The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IN CITY
WADE FLYING TRIP TO POCAN-
TICO mus ESTATE.
PurpOse. The, Say. Was TO See New Grand.
son Made Early start From Lakewood
In High Good EumOr With Reporters
and Let a SnRpshOttcr Catch Him.

son Made Early start From Lakewood
In High Good HumOr With Reporter,
ami let q SnapshOttcr Catch Him
John ID. Rockefeller came pack to New
York yesterday. He left his country place
at Lakewood, n. j., early In the morning
and made a flying trip. to Tarrytown fol
the purpose of visiting his estate there
He returned TO the city in the afternoon
and before evening landed at his house
Z West Hfty-fourth street.
1t is said that HIS object in going Il
the Pocantico Hills place was to see his
new grandson, John d. Rockefeller, third
who, 1t is understood, went there with his
father and mother early in the day. John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr., announced to his Bible
class on Sunday that he would liz away
from it for three weeks.
Mr.. Rockefeller, Sr., left Lakewood at
sl3 in the forenoon. He was accompanied
by his daughter. Mrs. +. Parmelee Prentice,
and his valet. They travelled in a state
room on he pa rlor car Hiawatha, and when
they reached C~ommunipaw went into the
women's cabin of Il f%erryboat bound for
Tw%enty-third street. There was "a general
rush OF passengers to the cabin when it
became known that he was there, but he
took the staring TO which he was subjected
with great good humor, laughing and
chatting with Mrs. Prentice. He looked
rather pale and delicate and eaned on the
arm of his valet as he walked. He wore a
gray suit and overcoat with a square topped
hat of somewhat unusual build.
Mr.. Rockefeller didn't lose his cheer
fulneSs even when questioned by the re-
porters. He laughed with them and called
them My son" and My boy"
Are you going to see the new baby?"
asked one of them.
Mr.. Rockefeller threw back his head and
laughed.
I'm not answering questions, " he said,
but I'm proud of my grandson. all right"
He refused to answer AMY questions on
any subject whatever.
When the ferryboat reached Twenty
third street, Mr., Rockefeller deliberately
allowed a snapshot photographer to catch
him a. he walked out of the ferry house.
The whole party got into an electric cab
and were whirled to he Grand Central
station, where they to9h q way train for
TarrytoSn.
At that place thee was a disa agreeable
delay of half an hour, there being no car
rage in waiting at tn9 station. Mr., Rookie
Teller secluded himself in the baggage
room while his servant telephoned to his
stables.
He made a very short stay at his place,
for he returned 10 the station in time to
catch the 2:37 train for New York, Super
intendent Hemenway driving down TO the
station with him. He waited in his car
rage until the train arrived and then, after
shaking hands with the conductor, whom
he recognized, he climbed into a Pullman
car.
Arriving in the city al 3:35, he once again
took his electric cab, and in ii for "A short
time he dropped out of sight, only turning
at his residence about dinner time.
Nobody at the house would give any
information as to how long Mr.. Rookie
Teller planned to stay in the city, but he
told a friend at ~Tsrrytown that he would
up there for the summer very early and
might spend Easter there.