Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-02-28
Prince Henry of Prussia in America.

Owing to prevailing gales on the At
lantic, the Kronprinz Wilhelm, with
Prince Henry of Prussia, representing
his brother, the emperor of Germany,
at the launching of the latter's yacht,
on board, did not reach New York Sat
urday as was expected but came into
the harbor Sunday morning where he
was greeted by Rear Admiral Evans,
commanding the American squadron,
at 10 o'clock. He landed soon after
noon and was cordially welcomed AS a
representative of great and friendly
nation, and the guest of the United
States The land batteries that guard
the outer harbor sounded the first
greeting in ponderous salute of q
guns, the rifles of the special naval
squadron assembled in his honor re-
echoed the sentiment, there were ver-
bal greetings from the representatives
of President Roosevelt, the army, the
navy and the city of New York, and a
great crowd lined the way into the
city to see and cheer the Prince. The
Prince lunched with naval callers, Wis
tied the New York navy yard. Gov
ernor's island and the battleship Hi
nois, dined on the Iohenzullern, gave
formal dinner party in the evening
and attended Il reception by the Deut-
scher Nerein, at German club house
at Central Park south, and left for
Washington at l a. m. Monday. At
Washington h. was met by Secretary
of State Hay and Secretary of the
Navy Long and Count Quadt and two
attaches of the German embassy and
passed to the White House through
unbroken lines of soldiery. In the red
room he was met by President Roose-
welt with a democratic, everyday hand
shake, and few informal remarks
were exchanged. Later the president
called at the German embassy where
the Prince received district officials
and members of the diplomatic corps. |
The Prince has requested that open
carriages be given him on all occa-
sions that he may see as much of the |
country as possible and that those /
who desire may see him.
President Roosevelt gave dinner
to the prince at the White House Mon
day night, the affair being on an elab-
crate scale and bringing together a
most distinguished company. 1t was
given in the east room whose decora-
tions were the most magnificent ever
attempted in Washington. Thousands
Of little electric lights, of al colors,
arranged in fanciful designs, stars, an
chors, etc., formed feature of these
decorations. The flowers were in pink
and white effects. The invitation to
Senator Tillman of South Carolina. to
his dinner. was cancelled by the
president owing to his encounter in
he Senate with Senator McLaurin
The next appearance of the
prince was at the launching Tuesday
at Shooters island, New r
York, of the emperor's yacht, Meteor. /.
The invited guests numbered about !
700. The ceremony was performed !
Miss Alice Roosevelt :
evering with silver mounted hatch
It. at 10. 80, the rope which let the
acht slide into the water She then :
wung bottle of champagne against :
he bow saying: SIN the name of the l
mperor of Germany, | christen thee
leteor. /" The president proposed
hree cheers for the prince and the
rince proposed three cheers for the v
resident. Al one o'clock the prince I
ntertained the president and other a
uests on the Hohenzollerin and later !.
eceived the freedom of the city from J.
1ayor Low.
He was the guest of Mayor Low at n
inner at the Metropolitan club Tues v
ay evening and later attended a gala f.
erformance of Lohengrin, given in his c
onor at the Metropolitan opera house. o
lie was entertained at lunch at Sher- n
VS. Wednesday by committee of II
lew York business men, the guests in
luding 100 of the country's represen-
alive men of progress. The conversa-
ion was much in the nature of an in nj
ustrial conference. The prince dined II
'ednesday night with 1000 representa-
yes of American newspapers. as spec II
j guest of the proprietor of the New -
orker Stats Zeitung, in the ballroom 1t
the Astoria hotel and the Astor gal :; :,
ny. The decorations were magnifi- l.,
mt. The prince left for Washington S.
thursday morning. B,