The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1907-05-29
DUKE OF THE ABRUzz.
Visit to Mayor Mcclellan at the
City Hall.

reception OF Duke on SoVernorS Is
land-SaIute Of Fl Guns-Frequent
Changes of Uniform Made It Diff.
cult For Secret Service Men to Keep
Royal Visitor In Sight.
New York. May 2S.-The Due des
Abruzzi, cousin of King Victor En-
manuel of Italy, commanding the Ital-
ian squadron sent to the jamestown
Exposition, gave New York an oppor-
tunity to witness the titled Italians
energy which nearly carried him to
the North pole and helped him to pen
citrate uneXplored Africa
After a visit to Mayor Mcclellan at
the City hall. and luncheon and re-
ception given by Major General and
Mrs Frederick D. Grant at Governors
island in the afternoon, the duke closed
A lively day of social functions as
guest of honor at a dinner given at
night by Count Massiglia, the Italian
consul general, at the Waldorf-As
toria
The social campaign seemed to rest
lightly upon the duke and after his
visit to Mayor Mcclellan, he hurried
to the Office of Consul General Massig-
liza, where he changed his full dress
uniform of captain in command of a
squadron TO the uniform of a captain
in command of ship. The duke was
carefully guarded on his trip through
the city streets by four United States
secret service men. While going brisk
ly to the Governors Island ferry at
noon his automobile nearly upset a
| furniture van. Only the quickness Of
the chauffeur prevented an awkward
accident.
Shortly before 10 a. m. little lead
colored launch darted up to the star
board gangway of the Italian cruiser
Varese, lying at anchor in the Hud-
son, wrapped in mist and driZzle. The
duke, accompanied by two aides,
boarded the launch and was taken to
the landing dock. There the party
entered an electric vehicle. The dukes
valet struggled along with two heavy
suit cases which were put into a sec
Ond motor car.
The order was given to proceed to
the office of the consul general, but the
power in the machine almost gave out
and slow run was made to a gar
age where the guest and his aides took
another machine
Count Massiglia met his famous
countryman at the consul generals
office and then, accompanied by
mounted police, the party was driven
to City hall, where the duke was ush-
cred into the mayors office and intro
duced to Mayor Mcclellan. The visit
was most informal.
The consul generals office was re-
visited and when the duke reappeared
an admiring crowd saw that the bril-
liant uniform the duke wore to the City
hall had given way to plain one.
The transition nearly caused the
watchful secret service men to lose
sight of the royal visitor. Count Mas
siglia did not go to Governors Is
land.
The guest and his party were met at
the Battery by Captain Bowley, aide
to Major General Grant, who escorted
them aboard the ferryboat. Here the
duke and his aides were introduced to
a party of ladies who had been invited
to luncheon. DrizZling rain was fall
ing when the ferryboat reached Gov
ernor's Island dock and the bright uni
forms of Major General Grant and the
receiving party on the dock contrasted
sharply with the rainsoaked surround
ings. A salute of q guns was fired
and General Grant made his guests
welcome. The duke looked at the sky
and then at all the gold lace and OBJ
served:
81 bring bad weather with me-"
The party passed through the
grounds, which had been decorated for
the occasion with international code
flags, to General Grants house, where
they posed for the photographers. The
luncheon was informal. Besides the
duke and his aides the guests We're
Mrs Stephen b. Elkins and Miss Kath-
crime Elkins, the Misses McCook,
daughters Of Colonel John j. McCook.
and Miss Alexander.
The reception TO the duke at Cover
nor's Island was attended by Rear Ad-
miral Joseph b. Coghlan and staff of
the United States navy, Rear Admiral
Thiery and his staff and officers from
the French armored cruisers Kleber
and Victor Hugo and Commodore Won
| Pleskott and staff and officers of the
Austrian squadron Sankt George and
| Aspern The rain was falling in tor
rents and the officers were drenched
as they walked to the officers club,
where the reception was held
After the reception the duke board.
ed the ferry boat and at the Battery
took an automobile up town to the
boat landing near the Varese.
Whole City to Clean House.