Show STORY OF VOYAGE r f fr if New Ne Feb The r North North-At lantic served big Kro Wll helm five days te weather of t t tested Prince Henrys Henry's sea leg legs But ButtKe tHe Prince sh showed wed his quail qualities ties missed a Each afternoon and evening fo found nd him in the the- smoking room and in spite of the wind waves and spray he spent hours on the bridge The voyage oage was without sp special cial inci inci- dent Prince Henry was a most democratic demo demo- cratic passenger and the big company i of his fellow v voyagers united in de de- de elating claring him an amicable charming and unassuming gentleman His royal highness and party occupIed pied a table In a far corner or sort of wing of the main dining saloon A partition ran half way across hiding a part of the royal table from a portion por por- tion of the main dining But the Prince requested that the greater part patt of wide the e eo partition tt be taken ed d down a and the o opening s made e ea was a trans a formed into an arch and decorated The change made the he Princes Prince's corner seem more more like a part of the main dining din din- ing saloon and the passengers facing l his s c at meals n could ou d s see him and his party plainly Capt Richter had offered the Prince the captains captain's large table in the center of the grand saloon but his royal highness did not care to cause the regular reg reg- ular patrons of the who had been assigned to those seats any Inconvenience and declined to change Every morning after breakfast th the Prince took look his constitutional around the deck two or three times among the passengers In fact he was throughout through through- out the voyage thoroughly democratic An artist for an illustrated weekly hall had been been s nt his his- by the ithe He w was s passing where the Princ at in the the smoking rO m on T Tuesday night when his hall hall- ed took his hand and invited him t to sit a at th the royal party P rife h for ne an hour Cant Capt Richter commander nf of had hoped to make a record rec- rec ird ord trip but the weather was against hIm ilm He did hat leave except ex- ex ex sept at short short intervals intervals the enIre en- en n- n tire Ire voyage Prince Henry spent much of his time each day on the bridge When the captain explained his dIsappoIntment because he could not reach New York early on Saturday the Prince took occasion to c compliment him on the masterful way in which he had handled his ship and the speed he had made under such adverse conditions On Tuesday the Prince went on atour of Inspection of the ship with the captain cap cap- tain and the ships ship's surgeon He visited the he steerage and second class passengers gers ers and examined their quarters One of the most enjoyable features of the he voyage was the excellent music M In addition to the regular band belonging belong belong- ing to the ship the music corps of the containing thirty eight pieces was on board This is one of the great military bands of Germany and c came me on the the to Join the On Thurs Thurs- day night at dinner the band of f the Kaisers Kaiser's yacht the music in- in German and American n airs Yankee Doodle and Dixie were played creating great a e royal party with the Prince at the Head of the table cheer cheered d heart ily lly as did all the German passengers At the st st. ot Henry Yankee Yan kee Doodle was rendered again and it wa was no so ner sooner than a a.- a. request request re- re quest came from the same source for a repetition of Dixie One American wonder wondered d If the Prince knew the meaning mean mean- ing and of the two Indeed he does said several American voy voy- agers Friday night the Prince left hi hll own table In the smoking room early and joined that occupied by George A. A ArR Ard Arg Ar Ar- mour Chicago g and d R Robert Allison fn B Bonner Vincent nt a and Armour Jm Archie Ch of Harman of ot New York and Spencer Eddy Ed Ed- dy of the United States Legation at Constantinople Allison Armour had been introduced to the Prince as a tI yachting man and nd this this brought brought the whole party together on common ground Prince Henry sat conversing with this party of Americans for two hours He remarked that he had al always al- al ways desired to hear some genuine American plantation songs and hoped he would have the opportunity before he returned to Germany Saturday morning he invited Mr Armour Armour Ar Ar- mour and party with whom he had spent the evening before to take a look through the ship and he explained every every ev ev- ery part of the machinery to them asan as an expert Not one of ot the party party- had said a word about It being Washing tons ton's birthday After the hour of in inspection inspection in- in the Prince invited them to his room oom where he opened champagne Now gentlemen of ot America said said-he leT ler us drink to George Washington The storm that stayed with the Kron prinz all the way across the Atlantic on Saturday morning changed the pitching motion of the ship to a terrible terri terri- ble roll Everything In the ship that was loose tumbled about and it was difficult cult and dangerous for the passengers passengers gers to move At the concert after the captains captain's dinner on Saturday night most of the amusement was afforded by several members of the band fallIng falling fall fall- ing over as they were playing One singer was held on his feet by a steward steward stew stew- ard and he had to be braced pa part t of the time by the other stewards The piano had to be made more secure with rope and two men steadied it The passengers sat holding themselves se securely securely se- se in the stationary chairs Prince put his autograph on ten of the concert to be auctioned auctioned off for the benefit of the sailors The lowest priced one brought 35 and the highest 94 Six hundred and five ty-five dollars was raised from the sale but the auctioneers auctioneer's energies were all exhausted in holding fast rather than In the use of his voice The Prince sat through the concert and applauded ap with enthusiasm I Saturday the Prince sent word to the five American newspaper men on board that he e would see them in the after noon Baron the Princes Prince's chief of staff made the presentation and the Prince shook hands heartily with each of them Among other things he discussed with the newspaper representatives representatives wireless telegraphy and Its d development and application in the fu fu- fu tJ ture re At the time the ship was near near- ln Nantucket and when tion with that station was established the Prince following telegram j I |