New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-20

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chamberlain inherited trait, no DOUBT strehsIhr
| ornd nv his fathers practice ana eAhhp.,
Thomas Cook allowed nothlhe 10 .o - bic Grst
tho completion Of a contract. On one OF MS III
| ,,iote 10 Rome during the HOY week "heh He
was conducting fifty travellers, ne was IN ~,
| nectedlv thrown over by hOteihetPei VIM " ~
| rrro,,iecd him accommodatiOn for his party. re
burriod AT once to Rome ahead OF the rest anu
finding the whole place fun, NOT fooil' 90
in any hotel he then ana there ehsa ems. 80 eTlo
Torlonia Palace for his party AT a Cost VI 80
for the ter days. 1t IS pleasant 10 recofd ue
fact that this evidence Of GOOD faith wa 80
u-ol received by his clients that they EoIur-
tariIv subscribed half the money #mch "oui1
I otborUise have been a total loss. In the cary
trip through the Trossachs already ihehtlo,eI'
the young John cook encountered "h''s
series Of misadventures convey hces HIaocd
/ connection a steamer broke down, a herce
storm arose suddenly upon Loon Loihohd
but his prompt resOurcetulnesS o'ercdWe az
difficulties and enabled him 10 perform DIS
appointed task. Cases might be muIupIiGo
where in the course Of his long and honorable
| career ne held to his bargain inileXlbly, even
with the certainty Of serious loss Ony eleHt
/ travellers were booked for one Of his earliest
| trips around the world: 1t was suggested 10
! John Cook that the ticket should be cancelled
! and the money returned but he insisted on the
| enga cement being carried through Again.
! when he contracted to carry a party OF 1--WE nun
bred pilgrims to Palestine, and double thar
number came forward to JON in the expedition
/
tional means of transport could only De secureu
at ruinous rates But John Cook would not go
| back on his word.
HIS PLIGHTED WORD.
| one of the most remarkable instances Of this
logged determination occurred in Egypt Some
| years back. In order to meet the rapidly IN
| creasing demands upon the accommodation III
| his steamers plying on the Nile, Mr.. Cook de-
| cided to add to his feet by purchasing t"o
steamers from the French Government. lhcy
| had been constructed for river navigation III
Cochin China, and are now known on the NE
| as the RameScs and the Mehemet All, me
| specimens of type familiar 20 travellers IN
| American lakes and rivers but hardly suited for
| q long sea voyage and across such often trpu-
| hlous waters those Of the Mediterranean
| But time pressed. they were wanted Tor I'M
mediate work, the dates for their departure from
! Cairo up river had been nNed, ana many OF
| their cabins booked ahead. So Cook resolved
| TO bring them across at oLce from Marsellles 70
| Alexandra, and narrowly escaped losing them
| by the way. They met tempestuous weather
| and were so long delayed on the voyage that
Mr. Cook who counting the hours till Their
| arrival, sent two powerful steam tugs IN search
and fortunately, for the steamers were FOUND IN
some stress and might have been still greatly
delayed The Mehemet Ali was forwarded with
out difficulty TO Cairo but the larger and more
spacious Rameses could not be got through the
| lock at the Barrage. Only few days remained
| in hand before the date advertised 10 take her
passengers on board. but even now Mr.. COOK
would not accept failure. He made up ms NINA
then and there to cut slice off his snip, ana,
| with his accustomed energy turned on an army
| of native workmen. skilled artlncers, ntters,
carIenterS and the rest, who laDored Wlllout
| intermsson night and day and to such excel
lent purpose that they completed the job against
time. The Ramescs was brought through the
| lock and up to Cairo so as to meet her engage
ment.
1t may almost be said that this unfiincbing ad-
herence to a promise given cost John Cook his
| life. The story OF the German Emperors trip
| to the Holy Land is too recent to need repetl-
ton; bat it may not be generally known that IL
was the completion of a contract made between
| two men Of determined character They met
the Kaiser and Mr.. Cook, on Nesuvius which
the former was visiting under the auspices OF
the latter and then the Emperor said that when
ne went to Palestine he did not mean to accept
the hospitality of the Sultan. but would travel
under the protection Of AMI by the arrange
nents made by Mr.. Cook. The obligation vas
willingly accepted, and, as all the world knows,
the visit paid last autumn under crcum-
stances that speak volumes for the elaborate
yet perfect machinery controlled by the great
firm.
The business was like the movement OF an
army in the field. 1t has been said that the ex-
penditure amounted to quarter of million OF
money, and it is quite likely. The imperial
party numbered 100; the Sultan. intent upon
doing honor TO another crowned head sent
twcnty-seven pachas TO welcome him to his
territory, and their suite made total OF ltS.
There an escort Of coo Turkish troops then
the Messrs. Cooks employees included 500 mule
tcers and 2pD attendants: the cavalcade was
made up of ]. 40 riding horses and baggage ami
mails. 1lG carriages of various sorts and in adj
dtion six special railway trains were employed
for the conveyance OF people and goods. The
enCampment numbered 300 tents: the imperial
dinner table was laid nightly for thirty-hye; all
the appliances We're of solid silver sent out from
England on purpose while the whole neignhoc-
hood. both in Europe and Asia, was laid under
contribution for food. Mr.. Cocks reward was
an acknow iedgment from the Emperor's lips