The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-24

lIou gwen tueH personal d1alTS DY Amerl-
cans generally during the past week and
shown copies Of letters purported to have
passed between BorrOwe and DraytOn.
These were received with significant shakes
OF the head and accompanying smiles.
My lips are sealed" saiaeMillhank. " |
cannot saw anything vt present. | am sur
prised at this publicity, but as we have not
read the story here published l ought not
to speak now"
u really cannot make any statement at
present. broke in Borrowe. He smiled
and continued: NOW let ME CO. Really.
gentlemen. | am not prepared to say any-
thing. We were not aware of these stCries,' -
and he fastened away. well" with an-
other long pause1, you can best Judge for
yourselves. Really, l have nothing to say
statement first anyway. He began the
trouble
ID. l.. Upshur, son of Commodore Upshur.
and servant, were of the boarding party.
Once aboard, they rushed about the snip
and spent nearly ten minutes before they
found Mr.. DraytOn. UpShur rushed up and,
putting bundle of newspaper clippings in
his hand, eXcitedly said: Read this; read
IT carefully. 1t is of great Importance. !"
In the meanwhile DraytOn was showed into
berth and servant put on guard at the
door with instructions 10 let no one in
Upshur became excited, then rushed through
the passage exclaiming, Cant talk, can't
talk! by one lingering outside the door after
Drayton had gone inside, could be hea rd
frequently the exclamation, That's Singu-
lar, that's singularW and then the voice of
the man servant could be heard whining in
affirmation, awful, awful"
UpShur, when next seen by the reporters.
was talking earnestly to her Grace the
Duchess of Marlborough, who was pas
senger. Said MIR. Upshur: "Mr. Drayton
will look over the matter, and all that has
been published will he carefully read.
After consultation with some of his friends
he will decide what course to take"
One OF the passengers, whose name could
not be learned, but who said he knew both
men well, told Of a meeting between the
men on the ship and described it, Drayton
and the Duchess of Marlborough were GO
ing down the cOmpanionway, when Bor-
rowe started up. They retreated a step,
and turning their backs allowed Borrowe
TO pass.
The Duchess of Marlborough, when asked
about the episode. colored slightly and said:
"Oh. yes. Mr.. Drayton asked me to step
aside moment, and afterward explained
that man he did not want TO meet was
coming up the steps at the time. ! am
afraid that some of your reporters will get
me mixed up in this"
Mr.. Drayton remained during the day
locked IN his staterOom. With him was a
friend, and at O'clock John Hoey with his
son, Frederick Hoey who was passenger
on the Majestic paid him visit. The mail
and Mr.. Drayton. accompanied by John
H0eY and Frederick Hoey, took passage on
the boat of the Health Officer.
At the pier of the White Star line fully
500 persons had gathered, awaiting the
docking Of the Majestic. Among them were
Percy Drayton, a cousin of Drayton. and
Freddy Gebhardt. After the arrival of the
mail boat, as Mr.. DraytOn was not on board
they took coupe and drove uptown.
Promptly at o'clock representatives of
the press met at the Windsor Hotel
aud waited for the appearance of
Drayton, who promised to make state
ment at half-past 9. That hourIarrived, but
1t did not bring Drayton. The reporters
waited until 80 o'clock, when it became
apparent that Drayton would not show up.
UP TO late hour they had been unable to
find him. A rumor was circulated to the
effect that the would-be duelist had been
quietly spirited away to Philadelphia, but
this could not be verified. A call was made
at the residence of Samuel Borrowe, father
Of Hallett Alsop Borrowe. Borrowe re-
fused to be seen, and it was said by an
attendant at the door that young Borrowe
remained on board the Majestic tonight