The age-herald., 1902-02-24
KrORpiRz Wilhelm Had Tem- pestuOus Voyage Nearly
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PRINCE A TRUE SAILOR
 NEVER MISSED A MEAL
Was Democratic and Joined With the Other Passengers in Amuse- ments Furnished on Board
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3AA North Atlantic served to the big
 v Kron Prinz Wilhelm five days of weather that tested Prince Henry's sea legs. But the prince showed his sailorly qualities and never missed a meal Each afternoon and evening round him in the smoking room, and in spite of wind. waves and spray he spent hours on the bridge.
 Prince Henry was a most democratic passenger, and the big company of his llow-voyagers united In declaring him an aniable charming and unassuming gentleman when the ship headed for New York at 9 o'clock last Sunday. Prince Henry walked along the deck alone, en- tered the smoking room and took seat at table with several of the royal party Here he drank his coffee and smoked cigarettes and then filled pipe. He joked and laughed with his party continually, and was the soul of good nature. Probably never before was the smoking room of liner so frequented by women passen- gers as was that of the Kron Prinz Will helm all the way over. But the prince, German-lilke, is a slow thinker, and the ladies discovered that he sat at the table for some little time before single glass was exhausted.
 Encountered Heavy Weather.
 On Tuesday the ship began to encounter heavy weather, and the battle between ship and sea made many of the passen- gers seek their staterooms. The Prince appeared every day after luncheon and every night after dinner. always sitting at the same table. The heavy seas did not affect him in the least. It was the strong headwinds and the fact that the propel- lers were out of water every few minutes that so greatly retarded the ships speed.
 His royal highness and party occupied a table in O corner of the day dining room.
 Captain Richter had offered the prince the captains large table in the center of the grand saloon, but his royal highness did not care to cause the regular patrons of the liner, who had been assigned to those seats, any inconvenience, and de- clined to change. His consideration of others and his democratic ways gained for the prince the liking of every one of his fellow passengers.
 Wednesday the Kronz Prinz spoke the Lucania and the captain, crew and pas sengers of that ship sent their compli- ments to the prince in message by wireless telegraphy The prince answered as follows:
 
 'Heartiest thanks to captain crew and passengers of Luoania and good passage.
 (signeO HENRY OF PRUSSIA"
 German Band Furnished Music.
 On Thursday night at dinner the band of the kaisers yacht furnished the music. intermingling German and American airs. Yankee Doodle" and "Dixie' were played creating great enthusiasm. The royal party, with the prince at the head of the table, cheered heartily, as did all the German passengers. At the request of Prince Henry Yankee Doodle" was rem dered again and 1t was no sooner finished than a request came from the same source for a repetition of Dixie" One Ameri- can wondered if the prince knew tho meaning and history of the two. Indeed he does," said several American voices.
 Friday night the prince converssd in the smoking room with George Armour and Allison Vincent Armour of Chicago. Robert Bonner and Archie Harman of New York and Spencer Eddy of the United States legation at Constantinople Prince Henry remarked that he had al ways desired to hear some genuine American plantation songs and hoped he would have the opportunity before he returned to Germany Saturday morn ing he invited the party with whom he had spent the evening before to take look through the ship, and he explained every part of the machinery to them as an expert. No one of the party had said a woru about it being ashngtons birthday. After the tour of inspection the prince invited them to his room. where he opened champagne. Now, gen tlemen of America" said he, '1et us drink to George Washington
 Ship Rolled Terribly.
 The storm that stayed with the Kron Prinz all the way across the Atlantic on changed, and the pitching mo- tion of the ship changed to a terrible roll. At the concert after the captains din- ner on Saturday night most of the was afforded by several mem bers of the band falling over as they were playing.
 One singer was held on her feet by a steward. and he had to be praced part o, the time by the other stewards. Tho piano had to be made more secure with ropes and two men steadied it. The pas sengers sat holding themselves securely in the stationary chairs.
 The prince put his autograph on ten of the concert programmes to be auctioned off for the benefit of the sailors. The low est priced one brought S35 and the high est $94-$625 being raised from the sale. Saturday the prince met the five Amer lean newspaper men on board