New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-27
THE WOMAN WHO IRA VELS.
AN EPISODE on A BOAT.

,t,o ,c IN ~ acpsn,t" Where she was siay
ing with General Greee, s family. on the evening siil
Line and as is usually my custom got to the upper
decks possible. found camp chair, and sat
one left behind The sight Of a fat man. with his
Wife four children and six baskets he r.d getting S 5S se
Just in time 10 see the boat move of her Dock has
always seemed 10 me 10 constitute one the chief
pleasures Of travc, hv boato those who are on the
the Pilgrim that evening. 1t was Ihe lst Of August
The evening was. sury and cIoudcd. with warm
damp wind blowing in from the river Almost every
front of the boat and enjoy some of the breeze which
might come when the Pilgrim moved Of The spot
where managed to establish my campchair. was not
part of the deck alongside the doors of the forward
m Of ne is tn saw the chase Of
comparative ease with which had found a pleasant
pIace wa Sue e tb fact that some Interesting sight
Pad o,,n,s O " o rorr ono an decL 10 The other
aa attracted almost every one one D aersx nnndrcd Of
people pushing and crowdng each Other and L was "a;
lahgudly Interested III Knowing whal c US va az
the chair Which some ore else wond probably seize. II
might be that waiter had tumbled down . NH =
speech at any rate. | was quite willing 70 let ING
C%Sn ." a ie p %'Sr sac as ii they e felt he Specially
it left my side comparatively deserted, ~, IN,
in that something on the other side of the boat
seemed TO increase. No sooner had the people com
iora settled Themselves ta So%s smpede and Ss
curiosity. which is useful enough to newspaper
i ran Gt r Mnc w ws 40 apo"seC o'"''
''' Gould it be hat there something wrong on
that sac OF me boat very af'e ,ou e'' The PSrim
sarred no Brsh has tcfe o wa her no m Without
annsren ma" nrnvocaticn ncope Of ali ages and con-
hsrH mas en- te otIer side Of the boat and we're il
rot for The good stout railing Of the Pilgrim. hun.
pect tbat there mnst he smallpox somewhere in my
rrcir, t,i oon y.hiI mad, otler parts Of the boat
more desirable when the truth came to me IN ths
nnshrd sna ~or'ed ~ the outskirts of the crowd
until she wa, red wth eScr3 ana th.s
Shc didu't nsie,n shc" was half so good looking
pa g naa adG er ca ad the old gentle
man 49,
,o a vine ,e ygm"g "yer there Int the crowd
i 80 great that can't get within nfty feet Of her;
"' Clearly u" wa V'' "a case 81 c1ecn francs
so Mrs cleveland was on board and as luck would
10000 Of my felcWcIeni would nave Wlials rtoe go
boat had l known what fate had placed in my way.
so it Was c S cae case Of a m c orr MAN IN win hc
women played the chief part. There seemed to be
by he way in Witch thew crowded forward and as
took in the scene with added interest and curiosity
aT DT t was S more "trhns than ever There were
umbrellas and all sorts Of packages who had APP
parently learned at the gang plank that Mrs Cleye
land was on board, ana had rushed forward in!ulrins
! taking time to put down a, single bundle; she.
might disappear inio he forevs sra'eroon ana
even my part OF the boat became filled up with the
o0~ Of pfope WAN wo N Ter the S me aS o@ a
| had seen Mrs Cleveland many times and had no
MIR Thar She Is well worth seeing But as TO venur.
! inc into that mas, of per>pirng aud pantiag hui
iia ~ Vopn. berer and had ,eriousy he
gun TO think of beating retreat to other part
retreat cut off. Bark of me the pasSase,ways
my way. 'H , ,nvs nr HE w1manh,nd n the
, ~. ~ ne ,miv with his hat over his eyes and
oaS have ea wash sq ore attacking Mrs Cleveland the
wife or the daughter would not allow it: The negro
walter had told them that Mrs. Cleveland was on
hoard and Nrs Cleveland must he Inspected II they
not mout to eat or WINK ,s Of the 1leep p Iss
ana ,rnoie Tho whole comfy cnviOus when they got
home. To be able 10 say that they had gone up tho
trme or fae tho,,, newspaper reporters had been in
tS top If her bonnet TO the sces of her boots
thaso vero thing, worth the price Of the ticket. ana
o Mn Witch 70 throw away we're neglect
81 the lifts of Providence and crime. And the
energy worthy Of any cause.
Tie scene became really comic. ! sat hemmed
In the incoming tide almost fohs o"sr M me- anu anu
order 10 lat people know that was there ana not 10
he tramped over.
" Where is shcl" exclaimed an enormously fat
woman red a. the rest OF them and. like the rest
with her arms fun Of bundles she Poked me IN tho
ribs with umbrella a. she shouted. ,-,.,,
Il don't know for whom you are Ioohlns'
answered mildly She iell back WIN aa, th croud
without waiting 10 reply rushed aitca sio . 49,
lust AT this moment 'hec wa -, ' aiiocs
The captain AIDED 10y ham reclcy hi. wife Mrs
appeared: iolloWeu ~ nrlcii, tr'',ht thcn safey
Cleveland ana rr n",,o', , a which happcncd
be my side of the boat VIII wa tn ,to
held back the crowd chairs were placed or ,h ,,.s
ladies Just within their >tateroom Goor Me.c hno,
had some chance Of Getting breath ~ ar "i,'ous
being subjected 10 the astonishing riacnefs 81 "a
thousand fellow citizens Marines were >tauoic! 10
prevent people from making III ~ =" ocnIv
di,g1>icd. donbtlc>, many people utiuS VIA, s"Gn
arstocrac cN'lu>iVcn,>> wa, ns rhH,e pspnpa or
the wife Of man elected pS thc "'oic Poopio' VI
majority Of them.
m, tho oulct was only temporary. General
Oil, had inst remarked in a voice intended TO be
heard nt some distance that he felt he belonged
, a. when vomcn began 10 appear ap-
~ , d nrsnared for "A long siege. The families
~ ,h icinr American, had deposited their bags
a., , n ,,i"rooms or under con, enicnt sofas had