of the naval col
ege and the Prince at once reviewed
the cadet corps. When the parade left
the field the middies hurried to quar-
tiers, changed to working clothes and
fastened to the several working depart
ments. While the students were pre-
pairing for inspection the Prince was
taken to several buildings and then he
was shown to the armory, where a
number OF the cadets were in fencing
suits and after that, to the gymnasium,
where the sailor boys gave an
exhibition of their physical training
that interested him as much as any
thing during the day. Cadets Laud
and Otterson, and Cadets Whitney and
Simmons boxed two fast bouts, and
Cadets Rhodes and Wilson wrestled
a vigorously contested bout. Rhodes
finally won, but it was the vanQuished
man who got the congratulation of the
Prince. The Prince sent for Wilson
and shaking his hand, said:
Il am much obliged to you. 1 am
sorry for you, but you are good
man."
After the exhibition in the gymnas-
ium the visitors went to the house of
the superintendent for lunch.
Made Pleasant Remarks
At the conclusion of the luncheon the
cadet corps was drawn up in front of
the house of the superintendent in
preparation for the departure of the
Prince. The latter expressed desire
to speak to the cadets. The Prince
stepped forward and said:
Gentlemen, 1 have to thank you very
much for the day L have been re-
ceiyed here to-day. 1 am greatly
pleased to have learned the way you
are brought up. l feel quite sure that
you will all do your duty whenever
your country calls upon you. Again,
thank you for this interesting and
pleasant day."
Commander Wainwright stepped for
ward and raising his hat, said:
Let US give three hearty cheers for
Prince Henry of Prussia!''
His waving hat gave the time and
the middies roared out three cheers.
The Prince departed a moment later.