Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-10
BATTENBERG IS BUSY
British Admiral Prince Feted
 at New York.
HEART TO HEART TALK TO EEWSMEN
Entertained by General Grant on Governors Island and at Navy Yard by Admiral CoGhIan.
 Banauet Tonight.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-From the time his squadron anchored in the North river Prince Louis of Battenberg has been kept busy making and re turning official calls.
 Prince Louis programme included visits to Rear Admiral Coghlan at the Brooklyn navy yard, to Mayor McClel- Ian at the city hall. to General Grant at Governors island and the reception of return visits aboard the Drake.
 The prince was the guest of Briga- dier General Grant at an elaborate luncheon at Governors island. Later he attended a large reception at the navy yard, and in the evening, with 250 officers of the two fleets, he will be the honored guest at dinner of the Naval Academy Alumni associa- fion
 Previous to the departure for the navy yard and following the visits of the American admirals and Sir Percy Sanderson the prince received dele gation of newspaper men in the ward
 
 Englishman who ever visited these shores was more genial and to ali ap- pearances more democratic. His bear ing, while distinguished. was entirely simple and unaffected. and he talked with straightforward freshness that won the hearts of his hearers. Phys ically the prince looked a man of aver age size and strength. He stood erect and sat gracefully. In facial appear ance he looks not unlike his royal un- cle, the king
 Prince Louis spoke in warmest terms of President Roosevelt and declared that the president reminded him from personal point of view of King Ed ward, The. prince said: af eag
 The last time I came to New York I came as midshipman. thirty-three years ago. in search of amusement. and I got it. This time I am very anxious to have the fact impressed that come here as an admiral in command of a squadron and not as prince, hold the fact of my OWL personality second in importance l am more proud of the uniform wear and the flag which represent than anything else.
 To-day we celebrate the. kings birthday, and wish to express my ap- preciation of the event that the Amerl- can squadron Is doing the same thing. The moment I arrived I broke out the royal standard in honor of the day, and the Maine at once fired salute of twenty-one guns. Then. much to my surprise and pleasure, Admiral Evans and his staff came on board to con graduate me on the kings birthday.
 During my three days visit in Washington I had an interview each day with the president. It would be impertinent of me to express any opin- E ion zqfsRpchea great man, butd will t sayn tbatp Innever met anybody with whom I could compare him and took great satisfactoin in making his ac- quaintance
 "He is so many sided and knows so much about every conceivable subject that conversation with him is both Illuminating and instructive as we'll as being an honor. I should say, if yo6 wish me to make a comparison. that he possesses in the personal relation the same magnetic charm which our king possesses.
 "I have conveyed informally the best wishes of the king to the president. and the president has charged me to perform a similar duty to his majesty when I arrive home"