The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-20
BALTIC IN; SCHWAB ABOARD.
BOIN Nd NOR TO TALK or RT SSIAN
NAVY (ONTRiCTS. mr. SAYS.
Gives Reporters the Slip. but Leaves He
hind An Account OF Meeting with
John y. Rockefeller. Jr.-StOrnhy
Hun and Halt for Repairs on Way over.

Hun and Halt for Repairs on way over.
The Baltic OF the White Star Line came
aploughing up the bay Yesterday, not
nearly 80 late HI the friends of those on board
had feared she would be, after the uncom-
Portable reports which had come in Of her
being disa bled in mdocean. She sprained
some of the machinery connected with her
propeller last Sunday, halted for four hours
for repairs and ran at low speed for time
thereafter. Then, too. abe had high winds
and fogs to keep her back. She was only
a pa 1T OF one day overdue at that,
About the most interesting passenger on
the big ship was Charles NJ. Schwab. All
kinds Of stories have been circulated about
his mission abroad. 1t has been said that
he was arranging to build war ships for
the Russian Government and that he had
secured such contracts.
Mr. Schwab parted all inquiries whom the
skir1nish line OF reporters descended upon
him at Quarantine. When the main body
OF the news seeking army confronted him
at the White Star line pier and moved upon
him in force, he displayed mastery strategy
and slipped through the Gordon with mere
y have had very pleasant trip and have
nothing to tell about II at present and
retreated in cab to his temporary town
house at 1913 West Seventy-fourth street.
He remained there only a few minutes,
went down to the Offices Of the Bethle-
hem Steel Company In the new Trinity
Building and then vanished into Wall street,
where he was hunted with small success
for the rest Of the afternoon.
Mrs. Schwab was with Mr. Schwab. Their
fellow passengers said that Mrs. Schwab
and the man servant who attended MIR.
Schwsb seemed to be sol&citous about his
health; but his agility after coming ashore
did not bear out any i1imor that ne WAS not
In the hest Of health.
MIR. Schwab eturned to his house, .S2s
West Seventy fourth 1t rect at q little after
10 O'Clock last night. He said to a Sun
reporter who was waiting for him;
my negot iatons wit the Russian
Of 80 great Importance that 1t would
be manifestly i'm proper for me to discuss
them now or at any future time. Moreover,
it was understood all through these nego-
tiat ions that II at any time there should be
any publicity regarding them tha pub,
not from me-
Mr.. schwab said that he had bought but
one or two pictures for his new house while
he was abroad and that they were not
particularly important or o' senelai IN
terest
The reporter who saw Mr. Schwab was
impr assed with the fact that although Mr..
Schwab said that his busy day had pretty
we'll tired him out he was about as healthy
a looking citizen az there was on Man haitian
Island at the moment. Mr.. Schwab said
that his automobile trip abroad had been
heaps Of fun
There was yarn af1oat on the Baltic
credited to Mr.. Schwab regarding his meet
ing with John D. Rockefeller, Jr. abroad.
The young man said. somewhat dolefully,
that he was feeling all run down. mad pains
in the back and spots before the eyes, and
was generally Disguised with his state Of
health.
"You want to cheer up, John Mr. Sohwab
Is reported to have said 10 him Have
good time. Let other people save their
own souls for u while,
To which Mr. Rockefeller replied, with the
tone Of one administering warranted
rebuke.
.Why, Mr. schwab!-
Mr. Schwab did not say what he thought
of the apparent following Of his advice by;
Mr.. Rockefeller, who recently announced
TO his Bible class that he was too weary
to meet them again for some months.
The Baltic sailed from Liverpool late on
the afternoon of May 10. For three days
the weather was fine On Sunday morn
ing she ran into a head wind, which grew
constantly more boisterous. and Mt length
piled UP waves so big that even the Baltic,
giantess that she is, could not pillow through
them without getting her screw well and
awav out OF water The lower decks we're
under water with every comber, spray
broke over the tunnels and came sweep
down in floods against the drawing room
windows
The propeller check. the device used to
keep the screws from racing, could not stand
the strain and was 40 bent that the engines