The sun., 1902-03-02
PRINCE HENRY ON His OUTING.
HEARTY GREETINGS on HIS
JOURNEY TO THE WEST.

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motive Down the Mountains The
receptions and Incidents OF the Day.
CoruMpUs. Ohio, March lon BOARD
pnINcK HRNRY's SPECIAL TRAIs-Cheering
crowds, bright sunlight and weather as
haImv as though II were May, greeted
Prince Henry from the time he got up TINS
morning until he went TO bed to-neht,
Il think the weather owes us something x
to make up for its bad conduct through
the week. said Count Won Rebeur fasch-
witz. the German Naval Attache, at one OF
the early morning stops.
Whether il was debt or not tnat WAS
being paid everybody was thankiu' ana
appreciatiye Of the change, and none more
no than Prince Henry himself. lie was
one of the first on the train to be up ana
stirrine this morning, and he looked IKE
man who had a good nights rest. lie
had driven straight 20 the PENNSYLVANIA
station in Washington az soon as the re-
cen,ion Of the German societies at the
Embassy last evening was over, boarding
his car Columbia at about quarter past
=, o'clock. The train, however, did not
leave until 1890 in the morning. and Prince
Henry remained up until IL was well under
rsv lie was in bed when Baltimore was
passed, and the train was well on toward
Altoona when he got up.
According to the schedule, the first formai
reception was to be at Pittsburg where
a stop OF twenty minutes was booked.
Altoona, however. has a large German
population and the municipal authorities
were determined to give the German En-
whether they were on the list to do so or
not. They knew that there must be stop
Of several moments at Altoona, for there
the engines are changed
Although it was not more than half past
7 In the morning when the suburbs OF the
town were reached II looked as though
a very large proportion Of the population
had turned out TO line the tracks and stand
in dense masses around the station and on
its platforms.
There was the Mayor and a committee
OF five. There we're German -bunds,
and .vereins" and -maennerchor' brass
bands, a formidable array OF police, and
many waving American and German ban
ners. As the train came To a standstiil
Col. Bingham and Chief Wilkie took their
positions close to the steps OF the rear plat
form. 1t had been arranged that in these
rear-end receptions the persons to be ad-
mit,ed on board the train be limited TO the
Mayor of the town, the German Consul
and the chairman of whatever committee
might be appointed.
The German Consul at Altoona, II there
Is one, was missing, but the Mayor had a
committee Of five with him, and they were
passed up the steps of the car, which they
entered, the Mayor in advance. For the
first time in any of his public appearances
since his arrival in the United States on
Sunday last, Prince Henry was In civilians
clothing He wore a dark-brown sack
coat suit of tweed, highly polished tan
shoes and black derby hat, and he had
the general appearance OF prosperous
American or English citizen on his travels.
The entire absence of any distinctly Teu-
tonic features in the Prince has been fire.
quently commented upon since his arrival
here.
In his civilian attire this fact was con-
spicuously evident. The contrast be-
tween him in this respect and the members
Of his suite, all Of whom have the charac-
teristics of their race rather strongly inn
pressed in their faces, was very marked.
Probably the Mayor of Altoona and his
committeeman were prepared TO see a
somewhat radiant vision in blue and gold.
and brushed their way past the quiet.
unobtrusive man, and stood just within
the door as they entered the car.
DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THE PRINCE.
where is the Prince?' asked the Mayor,
rather brusquely. addressing the man
whom he had just barely escaped elbow
ing out Of his way.
i am Prince Henry replied the modest
looking man by the door, smiling kindly
upon the Mayor and his party.
For once, at least, in his career, as a
municipal statesman, the Mayor OF Altoona
lost that calm repose which should mark
30 dignified an official Not to put too fine
a point on il, the Mayor OF Altoona was
-fsbbergasted.' But after gasp or two,
he got himself together In excellent shape,
and greeted the Prince on the part Of the
citizens Of Altoona with cordial welcome.
afterward introducing the several COM
mitteemen Of his party.
Prince Henry expressed his thanks in
the frank. hearty way which Is characteristic
Of his speech on all occasions. Then the
Mayor handed him a document Of some
kind, rolled up tightly and tied with blue
ribbon. Presumably it was the freedom
Of the Gty.' Nobody on earth quite knows
what the freedom OF the city is, but it
has been an understood thing that all visit
ing foreigners OF distinction get IL. 1t
is a great convenience 70 municipal states
men. 1t sounds well and is economical.
When you don't know what the dickens
10 do with some important person from
abroad who is on your hands. you just
give him the freedom of the city," and
there you are.
80 Prince Henry Of Prussia got the 'free-
dom Of the city Of Altoona just az be has
OF New York, Baltimore and everywhere
else he has been up to date. After the
ceremony in the car was over and the Mayor
ana his committee had got their faces
composed from their farewell smiles 10 the
proper degree Of hauteur consistent with
having Just come from the presence Of
royalty, the singing societies began. the
brass bands took it up where the singing
societies left of, and thus with melody
and cheering and waving Of flags and
hand kpralipfa Altoona l..ft haht,A