St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-24

inviting a controversy, and thus the
fear arose that the duel which was
threatened in Paris would actually be
brought about OH the steamer.
Since Tuesday night there has been a
host of watchers anXiously looking
ashore and on waiting tugs, for the
steamer incoming. Intimate friends
and partisanS OF the principals secretly
laid plans for the Immediate removal OF
their friends from the worlds curious
stare, but the intense fog frustrated
their plans, and they had, with hun
dreds of others, to wait on the pier for
the return of the revenue cutter and
mail boat this afternoon, which brought
to the city the Inference that
All Was We'll.
The Majestic did not break her record.
She did not reach here Tuesday, as
was anticipated, but was Off in the
mist 10 the east of The bar. She was
sighted at exactly 2:3l p. IN today.
Slowly she drew up into quarantine,
and when she thrust her sharp nose
finally through the heavy mists she was
subjected to the inspection of the
lynx-eved watchers stationed there.
DR.. Jenkins, the health officer, ac-
companied by a SMALL party, boarded
her, hut all was quiet Shortly after
wards the revenue cutter, with four
teen on board, left herdock and through
the heaviest fog of the year felt her
way slowly to the vessels side. There
was scramble up the ladder, and, not
withStanding the strict orders issued by
Agent Kersey, OF the White Star line,
that no reporters should be allowed OH
deck, the entire party managed to VIC
late the mandate.
The decks of the steamer we're crowd
ed with passengers, who watched with
curiosity the zeal of the boarding party.
excitement aboard. Capt. Parsell was
on the bridge OF the Majestic. When
the party came aboard the steamer on
the doctors boat, he was at once over
whelmed with perfect torrent of ques-
tons from his visitors i'll re-
gard to the conduct of Messrs. Dray-
ton and Borrowe during the voyage,
He received them with look of blank
amazement. II know nothing Of any
trouble between these two gentlemen"
he said. "They have been the very
quietest of my passengers during the
trip. have heard
Nothing About Any Duel.
either on board the Majestic or any
where else. This is all news TO me. Mir.
DraytOn particularly was very quiet
and retiring, and not much was seen of
them during the voyage. indeed, did
not know that Mr.. DraytOn and Mr..
Borrowe knew each other. l. don't
thirk | saw them speak to each other
during the entire voyage. You can find
them on deck somewhere now, or they
may be in the saloon"
On the passenger list we're the names:
James Coleman. K. Dixon, Mr.. BorrOwe
and Mr.. Mibank. Mr.. Dixon proved to
be little stout gentleman, who had no
connection whatever with the case, al
though his name was adopted pro TEN
by Mr.. Drayton. Mr.. Borrowe, under
the name of Burrows, and Mr.. Milbank
were discovered later on signing their
papers. Both were greatly startled at
what they deemed an intru-
sion by the reporters. They
were informed of the marked
attention given their personal affairs by
Americans generally during the past
week, and shown copies of the letters
purported to have passed between Mr..
Borrowe and Mr.. Drayton. These we're
received with significant shakes of the
heads and accompanying smiles. Mil
bank. tall and broad-shouIdered, was
dressed plainly, and seemed at first TO
occupy the position of authority. MY
lips are sealed" he said. 81 cannot say
anything at present. am surprised at
the publicity, but as we have not read
the stories that are here published we
ought not to speak now
BOrrOwe Breaks In.
81 really cannot make any statement
at present." broke in stOutly built
man, the loudness of whose dress was
noticeable and whose cleanly-shaYed
face, with the exception of London ear
tales. was not at all handsome. This
was Mr.. RorroMe. the seml-cauSe of all