The sun., 1880-12-12
MIR. JEROME OFF FOR EUROPE
A Sudden and Mysterious Departure, which
Surprises His Friends.


The steamer Germanc OF the White Star
line. which sailed yesterday. took out over $50
saloon passengers. an unusually large number
at this time Of the year. Among them were
William Astor. VIM. Heath. the banker; Wis
count dc Bondy. Gen. J. G. Hazard. the Rev.
G. Cameron. the Rev. Father Benson. T. r.
Keator. Lawrence r. Jerome. H. NJ. Worts.
u. S. N. W. v. and A. Z. Moriarty U. s. N;
r. r. and A. W. Colgate. G. r. Penniman. Capt.
p. ]. Ralph. and A. w. Shepard. merry party
OF several hundred collected on the wharf
by the gang plank after the signal.
All ashore that's going" had been
given. They exchanged farewell messages
with their friends. waved handkerchiefs.
and good humoredy chaffed late comers.
A pretty girl who slipped half way up the
plank TO be kissed by parting friend returned
delegation OF bankers, brokers' yachtsmen. and
statesmen assembled to bid Mr.. Lawrence Il.
jerome farewell. His place at the table. us well
After showing his friends his stateroom for
u while Mr.. Jerome, returned to the hurri-
cane deck. and under the lee OF the huge
nautical experiences. This is a larger ship
than the one went over in in 1867, which won
His sudden departure is surrounded with
mystery. and hs nearest friends profess not to
know the reasons for. his winter trip. As the
steamer left her wharf three times three and
sky rocket were given, to which compliments
Just before S the steamer steamer ie}t the wharf Com
modore James ID. Smith and Capt. A!exhnder
Taylor, ,Jr.. drove rapidly UP in coach. They
ton with Mr.. Jerome. He treated them coldly.
They returned to tho wharf. and, after an
earnest conversation with a person who had
that instant arrived. and who looked like
deputy sheriff. the, endeavored to board the
ever, mad been lowered and as the shin was
Just moving from the wharf. they retired. ap-
had procured an Injunction against Mr.,
Jerome's departure, on the ground that he was
going to leave the country to avoid delivering
the steam yacht Polynia, which he recently sold
to them. Commodore Smith and Capt, Taylor
declined to state their errand on the wharf.
TO the Atlantic cable Office
There are various reports in circulation ns to
the reasons for Mr. Jeromes sudden departure;
Commodore Smith later in the day said he had
heard that Mr.. Jerome, convinced that the Stock
Exchange would compel him to deliver the
sale, had gone abroad To see Mr.. james Gordon
Bennett and try and a cali on the yacht
Taylor said he had heard rumor tnat Mr.. Je
rome had gone nbroad to engage the services Of
the Prince of Wales, Prince Oscar Of Sweden
and the Admiral OF the Royal Cork Yacht Club
as arbitrators Ia the Poynia matter. These
gentemon all honorary members OF the New
the matter out to arbitration but II seems that
no members of the club in this country were ac
cceptable to both parties. For instance. when
member OF the club. and owner OF the steam
yacht Corsair, was mentioned. MIR. Jerome OBJ
jected. He submitted that Mr. Osgood had ad-
yanced the theory that hollow lines prevented
barnaces. and as he never had been believer
in that theory. and. in fact, strongly objected to
il. he thought Mr.. Osgood would be biased in
the arbitration. Mr.. jerome made similar OBJ
jcctions. which the other side claim to be frly-
olous. 10 many other gentlemen proposed. Mr..
Jerome himself was profoundly eticent as TO the
reason OF his going saying only that he was in
the hands of his friends in regard 10 the Poynia
matter. A particular friend of his said that Mr..
"trip OF two or three months. and that while
abroad he would be the guest Of Mr.. James Cor
don Bennett.