Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-02-24
Marconi Signals Give FlrSt
Word Of His Arrival.
DELAY ALTERS PLANS.
Admiral Evans and Fleet
Meet Kronprinz Wilhelm

ors an the Yacht and AterWar"
Goes A.hore-New York's Arrange
ments-Cr0wds of sishtseers Arc
In Evidence.
New York. Feb. 24.-The North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kronprinz "lihel"
has finally arrived with her royal pas
senger. Prince Henry of Prussia. ahd'
although the delay caused by hea'!
weather spoiled some of the plans ar
ranged in the princes honor, the OIL
cial programme is being adhered to as
closely as possible.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm was first 10
Gated by the Marconi wireless teles-
raphy station at the New South shoals
lightship off Nantucket, and after re-
ceiving through the air the message
"All on board are WE'LL the operators
communicated the tidings to this cll!.
After the steamer arrived at quarall-
tine Prince Henry was transferred to
the Hohenzollern. which was III gaia
dress for the occasion. The members
of the yachts crew were lined up on
deck and saluted the prince as he step
ped on board.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm was met at
quarantine by Admiral Evans. COM
manding the special squadron, and he
conducted the prince to the Hohenzol-
lern. Henry told Admiral Evans that
aside from the rough sea and stormy
weather the voyage over was devoid
of unpleasant incident. He was great
ly pleased by the warm greetings he
received.
Various city and national officials Wis.,
tied the royal craft and greeted the
Prrssian. who conversed in excellent
English.
Prince Was Taken Ashore.
The prince was escorted ashore and
was shown various places of interest
in the city Immense crowds of people
crowded about his conveyance, and
consequently his progress was slow.
Late in the evening he left for Wash
ington on a special train on the Penn
sylvania railroad.
AT the Irving Place theater Saturday
night the programme as arranged for
the entertainment Of Prince Henry was
carried out as if he had been present.
A crowded house literally applauded
the play. "A Blank Page
Mayor Low has received cable mes
sage from Mayor Krschener of Berlin
1t reads:
"On this day. when New York greets
the brother of the kaiser as its guest.
we cordially express our joy over the
close friendship of America and Ger
many and our hopes of its continuance
and strengthening,
Mayor Lows reply was as follows:
ION behalf of the city of New York
reciprocate your greeting. New
York will welcome Prince Henry with
all heartiness. With you we hope that
his visit will do much to strengthen the
bonds that have always united our two
countries in an endearing friendship"
SiXty-one men have been taken into
the detective bureau and stood up
for the view Of the detectives. They
were suspicious persons. the police say,
from the big cities all around. who, the
police think. came on to New York to
profit by the crowded conditions of
things attending the princes visit.
They were taken to court. and the de-
tectives were instructed to ask that
they be rernanded till the first of next
week.
There will he no excessive crowding
of the Metropolitan Opera House Tues.
day evening at the gala performance in
honor of Prince Henry. Fire Commits.
sioner Sturgis says that there is abso-
lutely no truth in the stories afioat that
he intends to permit the law to be ig-
Z nored.
Enforce Law at Gala Opera
IL shall enforce the law in every re-
spect," he said. THE aisles and points
Of egress will be kept clear. There will
be no standing room privileges extend
ed and no chairs in the aiSleS. All re.
ports to the contrary are absurd. The
law for the protection of the public
will be enforced. 1t would be unjust
for me to discriminate in favor of the
Metropolitan Opera House and compe]
smaller theaters to obey the letter and
spirit of the law
Unusual precautions have been takap
by the police to prevent the Hohenzol.
lern and her royal master from beino
molested by forward sightseers. Can.
tain Schmittberger has instructed tho
special detail that has the dirty of
guarding the pier at Thirty. fonrth
street and North river that nndar M
circumstances must policeman hoard
the imperial yacht or any other shin
at the dock unless specially ordered to
do so by superior officer.
On duty at the pier there arc six+u
patrolmen and forty mounted man
Sergeants Steinhrock. Llnderman ana
Schumacher are in direct command
Six roundsmen, three to each sonnd
have been attached to the force
Captain Wendell. detailed from .,,o
Elizabeth street station to co-onoro.e
with Captain Schmittberger extonda,
the police lines from the entrance of ,,'