The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-30
THE EXODUS TO EUROPE.


DEPARTURE OF MoSsrEE Ex UnsIoN PARTY.
SIX HUNDRED AND sixty CABIN PAssES.
GhRs--LaRGE SHIPMENTS OF LIVE STOCK,
DRY GOODS AND PROVISIONS.
stranger standing tho wharf At foot Of Dey
street yesterday afternoon gazing the docks q
the steamship Dsvonia would have the
ciusion before long that something up" There
ladies waking al ing the wharf without male
escort, there other ladies, likewise Unattended
crossing the gangplanx TO board tho ship many more
ladies were standing, waking sitting she upper
and lower decks, and through the cabin Windows
other ladies could be dimy discerned seated on the
heavily upholstered lounges or gathered In groupa
about tho tables. Alter a while gentlemen
appeared ~ long intervals aud space; but l
evident from their looks and actions that they
ielt themselves TO be very much out OF place, and,
with exception, q lack OF ssii-conndence aud
mutual support visible among all the representa-
tlvcs OF the sterner sex. The unn,ia.ed observer.
caring Detray his ignorance oil the nature aud
objects OF this uuwonted gathering, would have nes
tated ask what It all meant all probability
would have gone away ia the belief that the women
VI America, having tailed to obtain their iongsought
rights. had at last determined TO leave their native
land Dtasse and what justice could be had
meath tho folds OF another flag Their few male ~
tcndants, then, the advocates OF the whom
II would DO unsAie TO leave behind. But this Boiu
ton, though plausible would not have proved correct
and more Satisfactory ono would have occurred q
tho puzzled observer the he caught sight Of
DR.. EbeL IourIee, Director OF the New England Con.
scrvalory oi Music, who was moving
ward among the ladies OF hrs EXCURSION party, with
u easy grace contrasting strangely with The emblr
rGsscd movements OF TIE lew men ABOUT him. DR.
rourJeo IS "a SNORT, stout, bald ana bearded man Of
middle age, aud, Judging from the blindness OF hn
address, tncrc are lew who could more successfully
supsrntend sucn gigantic yet delicate uaaeriakiul
rs The European excursion which ne has organized
accompanying GU It's extensive tour.
When questioned yesterday AS 10 the arrangement
Ior The excursion, he said thcy had been made
such care us uuder all The ordinary
conditions VI ocean AID Continental travel, and thit
lie wus confident there would nowhere . y ssrious
difficulty III carrying out the scnemr. IL orlgi-
n.ily Dr. IouIJces iniontion 10 allow no one but
uupls ana teachers OF tue conservatory uuder ma
direction 10 JOIN excursion party numerous
The applications ior tue privileges OI the trip tuaL
an .nt,rey new pan was prepared aua tho
excursion had developed to It's present proportions
which lar exceed those OF ANY similar expedition
the history o Transatlantic trave. Ia addition Tho
party Of seventy more VINO sailed the CIrcassia
last week, every stateroom on the Devona
gagged ana tho list OF CABIN passengers contains tho
twenty from the New England States, cni,ny
Massachusetts, over thirty coming from Boston alone
Nearly nundred ana seventy live are ladies' young
oid icd unmarried. professional private
an excess 100 over tho whole numUcr VI
board No wonacr the Old gentlemen raised tucr hats
wiped tncir tripping brows wncn they thought OF
the demands 70 be made upou their gailuntry
oug rne ladies spirits,
notwin standing the excessive heat, and even when
of parting cane there wcrs more siniies aud
shouts 0. laughter than tears Of regret. inc uecka
comfortably niicd. anu the Tutoring OF ribbons,
the shaking oi ians ana waving OF hankcrcheis maze
brilliant picture the vessei moved slowly rom
the dock Three O'Clock Was tue hour apps,nicd Tor
sailing; but there was decay OF more than nall an
hour accustomed by the tardy arrival OF dispatches
IRON The companys Office. from Len minutes OF
three tn quarter uolore four large crowd Of ladies
ana gentlemen stood on inc wharf exposed TO tho
int olerable heat oil the suns rays. others Sought
shelter beneath tho roof OF the wharf, the bows
oil the vessel, aud many more louna pleasant Out
look irCm tho deck OF the AnchorIa, adjoining IDo
number oil friends IN aitendance 10 oid the ladies'
bon coyagc and safe return was very large. me
Uevonia took Storage passengers twelve or li-
teen clergy mon accompanied the excursion.
OTHER DEPARTURES
The whole number OF CABIN passengers starting for
Europe yesterday was oi6. VI these the CITY ot
Chester took l66, the Neckar 100 aud the Eiiu ~.
The E.rl OF Lewes, Lieutenant George A. BckneI,
United States Navy; John T. Bradley, PRINCIPAL oi
Tho Albany Il! gh school, Commissioner TO the Paris
Exposition; DR.. William Bushnell. Donald Cameron,
Rev, j. X. rutle ana q. "A. Earnest, United states
sci carried u larger shipment OF cheese than has
lett THIS port on ANY previous day THIS year-40.Ooo
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Among the Erins passengers arc the folIowiu -
the Uptod States NJ Liberia; q. A. Nichols, Woo
| President Of the Reading Railroad; Rev. DR.. j. A.
| Chds OF Philadelphia, ana Rev. Dr. L. Z. Newman
| OF the same CITY
Professor Oscar Falhabcr ana Isaac smith, o Boston
Professor George schneider OF CineinnatIi Proessor
James A. Harrison, OF Lexington; DR. Joan W.
smith. OF Bremen, anu Mr.. George W. Markham
| sailed in the SccKar tor Bremen.
the France and Italia take an immense shipment OF
| live stock, chiefly IRON Texas, and the Erin has
large NUMBER oi uorscs aboard.
Iue shipments OF freight were unusually Ecavy, in
ciuang altogether 60 900 boxes oil cheese
OF canned goods, DO QUO bushels OF gram And largo
| quantities OF agricultural implements, sowing ma
chimes ooacco, bacon, hops, cotton sugar aud other
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