Newport weekly independent., 1902-03-07
ON LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.
One Royal Visitor Takes View of tho Great Battlefield of the
 Civil War;

Indianapolis, 1nd., March 3.--Prlnce Henry of Prussia went up Lookout mountain, yesterday, and after view ing the ground where the Union and confederate armies met in conflict and hearing afresh the story of the battle, resumed his journey to the north and west. Leaving Chattanooga over the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis railroad, his train ran through corner of Alabama and then turning to the north hurried cross the Ten nessee with a short stop at Nashville, through Kentucky with brief stays at Louisville and Bowling Green and up into Indiana to another brief halt at Indianapolis
 1t was eight o'clock when the spe- cial pulled into the depot at Chatta- nooga, and the local reception com mittee, headed by Newell Sanders and accompanied by Pension Commission CT H. Clay Evans and Gen. H. V. Boyn- ton, came forward to formally greet the prince. There was great throng in and about the depot, and they broke into hearty cheers when the prince appeared at the rear of the car Columbia. He wore the uniform of admiral and saluted when he faced the crowd. He and his party were taken by special electric train to the inclined railway that climbs the rugged face of Lookout mountain. They made the ascent in two cars, the prince, escorted by Gen. Boynton and Commissioner Evans, riding on the rear platform of the first. The morning was fairly clear when the car began the ascent, and the splen- did panoramic view quickly came into sight.
 As the prince reached the crest of the mountain the sun broke through the grayish clouds, and for short time the view was excellent. Mis- sionary Ridge, Orchard Knob and Rac- coon mountain were outlined clear and bold, and below the Tennessee river could be traced in it's meander- ings for miles.
 Gen. Boynton, who participated in the Chattanooga operations with Sherman's army and is chairman of the Chickamauga National Park asso- ciation, accompanied the prince down along the ridge of the mountain, and briefly related the story o fthe cam- paign. He pointed off to the Cum berland mountains beyond which Rosecrans began the movement, traced out the feint to deceive Bragg, brought it up to the command of Grant, and then graphically told of the story of Chickamauga and the as- saults on Missionary Ridge and Look out mountain.
 Prince Henry followed the recital with the keenest interest, and with ! map before him studied out the strat- egy and progress of the fight. He asked numerous questions, and at his direction his aide, Lieutenant Com
 mander Von Egidy, noted down fig ures as to the number of men en- gagged on either side and other in- l formation as to the battles and cam paign. As Prince Henry stood at Rock Point and looked across the val ley of the Tennessee, he exclaimed:
 "This is magnificent. There is noth- ing in all Europe that is finer. l have never seen such battlefield" While the party was at Rock Point a snow squall blew up, and the picture changed in moment. Dark clouds of the storm rolled in around the peaks, the sky blaclened and snow began falling. Through the storm the recital went on, and the young prince and the grayhaired veteran, who talked of day nearly forty years | gone, and the uniformed staff stand ing about, made an impressive group. The party was photographed at the | peak, and one of the photographers, local man, was sharply rebulSed by the prince. The photographers did not like the way the prince stood, and in rather loud tone repeatedly asked
 him to change. The prince changed position several times, but finally said:
 q have changed five times, l think.
 You will take me right here, if you
 care 10. You have had several photo
 graphs already"
 Later the prince told one of the
 presidents delegates that he was
 very sorry he had shown any spirit,
 but he was assured that he had ample
 cause to be annoyed and that there
 was no reason for either regret or