The evening world., 1894-04-12
CHAMPION CORBET1 SAILS.
Many Friends Wish Him Bon
Voyage on the Fuerst Bismarck.
Denies that lie Is Mixed Tn in n
California Divorce Suit.

when ~" HamhIrg-American steam
ship II"r,t BIsmurrk backed out Il her
dock iu Iiohykcn this NOR Ing, bound
ti Europe, hy all q - tho mos, con-
: spl"YpuB figure aboard Was James J.
'orbot', champion pugliist II the world.
a big crowd Of people stood on the
dock aAi never took their eyes NJ tho
tall figure Of tho Californian as he leaned
OYER tn" railing and waved his adicus.
II" wa also the ,cntr" IL attraction for
his f'ilo" PASSENGERS. Thay knew that
N" champion waT aboard, and they all
wanted 10 re-" him
'orh"tt was accompanied by his father
and mother and Bud Wuodthorpc. hts
r%iiNat" secretary. Tn" party viii go
direct to London, wher" the "Gentleman
JACK C"mpany opens shortly at the
IjLury Lame Theatre.
ne 'oTh"it party arrived a. the 1D,'t
shortly after ~ O'clock. It's approach
Was herald'i by the PLAYING Of the Sew
"Hty-hfFt lt.Elm.nt, BIGi with "Three
, hf"fs FOR ne Rcd, hlte and Blue"
aud other stirring airs.
ne crowd around the gang plank and
on III" st"ln"r .c' up "a great cheer as
T?rbett stepp"i out Of his carriage,
mother, his fa~thor-in-law ard Mss
II Toward, the actress. Cprbett ackrowI-
ciiei his reception by tipping hls nat
1.I .rniinE. The par'y had considerable
me crowd on tn" steamer. 50 thickly
were the" passengers pa akci together.
n on board tn" champion was es-
gprt'-i To the saloon. where Frank
Fletcher, IN behalf Of the Olympic club.
o. san Francisco. presented him win a
mIrhl beI', IN whicn was inscribed:
champion Of Champ.gns." An lmmense
h1rai hoFS"shp" and a dozen smaller
pieces were sent TO he pug! IT.
Harry Miner sent a basket Of wine and
fruit Tn" crowd wouldn't get away
to his wife with everybody looking on.
The champion sai1 he did not know
Just when h" would return-probahiy
he expected to tax" in Paris, Berlin and
other European cities II" Will. OF
course, visit his parents birthplace In
ireland Th" subject OF pugiIism was
not mentioned at all.
'orhctt's stateroom Is No. Il, on the
upper deck, and the best in the ship.
Corhett wns shown the following de-
spatch after he went aboard:
fA% b~ERSARIi%C. cal. Amin IA sensa.
tirnai iivor"e case sas tried IN tho superior court
Yesterday h"fpr" judy" u'i- In which Elt1ahr,h
jotE'on vas plalr'lr snd = N .tn~on ao'ani1nt
''"i n rnSS Mn alleging adultery and naming a.
no respondents james ] Corhet, and J L Mainn-
gan As the iI4IHtlf di not appear at the TRIAL
cross tin
After reading II owe carefully he said
'Thcr" isn't anything in II. Not on
Vour NE. don't know these people or
ANYTHING about them"
'"rb"tt was kept busy shaking hands
until the warning whistle blew. He had
a pleasant word for everybody. and was
in good humOr. Among tho friends who
we're on hand 10 see him off and wish
him wei were Al Smith, col. Bin Hard
ing, John y. Eek hardt, Teddy Foley,
Arthur Moore, j. II. Winslow. Prof. At
tia and others.
a big party fOllowed the steamer down
the bay on the tug &. r.. Evarts, which
was chartered for the purpose by n dele
CATION from the Olympic club. of San
Francisco. Among these were Frank
fletcher, Fred Burt. W. Blissard, lake
Hayden, William Barrett. J. Peacock. II.
Cohen and Il. Martin, all ~ the Olympic
club. j. T.. Fox. ". y. Flelschman. F..
a. Lake. Curbett's father-in-law. and
James MoOrehead.