The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-12
HINTTHAT He MAY RETURN
A Farewell Luncheon With Pleasant
Little Speeches.
PASSING SHIPS GIVE A NOISY SEND OFF
The Prince Sends Message of thanks TO the
President and through Him 10 the
Nation For Kindly Feeling
Shown Him.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
New York, March 11.-Prince Henry of
Prussia. sailed for Germany on board
the Hamburg American liner Deutsch-
land this afternoon His last day in
America was spent entirely on board the
Deutschland, but it was well filled with
pleasing incidents.
he Prince breakfasted early and about
10 o'clock began to receive official fare
well visits from the representatives of
Germany in this country, and those of
the United States Government. Mayor
Low was also a caller, and the Prince,
in bidding him farewell, gave him hint
that he had some intention of returning
to America for a second visit. The
Prince in reply to the Mayors express
sions, said:
Il thank the citizens of New York for
all their kindness to me which l appre
ciate deeply. If l should return to
America l should feel. when l reached
New York that I was once more at
home"
The members of the party that accom-
panied the Prince on his tour were his
guests at luncheon. Covers ere-laid
for twenty-eight, persons in the dining
room of the steamship and music was
furnished by the band from the Hohen-
zollern. At the close of the luncheon
when it came time to say good bye, the
Prince, taking rose from the table,
said:
This is the badge of that which 1
have been admiring during my entire
trip to the United States-American
beauty"
He pressed his flower in his button
hole and each guest followed his example.
Admiral Evans. taking the Prince by
the hand, said:
II have only this to say to Prince
Henry and my brothers of the German
navy. We are glad you came and sorry
you are going. and hope you will come
again. 1t gives me great pleasure as
the representative of the American navy
to seize the hand of friendship you have
so kindly extended ecross the Atlantic"
hen General Corbin said:
I'VE have all enjoyed the trip and the
memory of it will abide with me for
ever"
Assistant Secretary Hill said:
The memory of your visit will always
be in our hearts and the hearts of the
Americans.
Immediately after the luncheon at the
Princes invitation the party went to
the commanders bridge of the Deutsch-
land and was there photographed. Then
the real leave taking began, The final
farewells were said by members of the
German Embassy at Washington.
An incident of the forenoon was the
call of the committee of forty New York
letter carriers, representing the New
York branch of the National Letter Car
riers Association. They came to present
the Prince with bronze tablet in COM
memOratiOn of the martyred President
of the United States, Lincoln, Garfield
and Mckinley. The letter carriers failed
to see the Prince, and were received by
Admiral Won Seckendorff in his behalf
In thanking them the Admiral said His
Royal Highness, in return for the present
would send the New York Letter Car
riers Association his portrait with auto
graph, to hang on the walls of the or
ganization's room in New York
Shortly before the Deutschland sailed,
the United Singing Societies of Hudson
county, N. j., was heard on the deck of
the Princess Victoria Louise, which lay
alongside the Deutschland, and sang a
number of selections. Prince Henry ap-
peared on the bridge of the Deutschland
with Captain Albers and bowed his ac-
acknowledgements repeatedly.
When the ship sailed all approaches
and the pier house were crowded. The
first cabin section Of the Deutschland
was packed all the afternoon with pas
sengers and their friends and in many
cases women had to be rescued from the
crush to see the Prince.
The Deutschland sailed at 3:45 AS
she moved away from the pier. the
cheering was continuous. The Prince
appeared on the bridge and bowed All
down North River the passing tugs and
craft of every description gave the great
liner and her distinguished passenger a
noisy sent-off. At the Battery, which
was reached exactly at o'clock a great
crowd had gathered and cheered as the
vessel steamed on down the bay. The
Deutschland reached the Narrows at
IS. Fort Wadsworth and Hamilton
fired salutes, which were answered by
the Deutschlands whistle, and the gar
rison al Fort Wadsworth lined up on
the bluff until the steamer had passed
out into the lower bay. The Deutschland
is due at Hamburg on Monday next.
The Princes apartments on the
Deutschland include the captains cabin