The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1902, Page 1

TCall., VOLUME XCL-—NO, 88, SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 190 AMID CHEERING AND ROARING OF CANNON BIG BOAT IS NAMED President s Daughter Breaks Bottle of Champagne. y EW YORK, Feb. 25.—The ali- / / ry of Prince Henry of Prus- ay was the launching cliooner yacht Meteor Shooters’ Island for other, the German Em- stening ceremony Rooseveit, United was Alice ident of the mbassador von Hol- assemblage. ved down the ways at cene of great enthusi- hing proper was without esented a graceful and though it was accom- drizzling rain and other in- ric conditions. DELAYED. bearing President ngton to the red Jersey Cify at 6:40 a. remained on toard al of the Prince's train, a moments after 8 o'clock. A cylinder head on the engine of Prince Henry’'s spe- picious atmosy "quafi”j mportant event in the itiner- | THEO. X.- Ferwi g e " com. MDY Yo Senwines b . $ 4 - % 2% * PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER, WHO CHRISTENED THE METEOR; THE EMPEROR’S BROTHER AND NOTED SPECTATORS. + — | PRINCE HENRY GCONGRATULATES THE EMPEROR. j ”EW YORK, Feb. 25.---Immediately after the launching of the Meteor Prince Henry. sent. the following cablegram in German: J “To the German Emperor, Berlin: Yacht just launched under brilliant auspices. ~Christened by Miss Roosevelt's hand. Beautiful craft. Great enthusiasm. | congratulate you with afl my heart. HEINRICH.” in reaching the city. The accident urred shortly after leaving Baltimore. The stalled train was pushed into Mag- nolia, Md., by a passenger train and there | 8ot 2 new engine. Soon after 8 o'clock the President and | the Prince and their suites embarked on |2 boat for Shooters’ Island. The party | proceeded directly from the ferry boat to | the stand which had been erected at the | In-shore end of the ways on which the | Meteot rested, the guns meanwhile booming salutes and the crowd cheering enthusi- | astically. | with Mrs. and Miss Roosevelt, arrived on { the platform at 10:22. The Prince con- | ducted Miss Roosevelt to the small plat- | form immediately under the bow of the l boat. The President and the Prince, | blew out and the train was an hour | raised the bottle of champagrie, which | militia band and several bands on board had been encased in beautiful silver fili- | the various vessels surrounding the island, gree and which was suspended by a thirty-five-foot silver chain. Dashing the bottle against the side of the vessel with vigorous and effective hand, the wine breaking into spray, Miss Roosevelt said in: English: “In the name 6f the German Emperor I christen thee Meteor.” Her #olce was loud and clear and could be distinctly heard on all the surrounding platforms. Then she raised a silver ax and sev- ered the rope holding the welghts which kept the ship In the ways and the vessel went gracefully into the water. Simultaneously cannon boomed and the noise of the guns was lost in that resuft- ing from the foar of human voices, alded Precisely at 10:39 o'clock Miss Roosevelt | by the Royal German band, the naval whose' occupants were not privileged to lend.’ Every hat was ralsed and then there was cheer after cheer for the Presi- dent, the Prince and Miss Rooseveit. Soon after the lauriching the Presiden- tial party and the Prince proceeded to the hall where a luncheon had been pre- pared. PRINCE AND PRESIDENT CHEER. The health of the Prince was drunk and then Prince Henry said: ‘“‘On this occa- sion I wish to call for three hearty cheers for the President of the United States, Mr. Roosevelt, hip,” hip, hooray!" As the Prince spoke he waved his arms as a signal and the building shook with responding cheers. Then President Roose- velt raised his right hand and when there was silence said:- “I ask three cheers for the guest who | has already won our heatts, Henry of | Prussia. Now, a good one.” President. Roosevelt's hip, hip, hooray s drowned In the roar of applause that greeted the call for cheers. The Prince and President shook hands warmly and as the party started to leave the hall some one among the invited guests shout- ed: “‘Mr. President, I offer three cheers for the young lady who has had the honor of launchings the Meteor.”* 3 The cheers were given. The Presldential party and’ the Prince .and Lis suite then left-for the Hohenzol- lern for luncheon. GUN AT ROOT’S BREAST. The arrangements at Shooters’ Island generally were miserable and a situation «f discomfort’ to the’ majority " was ac-! centtated by the first and second bat- talions of the New York State Naval Militia, brought to the island to keep the lines and to fire the Presidential and royal salutes. TUnable to keep the lines, cspeclally when the launching took place, the military lost their heads and took to to rough handling of many persons, even women, . Tefusing to recoghize either Ladges or cards. ot invitation. ~ Secretary of War- Root, for instance, was' forced back .with.a gun against his breast and would have been unable to bave entered the building where the President, Prince and party were to lunch, had it not been for the timély ar- rival of Chief Wilkie of the Secvet Serv- ice, who explained to the militiamen + -~ Continued on Page Two, GERMAN EMPEROR’'S NEW YACHT IS LAUNCHED | l NOTABLE EVENTS OF THE DAY Prince Is Greeted by a Hundred Thou- i | sand People. ' EW YORK, Feb. 25.—Sunshine was the only thing needed to make complete the other successfully carried out a ant programme ranged for to-day, when the announced purpose of the visit of Prince | Henry of Prussia to this country as the representative of his brother, Emperor William, was accomplished here and the Kaiser's yacht Meteor was launched and christecned by Miss Alice Roosevelt, at- tended by her father, the President. The launck at Shooters’ Island took place in the morning and the programme, carried out without a hitch, took up something less than an hour. Sponsor, Prince and President were the ceater of a brillfant assemblage of guests privileged to wit- nees an exchange of international .cour- tesles. e After the launching the President and Mrs.'and Miss Roosevelt were the guests of the Prince on board the royal yacht Hohenzollern, the President and his wife leaving for Washington in the afternoon. 2 ar- Confin;;d on Plg:'.l‘wd.