Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-03-05
NATIONS ROYAL GUEST.

kaiser's Brother Receives Hearty
Greeting as He Reaches New York.
Prince Henry. brother OF the German
Emperor, accompanied by brilliant staff
of officers high in rank in the German
army and navy, is now a guest of the
United States. The prince arrived on the
steamer kronprinz Wilhelm at New
York shortly before noon Sunday.
His official welcome, which began with
the firing ii salutes by Fort Wadsworth
and Fort Hamilton. the boarding the
Kronprnz off Fort Wadsworth by Rear
Admiral Robley d. Evans and his staff,
and salutes of twenty-one guns each from
the battleship Illinois and the cruisers
Olympia, Cincinnati and San Francisco,
was continued after the prince boarded
the royal yacht Hohenzollern by a series
OF official calls from Mayor Low, Admiral
Barker and his staff Gen. Brooke and
staff and the German ambassador and
staff
Events followed swiftly once the steam
er bringing Prince Henry hove in sight.
In due time the special representative
of President Roosevelt boarded the kron-
prinz Wilhelm and offered the nation S
welcome. Then the navy. army and city
of New York representatives did likewise
for their respective constituents. Prince
Henry landed and went aboard the Kais-
er's imperial yacht. the Hohenzollern.
Later he returned the calls of his visitors,
in the course of which he went aboard
the battleship Illinois.
Great crowds were on hand to greet the
arrival of Prince Henry, but few persons
caught more than glimpse of him when
| the Kronprinz Wilhelm tied up at the
| landing. Militiamen and police kept the
crowd far back. Piers and all ships in
the harbor were gay with flags and bunt-
ing and there were American bands In
numerous places. These played German
airs Aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm
was the crack German band and this
played 1.-The Star-Spangled Banner" and
other patriotic American airs as the big
liner plowed its way through the harbor.
The whatves were lined with thousands
of shouting Americans in gala day dress.
The unofficial welcome, although unac-
companied by gold lace and the roar of
cannon. was none the less sincere ana ..p-
parently was quite as much appreciated
by the distinguished visitor as were the
more perfunctory ceremonies.
The popular welcome began with the
footing of tug and steamboat whistles
far down the lower bay when the huge
Kronprinz first doomed in shadowy out
line out of the mist that hung over the
water. The liner had arrived at the bar
at $50 a. m.
The whistle blowing continued in IN
creasing volume all the way up the bay
and the North river. and on the final
home stretch from the Battery to the
pier was accompanied by the shouts and
cheers of thousands upon thousands of
people. who swarmed along the sea walls
and on every pier lead on both sides of
the river.
Standing alone, erect and clear cut in
his handsome uniform of an admiral, ON
the extreme end or the ships bridge, the
prince returned these greetings by repeat
eddy touching his hat.
The thread of events as planned was
taken up Sunday by the princes depart
IRE at midnight for Washington. and
with no i'll luck to prevent will be carried
out to the letter until his depart ,e for
Germany.