New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-29
ECCENTRIC MRS. EMMONS.
HER ACTIONS IN LONDON AND AT SEA.

| sCANDArIzfNG TIE LEGATION AND THE CONSULATE
REFUSING TO GO WITH HER HUSBAND.
The steamer Lydian Monarch arrived here yesterday
from London after unusually exciting and lively voy
age. This statement is not uDfrequenty made about
ocean steamships ut this OF the year. but In the
present case tho weather was moderate There
hurricanes. no mountainous waves, no iccbergs, sea
serpens or whales seen. broken shat mshaps OF
any kind. Yet tho trip that will long be re-
membered by Captain Haggett and many others
Tho cause OF It all tho presence Of remarkable
passenger Mrs. Emmons the wifo Of Professor Emnons
the Government Geologist at Washington She made tho
trip both lively and exciting Ia than one from
day the vessel dropped down the Thames until anchor
was cast last evening In the North River Mrs. Emm0ns
was at one time PROMINENT In Washington society She
Is OF true Castan descent. and considered unusu-
ally handsome She is tall AMI dark and her complexion
IS fine About seven years ago her eccentrlclties
became 80 marked that her husband compelled to
place her In private asylum She was released short
time and by the advice and at the request of Pro
fessor Emmons went to Europe under the OF OF
her most intimate friends Mrs. d Cormis OF Washington
The two lales arrived in London last month and took
apartments at the Midland Grand Hotel. They had not
been there long before Mrs. Emmons began
| TO exhibit some OF her former pecuarities First
she cast off the guardianship of Mrs di Cormis and made
1t so unpleasant that her companion Obliged to seek
quarters elsewhere After this Mrs Emmons became still
| more errac She made friends with OF the hotel
porters and got him uproariOusy drunk Scotch whiskey
and then hired for him in which to sober of, she
nursing him meantime. The propretors were Mortified
| and ordered her to go elsewhere She did so.
The landlord of the Langham Hotel had
| heard something OF Mrs. Emmonss vagaries
ard refused to receive her. This caused her to take
quarters private hotel Hyde Park kept by three
English women One OF her exhibitions at this place
racted the attention Of the entire nelghborhood She
ordered strong German band to play before her win
d0ws at midnight and repaid their musical services with
handful Of sovereigDs. The three landladies
hunderstruck that they called the police and had their
| new gles. locked up. Mrs. Emmons indignant
OF course and sent kilograms for assistance to several
Americans In London. Mrs. di Cormis and gentleman
friend responded Minister Phelps appealed TO, but
his Indignantly refused to ask his father to interfere
in such matter The prisoner was obliged to remain in
cell all night and received reprimand from the
Judge in the morning. Then Mrs. di COrms
went 10 ConsuGeneral Waller and asked to have
Mrs. EmmOns sent to asylum. She showed
document from Professor Emmons giving her the right
to conne his wife II necessary While they were talking
Mrs. Emmons entered and raised such protest against
her friends proposition that the ConsuGeneral was glad
her that he had thought of sending her
asylum
After that she became frequent visitor to the Legation
and the Consulate, and made things lively at both. One
day she told Governor Waller that she had leased house
at St Johns Wood for nine years. and had paid years
down. She contracted to buy dogs horses carriages
and all manner OF goods and she seemed to have
abundance OF money kept the radesmen In the vicinity
of the Euston HOTEL where she boarded after her In
generation. in high spirits. When everything had
been apparently arranged for her to take up a
permanent abode in London she suddenly announced TO
Governor Waller that she going to sail the ydan
Monarch. which left London on December IT, She had
previously sent Mrs di Corms away again and in
Her apartment the vessel consisted Of a deck cabin
next to that of the captain and one of the finest in the
rather quiet but early the second
sy @ she began O exhibit 6er waTe
discovered before the vessel had fairly got out Of sight of
teen and sixteen years of age respectively As soon as
they were 6ough. tremolnSy before the captain Mrs
cHivalrons master Of the qaarter1ieck could resist
the appeals Of such advocate The boys let
unpublished and without a reprimand Mrs. En-
studded with huge brass buttons decked their with
fantastic colo filled their pockets with silver and told
against the Salvation Army The boys wore their novel
@ awhile bur tTe saops and paSsenc o cveS tbe%
numerically that they finally cut OFF the buttons and
the ribbons and sought the secuson OF the cooks galley
etc. Mrs Emmons was not discouraged or even dis
passengers about everything and did not hesitate to
go to part Of the vessel that her strange fancy
egarees In the presence of the captain aim who thought % it
attempting to curb her in way She went down
In the orecase the sailors and made fun of them
in ways Authority of any kind she set naught
When passing hove in sight she behaved like
rcmping schoolgirl. On Christmas Day she gave
every one board. from the cook to the captain.
present OF kind Most of the gifts in money OF
which she claimed to have abundance and in view Of the
amount she spent her statements were looked upon as
true She asserted that she owned $40 600 OF Bell Tee
phone stock and that this part of her fortune in her
right.
The ydan Monarch Is not the fastest steamship in the
world by means, but her engines were worked to
their utmost capacity Is needless to say when the real
condition OF the fair PASSENGER was ascertaned and IL was
with sigh OF relief that the outlines OF Sandy
Hook were at last discovered by the eager OF the
captain. But his trials were not yet at an end
Professor Emmons had been informed by cable OF she
wies departure and was here TO meet her. Accompanied
by his friend, Dr. Hamilton, he went down to the
steamer yesterday In tug and went on board |
His wife received him c0dly aud utterly re- |
fused TO go ashore with him. He urged her again |
and again. but she turned deaf his enreaties she
said that he wanted put her in the asylum again. and
this she would not allow. After trying in vain 10 per-
suade her. professor reluctantly returned the city
and went TO his hotel There only fifteen sixteen
other cabin passengers and all OF these were taken ashore
before dark was too late for the Monarch to get into
was dropped out into the river a. little |
above the Pennsylvania Railroad docks. Toward |
evening Mrs Emmons told the captain that she wanted
To go ashore lie granted her request willingly.
boat was lowered and In company with First officer
H Fourth Officer Hicks, and four sailors. Mrs Emmons
was taken 10 the Monarch pier H. Jersey Ciy she wore
aheaVy nItfiInmed ulster darkred velvet bonnet ana
cheeks were flushed and with her unnaturaly bright
eyes she presented picture OF beauty not often seen
about that dingy wharf She had only few packages aud
nte hand baggage. which was carried by Sailor Rowe
close carriage had been ordered for her by Captain
Haegett, and was waiting when the party landed She
entered this followed by Mr.. Hill and the sailor Rowe.
The driver drove upon Twentythiri Street ferryboa
and when the boat reached this side went uptown
Professor EmmOns IL H. said. has already begun
ton for divorce While his wife Was In London |
he arranged by cable to have testimony taken OF his
wlfes actions either for the purpose of separation or
sailed from England shortly after Mrs. Emmons and Is
expected to arrive here this week II is said that Mrs
John "A. Logan formerly OF Mrs. EmInons's |
warmest friends.