Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-14
VANDERBILT

VANDERBILT
Returned From His Foreign Triple is
Interviewed on His Experiences on Ship
board and Other Matters.
New York Special, June H..
Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt, his son
George W., and Col. Jacob II. Vanderbilt,
have returned from Europe. They were
passengers by the White Star steamer
Britannia, which arrived at her dock lit
tie before midnight. The hour was so
late at which the Britannia crossed the
bar it was not thought probable she would
come up before this morning, and in con-
sequence the numerous company that
otherwise would have been on hand to
welcome the party home was noticeable
for its absence The wind and tide, how
ever, were too good to be missed, and
Capt. Perry determined to proceed to the
city. Some of the passengers preferred
remaining aboard until morning, but the
Vanderbilts disembarked and were driven
at once to the Fifth avenue mansion.
According to daily custom when at home,
William II. Vanderbilt went out driving
this afternoon. His return voyage was
marred by the discovery on the third day
out of a flaw in the shaft of the Britannia
which compelled her to return to port
This accident caused delay of week, but
Mr.. Vanderbilt preferred to wait for the
completion of the repairs rather than to
return on any other than his favorite ship.
''Were you not frightened: ~ was asked Of
Mr.. Vanderbilt to day after he had returned
from his drive.
81 knew nothing at all about it until
after we had been two or three hours on
our way back to LIVERPOOL Mr.. Wander
bilt replied. 'I6 did not amount to much
anyway, but the captain thought it was
best to put back. We were less than two
hours longer in making the distance than
we had been the first time, but then the
wind was with US all the way. 1 don't
think should have been afraid to come
right along, but it was best to go back, of
course, for in heavy weather the ship
would probably have been disabled"
THE SUMMER CAMPAIGN.
eyes, am very we'll. I am little tired
to-day, bat that is owing entirely to being
on ship-board. After 1 have rested 1 shall
feel first-rate; my health is good. I did
intend to make second trip to Europe
in July, butt hardly think shall go again
this season. You see have really had
three sea voyages in this trip. L do not
know whether my wife will want to 90.
1t will depend entirely on whether I carry
out my original plans
''You will go to Saratoga, if not to Eu-
roper" the reporter said, inquiringly.
mo, I shall not go to Saratoga anyway.
If the trip to Europe should be given up, 1
really have no plans for the summer.
Perhaps 1 shall stay here-why shouldn't
L? New York is a good place to live in. I
don't find any better place anywhere
MAUD S.
Il shall have Maud S. brought up here.
We shall drive her on the road occasional
y. Been doing we'll? She always does
well; she will do anything you ask of her.
That mare can do everything but talk, and
she knows enough to do that. I guess I'll
have her up here; 1 want to see her again.
Yes, Cornelius will sail Wednesday. He
Is goinG over with his wife and boy. He
will not be gone more than six weeks. Oh,
no; he is not going on business at all. 1t
will be a mere pleasure trip; that is all"
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
"a meeting Of the trunk line presidents
"Well, I am not president any longer"
Mr.. Vanderbilt said in reply, and as he
spoke he laughed pleasantly. Il am not a
president and I don't care whether they
meet or not. But what DO they want to
meetfor anyhow? The Grand Trunk cut
ting rates: Why, of course the Grand
Trunk is cutting rates. 1t wouldn't do any
business at all if it
Ia
for me to do is to say how far they may
cut them. That's all there is about that.
There isn't much need of a presidents
meeting if the cutting of rates by the
Grand Trunk is all that the presidents
would have to talk about.
Stocks are little higher than they
were when you went away"
care they? do not take much interest
in the stock market. 1 hardly know what
the price of any one stock is. don't care
about the movements of prices. have
nothing to sell, no matter what people say
about it-and for that matter, 1 have moth
ing to buy. I have what want to hold,
and don't care to sell or buy. So, you see,
the stock market has nothing to interest
me-"
"But you will buy the West Shore road
by and by, will you not?" the reporter
modestly asked.
''West Shore? What should I want of
the West Shore road? Why, should have
two elephants on my hands then-that is,
should think that had. No, I do not
want to buy the West Shore road; 1 GER
tainly have no use for it. Opened to New
burg, is it? Have they succeeded in filling
up that hole up there where he track used
to disappear regularly every night? I hope
the men who built the road will make
money out of it. presume they will, but
they will not do so well as they expected.
At any rate, have got all the RAILROADS I
want. have not the slightest wish to con-
troll any more"
FLIES AND BUGS.
Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice,
gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by CROUCH on
Rats I5c.
Gone South.
what has become of Josiah Spraggs ?"
asked a man who refined nm his horse in