New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-07
SIAM PRINCE HERE
With Is TRUNKS
The Kings Brother and
Princess Arrive on the
MinnetOnka.
PLANS TO SEE CITY
AND CROSS COUNTRY
Mexican Secretary In from
London - Two Deaths
During Voyage.

Prince Kampengpetch, brother of the
King of Siam, accompanied by the
Princess Kampengpetch, are in New
York to-day, seeing" the town. They
arrived last night on the steamer MIN
netonka, Of the Atlantic Transport
Line. After spending several days mere
they will travel overland to the racine
Coast, visiting Niagara Falls, fello"-
stone Park, Chicago and other won
ders. If.
The visit of the prince and his wlfe
is quite unofficial. Because ms heaitn
was poor the royal physician TO tne
court of Siam recommended Trip
around the world as a restorative LOT
his highness's constitution. The united
States happens to lie in between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans, so the
prince had to cross it. Not that he ala
not want to, however. He was educat,
ed at Cambridge. England, and hsd
heard of New York, Niagara rams,
Yellowstone Park and Chicago, he SAID
last night, and his well laid plans were
made to include them al
With the prince and princess was
CAPTAIN S. 700, of the Siamese army
military aid to the royal traveller.
American customs regulations proved
a sore trial to him. Upon quitting the
steamer the prince and princess were
wbisked away in an automobile to the
Hotel Plaza. leaving Captain 700 to
look after their twenty-five trunks, the
royal Jewel case and a frisky pair OF
Siamese dachshunde.
Prince Kampengpetch is small man
He was dressed in the manner OF a
Piccadilly stroller rather than an East
ern potentate, for he has been IN Eng
land since the outbreak of the war.
Customs men extended him every cour-
tesv in having his baggage examined
quickly. A member Of the Siamese
Legation at Washington was at the pier
to meet the prince, with plans for his
stav in the city, but his highness an
nounced that he had already made plans
of his own.
CAPTAIN 700, who was educated IN
India and speaks English, forgot all
official dignity in his session with the
baggage inspectors. The Siamese
dachshunde, Rose and Jack (nsmes
translated), once they were taken out
of the kennels de luxe, frisked in OPP
posite directions, with the captain IN
The middle. holding to the leashes with
one hand and clutching in the other
a large. brown suede covered case IN
which reposed the prince and Princess
Jewels. The twenty-five trunks of the
royal pair inspected, the dogs had 70
be put back in their portable kennels
to he taken through the customs lines.
CAPTAIN 700 went down on his knees
on the cold cement floor. unlocked the
cages and forced the animals inside.
Once outside of the pier, however,
the kennels were opened and the dogs,
level case and Captain 700 took
taxi to the Plaza.
The steamer on which the Siamese
nobility arrived was delayed more
than two hours at Quarantine, while
an extra heavy mail from Europe was
being transferred. Almost 1000 sacks
of il came on the Minnetonka.
Other passengers on the ship were
Alfredo Barron, Sonora Barron and six
Young Barrons on their way to Mexico
Senior Barron is first secretary to the
Mexican Embassy at London. DR..
Charles B. NEEDING, of the New York
Eve and Ear Hospital, also was on
board. Major II. F. Homer-Dixon, of
the Canadian expeditionary forces
which are now on the Continent, re-
turned to go to Canada on government
business.