The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-11
The Denarture from s9Frisco."


The Departure from 'sFrisco."
San Francisco. Nov 4-CBy mail
from Eugene Howe, Mr.. Howe's young.
est son. on the staff of the Portland
Oregonian, who remained behind.
The siberia sailed at 1 o'clock but
fully an hour before the time set Tor
departure, the dock to which the I'M
mense steamship was moored was
choked with peop1e-passenger anu
their friends, sailors, steVedores, Gus
tom house inspectors. etc. Among
them was a handful of Atchison people
which was small in comparison Win
the large crowd, but unusually laIse IL
consideration of the distance when
separates San Francisco ana the , CoIli
Carnival town. Among the Atchlsoh
people who gathered seat the wharf TO
see their new neighbors off were cap
tain Harry A. Smith. Lieutenant anu
Mrs. Jerome Pillow. Mrs X b LruLy'
the Misses Clara and Anna Selpys
Frank and Lester Selby, Miss Saran
North Among the others were Mr.. ana
and Mrs. J. Arthur Perkins OF New
York, and ]. c. Sullivan Of Boston, a
Young attorney VINO AaS recently OpSA1
ed A law Office IN San Francisco.
one of the most conspicuous Things
noticeable in the scenes connected with
the sailing of the steamer, was
The Immense Boq1ets OF Flowers
which were so numerous that II seeAleu
as though every one present was car
TV1ino hIlnch of them. There was al
most a steady stream or messenger
boys crossing the gang plank WIN
huge bouquets, and OF course some %
them were thoughtful enough 70 SUP
which the two tourists VIII occupy uAi-
til they get to Honolulu
nv IN time the messenger boys had
completed their deliveries the Iw0
above designated staterooms looked
more like florists shops than nrsl
class cabins. Altogether, the two
Atchison people received ABOUT d
dozen beautiful boquets OF roses, car
nations, violets ana crysaIlt 1s,l-s -
Some Of those who saw them leave at
the dock sent them flowers, as wen as
parties who are now in Atchlson. Inc
Globe force was well represented ny
several splendid bunches OF roses anu
carnations Although the round-the-
world travellers expected rev
bouquets, they were taken completely
by surprise when they entered tIlel5
staterooms and found them Danheo
with flowers. Later the flowers We're
sent to the dining room, where they
were arranged about their places az
the table Whether they viii get TO
see the floral gifts at the tapleS IS
question because by the time olhllet
Is reaf77, thew will have passed into the
swells of the Pacific, ana you know
what so often results then
Continuation ana Clamor.
The travellers stood aDoat thS uoch
receiving the many HAPPY wishes Tor
a pleasant and successful voyage, un-
til the last call was MADE, ana tHen
amid a elimination OF nanosldkes
among the men and kissing among the
women. they clamored up the gang
plank Within few minutes the chi
nese sailors cast of the ropes and
little insignificant tugboat pulled the
nose of the boat out IN the pay: AAen
the big steamer was LEFT to us own
power. and turning toward the Golden
Gate it steamed down the bay.
AS the boat left the dock the thous-
ands of spectators ana passengers OF
decb. commenced to wave their hand
kerchiefs and yell goodby. Not few
of the women cried, and It was really
a touching sight. Ihe Two LfaVeleIs
stood together and waved lnelr nanu-
kerchiefs at their friends until the
boaf Y,assed out of view. When last
seen they were standing on the hurrl-
cane deck, waving their Wnlte hand-
Lyerchiefs and occasionally turning
their faces towards the east, the d1rec-
fion in which they thought Atchison
lay. EUGENE H.
Howe's Last Notes at San Francisco.
Clara SeIby, formerly of Atchison.
owned a parrot, and hated it she gave
it away, and went to San Francisco to
live. to avoid the possibility of the new
owner Of the parrot firing Of it, and
giving it back I have always claimed
that parrots were q great nuisance ct
some people take pride IN owning them.
A parrot which has been coaxed all
day to talk. and refused with impu-
dent silence. viii get a. talking streak
at 8 o'clock in the morning, and IA k
and sing drunken songs until daylight
Anna Selby also made q remark that
amused me She said. IN AtchisOn
wien a girl goes down town a good
deal, people notice it, and say: What
is that girl doing down. town SO much?
What does she find to interest her?
Brt here can 20 down town every
dav. and no one notices it"
The four Atehfson children agreed
that eolored people loked good to them:
Chinese servants were moving around
Were we sat as noiselessly as cats. A
coiored man came in. and the Atchi-
son children looked at him with interest
and enthusiasm.