Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
on TOUR OF THE WORLD.
Alfred e.. Vanderbilt, with Three
Friends, Starts on Long Journey.
CNew York Herald. 27th)

Aiiltu hNyinc NdnueIDlll, sun Oh Nor-
neius Vanderbilt; Ernest Iselin, son OF
Adrian Iselin. Jr.; William p. Burden.
son OF James A. Burden, and Douglass
Cochrane, have started on a tour of the
Elbridge T. Gerry's steam yacht, the
Electra, arriving here yesterday morning.
In the private car of Cornelius Wander
bilt, which was attached to the Mon
treal express the four world tourists left
the Grand Central Station at 7:30 o'clock
last evening.
AVOIDED THE CROWD.
To avoid the throng Of passengers In
the main waiting-room, young Mr. van
derbilt and his travelling companions as
cended IN one OF the New York Central
elevators on the Vanderbilt avenue side
OF the station 10 the executive offices OK
the company. on the second floor. Then
by n private stairway they reached the
platform where the train was waiting
Their baggage, with the exception OF
few small pieces. had preceded them.
At the train the four tourists were re-
ceived by John c. wager, general man
ager, and Charles II. Wager, general
superintendent Of the Wagner Palace
Car Company who have arranged the
itinerary OF the trip to Vancouver.
PLAN OF TRAVEL UNDECIDED.
There is little more to be said about
the trip than has appeared in the Her
aid" said Mr.. Vanderbilt TO me. "Our
itinerary calls for our departure on the
steamer Empress OF India on July 3st,
and that allows us no time 10 lOiter on
the way. We are due to arrive at Mon
treal tomorrow morning at 900 o'clock.
There we expect to be met by Sir William
Van Horne. president of the Canadian
Pacific railway. over which road we shan
travel 10 Vancouver.
"Our first stopping place after leaving
| British Columbia will be Yokohama. How
! long we shall stay there and just where
we shall go from there has not been
| determined. We shall be guided by cir
| cumstances. and by our inclinations. Oi
course II goes without saying that we
| hope to have a very enjoyable and In
| teresting journey"
IL has been said that the young men
had planned 70 hunt big game in India
but that they have been partly induced
10 abandon this arrangement through th'
solicitations of relatives. While in India
they will be entertained by the Niceroy
and Lady Curzon. They expect TO ar
rive at Paris in October, 1900, and hope
to meet relatives from New York at The
! exposition.
FEW FRIENDS AT THE STATION.
Fifteen minutes before the time set fo
the departure Of the train Harry Payn
Whitney and Robert l.. Gerry arrived a
the station to say good-by TO Mr. Van
derbilt and his companions. Nearly al
farewels had been said at Newport oil
| Tuesday.
George d. Bangs, superintendent OF
detective agency. was on the platform
until the train pulled out. II was sale
that a detective would accompany TN
Young men 20 Vancouver but Mr
Bangs refused to admit that this was tn
| case.
Three servants accompanied the tour
fists. and no provision for personal com
fort on the trip across the Continent ha
been overlooked. The private car is ftte
with dining and sleeping compartment
library. card tables. barber compartment
and bath. At the end is well appoint
ed kitchen. over which an experience
chef presides.