The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-04

Judge and Mrs. Alfred Hand and
their daughters, Misses Hattie, Char
lotte, Helen and Ruth, arrived in New
York yesterday and will greet tho
many friends who welcome them home
after the years absence. The Kaiser
Wilhelm failed to beat her record on
this trip, except for the one days voy-
age, that Of yesterday, when she broke
all records ever made.
She had a very rough trip and was
driven more than one hundred miles
out of her course by the high winds
The great army OF passengers express
ed the most unbounded admiration for
the colossal vessel which conducted
herself with so much dignity when the
waves were from 20 to so feet high
and when other craft were buffeted
about to an appalling degree.
There was tremendous excitement
about the dock yesterday as she was
overdue nearly nine hours. She carried
vast numbers Of passengers booked for
returning on the American liners now
otherwise engaged. SO great was her
human freight that not only the decks
were thronged as she came in but every
portfolio seemed to be the frame of an
eager-eyed vignette portrait.
STARS AND STRIPES
Many passengers carried the stars
and Stripes and Cuban banner as well
as other flags and these were frantical-
ly waved. Sobs, cries and shrieks arose
from the great ship and from the null
titude ashore whose nerves were at
high tension over much pursual of war
bulletins.
The first signals from the big new
dock built especially for the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse, were seen flying
from the tips of umbrellas flourishod
vigorously by DR.. Alfred Hand, of
Philadelphia, and w. J. Hand. esq, of
this city, who gave the Martha S
Vineyard salute" three upward follow
ed by three lateral motions which were
at once recognized by the Hand fam
lily on the deck long before the ponder
Gus vessel was swung about and
brought in. These signals were watch
ed with much interest by the passer-
gers for the process of guiding her to
moorings is both protracted and intri-
cate and one which, while it exasper-
ates the impatient, is still extremely
interesting. II was five o'clock wher
the huge black hull could be seen at
close range coming into the harbor and
it was $50 before a passenger had SET
foot on the gang plank
Judge Hand says that London, where
ne spent the last two weeks, is wildly
excited over the American-Spanishw wal
and that newspaper bulletins and war
talk fill up the days there much as they
do with us. The Kaiser Wilhelmns
np Of n
battle at the Philippines until they
| reached Sandy Hook, when a few
papers were brought aboard and their
| contents read aloud to the tumultuous
crowds by two or three gentlemen
| Great anxiety had been felt regardine
the Paris and the first question asked
| by each was regarding her safety a.
| just upon sailing il was announced il
Southampton that she had been captur,
ed by the Spanish. 1t was thought a.
one time during the voyage that tn,
Kaiser Wilhelmn would enter port a
| Halifax.
IN GOOD HEALTH.
Judge Hand and family are well, anC
are overjOyed to get home after thei
long absence. Their little daughter
Ruth, who went away much of an in
valid is marvelously improved II
health. The judge himself is lookinl
years younger than when he left home
Among the passengers was Mr.
James Shepherd, who has spent sew
eral months in an oriental trip and whC
also has gained greatly from the Ions
voyage. Mrs. II. c. Sanderson. Messrs
Alfred. William j.. and Miles Il. Hand
! Horace and Henry Hand of New York
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l., Crawford, Miss An
drews and c. S. Woolworth, Of Scran
ton were among those who met friend
| at the wharf.