The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-02
ALICE CLIMBS
LADDER

LADDER
Daughter Of President Nimbly Mounts
Side of Steamer to Delight Of Com
pany Of Admitting Friends.
New York. Feb. Alice Roosevelt
climbed pilot ladder up the lofty side
OF the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse this
to greet her sister-in-law to be, the
countess de Chambrun. 1t was a 25-
foot climb that would have terrified
good many men unused to it, but she
did 1t blithely. Her fiance, Represen-
tattve Nicholas Longworth, whom she
had accompanied down the bay ON
revenue cutter. followed her up.
Mr.. Longworth. Miss Roosevelt and
the countess will 60 to Washington to-
morrow.
The presidents daughter and her
hostess. Mrs. Robert GoeIet, appeared
at the barge Office at $40 p. m. in
hired electric hanson. Miss Roose-
welt had on brown fur coat with
collar of lighter brown and rough
hat of fur. The two women remained
in their cab for few minutes until
Mr.. Longworth's arrival in another
cab. Miss Roosevelt and Mr.. Long
worth went at once on board the rev.
enue cutter Manhattan. which had
been placed at their disposal by the
customs authorities. Mrs. Goelet
drove away. Capt. Newcombe, who is
in charge of the cutter service at this
port, and Col. Williams of the collect
or's Office. accompanied the pair on the
Manhattan.
AT the gangway was reporter who
asked the privilege of going along.
urging the public interest in all that
concerned Miss Roosevelt's doings.
"Oh, no." laughed Mr.. Longworth,
II couldn't think of such a thing"
Nov. for once we can be alone"
said Miss Roosevelt.
Plans are Disarranxed.
The kaiser's late arrival had upset
plans. Mr.. Longworth had expected
the ship to arrive early in the after
noon and he intended to take Miss
Roosevelt to Hobollen and there in
troduce his finance to his sister, the
countess. who was Miss Clara Long
worth. The Kaiser was not reported.
by the Fire island station until 1851.
That meant she would not dock until
long after 6 o'clock MI Longworth
had Informed Miss Roosevelt of this.
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their honor which could not very we'll
be postponed, and as evening full of
other engagements, SO that, in order to
see anything Of the countess the trip
down the bay was decided upon.
The Manhattan arrived at quaran-
tine before the steamship had come up
from the Hook. Miss Roosevelt and
Mr.. Longworth landed on the pier to
change to Health Officer Doty's boat,
the Charles F. Allen. who was to put
them aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm.
Miss Roosevelt had been pestered so
much by photographers that that very
morning she had begged a group of
them to let her alone. On the quar-
antine dock she thought she was safe
from them and so she was, from the
newspaper camera men, at least.
But there on her path up rose man
with camera. He was there to take
some pictures of the health Office boats
for Mr.. Doty, and had no more idea
than the man in the moon of greeting
Miss Roosevelt He recognized her
Just as she gave little scream and
ran away. Being only human pho
tographer the man ran after her and
begged her to stand still moment.
AT first she pouted and refused Then
she laughed and consented.
While the man fumbled with his
plates MIR. Longworth did war dance
OF delight, which could only be inter-
preted as making fun of his fiancee.
Then the camera man asked Mr.. Long
worth to pose and he consented with
alacrity. even persuading Miss Roose-
welt to get into the picture That was
about the six hundred and forty-fifth
snapshot in which they have appeared
In and about New York.
When the big steamship hove in
sight the Charles f. Allen took the
two as passengers out of her. The
kAASSS AeauuCA Wdo diIetuy over Cne
ships side. an affair of stats and
ropes a littls shaky looking for
woman. The kaiser's officers saw a
woman on the quarantine boat and
began to give orders to let down the
huge accommodation ladder, a flight
of steps as comfortable as those of
a house. But Miss Roosevelt would
have none of that.
Tell them" she said, "that this is
good enough for me-" and her refusal
was megaphoned up to the deck.
The little quarantine boat rolled and
tossed in the heavy chop of the bay,
but the ladder hung steady enough
against the side of the motionless
leviathan. Without thought of her
dainty white gloves or mock tremors
about exposure of her dainty shod
feet. Miss Roosevelt went up like a
bird to the deck of the ship. Mr..
Longsworth joined her in minute
8 and the admiring doctors followed.
!. The presentation of his fiancee to his
sister was quickly made by Mr.. Long
worth and all three went to a cabin.
This was the first meeting of the two
I women. The Countess de Chambrun
seemed to take liking to her broth
er's future wife,
On board the Kaiser, Capt. Cuppers