Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-25
BOOMING CANNONS
WELCOME THE PRINCE
Royal German Visitor Lands
on American Soil.
A GREAT OVATION EXTENDED
Nations Guest and His Party Receiv.
ed With Appropriate Ceremonies.
After Brief Stay In Metropolis
Prince Leaves for Washington.

New York, Feb. 24-The arrival of
Prince Henry yesterday morning was
an event far removed from the Ordi-
nary. Cannons doomed out their
laundering salutes, whistles from ev-
cry steam craft in the harbor shrek
ed their welcome and the shouts and
din of hundreds Of thousands on the
piers added to the great reception to
America of the official representative
of the German kaiser
After a trip across the ocean beset
by storm and attended by terrific
weather. the KrOn Prinz Wilhelm
reached port yesterday morning. The
sunlight had kindled into glory the
tall buildings and spires of New York.
Flags from every staff in the city and
in the harbor fiuttered in the early
morning breeze. The bay was filled
with ships and tugs and off the forts,
where the shore batteries were firing,
lay the United States special feet of
war vessels, their big guns belching
with flame and smoke and drowning
the report of the smaller salutes.
Prince Henry stood erect and at at
tention on the bridge of the big ocean
liner. Attending him was his staff and
suite of gorgeously attired men. They,
too, were at attention as the salutes
were fired
Triumphantly the Kron Prime rode
into the bay and through the line of
welcoming craft and entered the slip
at Recreation Pier at the west foot of
Thirty-fourth street.
Prince Henry disembarked at 1915
p. m. and was met at the bottom of
the Hohenzollern's gang plank by Ad-
miral Baudissin, commander of the
Hohenzollern, and his officers.
The first caller to arrive after he
had boarded the HOhenzollern was
General Brooke, U. S. A, accompanied
by two aides. Admiral Barker and his
aide, Captain West, representing the
United States navy, followed, and then
came the German ambassador at
Washington and his brilliantly attired
suite of military and naval attaches
and secretaries and the military at
tache of the German embassy at Mexi-
CO. Lieutenant Bartels.
Following the German ambassador
came the special representation of the
president of the United States, headed
by DR.. Hill, first assistant secretary
of state, and including General Corbin,
Colonel Bingham and Commander
Cowles, the brother-in-law of the pres
ident.
Captain Nathan Sargent then called
on the prince as the special represen-
callers was ended with Mayor Low.
The German consul general at New
York and his suite formed a part of
the German ambassadors party.
The prince invited to luncheon
those of the Americans among his
callers who represented the navy, and
besides these there were at the board
the members of the princes suite and
members of the German embassy at
Washington.
The prince boarded the tug Nina at
$3.50 to repay his calls. He was ac-
companied by one aide and Admiral
Evans and Ensigns Evans and Chaplin.
He visited the navy yard first, called
on Admiral Barker and then Govern
or's island, where he called on General
Brooke From Governors island the
| tug proceeded to the battleship Hi
nois, where the prince called on Ad-
miral Evans and inspected the ship.
| He was received by the squadron with
| the honors due his rank. From the Illi-
nois the prince returned to the pier
at Thirty-fourth street and went on
board the Hohenzollern for dinner.
The train having on board Prince
Henry and party left Jersey City at 1
a. m. for Washington. The prince and
his two immediate attendants occu-
| pied the car Columbia.