The evening world., 1894-08-01
C0aBETT HOME AGAIN
Five Thousand Persons Meet Him
at the / Ter.
Tug Down the Bay TO Welcome
the Champion.
Greeted More Like u King than "a
Pugilist.

Monsieur Corbett. premier lie boxe,"
as one OF the Paris newspapers called
nm, stood at the starboard rail of the
truly majestic Majestic this morning
and worked up little more muscle into
his strong right arm, for he was Kept
busy for nearly an hour answering the
salutes of half IA hundred OF his admir-
ers, who went to the lower bay In the
big tug G. Il. Evarts to welcome the
champion home.
Jim is bigger and looks stronger than
ever. lie is sallow, as usual, but his
eye is clear and the hullowness has gone
OUT o. ms long cheeks ana there is
more nesh on ms bones imam ever be-
aoie. he is as suod-natureu as OF yure,
ana as ueHgiItIuIIy Doyish.
me fact tnat he was met down the
oay by "a tug with Dand Of music
, BOARD seemed TO tickle hIm immensely,
anu ne shouted his good wishes and
erecting to the parry. but even has
strong lungs could not overcome that
With Bobby Gaylor on one side and
mrs. Corbett on the other. and the thou
SAND or more passengers cheering and
waving handkerchiefs. and the crowd
on the Evarts uolng all they could to
make themselves heard, Corbett surely
had "A warm welcome home.
The Evarts lett the White Star pier at
Va . A. ~ M wit,, iorty-eight sports, one man
band. between the pier and Staten
Island the band had three attacks of
sweet Marie" and the man VINO had
There was a halt off Tompkinsvilie to
serendde the cruiser New YORK. The
band seemed loatn to leave Marie" but
Spangled Banner" The otncers and SAIL
, ors of the New York acknowledged the
compliment by doitiing caps and cheer
ing.
The Majestic was met below Swim
great Gommotion on the tug when
the morning mist moving up the cham
crowd was shouting long before the
Of Se mos tas %ers and
ing: There he is!' although no one
could recognize soul on board the
ocean steamship at such a distance.
FINALLY Jim was seen at the RAN with
his wife and Gaylor by his side. He was
dressed IN gray. and had on brown
derby hat He look ed smiling and happy.
another on the tug he waved his hat and
pointed them GU. to Mrs; Corbett.
The tug was soon left behind by the
ocean steamship. but at Quarantine the
some more Sweet Marie spasms by
the band Corbett managed to tell the
boys he was never better in his life and
that he had fine trip across.
There was some good natured bad
mage between those on board the tug
steamship got tired of the cheering for
Corbett and yelled:
How about Vigilant?"
Shes all right; how about Jim Cor
bett?" was the answer.
He's ali right" the party on the tug
and the Americans on the steamship
party began to guy Bobby Gayior. He
wore a Phil Dwyer chapeau, and some
ph,J Where, Did You Get That Hat"
But the bandmaster wouldn't. or
SO for the steen1h time he
Manager w. A. Brady boarded the
Majestic at Quarantine and made the
trip to the city, in her.
the pier at the same time. and there
was more cheering and more music.
There was 70 much noise that the man
who had been out all night woke up. He
had fallen asleep after the escape he
The band playing and Cheering down
the reception Corbett got when he walk
ed down the plank from the Majestic.
The pier was damned with people and a
beyond. held back only by squad or
police.
eerted rush to shake hands with him,
He was nearly thrown down by the
crowd, and had to fight his way through,
everybody trying to seize his hand
Counting those on the pier. there were
nearly 5000 persons present, and 1000
OF them seemed to be crazy 10 shake
ho ev eth Landed as on Rss. S Mo- she
s got sI Hhmsa r rec o The Home ne
band were err drowned in the shouts Of the
the crowd out on the street was still
greater.
walk through such mob, and a carriage
was hastily secured He was bundled
into It, policemen ran ahead TO force a
passage, and with hundreds OF men and
boys tagging after II, fighting with each
other to touch the clothes or shake the
hands of the champion, the carriage was
driven out on to West street, the Tnou-
sands yelling and cheering at ihe tops of
The driver was told to go to l46 West
Eighty-eighth street, the new home OF
An evening World" reporter rode
few clocks with Corbett. Jim said:
I'm so dizzy from the sea and from
, think I'm popular, after all? Goodness,
l never expected such reception.
public that ! will fight him II he viii
hight It's the, ambition OF my life 10
meet him, and I'll 20 to any length to
In the party that went down the bay
on the Evarts were: Fred w. Bert,
Harry Elmer. James Peacock. secretary
to w, A. Brady, P Carey, Peter Done
e. NJ. WeIty, j. II Springer, ia Cooke,
James r. Grismer, Al Bang, Prof AT
tia II. Rosenberg, SAM and Mark Thall. I
John Fox, OF Conroy' & Fox; Charles
T. Vincent, W. A. Brady, Ross O'Neil, /
l.. Stockwell Gus Levick, J. c. FAR |
rcl, Fred McClOy, Peter Donlin, jr, |
OF Jacksonville. and others
The champion remained at home only |
long enough 10 look around at the new |
furniture his wife bought shortly after !
the purchase OF the house. and then |
went downtown 10 have his pOmpadour |
trimmed and TO buy new hat.
To an Evening World" reporter who !
ber's chair. Corbett said:
II have come here for the express pur- |
pose OF putting stop TO all this talk |
and making a match with jackson.
He has talked so rnuch ! am tired OF /
IL LIZ saih h.. AunIlld fnlln,. NJ. 10.