The sun., 1896-10-09
CLEpELAND.s OUTING OYER.
Was at New York Theatre Last Night
Unnoticed.

President Cleveland and Private Secretary
Thurber, aboard Mr.. E. G. Benedicta steam
yacht Oneida, with Mr.. Benedict acting as skip
per, reached New York at 3: :45 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. The Oneida anchored at the foot of
East Twentv-sixth street. Mr.. Cleveland, Mr..
Benedict. and Mr.. Thurber were brought ashore
in q steam launch and were met at the dock by
Or. Joseph ID. Bryant, Mr. Clevoland's physician.
The President, his secretary, and physician
drove TO DR.. Bryant's house, "a West Thirty
sixth street. Mr.. Benedict returned to the
yacht.
After dining with Dr. Bryant, Mr.. Cleveland
went with a party to Days Theatre to sec
"The Gesha." The party. which included Dr.
and Mrs. Bryant. Miss Bryant. and Mr.. Thur
Der, occupied the lower stage box on the north
side of the house.
There was no demonstration of any kind
either when Mr.. Cleveland entered or left the
theatre. Indeed, it is doubtful II q dozen per-
sons knew he was there.
After the play Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Thurber
were driven to the Jersey City ferry. and on tho
other side went up by the freight elevator to tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Station. where the
private car of Vice. President Thomson Of the
Pennsylvania road. attached to the Owl train.
was waiting to convey the President to Wash
ington. The train left at 1890 A. NJ.
Tho Oneida left Greenwich early yesterday
morning. 1t was rough sailing all the way. for tho
wind blew half gale from the west. At New
Rochelle the Oneida put into the harbor and
shortly afterward tho President. in company
with Larry HuntinEton. the local Fish Commits
at rons for Bass boat to try
They rowed about between Glen Island and New
Rochelle with the trolling spoon trailing in the
striped bass were shy. AT the end of two hours
not hsh had risen to the halt, and the party
Davenport's Neck. and the President and
Mt. Huntington tried their LUCK at sttll fishing
four or Ave amateurs from New Rochelle. who
were anchored about. were busy pulling in fish
all the tIne Fineli;. at o'clock in M the after after
ington rowed him back to the Oneida and tho
yacht steamed Off to New York:
at the cottage of Mr.. Francis p. Freeman. She
came down on tho 1928 train, having left
panied by Mrs w. G. stone Mrs Mrs "i cievsland SSS"
was very intimate friend Of Mrs. Freeman.
b. Being ing unable tn. to- attend the funeral. Mrs.
Cleveland TOOK this OPPORTUNITY to offer h her
said. taking a cottage in Lakewood for the win
ter. where Mrs. Cleveland and tho children will
live aud where ne will 60 after Mareh4;
3:4o train and went hack to Greenwich. where
she lad left the children. and where she will
remain for several days as the guest of Mrs.
In connection with a report that Mr.. Ceve-
land has purchased property Tor o country
place at IIemp-tead, L. l., adjoining that
of Mr., Whitney. an interesting story
Mr.. Cleveland's. 1t was said that this rumored
purchase was really made at the time Mr..
Whitney bought the several thousand
which. as the story went, was Intended by the
ex-Secretnry OF the Navy, to be improved and
beantitied until he had the most beautiful
country place in America.
1t was said yesterday that the real purchasers
of this large tract of land were Mr.. Cleveland,
MIR. Whitney. and Secretary Lamont. They
purpose according.to the story. to lay ont Il park
in the land ana to dispose OF tracts for the sites
of summer cottages rs they find suitable pur-
chAsers. the idea heiug to have on Long Island
another Tuxedo. When this story was reported
TO Dr.. Bryant yesterday he said he had heard
such reports, but knew nothing about them.