New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-06-16
MR.. VANDERBILT AT HOME.

CENTRAL.
"Itis not often that n goes to Europe and
back in the same steamer and is on the water only
seventeen days and half"
The speaker was William II. Vanderbilt, who
arrived from his Summer trip to Europe on Satur-
day morning. We made n remarkably quick pas
sage both ways" he continued. and If we hadn't
been driven out of our course when few DAYS out
Of NewYork, 1t would have been the quickest on
record. A tornado struck US and drove us for
twenty miles with tremendous fury. Since started
on my Western trip L have travelled about II 900
miles"
Mr.. Vanderbilt was seated in his parlor in Fifth
AVE-, and seemed TO be well pleased that bis travels
were over. Some one mentioned the dry
season and said: "You noticed how badly
the Park looked ~ 81 thought il looking
beautifully" was the somewhat enthusiastic
reply. He said that his visit to Europe had been
for recreation chiefly though he had taken the op-
portunity of transacting private business. He
spent over three days i'll Paris and found it very
cold both there and in London. 1.-THE season." he
said, lis one month behind that of last year. and
the crops will be short which will be good for this
country. Emigration IS very heavy. We left be-
tween three and four hundred cmigrants in Liver
pool whom we hadn't room for All the indications
Of trade are very good for the coming season."
Mr. Vanderbilt said that he transacted no bust
ness in Europe with which the public would be in
terested and alluded to a report that he had OBJ
tanned III England guarantee of British capital
with which 10 build an underground road from the
Grand Central Depot to the Battery. "Incver
heard of it, he said, until after had landed here;
and don't think | should go TO England for money.
There was report when vas in London that Cyrus
". Field was there trying to sell Wabash. was
asked what thought of it and l answered: { |
should think you Engllshmen would know enough
about American investments by this time to view
with good deal of suspicion any scheme for which
money is sought abroad now when 1t is so abund-
ant at home' If people have difficulty In raising
money in New. York now it is because there is not
much confidence felt the enterprise in which 1t is
TO be used. If we propose to furnish down town
outlet for the Harlem and NewYork Central, We
shall be likely to raise the money here"
"Are you contemplating any plan Of this sort ~
was asked.
81 have learned since landed" was the reply,
"that the people of the Twenty-third ana Twenty
fourth Wards demand rapid transit. You see there
is a large population there, and we shall probably
take some measures to prevent the large loss of
local business we now suffering. There
are no plans definitely formed, but we shall
do something TO keep our business. You see when
We introduce rapid transit it will be rapid transit to
all the stations Oh the Harlem and Hudson River
Roads. This had nothing to do with my trip to
Europe, though.
are providing for more rapid transit roads. knew
no. hing about i, til saw the report III the newspa
par- oi the routes they propose. The rapid transit
ro1ds in New-lork hive been successful for beyond
awning imagined. People are moving III lrOmNew-
Jersey and Long Island and settling the upper
part of the Island and beyond Harlem River. !
think though, that there Is danger that the rapid
transit business will be oyerdoEc. There seems TO
me to be serious objection TO some of the routes
u,m,d by the Commissioners this morning 1t Will
bc very bad to have all the entrances to the
Park cut off by elevated railroads crossing
them. There are great many ladies' who would
never be comfortable IN driving under these roads
and Fifth-ave. and Broadway would both be
crossed according to these plans, at Fly-ninth-st
think there is a law tor6idding elevated roads on
Broadway, Filth-aye. and MadlsOn-ayc"
"Yesp said a prominent lawyer, who was listen
INC to the conversation, the Rapid Transit Act
think. forbids tracks being laid upon or across
Have you, or any persons acting for the Cen
trail Railroad management, any interest Ill these
projected roadsY' was asked;
~ knew nothing of them" replied Mr. Wander
blt. until th, morning. can't speak for Others.
/ suppose any one caa take the stock, and thus
control any OF thcin" -
is there any prospect OF your carrying out the
rapid transit plan, Of which the sunkcn and under
lround road from Fo.ty-secoud-5t. to Harlem River
WAC originally part Z was asked.
. never had such a plan as That and never
urnu,I,cd mat 10 ShOuld b. carried out. | cannot
,pcIk definitely of any PLAN My trip 10 Europe bad
no connection with anything OF The sort"
Mr. Vanderbilt arrived on the White star steam
shin Britannia on saturday morning, the
massage from Queenstown TO Sandy Hook
EayIsg been made IN days, IL hours aud Ii min
utcs. The steamer reached Quarantine al D p. IN.
ana after being examined by the Health Oincer
nTocpcdcd up the Bay. At $50, when OH the Bat
tery she was met by the steamboat Adelphl, having
ON board large number Of personal friends Of Mr..
Vanderbilt and officers and employees of the New
York Central aud Harlem aud connecting llues.
The Apeph accompanied the BritaInnlc to her dock,
when Mr. Vanderbilt Was received and taken on
BOARD the smaller steamer.
AS the steamer put oil from tho dock the heads or
DEPARTMENTS formed circle about MIR. Vanderbilt,
and the Hon Chauncey NJ. Depew addressed HIM
IN few words of welcome, closing with the toast
ITO William II. Vanderbilt; our chief IN tue office,
our friend out of IT," Ar Vanderbilt replied
briefly. and then the boat proceeded TO Sixty
iourtiI-st, wuere tne new elevator oil
The New-York Central Railroad was e1-
nmlned; then returning 10 Twenty -second-st Blr.
Vanderbilt was landed and took carriage FOR his
home The rest OF the party went down the BAY
and visited the new ocean pier at Long Branch,
making holiday excursion, as Is the annual GUS
tom on the return of Mr.. Vanderbilt from his SUM
mer trip 30 Europe.