The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
so ElNSTEIN DIDN'T SAIL!
ISN'T HE CONC TO INSPECT THOSE
EUROPEAN DOCKS AT ALLY

Tragic History Of Els OHsr 70 No It at hts
own Expense, AFTER Hnterviews with the
Mayor ana with That Man Fitch, who
Have Views About Travel Mt the City's Cost.
This is a story of the latest tragedy In the ofi.
cial careor Of Dock Commissioner Edwin Elm
stein. Its beginning was somewhere about the
time when President Mckinley could'tsend Mr..
Einstein as Ambassador to Italy. because Maui
rice Exstein had fastened himself to Mr.. Elm.
STEMS petition and couldn't be unshackled from
1t. Its ending was really on Wednesday, when Mr..
Einstoin didn't sail for Europe. and out Of the
blue fire of the last three days has come the
tragic story, coupled with the assertion from
Mr.. Einstein that no would like to run for Comp
troller Of Greater Now York, II for nothing moro
than to spite Comptroller Fitch.
On tho day that tho White Star Steamship
Companys piers woro leased. Commissioner Elm
stein told his friends, among them II. Maitland
Kersey, that he would sail for Europe on
juno 2, which. 1t may be remarked, was
Wednesday last. All were agreeable to tho
proposition. Shortly after that, at o meet
ing Of tho Dock Commissioners, O resolution
was introduced directing Mr.. Einstein to pro-
coed to Europe In the service Of the Department
Of Docks and to observe tho construction of for
oign piers, and 30 forth, and 80 forth, and 30
forth, with q view to implanting In Mr.. Elm
stems intellect suggestions for improvement In
our own piers. That resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Einstein voted for 1t, and so did Commits
sioner Monks. That was q majority Of the
board. Instantly after the adoption of that
resolution a similar resolution was adopted az
to George s. Greene, engineer-in-chiof of the de-
partment. The resolutions were nicely written
out and looked really beautiful.
Mayor Strong heard Of the resolutions, and he
didn't like them. He said he didn't want any
moro OF his Commissioners tramping over
Europe at the expense of tho city. Commits
sioner Warning had done a good deal of tramp
ing, his Honor said. and Comptroller Fitch had
Somehow Mr.. Einstein heard of his Honor's
feelings IN the matter. and he pufed up to the
Einstein that he wasn't at ali in sympathy with
expeditions to Europe at the. city's expense.
p nis hSn Siil %e any 1n TO sag 50 sh Rins sa5so bn TSSl aTss
to the Comptroller's Office, and Fitch was as
to Eins Snf fSq inssiri. s. Fitch ySa p rsn'i:a In IN rs ssDs1si
do Einstein very much good. but he didn't hold
The next chapter S' IN the ira was when
Einstein returned to the ONCE Of the Dock Com.
Terry to notify him. .Enstein. odicisliy, Of tho
resolutions that had been passed by Einstein and
abroad. Secretary Terry Tsrsy'1 WAS 50 o fsdS atH to ' his
co%niss;lSner Ein,tsIn ' soid Einst teia'F oS d
EEinsttein and Monks had voted ed' to adopt. T MMiSe
upon Commissioner Einstein replied to Secretary
Terry, and informed the honorable secretary OF
the board that he was grateful for tho action Of
the Commissioners, but he wanted to say, and he
said 1t with a full heart, that II he should go to
Europe he would go at his own expense. All of
able Board Of Dock Commissioners,
June 2 came and passed. and although Mr..
Einstein was booked to sail on that day he did
not sail at his own expense or at anybody elses
expense.
But Mr.. Einstein would like to run for Comp
troller, he says. and no thinks he could make
things lively for that man Fitch.