The Washington times., 1902-02-28

/ route. The journey was uneventful. the
| royal guest finding more interest in the
| high tide of the Potomac and the mum
/ dated lands than in anything else along
I the way. This WAS possibly because OF
his nautical training. The water surging
under the Long Bridge and causing swirl
ing eddies to flow backward in the shelter
of the piers was of sufficient interest in
itself to attract many sightseers from the
city yesterday.
- Case of Mistaken Identity.
The princes car was the last one of
the train. By window at about the
middle of the car in front sat Captain
Schmidt Won Schwind.
The captain, of course was in full uni
form. and as he wears his mustaches in
the style affected by his Majesty, the
German Emperor. his general appearance
very well filled the popular idea gathered
from portraits of what the Kaiser looks
like. 1t was probably this fact which. af-
ter the prince started. made people all
along the line of the road mistake him for
Prince Henry.
They pointed at him and waved hand
kerchiefs at him and cheered him, and
when Alexandria was reached and the
train made its way slowly through the
street, packed on both sides with dense
crowds Of people. the demonstration in
honor of Herr Schmidt Won Schwind took
on the fern of a genuine ovation.
The recipient of these honors appeared
distinctly ill at ease under them, and he
was not made any more comfortable by
the continuous fire of chaff which he got
from the other members of the suite who
we're sitting near him. He turned his
back partially to the window, but even
that did not suffice to check the ardor of
his admirers. At whatever angle he got
there was always tc be seen from the
street some general outline of those i'm
perial mustaches which are so distinctly
associated with the pictures of his Maj
esty.
The people evidently regarded this as
only an incident of strong family
resemblance. For them Capt Schmidt
Won Schwind was Prince Henry of Prussia,
and they would have no other. Not an eye
was turEed cheer directed toward the
car in which Prince Henry really was.
The Princes Humor.
At last, in the height OF the demonstra-
ton, Prince Henry, who had been i'm
mensely amused at it from the time 1t
began, somewhat added to Capt Schmidt
Won Schwind's embarrassment over his
unsought honors by sending Mr.. Wilkie,
chief of the secret service, who, with sew
eral of his agents, was on the train, for
ward into the car which was the object
of SO much popular attention. Chief
Wilkie came with a message from the
prince to Capt Schmidt Won Schwind.
His highness directs me to say to you,
Captain Schmidt Won Schwind'' said the
chief, speaking with respectful gravity.
that lit behooves you to behave yourself
with a great deal of circumspection. The
people of Alexandria think that you are
me. Be careful that you do not COM
promise me-"
This incident caused a good deal of
laughter, in which Capt. Schmidt Won
Schwind Joined, returning a message by
Chief Wilkie to Prince Henry TO the eff
feet that he Capt. Schmidt Won Schwind,
felt the full weight of his responsibility
and would govern himself in his poor way
TO the best of his ability
Alexandra Goes Wild.
The passing of the special train through
the metropolis of Alexandria county was
the event of the day-for Alexandria.
Crowds assembled along King Street long