The sun., 1907-08-29
PRINCE HERE TO Be INFORMAL
SWEDISH DUKE WILHELM GOING
no SEE NEW YORK.
Glad that His serious Duties Are Over HAS
an Uncomfortable Ritle Here -Iunches
with the President and Refuses TO say
How the Executive Impressed Him.

How the Executive Impressed Him.
wilhelm. Duke Of Sodermanland. the
second son Of the Crown Prince Of Sweden.
arrived in this city yesterday morning
from Newport, jumped to Oyster Bay,
where he had luncheon with the Presi dent.
and returning started out on a sight
seeing tour of New York. which will con-
tinue on and on for five days The Prince
is tired Of the fuss and feathers Of society
life. and now that his Official obligations
have been discharged he will throw on
the restraints OF royalty and pitch in for
good time like any ordinary visitor who
has just turned his twenty y-third year.
That. however. apparently is no reason
Why the Swedish Minister. Herman dc
Lagercrantz. and one or two members
of the Princes suite should have been
obliged to 20 around to the West Forty
seventh street police station with the driver
of their automobile to help him explain
that he meant no harm in speeding up Broad
way at an unlawful clip. The holdup Of
she car and the arrest OF the driver oc-
CURED shortly after the Prince and the
Minister had returned from Oyster Bay.
The prisoner was released only after a
United States Secret Service agent had
the New York Transportation Company
driver was temporarily an employee in
the Minister'S household and therefore not
emenable to the laws Of this country.
The Prince arrived at the Grand Central
Station in private car at z o'clock in the
morning. He had put in a poor nights
ride. The trouble as explained by the
colored porter. was one dat he couldn't
EQp ha Dxtn ia
than feet inches in height and the longest
berth In the car was only 5 feet 10
AT the station when the train pulled in
were several of the Princes countrymen.
including Minister de Lagercrantz. Mag
mus Clarholm. acting Consul in this city
and Commodore Lindberg, commander
Of the Swedish cruiser Fylgia. which brought
the Prince to this country. 1t was after .
O'Clock when the royal visitor left his car.
and by that time considerable crowd had
collected. Twelve men from the traffic
squad. all OF them six footers cleared
path for the Prince. who walked quickly to
an automobile that was waiting at the
entrance. '.. '..'.'.'... .-... .'-'
He was dressed simply in light trousers
and a gray morning coat. There was moth
ing in his manner to indicate his identity.
He walked along carelessly with a bored
expression on his face. Most of the crowd
. never gave a look at the slender youth
whose big Panama hat overshadowed the
cap Of the tallest policeman. All eyes were
directed at the Minister and the Commodore
resplendent in their gold and feathers.
Ar the Hotel Astor. where the Prince
will have his headquarters during his stay
in New York. the party was met by Third
Assistant Secretary Of State Wilson. who
had been delegated to escort the visitor
to Oyster Bay. Many New York Swedes
also were on hand TO extend a welcome
20 the Prince. But there was no time for
reception after Secretary Wilson had de-
hvered his message, which was that the
President would be pleased to have the
Prince and his friends take luncheon with
him
The Prince intended to leave for Oyster
Bay on the l:i0 o'clock train. BY hustling
he managed To catch the 1880 train. With
him went, besides Secretary Wilson, Minister
de Lagercrantz, Commodore Lindberg,
Capt. de Klercker, naval aide to the Prince
and Major Gen. j. r. Bell Chief of Staff
of the United States Army. John b. Jack
son, United States Minister to Persia. went
down to Oyster Bay on the same train, but
he didn't meet the Prince until the party
had arrived there.
Assistant Secretary Latta Of the executive
Offices, Lieut.. X. c. Bulmer, commander
of the United States despatch boat Sylph
stationed at Oyster Bay for the summer,
and all the Oyster Bay girls met the royal
Swede and his escort at the station. The
girls made the same mistake that the rub
bernecks in the Grand Central Station had
made. They weren't satisfied with the tall
slender youth Of plain appearance and
picked impartially the Swedish Minister
and Commodore Lindberg as their idea OF a
Prince. When somebody discovered. how
on his left wrist the tide began to turn his
way
who got any encouragement from his
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who declared that he had known the Prince
when he was only knee high to a grass
hopper He shouted all sorts Of hurrahs
and tigers at the distinguished visitor in
his native tongue until the Prince lifted
his hat in acknowledgment.
Squire Franklin had ordered the Stars
and Stripes UP on the town hagpole in
honor Of the Presidents guest but this
passed unnoticed because William Faste-
nau, a German saloonkeeper with French
name had dug up an old Swedish flag and
raised il over his saloon right alongside
VI the fagpole Both the Prince and the
Minister barred their heads at sight Of the
yellow cross on the field of blue.
The visit at Sycamore Hill consumed a
httle more than an hour. the party return
ing on the 80 O'Clock train. Secretary of
the Treasury Cortelyou had driven over
from his summer home at Huntington and
was at the Presidents home to meet the
Prince.
The Princes friends explained that he
hadn't visited the President as a repre-
sentative of royalty but merely as a plain |
Lieutenant of the Swedish Navy He was
received as such. The Prince brought no
official message to the President from King
Oscar. and the meeting at Sycamore Hill
was most informal. The Conversation
between the Prince and the President related
chiefly to the methods Of naval training IN
Sweden and other countries
When the Prince was asked his impress
sion OF MIR. Roosevelt he replied:
AS an invited guest it would not be
proper for me to tell you"
The Swedish Minister was more explicit.
He said that the Prince had conceived a
great admiration for the President. He il
so strong, so forceful. sir de Lagercrantz
added The Minister said further that the
Prince had been impressed by the wonderful
knowledge which the President had OF
Swedish history and Swedish literature.
The Minister admitted that Prince Will
helm Was pretty we'll worn put by the pace
which he has followed since his arrival in
this country.
The Prince Immediately upon his return !
10 the Hotel Astor. went to bed, and begged |
OF from attending a dinner which had
been arranged for him in the evening at |
the Metropolitan Club. Ii was after the |
Prince had retired that Minister de Lager |
crantz accompanied by Commouore Lind |
berg and one or two others. including Secret |
Service Agent G g. Wall arted no Broad |