The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-24
Cordial to the Other Passengers, often
Going Ont of His Way to Ex-
tend Them Courtesies.
WOMEN IN THE SMOKING ROOM
THEY FLOCKED THERE TO OBSERVE
THE ROYAL TRAVELLER.
Their Actions Did Not Seem to Annoy
quaintances-Voya Incidents.

NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-The North At
lantic served to the big Kronprinz Wilhelm
five days OF weather that tested Prince
Henry's sea legs. But the prince showed
his sailorly qualities and never missed a
meal. Each afternoon and evening found
him in the smoking room. and in spite OF
wind, waves and spray he spent hours on
the bridge. The voyage was without special
incident. Prince Henry was a most demo-
cratic passenger, and the big company OF
his fellow-voyagers united In declaring him
an amiable, charming and unassuming gen.
tleman.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm sailed from Bre-
merhaven on Saturday, and Sunday after
noon touched at Southampton. From there
she ran TO Cherbourg. and by o'clock
Sunday put TO sea. The ship was now
headed for New York. Dinner was over.
and the passengers who came aboard at
Southampton and Cherbourg were all on
deck endeavoring to get look at Prince
Henry. His royal Highness did not keep
them waiting long, for he walked along
the deck alone entered the smoking room
and took a seat at table where several of
the royal party were already seated. Here
he drank mis- coffee and smoked cigarettes
for while and then filled a pipe. He Joked
and laughed with his party continually and
was the soul of good nature.
Two American artists and a German
artist sketched him as he sat for two hours
in the smoking room, but he seemed OBJ
livious of their penciling. The passengers
crowded around the tables near the one
occupied by the prince. and those of the
ladies who had not actually ventured into
the smoking and taken seats peered
through the windows from the deck The
attention he attracted, however, did not
seem to annoy his Royal Highness In the
least. Probably never before was the smok-
ing room of liner so frequented by women
as that of the Kronprinz Wilhelm all the
way over.
WOMEN WERE CURIOUS.
Whenever it was sought by Prince Hen
+. ry he was sure to find among its occupants
many Of the sex, and he seemed to take
their scrutiny in a good-natured way. Some
of them were heard to order the same kind
/ of beer the prince was drinking, and the
stewards brought 1t to them-exactly the
same as was being served at the princes
| table. But the prince, Germanlike, is a
slow drinker, and the ladies discovered that
he sat at the table for some little time
before single glass was exhausted.
This describes the situation on Sunday
| and Monday night; but on Tuesday the big
ship began to encounter heavy wind, and
the battle between ship and sea made many
of the passengers seek their staterooms
! This thinned out the smoking-room crowd
considerably. but the prince appeared every
day after luncheon and every night after
dinner always sitting at the same table
/ The heavy seas did not affect him in the
least, for he is an excellent sailor. While
he did not miss meal or omit one of his
twice-a-day visits to the smoking room
during the entire voyage, some of the royal
party did fail to appear at their meals
/ In the smoking room. Even DR.. Beich the
staff surgeon of the prince, had a severe
attack or seaslcknesS.
This indicates the rough weather the
Kronprinz passed through during almost
the entire voyage. But it was the strong
head winds and the fact that the propellers
were out of water every few minutes that
so greatly retarded her speed.
! His Royal Highness and party occupied a
/ table in a far corner, or sort Of wing of
/ the main dining saloon. A partition
\ half way across. hiding part of the royal
/ table from "a portion OF the main dining
room But the prince requested that the
greater part of the partition be taken down
/ and the wide opening thus made was trans
/ formed into an arch and decorated. The
| change made the princes corner seem more
/ like part of the main dining saloon and
] the passengers facing his corner at meals
could see him and his party plainly.
CONSIDERABLE OF OTHERS.
Captain Richter had offered the prince
/ the captains large table in the center of
the grand saloon. but his Royal Hghness
/ cid not care to cause the regular patrons
| of the lines who had been assigned to those
seats any inconvenience and declined to
/ change.
Every morning after breakfast the prince
/ took his constitutional, around the deck two
or three times. among the passengers In
| fact he was throughout the voyage
thoroughly democratic. An artist for an
/ illustrated weekly had been sent by his
/ paper TO accompany the prince He was
passing where the prince sat in the smok-
ing-room on Tuesday night. when his ROYAL
/ Highness hailed him, shook his hand and
invited him 10 sit at the table with the
royal party, where he chatted for nearly
an hour.
\ fellowship also had an artist. this time an
American its beneficiary The prince
heard that the American had made
sketch portrait of himself which had at
tracted a good deal of attention among the
I passengers He sent for the artist and after
compImenting his work offered 10 give him
\ a sitting The artist became so embarrassed
/ when he began work that he was unable TO
/ accomplish anything, when the prince
marked that If he did not feel in the hu-
NOR for il they would try again another
/ day.
His consideration of others and his demo-
/ cratic WAYS gained for the prince the likins,
I OF every one of his fellow passengers. The
] American passengers particularly were
/ characterstically enthusiastic in their
I praise
/ Captain Richter. who was on his first vow
I age as commander OF the Kronprinz had
hoped 10 make a record trip, but the
/ weather was against him He did not leave
\ the bridge except at short intervals dur
ing the entire voyage. Prince Henry spent
much of his time each day on the bridge