New-York tribune., 1901-12-30
THE ST. PAUL STORM TOSSED
WAVES WASH THE LINERS DECKS
CAPTAIN FEARED FOR
HER SAFETY.

The steamship st. Paul. of the American Line
arrived off the Bar at 3:30 a m. yesterday and
reached her pier in the North River at 12:15
p. m. The vessel had exceedingly rough
voyage. the only pleasant day being Christmas
The afternoons of each day were particularly
rough the seas often washing the decks. The
paint WAS scraped off the smokestacks so that
the red priming shows through. Both Captain
John c. Jamscn and Purser r. D. Williams,
who have been sailing for twenty-eight years,
declared that the trip the toughest they
had ever seen, and that they had been anxious
for the safety of the vessel Captain Jamison
said:
The voyage has been as rough as you would
want to see, but the st. Paul weathered it beau
tifully. In every way it has been a memorable
trip"
The runs were 334, 333, 434, 46s. 451, 319,
392 and 312 miles to Sandy Hook Lightship.
There were us cabin passengers and 131 in the
steerage. Murray G. Danenbaum, of the
passengers has crossed the ocean sixty-seven
times. He said that the vessel had to be slowed
down four times the trip. and that at one
time she running only four miles an hour.
Edward NJ. Shepard. the Tammany candidate
for Mayor, at the pier to meet his sister
Mrs Charles B. Hewitt, who bringing the
body of her husband from Cannes, France
where he died on December II, in his fifty
eighth year. Mrs. Hewitt was accompanied by
her daughter Lucy, and her son Edgar. Ed
ward Hewitt brother of the dead man, was also
at the pier. Charles B. Hewitt was a nephew
of ex-Mayor Abram S Hewitt a nephew
senior member of the firm of Charles b Hewitt
& Co, dealers in paper. at No. 4S Beekman-st
His home was at No. 1S2 Congress-st.. Brook
lyn. The funeral was to have taken place yes
terday but owing to the detention of the St
Paul is postponed till to-day at 230 p. m The
services will be held in Holy Trinity Church,
Clinton and Montague SITS, Brooklyn. after
which the body will be removed to Greenwood
Cemetery.
Among the passengers John F. Tams of
the firm of Tams. Lemone & Crane, yacht con-
structors. Mr. Tams said: Il had a half hours
talk with Sir Thomas Upton. l think he is GER
tainly going to challenge us again for the cup.
At first / thought it was talk to show his appre-
citation of Americans and their kindness But
found out that he is in earnest and has set his
heart on winning the cup. Sir Thomas is a
thorough sportsman. and his desire to win comes
from sporting motives only
G. D. Perks was also among the PASSENGERS
He is member of the counsel of Charles T
Yerkess London underground road He said
that he had crossed for his health and planned
to remain week in this country. Both he
and Mr.. Yerkes, who was on the pier to meet
him. denied that there was any business sig
legal documents from his wallet and handed
them TO Mr.. Yerkes.
One of the arrivals was Nine Lillian Blau-
Welt. the concert singer She accompanied
by her husband, w. f. Pendleton. and Miss +.
Loie Palette, young English girl. who has re-
Gently lost the last of her relatives by death.
Miss Palette sailed for America with no plans
for the future. being simply desirous of a
change of scene. Nine. Blauvet learned her
story and has temporarily adopted the young
woman till she is able to find a new home Mr.
Pendeton said:
My wife has been touring in Europe. where
the trip has been a complete success. She will
make her first appearance in this city on Jan
uary ~ at Carnegie Hall. After that she plans
a transcontnental tour, going lar East as
Maine, as far West Denver and far South
as Washington. Her engagements will number
thirty-seven. In April return to London,
where my wife will open the May Festival in
Queens Hall on April 2S
In Rome last April. Mime. Bauvelt sang the
soprano solo at the Verdi requiem mass given
under the auspices OF the Society Of St Cecilia.
In recognition of this service she decorated
with medal-the eighth medal awarded by the
society in the 316 years of its history and the
first ever given to a woman.
Among the other passengers were +. NJ. Ash
ley Judge w. NJ. Beckner +. Brunswick J.
Di Nunzio, S. King Farlow. Carl Gutmann,
Archer Harman. +. II. Klaber, r. G.. Knowles
John Knorr. G. D. Parks. Paul Picard Alfred
Rosenstein, J. Mcconnell Sanders, j. F. Tams
and W. @. Waring.