The sun., 1891-12-10
nAYOe GRANTS RETURN.
He Didn't Have Much Time Abroad, but He
saw . Good Deal In . Hurry.


saw . Good Deal In y Hurry.
Mayor Grant arrived home yesterday on the
Teutonic in time to dino at the Manhattan
Club. The steamer just about saved sundown
at Quarantine. and delighted the Mayor and
1900 other passengers by so doing. No dem.
onstration had been prepared for the return
ing head OF the city Government. his aversion
to that sort Of thing being thoroughly under.
stood among his friends He was particularly
strong in this feeling on this occasion. his trip
having been hurried one. undertaken as a
matter of duty. and his absence altogether toe
short to justify anything Of what he calls fuss
over his Homecoming.
But while tho Teutonic was at anchor of
the Quarantine boarding station Dock Com
missioner Phelnn, with private tug and q
small company OF friends Of tho Mayor. well
the steamer. hailed the Mayor and his travel
steamed on Just as the Custom House board
sek bspSsR the csss and MadSheS Gs
Sf' the orders '' Of ''e coeetor sna
Surveyor Lyon and made the path smooth for
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Mayors secretary asd tConfidentiaI Clerk Best
tie M 10 s's latter the ss Mayer sad
that he had made what he could OF hurried in
sd h al ha Weqe 1e a
dental to trip undertakcn with. a specific
purpose and affordinG him very little, spare
self OF any Official courtesies or make any
very extensive researches into the transit
hns sr MSa nrs daeS IN TGh
ments" over there and the underground rail-
way were the objects Of Mayor Grants Eartic-
operated there. with steam. 1t would not do for
New York; But his inspection Of it and his
5 wsR S at Ct the Ct hp
Transit Commissioners now in consideration
here would prove a great SUCCESS.
wi %sm & RsR
ard Croker Acting Mayor John AEaaold
many s others The hundreds Of waiting
friends Of other passengers Joined these in a
hearty cheer US tho Mayor walked down the
Affer the Mayor had dined at the Manhattan
eyinG Sc severaI W % reporters GuizzcaiIy said: "N'
II think you are better fellows than the
5ssG English reporters and that you know great
The foundation for this opinion was rather
curious adventure that bGiell II the IN Mayer be,
the steamer which carried him away arrived
american eorrespondspts steamed into view
but pulled steadily along to Liverpool.
The Mayor, anxious to get whatever mes
sages had arrived for him, telegraphed to Lon:
trouble he learned that he would have to call
specially and DO identified before he could re-
ceive them. He WAS SO anxious to learn how
things had been going on at home that at II
O'Clock that same night lie started for London.
After his departure tho reporters who had
missed him telegraphed to the London re-
porters to meet him. The train arrived In
London at 81 o'clock in the morning.
The Mayor was awakened by II porter ham,
mering on the door of his compartment and
telling him that several gentlemen wished to
see him Immediately on business of great i'm
portance. Tho Mayor got up grumblngly and
went out A line of men was drawn upin view:
but no one said q word, and the Mayor wasn't
IN the humor TO start a conversation. He
hailed cab and ordered the driver to go to
the Post Office He was whired up one street
and down another SO long that he began to
suspect that something was wrong. Finally
the cabby poked his head In and said:
You're helm followed. sir. Hive been driyin'
habout tryin' to drop EN- but they clings like
leeches. Wot'll be doin'. slr?"
Drive to u Turkish bath"
When the Mayor alighted Of the entrance to
the bath two cabs came rafting up. Behind
the windows he saw the pale and anxious faces
Of the English reporters. They stared at HIM
in n stony way. hut not one Of them said q
word. When the Mayor issued from the bath
several hours later the reporters had disap-
peared, and he WAS not bothered afterWard.