The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-06
GIANT
CUNARDER
ARRIVES

New York, March e.-The progress OF
the twln-screw steamship Caronia, big
gest and newest but not swiftest, OF
Cunarders, from Liverpool to this port,
was a continuous performance in house
warming As she see-sawed into her
dock last night through hindering ice
foes, a throng aboard at the gangway
rail waved hats. canes, umbrellas,
handkerchiefs and tlvngs and declared
that the ship, the commander, the two
ex-mayors Of Queenstown. Hennessey and
Grogan, in fact, the whole ships COM
pany, including the spick and span stew
ardesses. resembling Red Cross nurses,
we're all "jolly good fellows, which no
body couid deny"
The burst OF song was partly due 20
the delay in docking and partly TO the
housewarming. An effort to start a re-
ligious melody was drowned in an
irreverant and somewhat inharmonious
version OF II Was only Teasing You"
When at last the big ship was close
enough TO let the gangplank bridge down
between the ice-covered deck and pier.
there was a joyous shout, and a rush to
be first ashore. Nearly everybody said
that he had had the time OF his life. al
though the seas on the first two days
Of the seven-day trip we're riotous.
forcing the ship to slow down a bit. But
she rolled only when she was in the
trough and her swaying was not so un-
comfortable as that OF some ships. as she
has bigger bilge keels than any craft in
commission.
Capt. r. G. War; said hat all the ira .
dltional things had been gone at the sail
ing of the ship from Liverpool. including
cutting instead OF casting on the hawsers
that held her I'm dock They got weather
after leaving the Mersey.
At Queenstown the two ex-mayors. who
were voted among the finest company
that ever crossed the sea. came aboard
and assisted i'm the housewarming in
verse. prose. song and otherwise. As
barristers they Immediately struck up a
friendship with former Justice Goodrich,
who, as presiding officer at the concert
on Friday night. made ex-Mayor Grogan
sing. william Hatfield also sang and
Charles Mildare, a professional. whistled
I'm imitation OF birds.
There were some variations In betting
on the ships runs. Pools were made not
only on the runs. but on the terminals
OF the last numerals OF the runs. The
pools averaged more than 500 each. j.
n. COnnOr or Leicester, hHklHnO, won
six Of the final numerals
There was a mock trial on Friday. at
which Justice Goodrich presided. and in
which pavt. Barry, former representa-
tive OF Thomas Upton. was prosecuting
attorney. w. H. Davies Of the British
American Tobacco company was counsel
for the defence. The name OF the prisoner
was not revealed. but he was convicted
and made 20 contribute TO the general
ioyousness.
There were two incidents that marred
the general pleasure OF the trip. z. T.
Miles. representative in Manchester,
Eng. OF kidder. Peabody & Co. OF Bos.
ton, who came aboard ill. died on Thurs.
day OF angina pectoris. His wife who is
an American. accompanied him He was
buried at sea at midnight on Friday al
the request OF Mrs. Miles. who did no,
want her own grief 10 interfere with the
happiness OF others. J. William Rown-
tree. an Englishman. fell ill Of pneumonia
on the fret day out and was still very
sick when the chip docked. He will he
removed 20 a New York hospital this
morning.