New-York tribune., 1890-06-07
RICHARD CROKER IS HERE.
HE LOOKS WELL ENOUGH TO TESTIFY
ABOUT McCANN.

MET DOWN THE BAY By DIX. BEEhMAN' Nh
CAMPBELL AND MANY REroRTERs-HB
REFUSES TO TALK ABOUT PoLImCs,
BUT TELLS HIS DOCTOR THAT HE
FEELS ALL RIGHT EXCEPT HIS
HEAD Is OFTEN DIZZY
Richard Croker came home last night on the
North German Lloyd steamship Aler which ar
rived at Quarantine just when the sunset guns
were sounding. and when the friends Of Mr..
Croker. who had been looking all day long az
the foggy Bay with feelings as gloomy as the
atmosphere, were beginning to despair OF seeing
him until this morning. The Health Officers
deputy boarded the Aller. and found that all
was well with her. So the ships delay at
Quarantine was short. and by half-past o'clock
she had reached her pier in Hoboken.
Mr.. Croker. sunburned and healthy looking,
though simmer than he used 10 be- met
AZ Quarantine by his family physician. DR. Beek-
man, by his former private secretary, John II.
Campbell, and by number OF newspaper men.
The returning traveller was standing on the
deck, looking at the lights in the harbor. His
son BERTHE was with him. Two of his boys.
Frank and Richard. he left at school in Heidel-
berg Mr. Croker said that he was glad to see the
better. although he had lost in weight. He
talked without reserve about his health and his
experiences abroad but he would not say a word
about Tammany Hall or Patrick McCanns testi-
mony before the State Senate Investigating Com
mittee on Cities.
Gentlemen ne remarked, II know that il Ia
only something important that would bring you
all down here 10 meet man, but ! am sorry that
| have no news at all 10 give you
Then be told how he had taken the waters at
Wiesbaden, and had been treated by DIR. Will
helmi, and how he had gone TO Heidelberg and
taken the advice of Dr. Kaussmaul a specialist
on nervous troubles, who had kept him for treat
ment at Heidelberg by telling him that the waters
at Wicsbaden could not do him any good. And
that was all he would talk about. He not I'M
gracefully STAYED of all questions of political
character, prattling artlessy of Germany and the
Rhine, and asking for information about what
had been going on in Ncw-York, outside of the
Senate Committee, since his departure.
DR.. Beekman, with pardonable PRIDE told a
Tribune reporter that the eminent DR. Kaussmaul,
of Heidelberg, had treated Mr.. Croker on exactly
the same dia gnoss DR.. Beellman made OF his
case when the patient went away from New-York.
-neurasthenia II and nervous dyspepsia. DR.. Beck
man is convinced that Mr.. Crokers improvement
in health is due to change of air, scene and
roundinss He said that Mr.. Croker would he
injured by excitement, and that he would strongly
dsapproye Of his patients return to official work.
Mr. Campbell said that Mr.. Croker would remain
in New-York until he had done his part in re-
gard 10 the Investigating Committee, and that he
would then go 10 the country. Mr. Campbels
statement indicates that Mr.. Croker is ready to
take the witness stand and make reply TO Mr..
MoCann's charges.
IS soon as the Aller reached her pier Mayor
Grant, COOPERATION Counsel Clark and Police Com
missioner James J. Martin buried up the gang-
plank, found Mr.. Croker and gave him hearty
welh,me. Mayor Grant was the first 10 shake
hands with him. The Mayor and the ex-Cham-
bcrloin greeted each other with affection Then
the Mayor took little BERTHE by the hand and led
the way ashore. On the pier, Nike Whacn.
Superintendent of the Street-Cleaning Depart
mcnt, Dock Commissioner j. Sergeant Cram. and
Deputy Coroner jenkins were waiting To welcome
Mr. Croker, Mr. Campbell got a cab, and he
and Mr. Croker, Mr.. Clark, DR.. jenkins and
Berthe Croker, went together To Alr Crokers
home, No. 26 Mount Morris-ave. The Mayor
bade Mr.. Croker goodnight at the pier
Somebody carried two big horseshoes Of faded
flowers 10 the carriage. and put them on the
drivers box The horseshoos were inscribed
Welcome Home They were the re-
tion prepared for Mr.. Croker by the Iammany
boys of the With Assembly District Early
in the morning twenty-five or thirty OF these
Tammanyites went down the bay on the steamer
George Starr. Among them were George ltal!.
Assemblyman Wissg, Alderman Benjamin, DanleA
Patterson, George j. krauss I'd. Hlisch. An
drew c. otto, w. Il. keech. Thomas G Boland
Aaron Hertzberg and John Havard They wore
blue badges specially made. on which was the
legend in gilt letters, Tammany Hal. Win
Assembly District Welcome, Richard Croker
They had plenty 10 eat and drink aboard, and
brass band The George Starr put IN at quar-.
antine and her eXpectant passengers waited and
waited and while they waited amused uheniseNes;;
When .hc fog settled down OH the bay, many Oh
them lost heart and went back TO New-h oth;
ate i'm the afternoon the band. when had plhyed
aHnnie Laurie" and The Minstrel Boy 10 the
War Has Gone With His Wild Harp, etc. until
ali the variattons had been exhausted. gave up
IN disyust and went away Then a short. sharp
thunderstorm and shower drove "A few more oi the
'Tammany men, who don't Ike ralpwaer or any
lightning but the Jersey kind, heiter-skelter 10
the rapld transit train, and Of all the nooe COM
many There remained but seven. The late ot tho
seven was cruel When the Aller slowed up at quar-
outine they managed 10 get on board OF the George
starr. There was no band, but the steam whistle
mined as gayly as possible. The little steamer
rail- out to the big but, alas IL was iia-
possible to get her Tammany load transterrehn shu1 -
the Allcr, and after lingering lew hihu,es -, S
the stern of the ocean ship, the Starr Pul anpus
and steamed up the bay. Then Dr. brknInin,
Mr. Campbell and the reporters. Noyaslng n"hpy lily
in t0wboats made a successful trip 10 til1 Aler'
uot aboard without difficulty, ana aSkeu NI'
Croker if he had seen the Iammany deiesss"Ha
of welcome in the George Starr 20, IA"
said calmly " | haven't seen anything OF Ihem.
DR. BeekInan said that Mr.. Croker VIII now pe
in his care again. Ii cannot be said that Mr.
Croker looks like an invalid; but he was over
heard TO tell DR.. Beekman tnat ne iesiS aii iisnS
except that his head is often dZzy'