The record-union., 1892-03-24
Arrival of the Majestic With Dray-
ton and BurrOwe On Board.
THE EXPECTED DUEL FAILS TO
MATER[ALIZE.
Three Prospectors Murdered by Two
of Their Companions in Texas-The
Bodies of Twenty-Five of the
Hill Farm Mine, Near Dunbar, Pa,
in June, 1880, Recovered.
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1os.

NEW DIRK, March 23.-JameS Cole
man Drayton and Hallett Alsop Bur-
rowe, principals in the cause celebre
which IS now agitating New York's 400,
arrived with no evidence Of the san
! culinary meeting half anticipated by the
interested public on this side of the
water. Their trouble arose out of Bur-
foWe's Intimacy with Mrs. Drayton, and
eliminated IN an attempt on the part of
| the injured husband to seek satisfaction
by force of arms.
The Majestic did not reach here until
late TINS afternoon. Shortly afterward a
revenue cutter with fourteen reporters
on board left the dock, and, nothwith-
! standing orders to the contrary, when the
steamer was reached the whole party
| clambered aboard. There was no evil
dence of any unusual excitement aboard
Captain Parsell, W hen questioned by the
energetic reporters, received them with a
| LOOK OF blank amazement. II know
nothing of any trouble between the two
/ gentlemen" said he. "Ihey have been
the very quleteSt OF my passengers dur
ing the trip. l have heard nothing about
any duel either on board the Majestic or
| anywhere else. This is all news to me,
| indeed. l did not know Drayton and
| Burrowe knew each other"
| Burrowe and Millbanl< were discov-
cred later Both were greatly startled at
! what they deemed an. Intrusion 'by the
reporters. They were informed Of the
! marked attention given their personal
affairs by Americans generally during
! the past week and were shown copies of
| letters purported to have passed between
! Burrowe and Drayton. These We're re-
ceived with significant shakes of the
head and accompanying smiles.
My lips are sealed" said Millbank
= cannot say anything at present. l am
surprised at the publicity. but as we have
! not read the story here published we
ought not to speak now"
II really cannot make any statement at
| present." broke in Burrowe. He smiled
and continued: Now, let me 90: really.
gentlemen, am not prepared to say any
! thing. We were not aware of these
! stories," and hastened away well, IL
! with another long pause.) You can
| best judge for yourselves. | really have
| nothing TO say just now. l think Dray-
| ton should make statement first, any
way. He began the trouble.''
| ID. l.. Upshur, son of Commodore Up
! Shur, and servant we're of the boarding
| party. Once aboard they rushed about
! the ship and spent nearly ten minutes be-
fore they found Mr.. Drayton. Upshur
rushed up. and putting bundle of news
paper clippings in his hand, excitedly
said: Read this; read it carefully; it is
Of great Importance" In the meantime
/ Drayton was showed into his berth and a
servant put on guard at the door, with
! instructions to let no one in. Upshur be-
| came excited, then rushed through the
| passage, eXclaiming: Cant talk. can't
talk" Those lingering outside the door
after he had gone inside could hear fire.
| quently the exclamation: THAT'S singu-
lar, that's singular" and then the voice
| of The man servant could be heard Whin-
ing in affirmation, Awful. awful.'
Upshur, when next seen by the re-
| porters. was talking earnestly to her
grace, the Duchess of Marlborough. who
was passenger. Said Mr.. Upshur /:
''Mr. Drayton will look over the matter.
ana all that published will be carefully
] read. After consultation with sOme of
| his friends he will decide what course to
| take"
! One passenger whose name could not be
! learned, but who said he knew both men
well, told Of the meeting of the men on
! the ship. and described it. Drayton and
the Duchess of Marlborough We're going
/ down the companion-way, when Bur-
rowe started up. They retreated n step.
and, turning their backs, allowed Bur
| rowe to pass.
The Duchess Of Marlborough, when
| asked about the episode, colored slightly
and said: ''Oh, yes; MIR. 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
l am afraid that some of you 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 Hoev, with
| his son, Frederick Hoey who was a passen-
| ger on the Majestic paid him a visit.
| The mail steamer took away a party of
visitors and Mr.. Drayton, accompanied
| by John Hoey and Frederick Hoey. took
! passage on the boat of the Health officer.
| At the pier of the White Star line fully
500 persons gathered, awaiting the dock
! ing OF the Majestic Among them was
! Percy Drayton, cousin OF Draytou. and
Freddy Gebhardt. After the arrival
OF the mail boat, and as Mr.. Drayton was
not on board, they took coupe and
! drove up town.
! Promptly at Q o'clock representatives
| of the press met at the Windsor Hotel and
waited for the appearance of Drayton,
VINO promised to make statement at
| half-past 9. That hour arrived but it did
not bring Drayton. The reporters waited
until 1880, when it became apparent that
] Drayton would not show up. Up to a
! late hour they had been unable to find
| him.
A rumor was circulated to the effect
| that the would-be duellist had been
/ quietly spirited away to PHILADELPHIA.
| but this could not be verified. A cali was
made at the residence of Samuel Bnr-
| rowe, father of Hallett Alsop Burrowe.
| but Burrowe refused to be seen, and il
was said by the attendant at the door that
young Burrowe had remained on board
the Majestic tonight.
HILL FARM NINE DISASTER.