New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-01
PRINCE HAS BUSY DAY.
DECOR4TES GRANTS TOMB
u ;HeEm Says american Girls Dress
Vel and Dire More or Less Pretty.

visits , Grants Tomb and the Hohoken piers of
tine SCrth German Lio:d company and luncheon at
tne C;nrenont Hotel rhe guest of a. 2 Johnson.
Swedish C3Tss;l this city. Later in the day he
.-isite5 The Falr1an trphanage a Swedish insttu-
son. IN Brooklyn. At night Melville E Stone en-
tertained his higiness at dinner at the Atlantic
Yacht Club after which Prince Wilhelm took an
automobile ride TO Dreamland. whore his local com
patriots had arranged reception in his honor
/ .ras Swedish night ire amusement resort ana
as many thousands could crOwG into the ball
-0orn greeted prince and shook his hand lie
STAYED unfirchngly ny the task until il was time
return to his hotel.
Prince Wilhelm, for The first time while mere
consented 20 give al interview. and TO group OF
reporters the Hotel Astor he told has views
frankly yesterday on conditions in the Cmted
States and talked even of The American girl. rs
every distinguished visiting foreigner Is asked "a
DO. He said he thought the American girls dressed
well and looked well and were more or less pretty
The prince sat languidIy putting cigarette re-
tween sentences and slowly and with apparent care
he spoke at some length in English which bore
Scandinavian accent The industry of the Amerl-
can people. he said. made the deepest impression
on him Everybody. the prince added seemed L"
be busy. and the poor people. he observed N''e
more happy in this country than in any he lad
been in.
II began my American training at jamestown
said Prince wilhelm. and high opinion OF the
American people has increased from that point
As his reception in this country he sald-
Il wish To say right here / have had a reception
e5-erywhere that far exceeded all my expectations
i is truly great satisfac ton for me 10 know me
S7vedes who have settled here content in the
United States. and still greater satisfaction 10
the American people are contented Win me
Swedes" His highness much impressed oy
Nev York's TALL buildings. and said that lie mao
seen nowhere his travels such truly nldshi-i-
cent architecture
Following the visit of the prince 10 Hohoken'
where he boarded of the large North German
Ilovd steamships. he went t. Fort Lee on the
West Shore Railroad. coming back 10 Manhattan
by ferry He and his party then went to care
mont for luncheon. after which they visited
Grants Tomb. The prince laid large wreath on
the sarcophagrs in behalf of his grandfather King
Oscar The wreath of bay leaves, and meas
ured abou. four feet in diameter II was bound
with bows of the American and Swedish colors-
This morning Prince Wilhelm will probably at
tend services board of the Fylgia, and IN the
afternoon ne will be the host at luncheon on the
cruiser to the Swedish committee that has been
entertaining him here He will probably rest to-
night the first opportunity he has had of doing so
for than ten days Tomorrow morning &C
cording TO present arrangements, the prince VIII
go TO West Point and at night he will be the guess
at dinner of German students fraternity at the
clubhouse of the Arion Society
The Fylgia will sail tomorrow for Boston and
Prince Wilhelm will Join her after his trip to Nj
agara Falls, which he will make on Tuesday The
Fylgia will sail from Boston for home on Thurs
day.
la honor Of the royal prince. who visit West
ordered the national ensign and Union Jack TO De
dipped the Swedish flag unfurled and the national
hymn played as boats pass the Swedish arnored
cruiser Fylgia
Cheered by a crowd Of twelve thousand waving
the hire and yellow coors Sweden. Prince VIII
helm received an enthusiastic reception the rank
and file OF his countryren at Dreamland He came
on the Yacht Rambler from the Atlantic facht tlup'
where he was the guest of Melville E Stone OF The
Associated Press. arriving there at 10 CLOCK <1
4 landing
on account Of The yacht drawing too much water
they proceeded the Iron Pier. where they were
net by charge Of the reception IN au'o'ro
tiIes and escorted Dreamland There COMPANY
- of The 18th Regiment, which is composed OF
srredes drawn UP to receive him A DIaS9
hand led the march from the Iron Pier to the park
followed by an immense crowd that mao oeeh
|. anxiousIy awaiting his arrival About seventy
Eve oIicernen were detailed under the command OF
Inspector Ha-kins and Captain Langdon- but it was
almost impossible TO control the swa!ing ana yen
ing crowds Then followed a stampede toward the
DreamIand ballroom floor.
. With the prince party Of one hundred
a Including the officers Of his ship and sixty cadets
Hfron the FSlgia. IL was with great dfhcuity that
nassasevav made to allow MIN 10 enter
the ballroom. Standing at end of the i'm
rrense room ne waited until the floor was cleared.
and then il was decided that the crowd should
pass in review before him The reception that fol-
lowed in the ballroom has seldom been equalled
a. an EXERT Of importance in entertaining any for
If festivities that been planned for him since
his coming To this country the prince has not had
the chance that he had last night 10 meet the
large numbers Of his countrymen who wanted to
give him a welcome Last night they had the
chance they waited for. and even thousands that
were not OF land mingled with his people and
cheered and waved the coors of his country fran
ticav For one night every in Dreamland
q Svede
While the band played the national air Of his
country the crowd passed in review before him.
abreast, and as each line passed him hats
were raised and a bow Of the head made up the
salute. This ceremony continued until the thou
sands passed in review before him The prince
returned the salutes with bow Of the head and a
..niIe II was evident that he well pleased
vyith the welcome ne received. AS he said to one
az those standing him. il was a sight that he
had not witnessed anywhere since he left Sweden
After the review the prince visited the different
attractions, followed by crowd Of cheering coun-
r-,-nlen. Wherever ne went there were many per
sons eager TO get near him. Hundreds following MN
tsao each attraction he visited
The prince left Dreamiand 10 visit other attrac-
tons in Coney Island, and in each place crowds OF
his sountryrnen there before him The VenderS
of blse and yellow colors reaped harvest To be
one of the crowd one had to the Swedish col
o-s From the time the prince arrived at Dream
land until returned 10 the Iron Pier TO take his
,5eua -t5re for New York he was greeted with en-
thlsiastic yells everywhere.
More rolcerncn were added the force already
under the command of Inspector Harkns and it was
40. mill the lights of the Rambler well out
from the Iron Pier that the crowd gradually eroke
I'D and started for the various resorts
The prince visited Chinatown early this MORN
ing Captain DOGGY Of the Oak street station
showed him the opium smokers. and then he went
=. :. restaurant where he cheered by the
sightseers present Chuck Corners greeted him
as an -'old pal 1T all very wonderful very
wonderful. indeed the prince said after"aro