The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-24

New York, Aug. BE. H. Hartman
who has been in Europe since June l.
VIII reach New York about o'clock to-
morrow afternoon. This statement was
made to-day at the North German Lloyd
offices.
II was al first thought that Mr.. Harri-
mans steamer. the Kaiser Wilhelm II.
would dock early this morning. but a
wireless received stated that at go a. m.
the ship was 10 miles east Of Sable IS
land. which is about thirty-three hours
east Of Sandy Hook II the vessel con-
tinues her average speed it is calculated
she viii dock at , o'clock this afternoon.
/ Mr.. Hartman will stay on the vessel
until she reaches Hoboken and viii then
be taken 20 the Erie Railroad station
at Jersey City, where a special train viii
be in waiting to take him to Arden.
Standing Trip We'll.
Z was said at the Offices Of the Union
Fscihc Railroad to-day that Judge
Lovett. the vice president. had received
a wireless from Mr. Hartman in which
the latter stated that he was in good
/ condition and feeling we'll
! Wireless dispatches received here state
that Mr.. Harriman's condition is all that
! his physicians desire He sleeps well
and his appetite is good. He has been
! seen little outside OF his suite OF rooms.
/ however. since leaving Cherbourg on
August IS after treatment at Bad Gas
! tein. The weather IS held responsible for
( his nonappearance on deck. Il has been
] decidedly bad. and Dir. Harrimans houe
that the voyage home might be as pleas
l ant as that 90 Europe early In the sum
4 mer. has been in no way fuTilled.
Z IS understood taat upon reaching this
city. hir. Hartman will proceed immedi-
I ately 10 Arden, \. Y, his country place,
where he VIII take an "aftercure."
Those who have seen him on board
/ ship say that his face is decidedly pale
/ and his entire bearing one Of great
I fatigue He has lost considerable hesa
1 since leaving this side. and IL is said
that at present al food is prepared for
him under the orders Of his physicians.
/ DR.. Lyle
Directors Meet To-day.
The directors or the Union Pacific anJ
Southern Pacific Railroads will hold
meetings here tomorrow. II Is said that
/ Mr. Hartman will not attend these
meetings, but his Homecoming cannot
I help but arouse great interest in rail-
road matters and especially the talk that
the Hartman interests seek 10 obtain
control Of the New York Central in order
/ to perfect tronscontinental system
/ Ever since Mr.. Hartman went away on
June 1.Wan Street has experienced fur
ries over reports OF his future plans and
/ the constant rumor Of his failing health
/ Now II hopes 10 see exactly how well
or IN he is.
! According to his physician. Mr.. Harri-
mans stay at Arden is 10 be Indefinite,
and will depend on MS physical condi-
! ton
I Mr. Hartman 50 far this year has spent
/ the greater part OF the time travelling
! and visiting various health resorts. He
/ began the year well, for on January y
/ he became a director in the New York
/ Control on the same day that President
/ w. c. Brown also became a member Of
/ the board Of that road. At the time OF
Y his election Mr.. Hartman was travelling
/ North from the Southern States. where
/ he had been TO recupcrate, as his health
was reported 10 be far from good
/ Less than a month later. on February
I Il, he went into camp ut San Antonio.
| Tex. He and various members Of his
/ family and several friends spent several
weeks in tents few miles south OF that
4 town. The climate. which was warm,
/ appeared 10 agree with him.
Travelled in Mexico.
J Eearly in March. with a party Of
friends, Mr.. Hartman went further south
and entered Mexico, where he inspected
new lines under construction in the Pa
cihc Coast He expressed himself as
much benefited by his rest at San An
! tonic and looked tanned and strong.
II began to be rumored. however. that
his health was far from good. and even
that he would soon retire from active
business and recupSrate by leading a life
out OF doors and dropping business cares.
The latter part Of the month OF March
was spent in California. where. at PasO
Robles. Hot Springs. he took the baths
! for rheumatism He then returned to
New York, having made four months
trip through the South Mexico. the Pa
cifc coast, and across the continent Dur
( ing al this time there were conflicting
reports regarding his health, and, though
/ upon his return he loked brown end
healthy, his downtown Office saw him
/ little
Planned Trip Abroad.
Late in April he planned a three
months trip abroad. his second. The first
trip was made several years ago. when
Mr. Hartman was recovering from an
operation for appendicitis. The travelling
on the Continent was done by automobile.
and 1Ir. Hartman often described the
caravan as representing a railroad train,
and said that it showed TO him only rail-
road ideas.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman sailed
( for Europe for the second time. on June
I 1. they had no definite plans fO- the trir
outside OF making visits 20 Paris and
Vienna.
Mr. Hartman said that he would seek
advice abroad for his health He took
along no American physician. and with
the exception OF Mrs. Hartman and Alex
ander Nillar. one Of his lieutenants. was
uraccompanied save by servants.
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