Connecticut western news., 1902-03-13
PRINCE GOES HOME.
HENRY OF PRuSSlA'S WhIRLWIND
 VISIT ENDED.

Five thousand persons crowded the Hamburg line pier at Hobo ken and the adjoining space Tuesday afternoon to bid Prince Henry of Prus- sia godspeed on his return voyage to Germany. AS the steamship Deutsch- land swung out into the stream at $40 o'clock a mighty cheer went up, min gled with the footing of whistles from humanity laden tugs.
 It was an inspiring scene that Prince Henry witnessed as he stood on the steamers bridge bareheaded and way ed his adieus to the enthusiastic crowds.
 Alongside the steamer lay the Ham, burg American lines steamer Prin- cessin Victoria Louise, bearing POO members of the United Singing Socie- ties of Hudson County. For half an hour the purest trained voices sang the songs dear to the true German, and as the big liner cast of her lines they burst forth into the German national hymn.
 The watching crowds remained until the ship was completely out of sight. The Deutschland was saluted by the forts on both Governors island and Staten Island.
 Prince Henry returned to New York on Friday from a nine days tour which extended as far west as Chicago and Milwaukee and to Boston in the east. Prince Henry travelled from Chicago to Niagara Falls Wednesday, crossed the Canadian frontier for a brief stay, to which he was officially welcomed by the Dominion, and that night resumed his Journey to Boston over the New York Central line. His longest stop in almost thirty hours of continuous tray cling was at Niagara falls, which he saw bridged in with the ice of winter. In the run to Buffalo the train stop ped at Cleveland and Erie, where friendly demonstrations occurred. At Buffalo the prince was welcomed | by Mayor Knight, and the local Ger man singing societies sang. At Niagara Falls the prince was met by Mayor Butler and a large reception commit | tee, who extended a formal welcome The prince was then driven to the Ca nadian side, accompanied by a mount | ed escort of local militia officers. Mid way on the bridge the prince was met by the men who spoke for the Ca | nadian government and people. MT. | jor P. S. Maude, military secretary Tor | Lord Minto, governor general of Cana da, presented the formal greeting of his chief, and the Hon. R. Harcourt, minister of education for Ontario, de- livered the addresses passed by the | legislature of Ontarlo.
 At o'clock the prince was back aboard his train and fifteen minutes later departed for Boston.
 At Rochester and Syracuse the royal special made short stops. The mayors and reception committees welcomed the prince, and the citizens celebrated with bands, red fire and cannon. Prince Henry was the guest of the city of Boston on Thursday. Governor | Winthrop Murray Crane and Mayor P. A. Collins, acting for state and city, ex- tended the official courtesies, and when the prince had tremendously returned their calls he went to Cambridge to de- | liver to the Germanic museum the gifts of his brother, Kaiser Wilhelm, and to | gree of doctor of laws. Harvard's hon. or to the prince Is precedent, for nev- CT before was a degree conferred under like circumstances.
 l At night the prince was given a din her by the city of Boston and sat at table with more than 200 of the repre- sentative citizens of the conmon- wealth.
 The special train from Boston bear ing Prince Henry arrived in Albany shortly after 8 o'clock Friday morn ing.
 l The prince was welcomed at the sta tion by Governor odell. Adjutant Gen. eral Henry and the senate and assem- ply committees. After they had paid their respects to the prince they return ed to the capitol, and the royal visitor was escorted to his carriage by the mayor and the committee representing the city. The party was then driven to the city hall, where Mayor Charles H. Gaus formally greeted the prince. | After a brief and formal stay at the city hall Prince Henry and party were driven to the capitol, where they were met at the east entrance by the com mittees representing the senate and as- sembly, Adjutant General Henry and the governors military secretary, Ma jor Harrison K. Bird. The prince and his escort first proceeded to the execu- tive chamber and were formally wei comed by Governor Odell, who was in waiting to receive them on behalf of the state. At the conclusion of the formal exercises the entire party pass ad up stairs to the senate chamber, | where the prince was presented to that body.
 On the return from Albany to New York the prince stopped at West Point, where he was received with the mill tary honor due his place in the naval service of his country. Colonel Mills ,ame to the station with a number of the officers at the academy and a troop of cavalry and escorted him to the pa rade ground on the heights above. As the cavalry escort showed at the brow of the inclined road Knox battery fired twenty-one guns. The cadets, formed In six companies, were at once march ed on the field, and the prince, with Colonel Mills and their respective staffs, inspected them. Dress parade followed, with the prince as reviewing officer. After visiting Memorial hall the prince and his staff went to the rid ing school, where the cadets gave an
 exhibition of their riding.
 When the prince reached New York,
 he was taken to the Waldorf Astoria
 owing to there being a case of scarlet
 fever on the Hohenzollern. He main.
 tained his headquarters there during
 the remainder of his stay In New York
 occupying the same suit that was oc-
 cupied by Il Hung Chang when that
 distinguished statesman visited New
 York
 Friday night the prince was enter