New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-03-12
THE VISITS OF FAREWELL.
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side Of the vessel. The Prince was in
.--.s+ed in the exhibition. and said that the
-..,onse TO the calls prompt, indeed.
-1.asents from President Roosevelt and Mayor
- were delivered at the Deutschland. The
-,-ser who took charge Of them. declined to say
gbat these presents were.
PRINCE GIVES A LUNCHEON.
r,-,nce Henry gave an informal luncheon on
,.ars for the members Of his suite and for the
residential delegation, consisting Of Admiral
-ans Major General Corbin. Assistant Secre-
- EIl. Colonel Bingham and Commander
-rIes Ambassador Won Holleben and George
~ BOYD, general passenger agent Of the Penn
,,,vania Railroad, were also present 1t was
hoyt u 80 o'clock when the party entered the
-.,oon and the ships band began to play. The
panoe would permit formaIity. He laughed
"a toked with the men who had been with him
.,stsutly during his sixteen days Of excitement
,s Measure IN this country. He was in the
hss. Of spirits, and the officials who had assem-
ysd TO bid the genial host farewell could not
-,s, being infected with his humor. 1t was the
lest OF a long list of festivities.
The luncheon table was fairly covered with
,.rk red American Beauty roses. All through
.bs meal the Prince regarded them with delight.
The luncheon had almost ended when he grasped
stem. held the full blown rose aloft. and grace
fully said;
This is the badge OF what have been admir-
ing during my entire trip throughout the United
states-the American beauty.
with this he placed the flower in his button
hoe and each Of the guests followed suit.
The few happy speeches which were made had
An them the undeniable ring of sincerity. Grasp
ing Prince Henry by the hand, Rear Admiral
Evans said:
have only this TO say TO Prince Henry and
nv brothers Of the German navy: We are glad
Won came, We are sorry you are going and we
80 Won will come again IT gives me great
Measure as the representative Of the American
navy 10 seize the hand of friendship which you
have so kindly extended across the Atlantic.
Prince Henry bowed his appropriations. and
sniled.
Major General Corbin, who represented the
s,my. said.
We have all enjoyed the trip as long as 1t
forever
Assistant Secretary Hill also spoke briefly.
He said:
The memory Of your visit will always be in
our hearts, and in the hearts Of the American
people.
PHOTOGRAPHED IN A GROUP.
When the luncheon ended at about 1:15
o'clock, the Prince, his suite and guests were
photographed in a group forward on the upper
deck The Prince then sent a telegram saying
goodby to President Roosevelt After ten min
utes OF hearty greetings and farewells. Rear
Admiral Evans, Major General Corbin and other
guests went aboard the lighthouse tender John
Rodgers which was moored alongside the
Deutschland and in which Rear Admiral Evans
slept the night before. When Rear Admiral
Evans stepped on the John Rodgers he was
asked what kind Of trip he had had He said:
ut was as nice a trip ever was made
There was not one unpleasant word anywhere"
The Prince made no farewell visit to the City
Hall yesterday. Mayor Low made this unneces-
sary by calling. with his secretary on the
Prince. Mayor Low arrived at o'clock. and
left the vessel fifteen minutes later.
The United States Government had placed the
lighthouse tender John Rodgers at the disposal
Of the Prince, but lack of time prevented his
crossing the river.
Charles Il. Cramp, the shipbuilder, called at
II o'clock. He was ushered into the Princes
presence by Rear Admiral Evans. A rumor at
once found some currency that Emperor Will
lam had summoned Mr.. Cramp to talk with
Prince Henry about the construction of Ger
man battleship IN this country. Rear Admiral
Evans, when asked II the report was true, said:
Not at ell. That yarn is all foolishness This
is merely q friendly call; that's all"
At the same time, ii was learned that several
hours before Mr.. Cramps arrival two members
of Prince Henry's suite had gone to Elizabeth
port N J.. to inspect the shipyards or Lewis
Nixon. The Vigilant, the boat used by the su-
pervisor of the harbor, carried them away from
the Deutschland They will make full report
OF their visit. and will pay particular attenuon
10 the monitors and submarine boats now under
construction at the yard
Mavor Iankering 2S Hoboken was the only
other caller whom the Prince received during
the rest of the forenoon. Mr.. Lankering called
10 arrange for a serenade by the local singing
societies as the ship left the dock.
During the morning Prince Henry signed his
name 10 a large photograph of himself. which
he sent as a present to the New-York Yacht
Club