New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-24
" IRELAND'S JOAN OF ARC"
MISS MAUD CONNIE ARRIVES IN NEW
YORK.
ONE OF THE PASSENGERS on THE LUCANIA
AN INTERESTING TALK WITH THE
Vol NG MOMAN-uER DEVOTION
TO THE EMERALD ISLE.


TO THE EMERALD ISLE
Miss Maud Come. "Irelands Joan OF Arc" ought
to feel not little complimented at the devotion
which her friends exhibited for her yesterday. Il
seems as II walt OF eight hours at the Barge Of
flee might reasonably be taken a proof of con-
siderable fidelity. The Lucania. which Miss
Come sailed. was known to be several hours
late. but it confidently expected that she would
be sighted soon after daybreak At $50 nearly all
the members Of the reception party hand
the battery They included James F. Egan.
the amnesty delegate from Ireland and Mrs. Egan:
T. st. John Gaffney, Patrick Egan ex-united
States Minister to Chill: Mr. Mclaughlin Editor of
'The Irish Republic" and many representatives, OF
the Irish National Alliance. Mr. Egan. the am
nesty delegate. had little adventure Of his own
on his arrival al the pier. boat, gayly decorated
with flags. lay alongside, and it said that she
going down to meet the Lucana. Mr.. Egan
walked brisky on board and looked about for his
friends. Ii scarcely strange that he did not
them. for he had wandered by mistake upon
the boat which was to meet Or. hansen, also
passenger on the Lucania. He made his ape
and in relating the experience TO his party after
ward he remarked that he thought at the time
those people were the most peculiar looking irish
men he
Hour after hour passed and it | As before the
Lucania sighted of Fire Island At 2:l5
the George Starr left the Barge Office carrying the
party who had waited so long. The Starr carried.
among decorations OF other colors. a large Amer
lean flag and the green, white and orange stand
ard of United ireland, both flying from the same
STAFF Just below Quarantine she met the I.ucania
and drew up alongside Miss Come. who had
been waving greetings to her friends from the
upper deck descended perilously steep gang
plank and was at once the centre OF group OF
enthusiastic and congratulatory admirers
The pictures of her which have been published
although attractive have nevertheless failed TO do
justice to this beautiful young Irishwoman. She
is nearly five feet ten inches tall. and her figure
though slight is well rounded and perfectly pro
por,ionod. giving her a stately appearance Her
movements are easy ard graceful and in talking
she a multitude Of fascinating little gestures
Perhaps 1t is partly this habit and also sugges-
ton OF foreign accent about her English. which
makes her appea rance decidedly like French
woman. Her hair. OF rather light brown. Is
abundant and wavy: her complexion is clear and
brilliant and she has wonderfully expressive brown
eyes.
We had a iresdfully rough passage. | think"
she said But then. am poor sailor. anyway.
| have been on many short voyages. but this is my
first trip across the ocean. | have 80 long wanted
TO come to America" and Miss Gornes eyes spar
killed. with pleasure as she looked with eager inter-
est at the various objects in the harbor
NO I did not come directly from Paris although
my work has been there for the last few years. |
have just spent n month in ireland. don't know
how long | shall stay here or where shall go
while am in the country my friends are arra ans
sulta ton about the matter yet .
which ia published in Paris. Miss Come said:
Il don't really enjoy newspaper work II Is nara
except of course. those which write myself are
written in ireland. They are sept TO Paris and |
ss ays to yo OF OF s"a though
am glad TO do It. have jus; one purpose IN view
whether Is pleasant in Itself or not oho,, s,sh,
years since / have been working there now, and,
besides that ! was there when child"
~ school Oh no." replied Miss Come. WHY.
! never went TO school anywhere she added,
Yes me, Or. hansen" she said , in rsspor,s rs.
to an inquiry ION the voyage he told ne many IT, IT,
Was verS KIND 10 me too" and Miss Come smiled
In recollection. I'm helping me ny ana d9Wn ,ns
eomnanhonTesy several times when the snip was
There Is a. rather romantic story r'ssrdns tn.
way in which Miss Come; who Is now about t~ en-
cause Of Inc evicted Irish tenants Her father was
an officer in The Enslish Army lie had served IN
cldoSlv English in his sympathi,s. When he re-
turned 70 live upon his paternal estates in Kerry.
G Irtnx T up HE daughter after strictly English
fashion She was not nstrustcd in Irish hi;G nNs
then existing among the Irish peasantry. While
driving day. about ten years ago, near NE IVES,
coast she came upon an eviction scene OF the KIND
then common hut entirely new to her She stopped
her carriage. remained throughout the whoie pro-
"eeIine and then followed the old peasant 70 the
walk The scene reused her symrathies; she begaE
make nvsssatons Era s99n .~gatn b INA, ss
of her people Since that time she has continued
M work II hha OF the 6r ssv ana h has dese Of
the political prisoners. She has spoken IN most on
the countries Of Enrope ana nas spsh hb she has