The sun., 1902-03-12
TO SO the big ship with the Prince on board
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Some few who had the foresight 10 take
marine glasses with them were able TO make
brother. standing on the upper bridge,
lifting his hat now and then, In recognition
OF the continuous salutes.
Hundreds of persons had embarked on
the ferryboats which left both sides Of the
river at about the hour when the Deutsch-
land was TO come down stream. These
people were disappointed as far as the
Deutschland was concerned, but at any
rate, they had the opportunity of seeing
the Hohenzolern go out most gallantly.
The great white yacht with the two yellow
tunnels went down the river as though she
were tied to the end Of lightning fash.
There was no fuss about her departure.
The day was not her day. The time had
come for her TO 60. and she went as fast
as she knew how. spotless white and gilt
But those who missed the Deutschland
on their first ferryboat trip were not dis
mayed. They invested three cents moro
and then three cents more until at last
the Deutschland did appear.
oUS sALUTEs.
The gun salutes In honor OF Prince Henry
began at Governors Island. Hero the
long, black liner had pulled away from the
hysterical tugs and yachts which had come
spluttering after her down the river. Her
upperworks were black with sailors and
passengers. When shc was off the Battery,
there was a red flash from one Of the guns
under the castles gray front.
moment later every craft on the river
jumped convulsively with the shock and the
report Of the first gun of the twenty-one
went eohoing away toward the Jersey
and Staten Island shores. II has become
the custom, In the navy apparently, TO
fire salutes from rapid fire guns as though
they were ceremonies to be hurried through
as quickly az possible But the army did
Ynf fol hnt nod will hn
There was a due and impressive interval
between each gun
JOHN II. sTARIN's PRIVATE SALUTE.
The Deutschlands flag went down astern
and stayed down until the salute was over.
But long before the shock Of the guns was
over the demonstration prepared by John
II. Starin on behalf of the vessels OF the
harbor was in full swing. Mr.. Starin has
a good many tugs and lighters and steam
boats and things, but he concluded, as he
thought over this matter of saying good
by to the Prince that he had not enough.
So he went out and hired everything that
was not otherwise ged in tho harbor
and decked them alllout with parti-colorcd
bunting and Starin flags. He went out
himself on his steamer, the Glen Island,
on which were also about fifty Of his friends.
This great fleet lay all quiet under tho south
side of Governors Island until the first
guns were fired.
PRINCE WAS PLEASED.
With that gun as a signal every tug
and steamer in the lot turned loose its
whistle, and headed straight out for the
liner hooting a farewell which was deaf
ening. As the feet steamed closer and
closer to the Deutschland and her side
loomed up higher and higher above the
tiny decks below. there appeared the fig
ure of the Prince on the upper bridge.
He stood back of the rail, with his hat
held 10 one side Of his head, bowing re-
peatedly. The liner almost stopped while
the tugs came up in long waving line
within hundred feet Of her. Then she
started on again and the tugs and smaller
boats, led by the Glen Island, with old John
Starin in the pilot house leaning down
with all his weight on the whist 10 rope,
turned down toward the Narrows.
AN IMPRovIsED GUNBoAT
Meanwhile n long car float, lashed 10 two
Of the tug hotilla, had been pushed pretty
close into the DeutsChland'- course. On
the float was an ancient Carronada, that
may have done valiant ~ TNice in 1872 but
has certainly not been us 'd officially since.
The orders had been given that "A salute
OF twenty-one guns was to be fired from
the float But Teutonic enthusiasm de-
clined to observe the rules of the inter-
national game. II there was one gun fired
from the float there were lJO.
As the Deutschland's increasing speed
began TO leave the little boats behind, the
tugs attached TO the float began TO kick
up the water with a sudden fury. and the
last that the folks on the Glen Island saw
the float was plunging along down the
upper bay after the warship belching great
outbursts of smoke and noise after her
every cables length or so. Apparently
every load that was put into the carronade
was a little bigger than the one before il,
for the float was fairly lifted out Of the
water forward by the last few salutes.
Up TO a late hour last night she had not
got back to her anchorage az the Lacka-
wanna piers. and il was cheerfully held by
some enthusiasts that she had blown her
self up I'm the enthusiasm of her godspeed
None of the white squadron ofAmerican
warships which had greeted Henry AT
Tompkinsvile anchorage when he arrived
was there To say goOd-by TO him But
the forts. Wadsworth and Hamilton, each
fred twenty-one gun salutes, TO which the
Deutschland, now far ahead Of all her
puny escorts, responded by long blasts Of
her whistle and dipping her flag.
GOOD-BY, COME AGAIN.
Here, too, the steamer John Sylvester,
chartered by German restaurant keeper
who has grown opulent through the un-
accustomed extravaganza of his country
men under the emotional strain OF the
Princes visit, darted out from the Staten
Island shore and trailed out under the
Deutschland's grim nose white sheet
with the legend: