The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-24
DOWIE LEAVES.
Goes to Boston in Private Car
With His Family.
Report Got Abroad That He
Would Not Return.
BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA
The Story Is Denied Vigorously
by the Restorer.
Officials Say Car Is Scheduled
to Return Today.
BOUND FOR AUSTRALIA

Boston, Oct. 24.-John Alexander
Dowie, his wife and son, A. J. Gladstone
Dowie, arrived here early today in the
private car Iolanthe.
All efforts to approach the inmates OF
the car were futile. The doors were
locked and the curtains pulled down
when the. car arrived and attempts to
gain admission were blocked by attaches
of the car. who said that Mr.. Dowie
positively refused to see anyone.
New York, New Haven & Hartford
railroad officials said that the Iolanthe
was scheduled to return to New York
at o'clock this afternoon.
Dowie was seen later and denied aDso-
lutely that he is to sail for Australia
with his wife and son. He said he
would return to New York at o'clock
this afternoon.
The Dowie party ate breakfast in
their car, and about o'clock Mr.
Dowie accompanied by his wife and
son, appeared on the platform, attired
for the street. Replying to questions.
Dowie said that he had come to Boston
with Mrs. Dowie and his son to see
them safely on board the vessel in
which they were to sail for England on
their way to Australia. He said he
would be here but a short time. as he
intended to start back to New York as
soon as they sailed.
At this point he was told of a report
which had been published that he in
tended to sail with his wife. abandon
ing his New York crusade. Dowie de-
MED with great positiveness the truth
OF the report He said that it was alb
solutelv false: that he had no intention
of sailing for England and that he
should return to take uo his work in
New York, starting this afternoon.
The party then entered a carriage and
We're driven to the steamship wharf
where they were Joined by Mrs. stern,
the private secretary to Mrs. Dowie, and
Gladstone Dowie's valet.
/ A number of newspaper men who had
gathered at the dock attracted the at
tention of MI. DoWle and he granted an
interview in which he repeated svhat
! had been said previously at the station
and added that there was nothing un-
I usual about his coming to Boston or
about his Wifes trip to Australia. He
said that the event had been under con-
sideration for the last eight months and
that he was losing nothing by peing
away from New York today as the
scheduled meetings had provided for a
! day off,
Il shall continue the meetings at
+ Madison Square Garden until November
l." he continued. Beginning November
8, I shall hold a five days session in
Carnegie hail.
He sid he was going to Australia
January 1, but that he should go by
way CT the Pacific ocean. IN the course
of the interviews today, Dowie seemed
desirous of being friendly with the re-
porters. He referred to them as the
boys and consented to pose in various
attitudes for them to take his photo
graph.
The Saxonian. in which Mrs. Dowie
and her son took passage, sails shortly
before 1 o'clock. Just prior to the time
of her leaving DR.. Dowie came ashore
and entering a carriage, was driven
back to the South station.
New York, oct. z4.-The Times is
authority for the statement that
guarding his movements with all possi-
BILE secrecy, John Alexander Dowie
| Elijah, the restorer' left New York al
midnight for Boston, carrying all his
family and baggage with him in his
private car. He absolutely declined tC
indicate in any way wneu he will re-
turn to this city and the information
obtained was that he intends ID sal
with his family for Australia II was
impossible to ascertain last night
whether any provision hal been ma de
for the members of the Zion restoration
host now at Madison Square Garden
either for their return to Zion City, Oh
for their maintenance while here.
Upon arriving at the station Dowie
and his family made for the private
car Iolanthe. which was in the yard
but before reaching it he was approach
when he would return to New York
peace be to thee" was his only re
ply
Yes, understand that; but when ar
YOU coming back?" was urged.
"Get out of the road"' yelled the son
as he hurried his father into the car
quickly following with Mrs. Dowie. A
soon as Dowie and his family were il
the car the curtains were pulled down
and every attempt made to prevent dis
turbance or interference. There wa
no demonstra ton of any sort about tn
station. and the only persons gathered
outside of the few members of the hos
were travellers. who We're waiting fo
trains and who showed lively interes
in the affair.
New York, Oct. 24.-Several hundred
Zionites today went on a steamboa
excursion around the city and the tril
was expected to continue down the ba,
and cut to sea as far as Scotland light
ship There were very few persons
i the early morning meeting in the Mad1
son Square Garden. Overseer Speeche
addressed the audience. He. said tha
Dowie would return from Boston IL
time to be present at the early meeting
tomorrow There was no noon da.
meeting today, but the usual serVlc
will be held tonight
To Have a New Pipe Organ.