Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-24
PRINCE HENRY
Arrives at New York and Is
Given Cordial Welcome.
Called on by Admiral Evans and
Others and Later Returns Calls.
One Long Series Of Entertainments
Awaits the Nations Guest.

New York, Feb. 23.-Prince Henry of
Prussia, representative of his brother,
the Emperor of Germany, at the launch
ing of the latter's American built yacht,
reached New York, today, and was cor
daily welcomed as the guest of the
nation. The land batteries that guard
the outer harbor sounded the first
greeting in "A ponderous salute of q
guns, the rifles of a special naval
squadron assembled in his honor re-
echoed the sentiment, there were YER
bal greetings from the representatives
of President Roosevelt, the army, the
navy and the city of New York, and
great crowd lined the way into the city
to see and cheer the sailor prince of
Germany.
The great storm against which the
Kronpriaz Wilhelm had struggled for
days and which had glazed the Atlantic
coast in an armor of ice, had lost its
force and resigned it's sway to warm
sunshine and CHEEKY blue skies, so there
We're no regrets that the royal guest
was a full day late for the entertain
ment provided for him. The genius of
Marconi, reaching out from the storm
swept coast had definitely located the
belated liner and made certain the hour
that she would reach Sandy Hook.
There was a curtain off the Hook,
early this morning, and it was after 8
o'clock before the watchers caught the
shadowy outlines of the cautiously APP
preaching liner. Rear Admiral Robley
ID. Evans, commander of the special
squadron and honorary aide to the
prince, left the flagship Illinois at $40
O'Clock in the naval tug Nina. With
him were Capt. G. A. Convers, his
chief of staff, Flag Lieutenant Fred
erick Chaplin, Ensign Franck T. Evans,
aide, and Captain Won Rebeur-Pasch-
WITT, naval attache at the Washington
embassy of the German government.
They were in full dress uniform.
The Nina met the Kronprinz Wilhelm
beyond Fort Wadsworth and swinging
around on the starboard side of the
liner, steamed up the bay. Prince Hen
ry, attired in the uniform of an adj
miral of the German navy, and sur
rounded by his naval and military staff
in brilliant uniform, stood on the bridge
of the liner as the naval tug drew near
to the side of the steamship. Prince
Henry and Admiral Evans caught sight
of one another and exchanged informal
salutes. The distance from steamer to
tug was too great for conversation,
however.
AS the two vessels with flotilla of
tugs and official craft moved in past
Fort Wadsworth the first of the sa-
lutes of q guns was fired. AS the first
gun sounded the prince advanced to the
end Of the bridge of the Kronprinz and
stood at attention. AS he passed the
Dig American flag flowing over the for
tifications he touched his cap in sa-
lutte and the members of his suite did
likewise. The flag at the Flagstaff of
the Kronprinz was dipped and the Ger
man naval band accompanying the
prince played ''The Star Spangled Ban |
ner" The guns of Fort Wadsworth
were not silent before those across the
narrows at Fort Hamilton doomed out
their salutes.
When the ceremony was over the
Kronprinz was stopped and the Nina
hauled around to her port side and Ad-
miral Evans and his staff boarded her
The passengers were gathered on the
main deck and there was a hearty
cheer as the admiral came up the gang
way.
Admiral Evans was escorted forward
at once and at the quarters of Capt. A.
Richer. master of the Kronprinz, he
and the prince met. The prince came
forward and taking the hand of the
naval officer shook it warmly.
Il am very glad to see you, SIR" said
the admiral. Everybody in the Unit
ed States is waiting to welcome you.
1t is my pleasure, sir, to formally greet |
you in their behalf,
Il thank you, sir, and through you |
the people of your country" responded |
the prince. II am very glad to be here |
and on this splendid day. The En-
peror directed me to convey his COM
plments to you, admiral, and 1 do so
with great pleasure"
Admiral Evans expressed gratifica- !
ton at the thoughtfulness of the En- I
peror. He presented the members Of
his staff and the prince gave each a
hearty handshake and cordial word.
The newspaper correspondents who are
to accompany the prince on his tour
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