New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-02
CHINESE PRINCE HERE
Tsai Tao. Uncle of Emperor,
Gets New York Welcome.
TO REMAIN FOUR DAYS
Many Entertainments Planned
by Fellow Countrymen, the
| Mayor and Others.

Prince Tsai Tao, uncle of the infant
! Emperor OF China, arrived in New York
yesterday morning with his royal suite
| and was the recipient of a hearty vel
come from great delegation of his
| fellow countrymen and city and state
/ officials. The prince came here from
Washington, and for the next few days
he will he CHARTERED at the Hotel Plaza,
where his party occupies twenty rooms.
The prince is a brother of Prince Chun,
father Of the present Chinese ruler.
The prince has had a fatiguing time
since he left San Francisco, and he was
tired yesterday This may have been
one of the reasons he said so little But
i. was characteristicaIIy Oriental that
he displayed no particular interest. At
terward one Of his staff officers said:
"Oh. he saw it all; he never misses any
thing" He speaks no English.
The police boat Patrol was on hand
at Jersey City with an escort, including
Police Commissioner Baker. Robert
AdamSOn, secretary TO the Mayor: Ad-
jutant General Nelson II. Henry. Major
Reginald Foster, of the 22d Regi-
ment, and the Chinese Consul and
the vtce-consu1. Captain Mott was on
board with squad of policemen. Prince
Tsai had not come out Of his compart-
ment when the train steamed in, and
there was a few minutes wait before
the American part of the reception COM
mittee could go on board and shake
hands and the Chinese part kowtow
gravely three times and bare their
heads
A large crowd watched the prince
walk down to the Patrol and were much
interested IN the modest, silent young
man who kept his eyes on the ground
in front of him. He was dressed simply
in rich blue silks and Wore d black skull
cap. without decorations. Even the robes
of the consular officers seemed gay be-
side his. the blue glass knobs on their
caps glintinc in the sun. The military
officers of the suite looked the part. be
ing well set up in their uniforms of
light gray. the privates and servants
wore light brown
podeed the Camera Men
The prince fooled the newspaper
photographers by remaining in the cab
in Of the Patrol until she was well out
into the stream. when he came on deck
and walked silently up TO a place near
the pilot house His EXcelency Ii Ching
Mai. who is the son Of Ii Hung Chang,
and is known as Lord Ii, stood beside
his chief but there was no conversation.
ON this side Of the river all was life
and action, for Inspector Schnittberger
in blue and gold, and Inspector Russell
in plain every day t"eeds, stood on the
American Lines pier with squad %
Datrolmen. who saIuted with their clubs
when the visitor stepped ashore. About
twenty automobiles were in waiting
logged out in American and Chinese
flags. Delegations of Chinese merchants
from this city. Baltimore, Philadelphia
Boston and other cities, formed lane
for the cars to pass through, ana at its
further end were forty children from the
Chinese school in Mott street. IN charge
of their teacher. c. II. Chu. As the
touring car bearing the prince passed
Thorn they sang. Chung Hua, Chung
5ua. Hula. Hula China. Tsai Tao"
ThiE song. which given with the
ABANDON Of an American school class
ca-oIlinG America" means Welcome
,,olcome to the city. OH; noble prince OF
China.
The procession stretched "1t over
about six or seven blocks ~ 1t pissed
ont of I'D street and ito Fifth
avenue Here the photographers got
= shot ~ the prince Persons stopped
along the sidewalks TO look 1t seemed
like Taft day IN town. Up in front Of
Ttffany's stood three men, The one in
the middle wore soft gray felt hat
nul1pd down in front ana his teeth bit
into cigar and held il up against his
hat brir1 Tis hands were damned in
sonai pt.ed on -frvpl pne-.