New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-03
GREETED BY MRS. HARRISON.
SHE GOES DOWN THE BAY TO MEET HER
DAUGHTER.
HER SONS WIFE ALSO TNR.yNED-THE nWo
TRAVELLERS LOWERED DOWN THE

SHIPS SIDE.
The Presidents daughter Mrs. Mckee. and his
daughterin-law Mrs. Russell b. Harrison, arrived mere
yesterday the steamship Majestic from Liverpool
The Majestic was sighted of Fire Island at O'CLOCK
yesterday. Mrs. Harrison, who had come on from
Cape May 20 meet her daughter and daughtcr-lh
law was taken down the Fay on The revenue steamer
Grant, which left West Twenty -thiid-st. at 7 a. H.
Mrs. Harrison was escorted by her son Russell De
Harrison, and accompanied by J. Il. Mckee, MIS-
Dimmick. Lieutenant COwles, Of the Navy: T. n H.
Hoey and George w. Boyd. A heavy Dg hung over
the Bay when the Grant steamed down through the
Narrows and she passed the Majestic below the forts
without seeing her. The whistles of tic big steamer
were heard, however, and the Grant pu: back to
Quarantine, reaching there Just as the Majestic was
coming to anchor. The steamer saluted the cutter
by dipping her ensign and blowing her whistle
Owing 10 the Grant being squaprggcd forward, IL
was impossible for her TO get alongside the
Majestic, she lay little way out
from the big ship, and the captains gig was sent of
to the cutter Chandler which alongside the
steamer. Meantime greetings had been waved be-
tween Mrs Mckee and Mrs. Russell b. Harrison and
the party the Grant. Now came the problem Of
transferring Mrs. Mckee and Mrs Russell b. Harrison
from the high decks of the steamer TO the Chandler so
that they could take the GIG for the Grant. But
Captain Palsell, Of the Majestic, was equal to the
emergency, and had chair rugged TO boats
davits On this chair the ladies were safely lowered
to the deck Of the Chandler. Mrs. Mckee made the
descent first and was followed by Mrs. Russell B..
Harrison. Mrs. Harrison he'd come over to the
Chandler in the Grants gig and greeted her daughter
and daugterin-law they allghted from their flight
in the chair. Mrs. Harrison and her daughter and
daughter-in-law then went aboard the Grant. which
steamed up to West Twenty third-st
Russell b. Harrison said yesterday concerning the
trp down the bay: "Of course we did not save
much time by going down the bay, but it gave great
satisfaction to my mother to meet them as soon as
we did All Of the baggage left in the stateroom
on board of the Majestic. After got our break
fast at the Gsey Mr. and Mrs. Mckee and my wife
and myself went back to the Majestic. The baggage was
examined and if Mrs. saunders, my wifes mother mad
been here we should have started at p mfor cape May
Mrs Saunders IS expected 10 arrive to-day ana VIC
shall not lose any time in getting away Inc traV-
oilers are quite fatigued. The voyage was not very
pleasant They were in gale for two days; besides
This morning they arose unusually early judge from
what they have said about their trip that they en-
loved il hugely They travelled alone, and although
il was their first trip TO Europe they got along Wth
ont any difficulty. They went from London to PaIls
and Vienna and then to the Black Forest In one OF
the quaint little inns that are found In the Black
Forest they met, by accident, Mrs. Morton IL was
areat surprise to them ALL They brought back some
ciositics but do not think they loaded themselves
down with ANYTHING but novelties. At any rate
Mr. Harrison added "there was no difficulty about
the examination of their baggage by the custom house
officials"
j. II. Mckee, who came on from Boston TO meet
Mrs Mckee, said that he hoped 10 have Mrs. Harrison
soon visit her daughter in Boston. AT present., he
said, Il have quarters 10 speak Of, but am thmk
inc ~ going 10 Brookline 10 live That is the
wealthiest town in the country and / want to lower
its standard if / can" he humOrously added II Is
probable Mrs. Harrison will go to Boston in the course
of a week or ten days. The Presidents h0uSehold
breaks up at Cape May next week Mrs. Mckee VIII
have
and probably she and Mrs. Harrison will start about
the same time. / will go with them 10 Cape May but
shall 90 back to Boston after Labor Day. am in the
mining department of the Thomson Houston Electric
Light Company, in Lynn, and am Kept pretty busy
We have over $500 men working there"
The party started on the 81 80 O'Clock train last
evening for Cape May.