The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-10


pies Of Europe, says the New York
Evening Post. Persons who come
down to bid friends goodbye or to
greet the returning tourists grow vast
y excited on these occasions, and the
conventions are frankly thrown aside.
Ael and women behave just as their
emotions dictate.
The first thing that impresses even
the most superficial visitor is the pro
digious amount of kissing that the men
indulge in; they kiss one another as
well as the women. To American eyes
the sight Of two big, whiskered men
kissing cheeks or lips VIII ever be
curious and amusing spectacle. 1t does
not seem so strange on the French and
German piers or up town where the
Italian boats are beTthed. but on the
American and English line piers the
phenomenon gives a distinct shock un-
I'll one grows hardened A man who
viii meet his dearest and Oldest friend
on Broadway after years OF separation
and show his pleasure by shaking
hands viii greet his second cousin
(W1om he may have never seem from
the fatherland With a deluSe Of sound
1ftg kisses on the forehead and ilps
and streaming fearful eyes.
1t must be that they view the mys--
terry and dangers Of the sea with a sort
o. superstition. and are overcome win
LldnkIulNeSS NNeu Lllt DtlON Gu DAAN
comes through unframed.
When the. Butcher came in the other
day a man stood at the foot Of the
gangplank, looking up at the descend
ing passengers with eager, strainlhS
eyes He was obliviOus to everything
but their faces. Suddenly he deserted
a big man in a brown ulster, whose
face was covered with a great thatcn
of gray beard and WhiskeTs that looked
like a sofa cushion without a cover
The man on the pier staggered as II ne
had beer. struck. The blood rushed TO
his head. and the veins in his neck
swelled as if about to burst. He put
his hands to his face and would nave
fallen il a man had not caught him.
Then the tears came. He caught the
bearded man (whO. to do him JusIce'
Looked horribly embarraSSed) IN pear
hug. kissed him with incredible rapid
ity on all the exposed parts Of his face,
and then fell to strOEing his beard IN
an excess Of emotion. This did not
satisfy him evidentlys for IN a sudden
access Of feeling he buried his face IN
the others shoulder and began to KISS
him under the ear. This was more
than the bearded man could stand, ana
he pulled away. While the two TAXED
in fucoherent phrases an anxious-faced
woman immigration inspector Worheu
through the crowd. murmuring;
els anybody waiting for somebody
There seemed TO be no solution to her
Tbe crowds on the French pier are the.
s-avest the most vivacious- and the po-
Htest. More hats are lifted than on all
the other piers combined Ihere are
s'cOstl-r1e peOple'' to add the picturesque
and color to the scenes Brown trocked
priests with shaver tonsures and bare
feet on their way to and from AIrica. are
sometimes among the passengers. Near
IL always there are groups of south or
Greeks in starched and fluted skirts, and
women with quaint head dresses -Lne
women who come down. 10 see JheH
friends off are dressed IN 4ighL gowns -
for a marty. and most of the men in silk
hats and froCk coats Ihefe IS All lle
light babble and chatter of an afternoon
Always when a boat come in OF sails
there is some one man on the pier VINO
succeeds in attracting genera genera dLtell l -
one OF the big White Star boats was be-
ing warped into her berth young man
stood apart on the emo OF the SuLll6
niece He. was smartly attred and OF q
grave and serious cast of countenance.
Suddenly he threw hack ms nead an. dIle
looked uD at the crowded, darkened 0ecES
above him. lifting his voice IN long
wailing cry:
There was no response and he tried
eli. Jim. show yourself
The waiting crowd took j up and there
were cries in all keys for Jim. He was
begged to come forth from ms nldlng
mace and let the world see him. The
friends in their desire to see the cause
OF an the connection At every pause IN
the racket the young man who mad start
ed the calls would make another appeal
Finally a rcd faced young man pushed
his way through the crowd on Geek anu I
leaned over the rail- de resaIueu III
-oung man on the string piece IN anger
and affection. o.
..BfII YOU Indian. what do you want2.
.'Tim he said. you're looking great
III leave IL TO the crowd
FIe turned to those behind him. ) I'M
went over to get some OF those LONDON
trousers. the loose. baggy sort. y know
ne explained casually
Jim turned bright turkey RED ana VS.
vainIy endesvOriug To worm his way BACK
into ObsCuTity. but the passengers on dech
had cot interested and would not 2l-
'sa5w MS your pants Jim yelled
man on the pier and the crowd TOOK up
the cry The torment0rs did not stop
until the ship had locked
ono Of the most sensational methods
ever EMPLOYED TO gain temporary no
torietv was tried not long ago on rs ~,
German pier at the foot OF West WelICn
street. Just as the Kaiser Wilhelm der
GrasSc was slowly drawing OUT INTO lLc
stream man standing In the crowd on
the pacEcd pierhead pulled revolver out
or his CVeFcoat pocket and fired three
shots at the big steamship Inc Two ue-
tectiVes detailed on the pier plunged INTO
the crowd and dragged out a ittle Ieu-
faced, elatcd man. who was shlVerlnG
with fear and excitement In his pocket
ives found pistol with three cartridges
discharged He told a Eunchaus5n tale
of dark man standing DeSloe MN VINO
fired the shots and showed the pistol into
his pocket He was discharged for lack
The steerage folk get aboard more
quietly than the quality who cause the
hubOub ana buSue ABOUT the llrsL ctplli
gangplauks. The humber passengers are
more given TO sincere weeping. but are
ant 10 make less display of their grief
because f. is deeper Sometimes when
party comes down to see SWede or
German off, the pier Is ennVened by songs
beloved forth by red faced and fearful
men and women They sing funeral folk
songs and wave their moist haudkerchiefs
tin the steamship has reached mid
stream. then go forth with a sort of mel
anchOly iOyouSness to some place where
their woes
The man who arrives late is an invari-
able quantity on sailing days No matter
al what time of day a big steamship IS
scheduled 10 sail. there is always some
one person who cannot get ready in time.
He IS always watched for now, but never
waited for He usually dashes on the
pier in a hanson or an automobile after
the tackle has been adjusted and while
the pier superintendent is seeing that ali
is clear before giving the word to haul
the gangplank ashore Hot and excited,
the belated passenger grabs his impede
fnenta and makes mad rush for the
ship always forgetting to pay the cab
man until that prudent and worldly per-
sons shouts his demands
AS one of the big German boats was
giving the preliminary blast Of her whis-
tie preparing to pun out into the stream.
a cab came surging down the dock, split
ting the crowd right and left. The driver
was standing 40 and urging his horse