The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

New York. Aug. a.-Prinee Wilhelm be-
came a leading feature Of the attractions
of Dreamland. Coney Island. tonight with
results that threatened for a time 70 up
set his princely dignity if greater harm
was not done TO those who crowded to
get look at him.
The tan young man vas parted com
pletely from the. escort Of fifty police
end companies c and G OF the Fourteenth
Regiment. National Guard of Brooklyn.
and for fully ten minutes he was whtrled
in the eddy OF a crowd Of several thou
sand persons struggling for even a look
at him.
The prince had dined at the Atlantic
Yacht Club as the guest of Melville
Stone. The arrangements made for mis-
trip TO Coney Island had called for his
coming down from the Atlantic Club
in yacht and landing at the iron pier
in Dreamland. But for some reason or
other the prince decided to take in the
/ island by automobile. and therein lay
the cause for the first hitch in the tu-
multuous reception.
DreamIand< Manager Gets Busy.
The management Of Dreamland had
seized the golden opportunity 10 send
out special invitations TO every Swede
whose name could be found in the d.
/ rectory columns under the suf1xes Of
''son" or sen" AS a result there was
| 4 wnirlWind crowd OF loyal Swedes ed
dying in and out OF Dreamland all
evening. burning with the excitement
/ Of expectation.
/ Capt Langan. OF the COney Island sta
ton, and fifty reserves vent down on the
/ iron pier with the TWO companies OF
/ Brooklyn National Guards TO welcome
/ the prince when his yacht should appear
About 1920 o'clock some one ran breath
Iessly down on &c the pier and notified
the policemen and militia that the prince
was besieged IN mis- automobile outside
/ OF the entrance 10 Dreamland, on Surf
avenue.
Prince Beseeches Crowd.
The brass band. police. and soldiers
doub.e-quicked out through the length Of
the grounds TO the gate. There they found
Prince Wilhelm in distress He was
standing in an automobile beseeching the
crowd about him 10 be quiet, in fluent
Swedish and English With him in the
machine were Herman de Lagercranz, the
/ Swedish Minister. and his wife; John As
pegren, president Of the Swedish Cham
/ Der of Commerce, and Mrs. Aspegren: a
Secret Service detective from Washington,
and another detective who had been de-
I tailed from the executive staff at Albany
to accompany the prince during his stay
in New York.
The crowd Of people stretched from side
walk to sidewalk, and pressed against
/ the automobile so strongly that it threat
! ened 10 rise on its wheels and overturn.
( Both the Secret Service uen were stand
! ing near the top of tbs machine nearest
/ the royal parsonage, pushing the crowd
I back They had drawn sticks and were
using them mildly.
Crowd Again Swamps Prince.
The police and soldiers from the pier
had to force their way through the pack
/ by the use Of some expert strOng-arm
work Once they had made a path
/ through the mass and into the Drezmland
entrance. Prince Wilhelm stepped hurried
/ Iy down, followed by the members Of his
party Hardly had he passed the entrance
Of the incIosure and down by the foun-
tains that play over glass waterfalls
when the crowd, crushing past the guard
and through the ticket wickets. swamped
the prince and his party completely.
Wilhelm was separted from the escort
of soldiers and bluecoats in the twink
/ ling of an eye The crowd caught him
and started him almost or the run down
/ the ieft-hand arcade of Dreamland past
the Creation show.
The tall young heir 10 the throne
jammed his hat down over his eyes and
tried to take the enthusiasm Of the
crowd kindly, but he was tossed abOur
/ by cross-currents in the press for zen
minutes before the police rescued him
up near the bridge, behind the White
Tower.
Wilhelm Gives Interview.
Before he left the Hotel Astor on his
day of sightseeing to-day, Prince VIII
helm Of Sweden invited the reporters who
have been covering him 10 his suite.
He was willing 10 submit to an inter-
view. the first that he has granted since
his arrival. Now. gentlemen. 1 am
ready for you. said he. after he had
seen that everybody had a seat.
What Impressions have you formed Of
the country and the people?' asked one
of the interviewers.
What has struck me most forcibly,"
said the prince. is that everybody
works hard here. and that everybody at
the same time seems to be supremely
happy. Nowhere else viii you see peo-
! pie who seem to enjoy life so much. No
where else have 1 seen people who dress
so well. That is saying a good deal; for
have travelled considerably l have
seen people in the cities Of England and
France, and in many other countries,
but nowhere do they dress as well or
look as happy as they do right here in
America.
Newport Proves Revelation.
Newport was { revelation to me. II
surpassed any resort of the kind that 1
ever have seen. ! saw the working peo-
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