New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
MRS. SIMPSONS HAPPY DAY.

MRS. SIMPSONS HAPPY DAY.
SHE GREETs HER HUSBAND ON HIS
FLAGSHIP
WIFE ANp CHILDREN WELCOME THE ADMIRAL
BACK FROM THE WAR LrErTENANT
SMITH OF THE INDIANA SUR
rRisrD TO SEE HIS FAMILY.
Tho tug Mutual which was 70 carry Mrs. Will
ian, r sampson and her children down the Bay 70
greet Rear Admiral sampson. her husband. was
rnoorcd 70 tho pier south 81 tn" iIoook"n ferry
slip. on the Jersey side II SOS o'clock yesterday
morning Fifteen minutes later Mrs sampson
her children and a number Of friends from Glen
Ridge arrived in a special car which was taken
down 70 tho pier which was decorated with flags.
Mrs Sampson was the first 10 aight from the
train with hcr daughters. the Misses Olive ana
Mamie ard her sons Ralph and Harold. ana her
daughter. Mrs. Smith. wife ~ Lieutenant Smith.
N tho Indiana. who was accompanied by her TWO
sons Campbell and Ray. Mr.. and Mrs. John An
darson friends u the sampson family. were I'm the
party Mr. Anderson was volunteer I'm the Navy
and served with Sampson. Miss Emma Mcguire.
Mr. and Mr. William Seton Gordon and their two
daughters Adele ana Gertrude and George VI.
wheeler AN from Montcliir. accompanied Mrs
SAMPSON So soon as those were aboard the tug II
started down th, river and made fast At the Adams
Express Company's picr. where the owner 81 the
Mutual and friends came aboard They w"r" VIII
lam f. Ferguson and Mrs. Ferguson, Mss Irene
Tutflo Miss Harrington. Mrs Gibson. the VIZ ~
carfain Gibson a former Army officer and former
assistant u Colonel Warng IN the street Cleaning
Dcuarfu.u' I'm this city. an from Princeton. y. J.
others ON the boat were the Rev. Frank Goodwin.
pastor ~ tho CONGREGATIONAL Church at Glen Ridge.
Mrs Fernando Wood % Englewood: Miss Nette
blackwell. % Brooklyn. and Mrs. siutz Of Rocky
H.n y J.. Mr. and Mrs. y. J.. Merritt and their
SON. Howard and daughter. Ruth 81 Montcair.
Mrs David \. Burr. Mss Bessie Burr. Mr. and
Mrs r Harrington. the Rev. Dr. J. T. Dcverty
ana daughter the Rev DR. J. Y. Do5ons and VIE.
~ Monfclalr and their daughter. Helen and
George Fuller and " +. Hopper and wife ~ New
York
The boa, was IN charge Of Captain Roberts. who
hal ne bis guests 4 r Roberts and william II.
Roberts ~ chicopcc Falls. Mass John Pulse. th"
chi.f engineer 81 the Mutual Towing Line. was
also on board
THE NETWORK SIGHTED.
Arer leaving the picr the Prov was headed down
no Bay. and the tug wound in AMI out through
mo labyrinth of craft Fow people knew that
Mrs. Sampson was on tho tug Halfway down IN"
IA, tho tuss f. VI Timmins and William r.. Fer
-us,n were towing the steamship caspian. The
.,n,,ir ~ CD, Caspian 40 once recognized he tug
and l,4 OCCUPANTS and salut"d Tho Mutual re-
turned tho salute and thc women waved their hand
k,rchlet-
TIM. Mutual steamed ahead rapidly 70 the south.
,,b.r. through tho haze could he seen the smoke
from fho warehips
..rhor..- fh. Now-York'' shouted one - the
portv AZ that tho color came and went I'm Mfa.
s,mpeon's face There was just q suspicion ~
moisture 300 her eyes. and her hand tr"m'ei as
.he reached FOR one ~ % dozen rlns-"s That were
handed FOB hDf Tho members OF tho Sampson fam
ff.. Ttf I.Hl
the tail military ml-ts Of the flagship New-York
,une,r.d IN sight D. was requested that the
Mutual go a little faster. and more steam was
put
TN. YORK WIS Just below Tompknsvnc
when fhe Mutual came up 20 nor The Mutual
,.s o.tv...n the shore and tho starboarl side ~
,h. nasshfp The sailors were drawn up on this
size ~ ,iie warsalp and on the qunrterdcck were
a number ~ officers in th"ir gold lnc" and insignia
A. the tux drew nearer the warship. the officers
lc.oilod tholr r'asse az the tug and eyed iis oc-
/ cupauis curiousy.
Mrs. Sampson is on board" shouted dozen
voices from the tug
The officers did not appear 20 hear what was said
rhcn "a midshipman advanced and said some
thing 10 the officers. and there came through "a"
mcgaphonc:
"ph You say that Mrs. Simpson is that
boat"
THE OFFICERS SALUTE MRS SAMPSON.
gr.t' shouted a h'Z"n voices AZ once
Mrs Sampson WAS taken 20 ,hc deck Of the tug
with her SONS aud daughters and Mr.. and Mrs.
Anderson. Instantly every officer on board he yes
sol raised his hat. The sailors. recognizing that
Mrs Sampson. The VIE ~ the Admiral. was on
board touched their caps. Then those on board
the Mutual chccr"d ana waved handkerchleis ana
flags.
Conterdng emotions Of JOY and pride visit
bic ia the face of Mrs. sampson. VINO. however.
r. Vas evident thai Admiral Sampson was not on
deck An officer MAS sent below. soon the Admiral
appeared On the bridge ~ full uniform. He walked
boat cried:
.-rHcrc.s papa" cNclaimed ono Of the little boys;
The Admlial raised his cap, and 'hosc on board
Just a. mis- time me guns on tn forward part OF
the n"F ih n,end for on cm N bur S was
learntI afiorward that the Narkoeta the tug from
Of Govcrmmcn, oiiical- aboard o.. the port Side
The Mutual steamed around the stern OF the
N,cehip and went around 10 The port gangwav An
officer ran toward tn Mutual and waved the boat
"Mrs. Sampson is on board" shouted the people
wait iii the Narkeeta has landed her passen-
The Mutual sheered OF little and remained
gers The embarhation Of these d.gnilaries was
watched with interest 10y those on board the Nut
nal with the exception of Mrs SAMPSON and her
family They had eyes FOR but tho Admiral
who was receyins the H Higniiares II was inter-
OF Mrs Sampson At she saw the admiration and
/ ohefsanccs paid 70 hoy husband The struck
/ "A thetic chord IN the hearts % he Sailors
/ wh saluted the group the Mutual again and
again and had apparent interest I'm the guests
from The Narkocta The ,ackies seemed 70 reaIIzs
the JOY and pride 81 the wife
THE ADMIRAL GREETs HIS WIFE.
The Mutual got TO the ganrway and an ON
cor came down and asked If Mrs. Sampson wished
10 go board the flagship Mrs. Sampson had be-
fore stated that. as II was a public ceremony she
did not 10 go on board and she repeated this
10 the officer, though II could be plainly seen that
she would Ike to nave gone. The officer plainly
saw that. on learning OF his wife's df,dence Ad-
rniral sampson descended the gangway and. lean
| ng over. shook his wife warmly by the hand 4
| few words ~ nnection and JOY passed bctWe