The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-04-18
THE BLUNDER ON THE BoSToNA.
Adelaide NELSON'S Leading Man Eject.
cd From Her StaterOOm-The Lady's
Explanation of the Matter.

Sunday week ago Miss Adelaide Nelson,
accompanied by her maid and the leading man OF her
company Mr.. Compton, took passage on the steamer
Bostona for Huntington, en- route for White Sulphur
Springs, In Virginia. After supper, to escape the
gaze Of 4 number of passengers, who seemed unable
she exhibition, she retired TO her stateroom. to
which she invited Mr.. Compton, for company's sake.
Shortly after she was summoned to the door OF her
room by an officer OF the boat and Informed that II
was contrary to the rules for a gentleman to visit
lady in her stateroom, Miss Nelson pro-
ssd Of against s steams s %as s sse
roughly insisted upon the observance Of the rules and
OF course carried his point. a contemporary pub
shed an exaggerated account of the aair. omitting
the names Of the parties When the boat arrived here
after the Enquirer reporter endeavored
to get at the facts in the case Int the captain and
had made mistake In disturbing the lady. Wo
requested Miss Nelson to give her version Of tho
which she says: The details OF the incident arc few
and simple. Bet,ceen and O'Clock, on Sunday
evening, Mt. Compton and myself were seated IN my
stateroom reading over Tho prison seenp from Meas
nre for Measure - which we produce In Boston for
lhe 1rst time ,lhs season on Monday next, While
aud inquirlng for Mr. Compton, said that the clerk
wished TO see him. Upon Mr. ComptOn's going to
the clerk that gentleman told him no was violating
the rules OF the boat by being In ladys cabin. On
Mr.. Compton's informing me OF this fact 1 pro-
tested against such arbitrary treatment, aud
tor the captain a Sn s
hid similar experience In all my travels here and In
Eiiofs, Dui lhi1 siaement Ind no effect and after
repeated assurances that ihs rss iaust e opssrye,l
Mir. Compton and myself left the state-room and
walked tile deck for two hours more talking over
the Cuisines ~ OF the play. This is the whole story
SDg yoA Judge for yourself whether II furnishes
SlsSt EsegnS Io n asiRAa;;I9ns wSn rev
In this connection II may DO proper to state that Miss
Nelson ofense seems TO have bean that she Is a
very beautiful and noted lady. She y thorough
woman of the world, sharp and shrewd In business
matters, as she is great IN her art, and those who
think that she would be foolish enough to violate any
published regulation law of steamer are too silly
to waste words The fact of the matter Is that the
captain OF the Bost0na failed to have copies Of the
laws governing tho conduct pf passengers conspicu
onsy displayed IN The cabin and Misj Nelson was
unagarehai the rules applying 70 guests In rsr-class
hotels did not prevail as well on steamers. knowing
that she had not beon guilty of any improperly she
naturally resented the insult implied by tho visit Of
the clerk and captain. Had these gentlemen been
half as energetic In keeping Miss Nelson's fellow
passengers from staring her out OF countenance In the
public cabin she would most probably not have sought
The secuson OF her staeroOn until ready to retire for
the night.