Arrival of the Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane at the Battery – Land of the Prince of Wales, Accompanied by the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lyons, Earl St. Germains, and the rest of the Suite, Thursday, October 11, 1860
as represented in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, October, 27, 1860
Arrival at the Battery.
After a pleasant passage, the Harriet Lane arrived at Castle Garden about two o’clock, amid the booming of cannon, which poured horn their throats royal salutes with an energy that awoke the echoes of old Hudson.
The view now was animating in the extreme: the gaily decked-out shipping on both the North and East Rivers, the saluting from the merchant shipping and from the forts, the crowds which thronged the pier-heads and darkened the roofs of every house-top, and the dazzling uniforms and bristling bayonets of the military, which occupied every foot of space upon the Battery, formed a scene the most impressive and beautiful. The galleries around Castle Garden were densely packed. The Prince remained upon the pilot-house, and was not distinguished by the spectators until he left the position, and with his suite prepared to leave the steamer. The Harriet Lane was handsomely laid alongside the Castle Garden landing, and in a few minutes the Prince and his friends prepared to land. He shook hands very cordially with Captain Faunce on stepping ashore, and thanked him for his polite attentions. Lord Lyons and the Duke did the same. Mr. Schell introduced the Prince to Mr. Kennedy, the Superintendent of Police, who stood on the landing prepared to receive him. Cheers now broke forth from all sides, and the Prince, followed by his friends, entered Castle Garden, bowing and raising his bat to the greetings of the crowd.