The sun., 1905-11-12
Naval Reserve the steamer drew up at
West Point.
ARRIVAL AT WEST POINT.

proper was waiting on the heights, but the
floating population, and especially the girl
who makes life endurable to the cadet,
crowded about the station TO see the Prince
arrive. A detachment OF regular cavalry
In full dress uniform fronted the station
and stood at salute, and the Prince alighted.
He wac introduced TO Gen. Mills, superin-
tendent of the academy, and proceeded up
the road toward the barracks TO a salute
OF thirteen guns from the academy's siege
battery.
passed into the enclosure about the superb
parade ground, and TO the barracks where
the cadet battalion. a inc Of automala
In white and gray, Haited for him, 1t was
West Point ever saw. On his left were
the cadets; on his right the beauty show
from the Morse and the regu output Of
West Point, which is not so homely Itself;
brilliant uniforms scattered all over the
face Of the parade ground; in the back
ground the late autumn tnts Of the trees
and an orange autumn sunshine.
The Prince was so busy looking that he
almost forgot to salute as he passed the
cadets. He moved to the reviewing stand,
took his place beside Gen Mills, and the
cadets, headed by their band, moved into
the parade ground. Any National Guards-
on an ordinary parade and has cIit-
cised this point or that wants 10 see them
when an occasion like this has them all
tuned up to know how nearly 600 young
chine. The cadet adlutant formed the
parade. reported to Col. Howe the com
inandant and the Prince with his aides
marched down the line inspecting the
battalion, the cadet adjutant and the cadet
quartermaster falling in behind.
The Prince returned TO the reviewing
stand the cadets shouldered their stuhby
little @ e TRe d Thessd o a anS Ie m'29Gd P5S .@%d Tss
in the crowds and remarked that the cadets
were hardly doing themselves Justice, it
was better in their day Yet the files "a
they passed tie Prince were true to the
sixteenth part of an inch They marched
about the field, swung into double time,
formed again, and the parade was over.
BRILLIANT CROWD AT FOOTBALL.
The crowd rushed then to sea the foot
ball game. 1t was, the biggest crowd,
and BY far the most brilliant one. that ever
saw a game at West Point 1t squared
with the popular Imagination Of an Army
Navy game, for the officers come to the
big game between the two academies in
mutt, and the only uniforms in sight are
these of the cadets. Yesterday nine out
Of every ten officers in either arm were in
uniform Then there were the reGimentals
of the visiting Britshers red saShes.
nonocles and all, the caps and leggings OF
the Naval Reserve and the red of the
Marine Band.
PRINCE HEARS COLLEGE YELL.
The cadets, who had slipped from dress
uniform into fatigue sat cross legged in
solid ~, mass opposite to the Sren1staFba o tba
day seated himself, with Mrs, Grant and
Mrs Evans on his right and Gems. Grant
and Mills to his left, the color bearers ran
flag Of the Academy. The cadets, led by
graceful and energetic cheer leader, rose
and let out the ~Sss, boom" Of the army.
The Prince started, turned and smiled.
He had heard for the first time the fighting
yell OF an American college.
There was little exchange of wells after
that. The Captains and Colonels in the
grand stand tried their voices on snort
hurled it back, to show how it ought to be
given. Lieut.. Nelson of the Plunger, who
escorted President Roosevelt on his famous
submarine trip organized bunch of lieu
tenants and ensigns and gave the Annapolis
yell. These noises brought puzzled ,ex-
preston to the faces of the visiting British.
INTERESTED IN THE INDIANS.
The Prince was interested in the Indians.
He stood up to watch their grand entrance.
and laugh he'd heartily at the, picture they
made when they wrapped themselves
in their red Government blankets on the
side lines.
To tell the truth, this was rather a poor
game to spring on the hrst rePrIeseentatine PI e .e
American variation on their own school
sport. The play was slow, there was
great deal of line bucking, and after every
other down some one lay stretched on
Now and then it woke up, notably when
Jude the Obscure, the little end whom
Carlisle had substituted a the last moment,
caught hall that had popped out of the
scrimma ge, like a stone out OF cherry,
fought West Pointer for ten yards with
his straight arm, and raced Gown the field
to a touchdown. The Prince rose when this
happened, cried Good! Cool! and clapIed
his hands When Beavers hurled over, run in
two tacklers and raced down the field for
the touchdown that was not allowed he
clapIed again. But one could see that he
was puzzled.
DIDN'T LIKE OUR STYLE OF GAME,
Between halves his staff and his officers
were frank in saying that it doesn't COM
pare with Rugby.
why don't they pass the tall now and
them" asked lieutenant. You cant
see where the hall is going don't you know"
It was early in the first half that Admiral
Evans offered the Prince a cigarette.
Il would prefer a cigar, said the Prince;
'and I've left my own cigar case at. at home, !
Gen. Mills. But beside them stood Detec-
tive Sergeant Funston.
Il have a cigar, General he said in an
aside to Grant, Funston produced the
cigar and handed it over to the Prince:
IL never thought, or I'd have saved the
band for a souvenir said Funston after
ward
Toward the end it grew cold The
soften the visitors benches in the grand
stand. The Prince drew one Of these
across his legs like lap robe, and Bob
Evans did himself un like an Indian,
The game drew on to finish which chilled
the American officers in the grand stand
and brought smile to the face of Bemis
Pierce on the coaching line; and the glitter
ing crowd went over to Collum Hall where
the Prince held a formal reception. He had
received informally before the grand stand
between the halves. This reception,was as
other receptions in his honor, except that it
was held in a room worthy the occasion
the beautiful dancing floor of Collum Hall.
The Prince took a special West shore train
back to New York at half past + Most Of
the officers and their ladies who had come
up with him remained at West Point for
hop. The special made the run down to
New York in an hour and five minutes As
he left the train at Weehawken, Prince
Louis stopped TO shake hands with the
engineer Of the leading engine, j. +. Har-