The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-19
THEODORE THROWS DEPARTURE
Some OF his Fellow Passengers on the voynge
TO Europe-Five Steamships on

Five steamships sailed for Europe yester-
day with full cargoes and full passenger lists.
The City OF Richmond's list contained among
others the names OF ex-Gov. Hoffman. Mrs.
Hoffman. Miss Hoffman. Theodore Tilton. ex-
Judge Fullerton. Kinaabro Yaye, japanese
Commissioner to the Paris Exposition Col.
James McQunde Mrs. Gen. McQundc. Misses
Hattie and Lulu McQundc. Miss Julia England.
Mr. Andrew Il. Paddock. Miss Lizzie Paddock,
Charles A. Jewell brother Of Gov. Jewell; Mrs.
Jewell. Marshall Wood. the English sculptor;
and Col. Dcaplainc and family OF Wheeling.
W. Va. A tug gayly decorated with hags. with
Gen. McQuade. ex-Mayor Gunther. Gen.
Wright. Col. Moller. Col. Hatfield. Gen. Johnson
and other military and political celebrities with
sprinkling Of ladies on board. left the pier Mt
Charlton street. and proceeded the steamship
down the bay. The cabin of the City
of Richmond was fragrant with flowers.
An immense basket. to which card addressed
Gov and Mrs. Hoffman was tied. contained the
words, Au Rcvor." another. belonging to tho
McQuade party, was inscribed Bon Voyage"
Mr.. Tilton went on board az about nan pasl =
and was Immediately the observed ~ ~ 90,
servers. Passengers gaa'd 20 him aud followed
him when he dved down to his stlieroom to
stow away his travelling hag. Mr. Ittor wore
his consp icuous lroHd-hr.m hat. An old-frsh-
Toned but new looSin. frock coat, win NrlNet
collar covered his hugr frame. II was hed
together NJ the waist hy gold chain. To- which n
brown stone seal wasaunchrd. An approx ma
tiop ot Byron collar. in the mi dr ui wll"n
was brown tie. and unhlnckod boots. added
To- the peculiar effect Hist ohnys, Carroll and
Ralph were with him. He looked ~ reinnrk-
ably good health. aud tplkcd with Frank Car
| peuter Gov. Jewell. and others who spoke TO
| him. chcer'uly and unrostrainodlN. IL" sHid
| that he was going abroad to So" thr Eirs,
| whom no would tnke - the Exposition. lie
| had little to say ~ to bis relations win Is
| wife. or about the scandal In any OF its phases.
| The Steamship moved from the dock shorty
| after 3 O'Clock. anil conspicuous among the
| handkerchief wnviug thronE on - deck wHs
! the tall form Of Theodore Tilion bidding fare
! well 10 his two boys on III" pi"r.
| When the Necknr backed out from her berth
! at HohOSrn. the enthusiastic Germans on tho
! pier pcted their friends on the s'rnmship =
! deck with flowers md lrut. Among the cabin
! passengers wore kurd Won S'n ~ T.. Gctn.nn
| Minister: Iandrnth turt Won Onion mud Nd
| lerskton. Gen. &. Weitz,l, L. >. AZ: Thco!o
| Pose. Mr.. and Mrs Geo. +. Nielor. and Charles
! Werner. the ViolOnccllst.
To personal friends with whom Mr. Tilton
| spent several hours on Friday evening he de-
| MED the reports concerning Mrs. Iilton's con-
dtion. He also denied that he Ind any inten.
| ton OF ever Twink again with her. md nd Led
| that he had not seen her for many months. Nc
| possibility of % reunion II the family rX st.l
At the solicitation. Il IL said. ~ his friends, Mr.
] Ti!ton wrnt" the following card. which he let
| with the understanding that Il might be made
| public at his friends discretion:
Nsw Yosw May II 1873
NV DtAR - The story IN one uf 'gtnys papers, and
which you uink ought 10 contradict before sailing go
morrow j. not un, wlCktdy false tut l. also vros
aud vulgar ht it may hr saiev lett to 10, and rcg.
take any public notice 81 ~ tut d you or other TREND
shall fcw days hence have need OF denial you ina,
u'c IN. u'. which u NY testimony that the story Is
Truly yours TnroDoRr TILroS