The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20
CROWD CHEERS ROYAL VISITOR
AS he ALIGHTS FROM TRAIN.
Cousin and Personal Representa- tive of the Emperor of Japan For
many Receives President Francis, Mayor Wells and Other Elk
position officials at the Buckingham CluI-Spends the After
noon and Evening at the Worlds Fair.

Prince Fushimi, cousin and personal
representative of the Emperor of Japan
to the Worlds Fair, accompanied by his
suite, arrived at the Union Station over
the Vandalia Line at $50 o'clock yester-
day afternoon.
He was met 1t the station by President
Francis, Mayor Wells. the japanese I'm
perial Commissioner and members of the
commission, the Louisiana Purchase EN-
one hundred subjects of the Emperor of
Japan.
A throng of several thousand persons
assembled in and around the Union Sta
ton to see the Prince as he left his car
and walk to Mayor Wells's carriage at
thu Twentieth street side OF the station.
As the Prince. in his cavalry uniform,
passed out of the station the crowd
cheered Justify.
Every ]precaution had been taken for
the protection OF the royal visitor. AS
he alighted from the train he was sur
rounded by a Gordon of police and de-
t~ectives. who escorted him to the gate,
where a squad of twenty patrolmen, un-
der Sergeants ColeStock and Field, was
lined up to keep the crowd back. As the
Prince, walking between President Fran
els and Mayor Wells. passed through the
line of police, they fell in behind. keep
ing the crowd back.
Awaiting the Prince on Twentieth street
were Troops E and G, Eighth Cavalry, un-
der command of Captain Evans, and as
the Prince passed through the gate the
soldiers came to attention. When he en-
tered his carriage the Mikado's represent
ative, who is an officer in the Japanese
Imperial Cavalry. was given the military
salute Standing in his carriage, the
Prince returned the salute, and was driv-
en- to the Buckingham Club.
GREAT CROWD AT STATION.
The crowds began TO gather early, and
at IL o'clock a detachment of cavalry from
Jefferson Barracks and police arrived. The
members of the japanese Commission also
were early on the scene. as were many
resident japanese. The crowd increased
until it numbered several thousand upon
the arrival of the Vandalia train at $50
p. m. TIL Reception Committee did not
reach the station until a few minutes be-
fore the arrival of the train. and it was
some minutes after the train backed into
the station before they could reach the
Prince.
Headed by President rancis and Mayor
Wells, General Bates and General Rice Of
the United States Army. the Reception
Committee walked up the platform to the
car. President francis and Mayor Wells
were the first to board the car to greet
the distinguished visitor; then came Chair
man Hirschberg, Judge Boyle. John d.
Davis. d. C. Nugent, J.. E. Smith, Theo-
dore Hardee, Diaz Albertini and the mem
bers of the japanese Commission. followed
by General Bates and General Rice.
President Francis, Mayor Wells and the
Reception Committee were presented to
the Prince on the car. and a few mo-
ments later the Prince debarked and
walked up the platform to a carriage on
the west side of the station. Following
the Prince. President Francis n Mayor
Wells came the Reception Committee and
members. of the japanese Commission.
The passage to the carriage was with
out incident, further than the crush in
the crowd to get a look at the Prince,
and many made the mistake of pointing
out Commissioner General Tegima, with