New-York tribune., 1895-10-14
MR.. CLEVELAND GOING HOME
THE PRESIDENT PAYS A FLYING SUNDAY
VISIT TO NEW-YORK.

HE LOOKS WELL AND SEEMS HAPPY-THE USUAL
SECRECY ABOUT HIS MOVEMENTS THE
NIGHT SPENT on THE ONEIDA IN THE
LOWER BAY-TO GO ON TO WASH
INGToN BY WATER TO-DAY.
Contrary to all expectations. President Cleve-
land paid flying visit to New-fork yesterday
afternoon. The steam yacht Oneida, with the
President Private Secretary Thurber ana H. =.
Benedict. the yachts owner. on board was
sighted off City Island at 1890 a m and ancnored
about noon yesterday at East Twenty-sixth-s''
The President had evidently intended to stop for
time In New-York. as a carriage from the WINDSOR
Stables was in waiting at the pier.
All precautions had been taken TO avoid any
publicity He was carried from the yacht to the
pier in a launch. and entering the carriage, was
driven rapidly to the house OF DR.. Joseph ID. Bry-
ant his family physician, at No. "a West Thirty
sixth-st He dined there with the doctor and his
family and did not leave the house until O'CLOCK
Accompanied by DR.. Bryant, he was then driven
back to the pier and as soon as he was on Doaiu
the yacht steamed down the East River Al 4''o
o'clock the Oneida passed Liberty lsiand' pouhu
down the Upper Bay. Her nose was pointed low
ard the Bay Ridge shore and at the time IL was
thought that she would anchor off the Atianuc
Yacht Club house. In Gravesend Bay, the weather
being a little too threatening for an OUTSIDE Trip
to the Capes. en- route to Washington. Late last
night she was anchored in the Lower Bay WITHIN
sight OF Sandy Hook. She viii start Tor WASH
ington this morning as originally planned. round
ing Cape May, and then proceeding up Chesa-
peake Bay and the Potomac River.
REPORTERS WAVED OFF.
The Presidents aversion to newspaper men was
plainly exhibited yesterday at the pier, when ne
returned from his visit to Or. Bryant AS ne
stepped from his carriage reporter approached
him and endeavored to gain some Information
as 10 his plans The President dlvlning the re-
porter's Intentions, barely allowed him 10 ask Il
question With wave Of his hand he said ap-
rupty II am in great hurry now ana nave
no time to talk with any one. he seemed Ill
the best Of health. and looked as tnough MS va
cation AT Gray Gables had done him much goou.
DR. Bryant, who was seen at his home last even
ing by Tribune reporter In regard to the fresi-
dents call, said
president Clevelands visit was purely social
one II was in no way connected with my duties
his family physician Politics the third term Ia
came to the house about noon. and left here for
the Oneida at o'clock drove to the pier with
HIM The President is in excellent health ana
the best OF spirits
When asked as to whether the President In
tended to 60 to Washington, as originally
planned. the Oneida. DR.. Bryant at first gave
an evasve answer. but finally admitted that ne
. believed such was the Presidents intention.
He also said II am very much averse TO talking
about such things for publication. would refuse
TO say anything ali about 1t II had not excel
lent reason to believe that reporters from some
other papers know Of the Presidents visit to me,
and in that case II would do no good to refuse to
talk"
DID NOT MEET MR. WHITNEY.
report was circulated yesterday that Presi-
dent Cleveland had called on William C. WHIT
ney at the Hotel Cambridge but this was after-
ward denied by Or. Bryant. who said that the
President had been driven direct 10 MS mouse
FROM, tho pier and driven directly back there in
the afternoon. .st
Secretary Carlisle and Assistant Secretary
Hamn of the Treasury Department. were at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday. They were on
their WAY from Boston TO WashinGtOn.