New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-21
ROUGH TRIP or THE KAISER.
START FOLLOWED BY
TEMPESTUOUS PASSAGE - MANCHES-
TERS EXPERIENCE ON THE PIER.

The thirteen hundred passengers on the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, which arrived here
from Bremen, Southampton and Cherbourg' on
Wednesday evening, glad to get ashore yes
terday forenoon. In common with the slower
transatlantic steamers which have arrived here IN
the last two weeks. the Kaiser Wilhelm had a story
to tell of stiff head winds and bufetings by heavy
head seas The trip was attended by a number
OF interesting little incidents Heated bearings pre-
vented the vessel from leaving Bremen until three
hours after her scheduled time for sailing. She
put into Southampton for passengers and de-
tanned there about twelve hours on account of the
low tide This prevented her from reaching Cher
bourg until the morning of December Is.
About two hundred and fifty passengers who were
board her at Cherbourg hoated around in the
harbor in the tenders until o'clock in the morn
ing waiting for her 10 come. They at last learned
that she would not reach Cherbourg until morn
Ing and returned to the town. The hotels did not
have enough to provide all with sleeping ac-
commodations. and some were obliged to SIT up all
night.
Louis A. Stern, of No. 50 Greene-st.. said upon
his arrival here that he and n number Of other
passengers intending TO send a protest to the
home office of the line regarding their experience
the bay. He suffering from a cold which
he said he caught from the exposure on the tender
While in midocean. about midnight Decem-
Der Is, the steamer dropped down into the hollow
of an immense with a force that startled
some of the passengers. There danger.
however The vessel did take any water
her decks throughout the voyage.
After her arrival in port, the Kaiser Wilhelm
was delayed in docking by her large mail. She
brought 2.276 sacks of mail. II necessary TO
run very slow after leaving Quarantine in order
TO unload all this onto the mailooat before reach
ing the pier The last sack was not on board the
Plailboat until Barclay-st. reached.
There were about $4,000 letters in the mail, 5S27
OF which registered, and about 10000 with
out sufficient postage. Six clerks kept busy
age sorting it.
found number Of persons waiting for her TO get
was there to meet Ernest Lamhart, the best man
at his wedding; Maurice Grau came to meet Jean
de Reszke: Mr.. Cronemeyer. of the Hamburg
American Line. to meet Emil L. Boas, and Ira
Sankey, OF Brooklyn, TO meet his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs Ira D. SaEkey.
The Duke Of Manchester endeavored to board the
and had an interesting time of it. He tried to
pass the policeman the end of the gangway.
Here. you said that official, you keep Of
there Then he gave the Duke push back into
the crowd just at this point another man, con-
nected with the Custom House. and who had seen
the Duke when he arrived from England "A few
liceman looked embarrassed, and with bow al
trouble.
When he started TO come off. an officer of the
vessel evidently thought the Duke was pushing
those trying to get down the narrow gangway, and
crowded him back: The Duke tried again. only
PUSHED passed him." said the Duke afterward.
Gustav II. Schwab. when asked about the trouble
at Cherbourg, said that he had not heard of it be-
fore. and that he thought it due the closing
OF the telegraph office at Cherbourg at S o'clock
which prevented dispatch announcing the delay
re iching the agents.