New-York tribune., 1911-01-02
CARNEGIE MEETS BRYCE
Welcomes Returning Ambas-
sador-PrediCts Taft in 1912.
CEDRIC AND CARMANIA IN
Sir John Harrington Among the
Passengers to Arrive New
Years Day.

Tho Cunard liner Carmania. the last
steamship TO reach Quarantine in the old
year and the first one out I'm the new,
nevertheless was. beaten TO her pier YES
terday morning by the White Star lirer
Cedric. The fog which preceded the after
noon's rain hung low over the inner harbor
when the Carmania started for the Chelsea
Docks and delayed her before she reached
the North River. but lifted sufficiently a
half hour later to let the Cedric catch up.
When the Carmania came abeam Of her
pier. opposite West 18th street. and swung
'ler nose around TO enter her dock the
strong food tide caught her and carried
her upstream.
James Bryce. British Ambassador 70 the
United States. who was a passenger on the
Cedric, was met at the pier by Andrew
Carnegie and Courtensy Walter Bennett.
British Consul General. Mr.. Bryce had left
this country just four months ago-on Sep
ternher going first TO Panama and then
proceeding down the west coast of South
America. Most Of the intervening time he
spent in visiting the different countries Of
South America. With him yesterday were
Mrs. Bryce and Miss Ashton. his niece.
The author Of "The American Common
wealth" IL now at work on History 81
American Economies and, busy with his
new book, kept much TO himself on the
voyage across the Atlantic. He wished the
country Of his study happy New Year
Yesterday when the reporters arrived: said
he marvelled al tho progress which Latin
America had made. and thought he could
Of Ia hot u-na
and Peru over the question of boundary.
He and his wife and niece went direct to
Washington. where they expect 10 attend
to-day the reception at the White House
and that Of the Secretary OF State.
Mr.. Carnegie, though not a passenger,
consented 70 a brief Interview
'I have No fears for the Republican
party" said he: "and. Of course. TAFT will
be the nominee in 1917"
With regard to his establishment NJ q
German hero fund he said all that no cared
to say had already been printed
W. c. G. Gladstone. grandson Of William
T., Gladstone, came over on the Cedric in
the Bryce party To spend six months in
Washington as honorary attache OF the
British Legation. Fellow passengers We're
Sir John and Lady Harrington. Sir John
was formerly British Minister TO Abyssinia
and King Menelek's most confidential ad-
wiser. In the last election he was defeated
for the House Of Commons by John Burns
whom as Unionist candidate he opposed in
the latter's stronghold. Battersea. The
labor leaders plurality was only 1.29O
Lady Harrington was a daughter OF the
late Senator Macmillan. Of Michigan. She
and her husband will visit her mother in
Washington.
Other Cedric passengers were Lord and
Lady Alastair. Captain J. L. kirkpatrick
OF the Queens Own Canadian Rifles. and
Miss Hazel Dawn. one OF family OF five
sisters, all Of whom are on the stage. Miss
Dawn. who Is native Of ogden, Utah
has come back to America after ten years
abroad to take the leading part in Gay
Claudine," a play by Ivan Caryll and G
NJ. s Mcclellan. which will open. prob
ably in Philadelphia. on February !.
The Carmana brought to these shores
| again the band of Sicilian players which
last season performed at the Broadway
Theatre. Their number now is thirty-two
and they are bound to Havana. Charles
Frohman has promised them an opening
When theN are capable or playing IN Eng
lish, and TO this end they have with then
Miss NJ T.. Palmer. an English teacher
who is tutoring them. She is engaged al
present with Miss S. Aguglia. the leadne
woman. and ID. Capell the leading man.
The company was not in the best ot
spirits on landing. for on Christmas Eve
baby boy belonging TO Mrs. +. Molnar
one Of them, died. re was buried at sea
at o'clock on Christmas morning.
Christmas trees in both first and second
cabins and the distribution OF presents
among the children marked the celebration
OF Christmas on board. on New Years
Eve concert was held in the saloon. New
Year on the Cedric was ushered in with q
bugle call.