St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
SULLIVAN ROMEWARD BOUND
How the Big Boston Slugger
Parted From Old Albion.


Parted From Old Albion.
LIVERPOOL, April 14.-John l.. Sulli-
van is on his way home to Boston on the
Cunarder Catalonia. Early Thursday
morning found him perched on a stool
at the end of the bar in the Horse Shoe
drinking place of his bookmaking
friend, Magnus. His mustache, shaven
off but few weeks ago, has come out
again with the rapidity and stiff
ness peculiar to Itself. lie was
dressed in light gray, admiring
friends were packed closely around
him and at mathematlcally
regular intervals his waving right arm
told the thinnest possible bartender to
ply his vocation for the benefit OF all
present. Before 0 o'clock 500 men had
been in to say good-by-iighting men,
working men, betting men, and men OF
all sorts. An Gid man, very ragged and
very gray, with battered hat, was in
troduced as one WEO, in his day, had
been a good Jun, and who wanted the
honor of shaking hands with Sullivan.
The honor was accorded him
and, the thin bartender hap
pening to come with change
just then, Sullivan poured .coppers
and white money into the Old mans
hand, softening the unpleasantness OF
aims by requesting him TO buy himself
drink when he Should have nothing
better to do. In short time Sullivan,
drawn by two white steeds, was dash
ing through the streets of Liverpool on
a circuitOus route to the dock. His
faithful kinsman, Silvie GOOllin, who
returns with him, sat beside him, and
perched on box was his friend Will
ger, waving an American flag. The big
crowd started to keep the flag company,
and at every step it grew until the jour
ney became slow, triumphal pro-
ceSsion. The dock was crowded, and
the special steamboat, gay with flags
and noisy with brass bands, was wait
ing, and took the great man and 100
friends to the Catalonia. The big crowd
on shore yelled as long as there was the
faintest hope of making itself heard.
On board the tug was the noted swim
mer, Thomas Byrnes, very red-headed
friend of Sullivan. To show his devo-
ton to the American he jumped over
board into an eight-mile tide, frighten-
ing a woman on the big steamship and
getting very cold himself, but adding
considerable to the general gayety. The
tug sailed twice around the big steam
ship, the band playing various defiant
and patriotic pieces, while Sullivan
wiped a great many tears out 0fshlS eyes
and shook the hands of friends until the
friends writhed.
Once Oh board the big boat Sullivan's
sorrow left him. No man, he considered,
had ever had harder luck. He could
not get those to fight whom he wanted
to, and he would probably find that lots
of friends had deserted him. But"
said he, with conviction, ''Ill get at
I thnn
out before and l could knock them
out now" Annie Livingston, the
Boston actress, who is known
in England as Mrs. Sullivan,
was on board waiting for John
L., and with her was bevy of young
women friends who were going over.
These stood up at the rail with Sulli-
van, while Silvie Gookin climbed high
into the rigging, and all spent full
hour in saying good-by to those on
board Many ways were chosen of ex-
pressing sorrow at parting. The crowd
on board proved to be all loud singers,
and, with the aid of the band,
expressed their feelings largely in
song. They sang many appro-
p all Of Which sH SuIiVan joined With "a
will. Sullivan had very big hand
kerchief, which he waved all the
aime; Mrs. Sullivan held little one
which she waved beside him. She
also waved his silk hat until the brim
became too timber. She risked her
neck and her blue dress and black
boa leaning over the vessel side to
shake hands. She selected partners
on the tug with whom she gravely
danced breakdoWns whenever suitable
music was forthcoming.
When the big ship started away the
tug went with it, keeping alongside,
and the demonstration went on, too. A
box of cigars was tossed from the tug
to the ship. Sullivan lighted one to
general health, and then flung all the
rest back by handfuls. Next a bottle of
champaign was passed. Sullivan in
dumb shows expresses the opinion that
eorkserew was not good enough, broke
the neck of the bottle and drank from
a cut glass. Mrs. Sullivan remon-
strated with him for touching the for
hidden drink. Thereupon Sullivan play
fully pulled her nose and made her
drink the rest, which was considered
good and loudly applauded. Silvie
Gookin was uprOarious in the rigging
all this time BY and by Sullivan danced
a stately dance: Then everybody sang
"He's a Jolly Good Fellow" After
that the fighter called over the names
of his particular friends, adding
after each, ''good old fellow" winding
up with good old everybody" Mrs.
Sullivan energetically shook hands all
the time with herself. looking at the
different ones intended to be compli-
mented. The big ship stole ahead, the
band played Home, Sweet Home"
Sullivan roared ''Good-bye," making
himself heard when no one else could
have done so, and gradually disap-
peared from his friends.
RYAN WASN'T SHREWD.