The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-10
THE ASTORS.
Mrs. AstOr and Mrs. Coleman
DraytOn Arrive.
The Meeting of the Husband and Wife-They
do not SDe&k-The Drive to
the Home

Especial to THE HERALD-EXamlner Dispatch
New York, May 9-Mrs. William Astor
and her daughter, Mrs. j. Coleman Dray-
ton arrived home yesterday on La Bour-
gogne. Mrs. Orme Wilson, who was to
have come, remained in Paris, because of
illness. The body of William Aston, who
died in Paris, was on the ship. John Jacob
Astor went down the harbor on the reve-
nue. cutter and boarded La Bourgogne at
quarantine, where the ship had anchored
at 7:30 a. m. He went at once to his
mothers double cabin, and did not reap
pear on deck until the vessel had reached
her dock. Mrs. Drayton and her maid &C.
cupied room aft. A few minutes after
the arrival of her brother she went to her
mothers room to meet him, but remained
there only few minutes.
DRAYToY ON THE WHARF
J. Coleman Drayton was among the first
of the crowd on the wharf when the gang
plank was hoisted. He waited patiently
until nearly all the cabin passengers had
disembarked, closely watching each party
that lelt the ship. Then he went on boarI.
He was faultlessly attired with wide
mourning Dand around his silk hat. Mrs.
Astor's son-in-law, j. Roosevelt came to
the ship few minutes later and remained
in Mrs. Astor's cabin until the party was
ready to leave the ship. Subsequent hap
pening proved he had prepared Mrs. Dray-
ton for meeting with her husband.
MIR. AND MRS. DRkYToN.
Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Drayton, both in
deep mourning and heavily veiied came on
deck and walked toward the gangplank
Mrs. Astor was leaning on the arm of Mr..
Roosevelt. John Jacob Astor was escort
ing Mrs. Drayton. Just as the gangplaak
was reached Mr.. Astor stepped aside and
Mr.. Drayton, without speaking one word
or saiuting the party in any way, stepped
forward and took his place.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
i Mrs. Drayton neither looked at nor spoke
| to ner husband, but gently laid her hand
upon his arm and with him followed her
mother to carriage.
Mrs. Drayton certainly is what might be
called an exceedingly handsome woman.
She is tall and dark, her figure is superb
and her cheeks are actually rosy with the
bloom of perfect health. Her eyes are
bright, her lips red and she walks with a
tread that is almost majestic. AS she
walked through the salon she smiled upon
her few acquaintances with wellbred air
of condescension but she spoke to no one.
| THE VOYAGE.
The voyage was uneventful. Mrs. Astor
remained in ner cabin most of the time
going on deck for a breath of fresh air for
iew minutes before sunset every evening.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Drayton
when ever she went on deck.
When the Astor party entered their car
riage at the dock, Mrs. Astor and Mrs.
Drayton occupied the rear seat. Mr.
Drayton sat opposite his wife. Apparently
there was no conversation in the convey
ance while it remained on the dock John
Jacob Astor sat beside Mr.. Drayton. Mr.
Roosevelt remained to look after the bag
gage and to superintend removing Mr. AS
tors body. The carriage was driven
rapidly to Mr.. Astor's home, $50 Fifth
avenue.
THE PARTY AT HOME.
Mr.. Drayton entered the house with the
party, but in less than half a minute ht
came out alone, and with his head bowed
walked up the avenue to his own house
No. Ais, which he entered, opening thu
door with his latch key. This is the nous,
which Mr.. Drayton had leased to Joh1
Jacob Aston, and his occupancy of it at thi
time would seem to Indicate that his rela
i. r.