Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-03-12
PRINCE HENRY IN THE WEST.
Kaiser's Brother Makes TGsIr of the
Interior of Our Country.


Interior of Our Country.
Prince Henry Of Prussia went up Look
out Mountain Sunday and after viewing
the ground where the Union and Con-
federate armies met in conflict and hear
ing afresh the story Of the battles, re-
sumed his journey to the north and west.
Leaving Chattanooga his train ran
through a corner of Alabama and then
turning to the north hurried across Ten
nessee, with short stop at Nashville,
through Kentucky, with brief stays
at Louisville and Bowling Green,
and up into Indiana TO another brief halt
at Indianapolis At Indianapolis the
course was changed to the westward
again, and his train headed for st. Louis.
His reception at the South was hcspit-
able and deEonsNrative. The negroes
manifested great curiosity as 70 The
prince and they interested and amused
him.
In Nashville 10000 or more men. wom
en- and children crowded the union sta
ton and railroad yards for a sight OF the
royal visitor. The prince did not leave
his car, but from the back platform smil-
ed his Acknowledgements of the demon
STATIONS in his honor. There was a great
crowd at Chattanooga and the people
presented the prince with handsome
souvenir of his visit. Nashville also made
demonstration of friendliness. as did
Louisville and indianapolis.
1t was o'clock when the special pull
ed into the station at Chattanooga, and
the local reception committee, headed by
Newell Sanders and accompanied by
Pension Commissioner FL. Clay Evans
and Gen. H. V. Boynton, came forward
to formally greet the prince. There were
a great throng in and about the depot and
it broke into hearty cheers when the
prince appeared at the rear of the car
Columbia. He wore the uniform of an
admiral and saluted when he faced the
crowd.
He and his party were taken by spe-
cial 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. Boyn-
ton and Commissioner Evans, riding on
the rear platform of the first. The morn
ing was fairly clear when the car bega;
the ascent. and the splendid panoramic
view quickly came into vision.
As the prince reached the crest of the
mountain the sun broke through the
grayish clouds, and for short time the
view was excellent. Gen. Boynton. who
participated in the Chattanooga opera
tons with Sherman's army and is chair
man of the Chiekamauga National Park
Association, accompanied the prince
down along the ridge of the mountain
and briefly related the story of the cam
paign. Prince Henry followed the re-
cital with the keenest interest, and with
map before him studied out the strategy
and progress of the fight. As he stood
on Rock point and looked across the val
ley of the Tennessee he exclaimed: This
is magnificent. There is nothing in all
Europe that is finer / have never seen
such battlefield
The prince returned to the city by the
electric line over which he had gone TO
the mountain, and at the station, under
guard of mounted police, took a carriage
for a short drive through the city. He
returned to the station at 10 o'clock,
boarded his train, and, to a salvo Of
cheers, the special denarted for Nashville
and Indianapolis and then to St. Louis,
In st. Louis Mayor Wells. former Gov.
Francis, German Consul f. G. Rieloff
and the reception committee, composed of
101 prominent citizens, greeted the royal
visitor as he alighted from the train. The
crowd numbered about 5000. In the
grehd hail the prince was greeted By the
German veterans of St. Louis and
Springfield. H.. headed by William 6.
Vach, who made a brief address in Ger
man, welcoming the prince, to which the
prince responded in German, urging them
to be loyal Americans and low their
couEtry.
A stor ~ four hours was made in st.
Louis, ah5 then the superb train carrying
the prince and his royal party departed
for Chicago.
From. the time the visitors arrived in
Chicago Monday evening until they lie
parted for Milwaukee the following az
Ter loon they were feted, banqueted and
entt rtained IN manner that could Eot
fail to leave a lasting and favorable i'm
precision Of the city upon them. By far
the grandest aud most imposing Of Jll
the entertainments given 10 Chicago il
honor Of the prince was the bat st the
Auditorium.