New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
PRINCE CHEN ARRIVES.
,rr BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NATION AND THE CITY.
THROUGH AN INTERPRETER, AND
GIVES THE EMPRESS'S GREETINGS
TO THE UNITED STATES

GIVES THE EMPREss's GREETINGS
TO THE UNITED STATES.
Attended by a retinue Of distinguished coun-
.-,en and dressed in the famous yellow jacket
= ,is rank. Prince Tsai Chen. eldest son Of
100 Ching the head of the Chinese For
..rr Office arrived in this city yesterday, and
.1oe welcomed by the official representatives Of
'~a c+a+e Department and of the city. The
r+eaner St Paul which brought the distin-
.,isbea visitor, few the yellow imperial stand
e-5 of China at her foremast as she came up the
Paw and the passing ships saluted the visitor
18th whistles and the dipping Of colors.
The St Paul was met at Quarantine by the
e,,en1,e cutter Hudson, which had on board
H. D. Peirce. Third Assistant Secretary Of
STATE: wu-Ting-fang, the Chinese Minister;
7aroes B Reynolds, who represented Mayor
1ow and the Chinese consul and vice-consul
The nrirce received the delegation from the
cu+ter in his apartments and greeted them pleas
antlv. After exchanging greetings with the
Americans there was general kow-towing Of
the Chinese. The prince was attired in the
roval yellow jacket, trimmed with red cuffs and
coIlar. and q black embroidered silk robe. and
wore black cap in which three black peacock
nlurnes were stuck
To the reporters the prince, who cannot speak
English, said through his interpreter:
Her august majesty, the Empress Of China
desires me TO express her thanks 10 the Ameri-
can people for their kindly feeling toward Us,
and sends her good wishes to all. Every Amer
lean is my friend"
The prince then answered number OF ques-
tions put TO him by the reporters. He particu-
larly expressed the pleasure Of his government
with Minister Wu-Ting-fang. He also discussed
abolition Of the ukin tax. and declared that
i.
the United States. At the same time he ex-
pressed his regret that his delay on account Of
the coronation had so shortened his visit in this
country, and declared that he should leave the
city on Monday after luncheon with President
Roosevelt.
To those who saw the Prince surrounded by
his retinue he seemed very short. his height
being only feet inches. He is still young.
and his face was quick and expressive. He
laughed and chatted pleasantly. Beside him
was Captain Woo Tung Foo. OF the Chinese
navy who wore a light blue gown. resembling
q naval great coat The Prince stood in the
centre Of his apartment on the ship. and behind
him were the members Of his suite. To each Of
the reporters he gave his hand and bowed
pleasantly.
When the steamship reached her pier the
Prince and his suite gathered on the forward
deck. The passengers crowded around and sud
denly raised shout Of Three cheers for Prince
Tsai Chem which were given with will. As
soon as the ship had docked the party stepped
on shore. The Prince, leaning on the arm Of
Assistant Secretary Peirce, was the first to
mount the gangplank, Sir Chentung Lang
Cheng, the new minister. following On the
pier the party was met by escort Of de-
tectives, who escorted them to the revenue cut
ter Hudson, which was awaiting TO take them TO
the West Thirty -fourth-st pier.
Long before the cutter was sighted the pier
at Thirty -fourth-st-, associated in the public
mind with the visit Of Prince Henry, was crowd
ed with persons waiting TO see the arrival Of an
other prince Prominent among the crowds
were the Chinese arrayed in all the splendor Of
their Oriental costumes Vice Consul Lock
Wing was in charge Of the ceremonies at this
point With him were the members Of the
Washington legation Long Ham Hing. known
as the Mayor Of Chinatown: Lee B. Lock-
the chairman Of the Chinese Merchants Com
naittee. and various others who took part OIL
cially or otherwise in greeting the prince.
II was shortly after ! o'clock when the Hud-
son reached the pier. For nearly an hour before
the excitement among the celestials had been
intense and a special detail Of twenty patrol
men was kept busy handling the crowd
As soon as the gangplank was laid the mem
bers Of the Princes suite began 70 file ashore,
but little attention paid to them, as all
eyes were fixed on the deck waiting for
glimpse Of Prince Chen. Presently Wong kat
Kah the Princes English secretary appeared
and was followed by the new Chinese Ambas-
sedor, Secretary Reynolds, Minister WI Ting
fang. Assistant Secretary Peirce and lastly the
Prince. AS the Prince stepped ashore every
Cinnamon executed a kowtow- He was at once
led 10 his carriage, and in a moment the entire
party were driving rapidly 10 the Waldorf.
where preparations had been made for the re-
ception Of the Prince.
As the carriage containing the Prince passed
nearly Q
welcome. a similar demonstration took place
at the hotel, where crowd had assembled, but
the Prince beat a hasty retreat to his apart
ments. A little later he received a delegation
Of Chinese merchants in his parlor and made
a short address to them in which he paid COM
pliments both to his countrymen and TO the
land Of their adoption, and said he hoped TO
welcome them back to China when they made
their fortunes here The Prince took luncheon
IN his own apartments and later received formal
calls from Assistant Secretary Peirce and Mr..
Reynolds. who conveyed TO him the official well
come OF the President and the Mayor
THO agnETUC COHTEHDT