Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-01
JAS. GORDON BENNETT.
EsCapades of the New York News
paper King.
Rackets UnparaIIeled-fying Billiard Ball,
and Didoes on the Yacht hanauna
The Way We Gets Rid Of
His Money.

Mr.. $. S. Chamberlain was, until re.
Gently, the private secretary of James
Gordon Bennett. His gallent defense of
his late chiefs yacht adventure would
be very plausible anywhere the said
chiefs not known. To those who know
him, like the members of the Union
club and the Yacht club, the probability
of the story carries conviction of its
truth. These gentlemen remember
the time when Mr.. Bennett invited a
party of ladies at Newport to luncheon
on his yacht, and then setsail and caused
claimed ;I absence, IShiccbhH continued far
into the night.
The Escapade
caused Mr.. Bennett to leave Newport
the next morning and several doors TO
be shut TO him where he had always
been welcome guest. remember
once seeing him in a maniacal rage
commencing throwing the billiard balls
OH the table in the billard-saloon at the
Pequot house, New London, about in
discriminatory, AMI then fleeing to
New London and back to New York 10y
train, telegraphing his yacht to follow
him, to escape the consequences OF his
mad act. 1t is still fresh in many minds
the outrage he perpetrated i'll throwing
one of his guests overheard in New
York bay in sport, 10 see if he had told
| the truth about his being able to swim
the gentleman barely escaped death
by drowning. The story, too, is still
| fresh, of how once, on the excursion
steamer of
The Yacht Re gatta
he filled the horn of one of the nusi-
| clans with chowd der, and when he conf
| menced to play OH it, blowing out the
| mess, he exclaimed: "Mine Colt! Pm
seasick!" to the amusement of Bennett,
| who insisted OH him taking some julep
which he had ready.
New Workers have been much inter-
ested over the news from Europe con-
corning the extraordinary doings OF the
Herald's proprietor in his steam yacht
Nsmauna, which are chronicled in
| the World. Evidently Mr.. Bennett was
very much exhilarated by French air.
Life on board the Namauna must have
all the elements and uncertainty as to
| what will become of them next. Mr..
| Bennett is said to make his guests COM
| Portable by playing on them with fire.
| hose, and raising mock alarm OF fire /;
also, to insist ON the whole crew getting
| roaring drunk, upon pain Of instant
| dismissal if he is not obeyed. But in
| this last
| Tipsy Exploit
he has surpassed himself. The gravity
| with which Bennett must have refused
| the proffered assistance from the
Frenchman must have been as good as
| a play, for "Jim's" phenomenal sober
ness (apparent) at such times is pro-
verbal. heard story yesterday in
| illustration Oft.
| One New Years day Bennett arrived
| at the Union club towards night, having
| made many calls. He sat down in 3
chair, and observing that some men,
bers of the club were presenting Peter,
the venerable porter Of the club, with
| s. bills as New Years presents, he call
ed him over, and, fishing down into one
of his pockets, brought up bill.
"Peter, my friend" he said, without
looking at the bill, take that"
| ''Thank you, sir" said Peter, his
eyes glistening at the sight of a $50
bill.
Bennett Gaxed at Him,
for a second, said sleepily, "Wait,
| wv" pm
ct, brought up another bill.
"Take that Peter"
The performance went on for fully
five minutes. Every time that the as
tonished Peter attempted to retire he
was called, and the presentation OF
every kind OF bill, from 81 to so, went
on to the amusement of the spectators.
When no more bills come forth, Ben.
net stopped and went away. Peter
asked some of the members what he
had best do with his hstful of money,
He was advised to ask Mr.. Benntt, the
next time he came, whether he had
not given by mistake more than he in
tended. So the next day when Bennett,
appeared, Peter said 10 him;
"Mr. Bennett, l think you gave mt
more of New Years present than YOU
intended last night"
Bennett looked at him for few sec
onds, not having glimmer Of an ides
of how much he had given, or whethe
he gave him anything at all.
"How much did give you, PeteT::'
eight hundred dollars"
The position was q delicate one, bu
not so much to q man with an incom
: of million a year as to an ordinar
mortal. "That was the amount l il
tended for you, Peter" said ReVnet
without sign Of annoyance,