New-York tribune., 1902-02-13
HOHENZOLLERN HERE EARLY
THE ENPERORS YACHT SURPRISES CITY BT COMING
BEFORE EXPECTED


In the early afternoon yesterday a narrow
vessel with high white sides and the ram of
battleship, slipped quietly up the North River.
The people the ferry yboats stared with all
| their eyes at the strange craft with the salmon
pink underbody and the white bodied flag of the
German navy flying at the stern. Instantly they
hazarded the guess that it the German En-
peror's yacht, the HohenZollern. which has been
sent to this country for the of the En-
peror's brother, Prince Henry. during his visit
here.
ALL RECOGNIZED THE VESSEL.
The guess was a correct one. There was no
mistaking the vessel after seeing one of the
numerous pictures OF her that have been printed.
Like Admiral Dewey, Admiral Count Won Bau-
dissin had reached here day or two before he
was looked for. 1t was expected that the city
would be informed of the approach of the
Hohenzollern from Bermuda, where IL was
pected she would put in Yesterday morning
dispatches from that island were published say
ing that she was overdue there.
In the middle Of the forenoon yesterday the
white hull OF the Hohenzollern was deserted
from the Highlands by the marine observer
there. and ar 11:57 a m she reached the Sandy
Hook lightship Half hour later Sandy
Hook was passed. and two minutes after Z. m.
she a Quarantine
BOARDED BY DR.. DOTY.
There a new pilot. with DR.. Doty. the Health
Officer, who had received the,news of her ap-
proach, boarded her and before 1;30 O'Clock the
slim hulled vessel slipping UP the North
River in a leisurely fashion. Being classed as a
yacht she did not salute she passed Castle
Williams. Her appearance in the North River
was the signal for salutes from river craft of all
sorts.
At five minutes after > o'clock she dropped
anchor about three hundred feet off the end Of
the new pier of the North German Lloyd Line
at Hoboken. TO await completion of the prepara-
tlons for docking her. Every one, surprised at
the unexpected arrival of the vessel scurried
around to do the appropriate thing. The Ger
man steamships lying at the adjoining piers
We're soon decked from stem TO stern with bright
flags Among them were the HOhenZOllern,
which was lying the opposite side of the pier
TO that at which the yacht was TO lie, and the
Bresau. both of the North German Lloyd Line,
and one or two ships of the Hamburg-Ameri-
can Line The police boat Patrol scurried UP,
and three tugs-the George X. kirkham, the /
PuIver and the William Millard-were soon
the scene TO help in docking the HohenZollern-
A crowd of newspaper men and photographers
clustered the end OF the pier ana snapped
and took notes.
EVIDENCES OF IMPERIAL USES.
Here and there about the vessel could be seen
evidences of imperial uses of the Hohenzollern.
on the bow was the black eagle of Germany.
surmounted by a gided crown On the star
board side. at the stern, was hanging at the
davits the Emperors cutter, done in dark blue
and bearing on the bows small gold crowns.
a few minutes after o'clock there was a
straining on the anchor chains of the Hohenzol-
lern and the hawsers of the tugs which had
been attached TO the bow and stern, and the
operation of docking the yacht began. 4 sailor
dropped down from the bow on a rope ladder
and attached tackle to the centre of the shank
of the anchor as it was drawn from the water,
and soon it was in its place Dropping down
stream a few hundred feet. she was slowly
brought alongside the pier and a ga1gway was
put aboard.
Major General Brooke, commander of the De- /
partnent of the East, and Rear Admiral Barker
sent aids to present their respects TO Admiral I
Won Raudissin. The admiral Will return the
calls i'm a day two probably to-day.