The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-02
FROM LONDON IN EIGHT DAYS.
MIR. L. f. Grouse Made the Trip to
savannah in Record breaking

savannah in Record breaking
Time.
Eight days from London TO Savannah is
probably the record for a race across the
ocean and a trip down the Atlantic coast
from New York to Savannah. II was in
less than that time. in fact, that Mr.. L. f.
Grouse. who returned yesterday morning
from trip abroad, made it. He left Lon
don the morning of May "a. when every
body was alive with interest over the eel
ebration of the Queens birthday at $3.50
o'clock, and yesterday at a. IN. he reach
ed Savannah.
Mr.. Grouse is an Englshman by birth.
having come TO this country when a lad of
10 years. He has made a number of trips
back to his fatherland. but none were en-
joyed more than the LAST. There was
much going On In London to keep him busy
with pleasures, and ii was with regret that
the time for his return approached, though
he had spent two or three weeks in the
greatest city in the world.
While in London Mr. Grouse saw the
Queen. The grand old lady laid the cor
nerstone OF a new museum building. and
II was while engaged in doing so chat her
FORMER subject caught sight of her. He
says the Queen shows her age She is
now 50 and talks of turning the reins
OF government over to some one else and
retiring to spend the rest Of her davs in
her loved Scotland. She has no idea Of
advocating. The Prince of Wales win not
wear the crown until death claims mis-
mother.
Never has Mr. Grouse returned to Eng
Iand when the feeling between that coun-
try and this was not of the best The en-
tehte cordial now existing. however is
stronger than ever before, as he was able
TO gather from the many expression fav-
orabie to the Americans he heard. Choate
is spoken OF as one of the first gentlemen
OF the land, and the honor of the country
he represents al the court of St James is
not placed second to that Of any with
which England has diplomatic relations
Mr. Grouses run by rail from London
was to Southampton. where he took the
North German Lloyd steamship Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse in the afternoon of
May "A. on board were a number of pas
sengers from the wreck of the Paris
which went ashore on the Manacles a few
days before. About fifty of those who had
essayed the trip on the Paris made il on
the Kaiser Wilhelm.
No terrible trials or hardships of ship
wreck were suffered by the passengers OF
the Paris, who came over on the VIII
heim. Their ship struck on the rocks at
nigh, and four or five hours later day
dawned and they were able to look about
them. Then it was that they saw the
wreck of the Mohican within a short dis
lance, the stranded hulk and The story
of the lives lost when she broke on ihe
Manacles, as they recalled It, making
them return thanks to God that there
was TO storm a sea when their ship went
on the cruel rocks.
Those hours of waiting for dawn were
trying ones. they said. 1t was a strain
upon the nerves of strong men not to
know how badly their ship might be stove
nor what dangers might be awaiting them
and revealed when the darkness of night
was lifted. II was then that the heroism
of many OF the American women aboard
was shown, and their calmness and self
possession were characteristics that won
them the warmest Communications when
the danger was past.
Miss Julia Dent Grant. Gen. Frederick
d. Grants handsome daughter. and
granddaughter of Ulysses S. Grant. was
among the passengers who came over on
the Kaiser Wilhelm. She was accompan-
led by her aunt, Mrs. Potter Palmer. Miss
Grant is to be married this fail to Prince
Michael Cantacuzene of the Imperial Rus.
sian Guard. She and her aunt had been
abroad since last November.
Miss Grants fellow passengers described
the Prince as tall and handsome and of
soldierly carriage He first saw his future
bride driving in carriage in Rome in
February last. He Immediately sought an
Introduction and pursued his suit until he
won. He speaks English perfectly. "a
do most Russians of title. He cabled to
Gen. Grant and got his consent.