The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-02


will regain it's position on the schedule
during the night
The train bearing Prince Henry and
party reached this city at S45. and re-
manned a half hour for the demonstra-
tons at the Panhandle depot when it
was transferred across the city and left
over the Queen and Crescent route
through the Blue Grass region of Ken
lucky for Chattanooga. Although it was
known that the train was late, the de-
pot and the streets about it, and even
the yards were filled with people long be-
fore the schedule time for arrival
1t was estimated that there were from
30,UO0 to 10000 people in the vicinity and
half that many within the depot and
yards. The depot was cleared for the
reception and a large platform erected
so that Prince Henry and suite could
step from their car onto it,
Over this platform was a large can
opy in design of electric lights with the
coat of arms of Germany and of the
United States illuminated.
Awaiting the arrival of the special
train the United German Singing socie-
ties of Cincinnati the University Ca
diets and other organizations as well as
most of the people in the assembled null
titude were freely supplied with G rman
and american flags which they repeat
edly waved before the train arrived
When the train was signaled. the bands
struck up and the multitude were way
ing flags of the two countries as the
train pulled into the depot
Women Faint in Crowds.
The sea Of faces and the waving Of
flags under the brilliant Illumination pre-
sented an impressive scene. The whole
police force of the city was marshalled
in and about the depot and perfect ord
er was maintained, although patrol
wagons took away several loads of faint
ing wonAsz who had Gsl,en in tie s--rg-
ing crowds. One OF them was relieved
by being lifted onto the princes plat
form after the greetings had concluded.
Although extreme precautions had been
taken to protect the space where the
special train stood the officers had been
overcome at some Of the gates, where
hundreds rushed in without cards and
hundreds of others gained admittance by
going q great distance beyond the depot
and coming in through the yards Be
fore the train stopped persons We're seen
climbing on top of it, and the tops IF the
cars were covered with men While the
prince was alighting and officers were
compelled to patrol the tops and clear
them before leaving the depot.
When the train was so adjusted that
the prince and suite could step from the
vestibule Of his car to the platform, he
was met by Major julius Fleischmann
and a large reception committee of lead
ing citizens. The reception committee
lined up in files on either side as Prince
Henry and suite came from the train.
The prince touched his cap when greeted
by Mayor Fleischmann and his suite fol-
lowed as lie was escorted to the front or
the platform and introduced to the muI-
titude. A long scene of cheering and
waving of flags of the two countries fol-
lowed, while others from the train crowd
ed out on the platform. Prince Henry
kept touching his cap TO the crowd and
when quiet was restored Mayor F'Ieiscn-
mann spoke as follows:
Mayor Grows Eloquent.
Your Royal Highness: In the
name Of the citizens Of Cincin
natl it is my proud privilege 70
welcome YOU. In this welcome is min
gled genuine regret that your stay with
us mgust of necessity be DrIef, but with
laudabIe and pa~GOnable pride, 1 feel as
sured to say that we nave mucn that
would interest and much that would
please you and the distinguished mem
bers of your suite. For not alone In art,
but in commerce; not alone in music, but
in trade; not alone in the aesthetic, but
in the useful, Cincinnati has won an as
sured position among the cities Of the
United States and taken her place among
the foremost cities Of the world.
But time is not allowed for that IN
spection which it would have been Gin
cinnati's pleasure to have afforded you
for that entertainment which it would
have delighted and honored our Citizens
to have given you-not alone as the rep
resentative of your imperial brother, the
German emperor, and of the great Ger
man empire, with which our country en-
tertains the most cordial relations of
friendship, of commerce, and of trade
but also in the highest respect.
We welcome you as Americans and as
Circinnatians, and we certainly hope that
your visit to the United States may be
as pleasant as is your presence in Gin
Cincinnati to her citizens.
Preserves Address of Welcome.
Following the address of welcome and
the response by the prince, Mayors Sec
rotary Christie presented Prince Henry
with an engraved copy of the address Of
welcome of the mayor, elegantly bound
in red. This was presented in the name
of the city
Many presents in boxes were sent to
the platform by enthusiasts, who were
uniformed as to the rule of the prince
against accepting private presents All
of these presents were turned over to
the chief of police. with instructions to
return them TO the parties whose cards
were on them.
The greetings continued after the
prince returned to his car and until the
train pulled out of the depot while the
German societies were singing and the
multitude were waving the German and
American flags.
Although the visit of Prince Henry to
Cincinnati was In darkness, yet his
course into and through and out of the
city was Illuminated and enlivened with
cheers all along the way. Crowds were
seen long distance before his train
reached the depot, and the same was true