Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-10
Incident Had It's Effect.

That this incident had far-reachinR
effect on the fortunes of this country
may be gathered from the following
paragraph, written by John Perley
Poor In his "reminiscences of sixty
years in Washington:
"Mr: Buchanan's courteous civility
toward the Prince Of Wales and the
demonstrations made toward him in
the northern states evidently made q
deep impression on Queen Victoria
and the prince cohsort, who also,
doubtless. felt chagrined by the in.
hospitable manner in which the'young
traveller was treated in Virginia In
the darkest hour of the civil war.
which followed, when so many lead :
ing british statesmen espoused the
cause OF the Confederates, Queen Vic
toria and: Prince Albert were always
friends OF the Union. Their restrain-
ing influence, at a period when there
were so many causes Of alienation,
undoubtedly prevented q. recognition
OF the beiligerent rights OF the, Con-
iederate states, which would have
been followed by an alliance with
them as an established government"
October 8 found the young prince
again in Baltimore. and. on the 10Th
ne attended concert at the opera
house in Philadelphia, where he heard
the incompatible Patti sing.
IN New York the prince was guest
OF honor at a great ball, attended bx
more than s,000 persons. which was
his tour. A dancing floor was built
over the seats of the old Academy,
and the. place was packed to suffoca-
tlon when the royal guest arrived
shortly before midnight. Fifty couples
mad been presented to the prince by
Hampton Fish, when there was a
rending crash. and 200 OF the guests
dropped half out of sight right in
front of the royal party. A portion
OF the temporary floor had given way.
iett1ng the crowd down on the seats
below. No one was injured and only
one lady tainted but the mishap took
the edge on the party and caused no,
little chagrin. The prince that night
danced thirteen dances, leaving after.
the sixteenth dance had been con-
cluded.
Museum Pleases Prince.
A torch light-parade of the city fire.
men and visit to p r. Barnum's
museum gave the prince much pleas
ure,' but there occurred in New York
an incident that may be repeated
when Prince Edward is here and that
the State Department hopes tos avoid.
Six thousand soldiers, members of
New York organizations. were review
ed by the prince, but one Irish rezi.
ment refused to turn out for the
coming sovereign along with the other
troops, much to the embarrassment of
the mayor.
From New York the prince went to
Boston. where he met and. talked with
Edward Everett. Henry w. Lonsfel-
low. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Oliver
WENDELL Holmes and other leading
men OF letters. The prince took leave
Of Lord Lyons and representatives of
the American government at Port
land Me-. October 20, 1850, and re-
turned to England on the frigate
Hero, accompanied by the Ariadne, the
Nile and the Styx.
The Duke of Newcastle received the
Order OF the Garter from Queen VIC
toria for the diplomatic manner in
which he handled the royal tour, and,
writing to the queen after the visit
of the young Prince of Wales. Presi-
dent Buchanan said:
In our domestic circle he has won
all hearts. His free and ingenious in
tercourse with myself evinces both a
kind, heart and good understanding"