New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-04
1uE PARIS'S TOURISTS BACK
,,p coupERT TALKS OF THE WEST
INDIAN TRIP.
rx.sEcRETARY SHERMAN GOT THE
wrrT1NG THAT GAVE HIM PNEUMONIA
CUBAN NATIVES DO A BIG
zr-s1NEss IN RELICS. "


,s ~ nilgrims returned TO this port
Two Si'P e. extensive excursions; one TO new
yes'ei ~"s' ,sessions IN the West Indies Cuba and
Aes, ,s,ands and the other to Mediterranean
ne, md the Holy Land. Both arrived on scheduie
- and all the passengers seemeo pieased WI"
their Ions voyages - 80, Ao-. On >,a~oh
NV 90, ,,,,-ists among whom were John Sherman
w. -,.s-,, ~ state: Frederic r. Coudert. Charles
go. smith. Colgate Hoyt. Professor r. l.
,ooris Professor Charles +. Olney, John r. Ial-
- and Arson Phelps Stokes. They visited Moie
G. Nicholas Hayti. San Juan. Porto fuco' CnaI
-. Amelia St Thomas, Bridgetown, Baroados'
-. - scain La Brea and Fort de France. Trlni-
ts. :, Pierre Martinique Kingston. jamaica
~or+e,amo paquiri. SibOney. Santiago cape
60 cienfuegos. Cape san Antonio and Havana
Cnba: Nassau y. p, and Fortress Monroe ln'S
ror.e covers more than six thousand miles
The only point in the proposed itinerary whlch
-.. not touched was Ponce Porto Rico Smallpox
Us prevalent there and Captain Watkins wanted
q clean bill Of health, so as TO avoid delSE al
Quarantine a. the next port, which was Kingston
Jamaica For this reason IL was necessary 10 leaNe
,hind one OF the tourists. f Hartwig OF TINS city
yho had gone overland from San Juan 10 romeo
Intending 10 rejOin the excursion there
One Of the most exciting incidents or the TIP
,,-y-red az san Juan, Porto Rico. The passengers
we're landed there in small boats towed by TWO
naphtha launches. The supply Of naphtha In one
j
% drift with the tide out 10 sea. \ Government
,nr pt after them and the Paris lifted her anchor
and did likewise The tug first overlook the drift
ing boats filled with men and women line was
thrown from the nanhtha launch. but II fouied the
tugs propeller. making her helpless and then the
situation was worse than ever. The waves were
r,nning nigh the women got panicky and several
q. them tainted TWO sailors. however. by diving
-speatedly with knives in their hands, managed 10
cpt the line away from the tugs propeller and then
the runaway boats were quickly towed TO the Far!s
ana the scared tourists got aboard without mshap'
II was while landing az this point that Mr. sher-
man got the wetting which started his attack OF
pneumonia. There only one death on board
thai OF a fireman. from apoplexy
At Santiago the party visited the famous battle
ground Of Fl Caney. where they loaded themselves
with war relics most Of which they bought from
Cuoans al exorbitant prices. The natives seem 10
have for sale an nexhaustiole supply Of hacked and
bood-stained machetes. each with a tragic taIe
attached. though suspicion is strong tlat Intse
CHARACTERISTIC weapons are fresh from Connectlcue
fac-ories and that slaughtered becves supply the
gore on them. Even cuban is not too lazy 10 pIt
In Liverpool also sold freely. Tiles and bricks
from the e. Caney church and hunks Of iron war
weighted the returning tourists trunks The Gus
toms officers rather hurt the passengers leeLnss5
than otherwise hy refusing yesterday 10 regard
these treasures as OF any value worth taxing
TIE change qf ~ IRON IN Se9H or ad
the home-comers shiver. They looked for warmer
Speaking Of his months vacation Nh Coudert
SAID We have had delightful trip notwlttn-
standing the fact that a. times W. were IN pretty
warm places Mr.. Sherman's Illness was the only
sac feature Of the excursion. but as DAY by d6F We
learned that he recovering. we were dOuDtless
not as much alarmed his friends at home, VINO
lacked correct information Cuba Is a most heautl-
ful place. but ] should not Ike 70 1--we there- i
am sorry that did not take cuba at the be-
ginning Naturally IL ought to belong 10 US
would favor giving OF the Philippines for II 70
States and Porto Rico not. NJ. sherman over
everted himself the first few days out and he de-
livered grand speech. giving his views on me
suf1'r-- OF expansion. The dipping am told ne got
al san Juan brought on the chill which prostrated
him 7 glad he Will soon be all rlght AGAIN IL
was terribly hot when reached the tropics, nut
when We came North again all hands had NJ OF
an glad 10 be home again Like The rest OF the ex-
cursior!ste. ] have returned with JOB iot OF
curios for which we paid fabulous prices 10 the
natives OF the several islands.
Ii was the Ham rg-American steamship An
guste Victoria. Captain c. Kaempn. which arrived
the Mediterranean and permitting the tourists 10
visit the Holy Land. on The return 10 Naples
testimonial signed by all the tourists was presented
~ Captain Kaempff. IN token Of esteem FOR ms
kindness and attention The Auguste Victoria then
went 70 Genoa take her regular place IN the ser
vice Many Of the tourists returned mere on the
steamer Yesterday. but some left her at Naples
Among those landed Yesterday were General Al
fred c Barnes. r. y. Allen. stephen H. Burgerine,
Arthur Il. Hearn. H " Jackson. General Henry
2 Noyes. George G. Pierre. J. W. Schaufel berger,
Henry Stadlmair c. II. Tenney. James w. Taylor
and {. L Adams.