The San Francisco call., 1899-10-10


duties and before the vessel had reached
her dock the young heir to most of his
fathers millions was whisked on to
tug by waiting friends, carried across the
hay to the Oakland mole, conducted into
a palatal special car and guarded from
intrusion until he was started eastward
al the end of the overland.
Scenes attending the arrival were beau
tiful to behold. The lever of the Wander
.blt millions worked wonders. Quaran-
tine doctors got a special move on"
customs inspectors skinned over the
baggage of the youthful millionaire as
q swallow skins a roof on a rainy day;
Pacific Mail representatives kowtowed
and hustled for the benefit of the young
Vanderbilt. The souls of all three-doc-
! tors, inspectors and steamship officials
were consumed with one fear. They eX-
pected any moment to see battalion of
press representatives climb the rails of
The steamer, capture their valuable pas
senger and hold him UP for the story of
his trip. All their efforts were directed to
the forestalling Of such an attempt and
IL succeeded. Young Vanderbilt got off
without ever saying as much as How
de-dO" to a reporter.
The Peking was sighted about noon and
arrived in the harbor shortly after
o'clock. She was met off Alcatraz by the
quarantine officers and customs inspect
ors. A number of newspaper craft soon
,Jyere strict and even when the doctors
had given the ship clear bill of health
the reporters were kept off with the ex-
cuse that the boarding officer had missed
connections. The Peking got up steam
a gain and about o'clock was hove to
at the Mail dock.
The party that has been so anXiously
awaiting the arrival of young Vanderbilt
steamed up at this time on the tug Mil
len Griffith. 1t consisted Of Thomas Sa-
bine McLane, who had come out from
ATaTrr Ovx 4a he nj
aire; r. P. Schwerin, manager of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and
Carlton 9. Crane, agent on this coast
of the Vanderbilt lines. The three got
up the ladder in no time, eager 10 greet
the young traveller. The moment they
reached the main deck they looked about
in sight. They started out IN different
directions TO search, but after three min
utes met amidships unsuccessful.
The chase was beginning to be exciting
and there is no telling what might have
happened had not Vanderbilts valet ap-
peared on the scene and recognized Nc
Lane. Under his guidance the reception
party was conducted to the lower deck,
where Vanderbilt was found perched on
his pile of trunks. After a greeting from
McLane and intrOductions TO the others
the young millionaire was quickly con-
Quoted to another ladder, down which he
went into the cabin of the tug, where he
remained invisible all the time the others
supervised the transfer of his half-dozen
trunks and the valet Then the Millen
Griffith was headed for Oakland mole
without one of the large crowd on the
dock having had an opportunity of even
seeing an eyelash Of the beardless mil
lionaire.
At the Oakland mole Vanderbilt and
those accompanying him were ensconced
in a special car and carefully guarded
from intrusion. The car was coupled to
the overland train and went out at 6
o'clock, McLane accompanying the young
heir.
AS fast as steam will carry him young
Vanderbilt will journey to New York
where the will of his dead father will be
opened. Under its provisions, It is re-
ported he will be the principal heir, to
the partial exclusion of his elder brother
Cornelius, whose marriage to Miss Will
son estranged him from his father.
Alfred g. Vanderbilt also had a love
from appearances, did not suit the elder
Vanderbilt In all particulars The young
woman in the case is Miss Elsie French
daughter Of the late Francis Osmond
French, who made large fortune in the
hotel business in New York. Young Van
derbilt, who is little more than twenty
one years Of age, met and fell in love with
Miss French during his college career at
Yale. He wanted to marry her immedi-
ately after taking his degree but his
father objected on account Of his extreme
youth and persuaded him to delay his
marriage until after his tour around the
globe. The young lover left New York
July 20, for Vancouver, in company with
and Ernest Iselin, and took passage for
Japan. He received news Of his father 8
death In japan and took the City Of
Picking for San Francisco.
Captain and passengers on the ship
speak admiringly of the young million
aire. They say he was democratic to a
degree and merged freely with his ship
mates.