New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-04
BRAVE ACT ST|RS PRINCE
Chinese Visitor Sends Praise to
Mounted Policeman.
BUSY DAY FOR TSAI TAO
Visits Grants Tomb After
Luncheon at Mr.. Schwab's
neutrality-suspicious. at Night.

There was no relaxation for Prince Tsaf
Tao Of China yesterday. In the morning.
with the officers of his party, the royal Wis
| itor, who is an uncle of the Emperor Of
China, motored to the Meadows in Central
Park and watched drill by $50 men OF
various mounted police squads. Every but
| ton shone, and harness and puttees were
| FURNISHED to brightness. Inspector Titus
was in charge Of the programme, and Lieu
tenant Matthew Corbett led the men in the
drill.
An accident during the manuuvres, Il
horse falling with his rider when the flying
wedge was being executed showed the
prince TO be both alert and capable of
tive sympathy. AS quick as a flash, he
turned 10 his doctor. Surgeon General WI,
and babe him go to the aid of the injured
man. He was William Helmus, Of Traffic
Squad C.
, 1T is nothing" said the policeman to the
! Chinese physician. Il will be all right
soon
I The prince wished me to tell you" said
Dr.. WI, who speaks. English, that ne
thinks You a brave man"
The prince noticed that the man did no.
| let go of the reins. even when on the
ground" Lord Ii told Major Reginald Fos-
! ter afterward.
! The automobiles took the visitors from
the police exhibition to the Metropolitan
| Museum of Art where Joseph H Choate
and Edward Robinson, acting director CT
| the museum, showed them the treasures of
| the Institution. The prince was interested
! in the collection of J. P. Morgan and that
! of Heber R Bishop, and he spent a long
| time also over a copy Of the Natatorian
| stone which was found in China in the fifth
/ century, and bears an inscription. showing
/ that the Chinese government at that tir1a
was conversant with Christian missionary
work The Japanese armor collection also
| interested the party.
Mayor Gaynor Calls.
The prince received a call from Mayor
Gaynor at the Hotel Plaza at noon, by
which time he had changed his silks but
they still were quiet and modest as ever
the only piece of color being the teweled
| insignia of the imperial Order of the
! Dragon, which he wore over his heart.
| Luncheon at the home of Charles NJ
! Schwab on Riverside Drive followed. Large
! financial interests were represented by the
! guests many of whom were men who are
! prominently connected with the steel IN
! dustry. The list included Andrew Carnegie
/ John D. Rockefeller, ST., John D. Rookie
! Teller, jr-, George Westinghouse Ebert H
| Gary, Conelius Vanderbilt. William E.
! Corey George W. Perkins. Admiral Garcia
of the Argentine navy; James A. Blair
| Jacob II. Schif, Charles r. Flint. Henry
| Phipps Melville z. Stone, William G. Nc
! Adoo. Paul Morton, Charles A. Scribner
Frank A Munsey. Chang Yin Tang. the
| Chinese Minister al Washington, and his
son, Henry Chang.
| There were more than forty guests in all.
The house was decorated with Chinese
! and American flags and festooned
with yellow and blue and red. white and
blue. The royal standard. the dragon flag.
! proclaimed that a prince Of the blood was
| within
| Mr.. Carnegie made short speech, in
(which he spoke of Chinese prowess, and
alluded to the invention OF the art of
printing and of the manufacture of gun
| powder When Mr.. Carnegie, who is presf-
| dent OF the Peace Society, said that the
latter achievement was not as praiseworthy
as the former the sentiment was translated
to the prince who smiled broadly.
Visit to Grants Tomb.
After the luncheon Prince Tsai went to
| the tomb of General Grant, and with Lord
! Ii, whose father was a personal friend of
! the great soldier, and the Chinese Minister
! placed three wreaths on the monument
| The party also saw the tree which was
| planted by Ii Hung Chang.
Prince Tsai will have another whrIwind
round of sightseeing and entertainments to-
! day. This morning he is to be whizzed
/ through the subway into Brooklyn. and
! later will be the guest of the Chinese Re
/ form Association and the Chinese Mer-
| chants Association at "A dinner in the
! Chinese Tuxedo, No . Doyers street. In
! the afternoon he will see the American Ind
| ian and cowpuncher as displayed by the
buffalo BiH"-"Pawnee Bill' show in
Madison Square Garden, and the evening
will be occupied by a dinner in his honor
by Mayor Gaynor at Sherry's.