New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-12
THE DEUTSCHLAND SAILS
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goodwill which has everywhere been accorded

goodwill which has everywhere been accorded
him.
Hoboken, where the Deutschland lay, clean
and fit for her run, was IN holiday dress.
German and American flags and bunting were
close to another in the neighborhood of the
pier. Gay fecks Of color covered every con-
spicuous Flagstaff and masthead. The people
were out If to witness a great parade. chat
ting. pushing and sometimes Tuning every soul
of them ready to sacrifice personal pride and
comfort to catch seconds look at the de-
parting visitor. On the masts Of ships by
snapped lines of signal flags, brilliant in the
sun. Bands played and all were merry. Across
the river the Cunard pier lit UP with bunting
and streamers, and above the water line to the
high tops of the Broadway buildings. were more
waving symbols of hospitality and good fellow
ship.
During the luncheon on the Deutschland the
Hohenzolern band played Dixie" and tingling
American airs; and when it had tired of rag
time the steamships orchestra caught up the
last air and won more cheers by playing rafting
German march songs.
PASSENGERS ALL EXCITEMENT.
By the time the delegates appointed by the
President and the officials who called TO pay
their final respects to the Prince had departed
the afternoon had worn we'll along At 2:3O
o'clock. al hour before the time set for sailing
the decks OF the Deutschland were fairly
swarming with the $50 passengers and their
friends. Most Of them were so eager to see the
Prince that they nearly forgot TO attend to the
proper disposition Of their baggage. They
climbed up and down stairs, peered into strange
corners. got in the way Of stewards, porters and
sailors. asked ever so many foolish questions
which they did not expect to be answered and
admitted that they enjoyed the novelty Of trav
cling with a prince. only do wish he'd show
up said a Chicago woman.
The stream of people going up the gangplank
persistent ever when. at 2:45 o'clock
the first bugle call and warning blast sounded
the retreat of the curious from the liner 1t
being an American crowd. and not easily fright
ened no one paid any attention to the signal.
Ten minutes later a mighty cheer from the
stream end of the ship attracted the crowd in
that direction. The Emperors yacht the
HohonzoIern, passing swiftly by to take
up her position just inside Sandy Hook to salute
the Prince before she turned south to Bermuda.
There a fine dipping Of flags. hurrahing and
whistIing as the trim cruiser yacht sped past
and made the ferryboats scamper from her
path
Meanwhile the United German Societies Of
New-Jersey had met on the after deck Of the
Hamburg-Anercan yacht, the Prinzessen Vic
toria Luise a rod or two across open water from
the Deutschland. and ready to sing. At
3:15 o'clock Prince Henry appeared on the
bridge Of the liner and almost unobserved,
lighted a cigarette and talked with Captain AL
bers and members of his suite. By that time
the decks had been cleared, and many of the
sightseers crowded over to the yacht, where
were the two hundred singers.
The latter with true German patience. had
waited long time for the Deutschland to drop
her gangplanks. that they might begin their
serenade. Finally they sang Cruise an die
Heimath." The high sides Of the vessels made
good sounding soards and their voices car
ried well.
GIRLS SING YANKEE DOODLE"
Seven bells sounded on the liner but still she
did not move. At this point n tiny little tug.
fairly covered with young girls and flags, turned
into the slip. The singers were just finishing
Die Wacht am Rhein" and the applause had
begun when, with Tie gusto Of true patriotism.
the girls on the tug responded with Yankee
Doodle" Then every one clapped his hands
and cheered again.
At 3:45 o'clock the big ship dropped her signal
flags ran up the Stars and Stripes to the fore
mast, moved, and slowly backed into the stream.
All knew by that time that Prince Henry was
on the bridge. The glee club sang. with good
deal of feeling, les steht Elm Lind" Prince
Henry faced the singers. bowed and smiled
and straightway won two hundred lifelong
friends. Then the Prince walked to the star
board side of the bridge and bowed number Of
times to the waving, shouting crowds on the
pier. Two bands, orchestra, five thousand
throats and a hundred whistles took up the
and kept at il until the four yellow tunnels of
the huge ship swung out Of line. Her stern
dragged painfully around under the vicious pull
ing of two tugs and then her own engines lay
to their long, steady task.
The Deutschland in no hurry TO get out
beyond the Narrows, because the tide had only
just turned toward the full and the channel in
the Lower Bay was none to deep. So she
steamed easily along, not pretending to answer
every barking tugs salute her decks specked
with waving handkerchiefs The Prince
manned the bridge, greatly interested in the
noise. off the Pennsylvania ferry docks six
tugs were lined up When the Deutschland
racket. Ferryboats chimed in, shore factories
followed suit, and the noise became impress
siye that the Deutschland had all she could do
TO make herself heard in the din.
Battery Park had not been so black with peo-
nile since the time of the naval parade and the
windows and sometimes the roofs of lower
broadway and Safest. buildings were crowd
ed Ry the time their cheering had died
away the guns at Castle Williams began firing.
Half way down the Upper Bay, off state ISL
and a fleet of tugs and pleasure craft blew
their whistles so steadily that the steam
sbut ont the liner from the view Of those at the
Rattery Some enthusiast In the fleet had
I,ttnhad two barges together for a cannon stand
nd fred from IL enough powder to be heard in
Rroadway The John Sylvester. with one
+bousand COMMUNICATIONS and the 18th Regt-
rnent Band on board was topped with broad
white flag on which written, "Goodby;
Gene Again" When the Prince bowed some
Of the bandmen forgot to play, because they
fai+ ynore like cheering. Sufficient there were
bo re~cool and Die Wacht"-that air which
soma think the Prince had heard too often-was