New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24

he went out for a short stroll about the
deck and took a cup of tea in the cabin
Of some friends.
| But the passengers we're surprised when
they saw the boyish. 1.-THE way in which
| the Mayor-elect bounded down the stairs
! to the dining saloon for breakfast Thurs
day morning. And all through the trip
after that he took as much delight in
| everything going on as a boy would have
done
! Just one social function varied the usual
run of the days happenings. 1t was the
dance on the starboard Ale OF the main
deck on SATURDAY nisht< fhe programme
announced that ii was under the patron
age of "the Hon. John Purroy Mitchell.
| Mayor-elect OF New York Mr.. Mitchell
! led the grand march with Mrs. Cooley
The Mayor-elect and Mrs. Mitchell de-
lighted the passengers with their grace
funess in the turkey trot and other mod
ern dar ces. Every how and then the
ship would pitch some Of the dancers
against The rail.
| Mr. Mitchell has with him a new Spring
| field army rifle. He was constantly on
/ the outlook for whales or something else
| 10 shoot. One day he took a couple OF
shots off the stern at what an old sea
captain said was a group OF whales
They were too far away, however. After
that Mr.. Mitchell banged away at por-
poises and flying fish, with what results
| ha
strated that ne was a good shot by rid
, ding a red barrel that was cast of the
stern by Captain Downs.
| Mr. Mitchell has started several novels.
| but his reading has been only desultory.
Not once has he been found porting over
the charter 81 New York He knows
considerable about that already, and this
trip was planned to get his mind on just
such things for a time.
The second day out J. Waldo Smith
kept the party amused by producing "a
number OF puzzles. one was based on
the national game. 1t was a difficult task
but the Mayor-elect finally showed his
| steady nerves and solved II. The others
! were not able to work ii at all.
Mr. Mitchell went into the pool on the
ships daily run on three separate oc-
casions. but was not lucky. On Sunday
Mrs Cooley pulled down the money, which
amounted TO SIS
| The Mayor elect laughed heartily when
told that some one had pointed out Mr..
Hardy as Mr.. Mitchell. and the mistake was
not discovered by GONE people until the
second day out. He sat in the smoking
| room with groups Of passengers and dis
cussed the tropical countries and the
trouble in Mexico. but showed no DISPOSE
ton to keep his mind long on the prob
lens Of municipal government In New
York They will become reality soon
| enough.
The party has all been we'll on the
trip, with the exception OF Mrs Mitchell
who has suffered from neuralgia. II was
not sufficient. however. TO keep her OF
the deck much Not soul on board was
seasick. There were rough seas at times,
but the Zacapa IL as steady AS a house.
When the Mitchell party got on deck
this morning the Zacapa was running
along the Jamaica shore The mountain
peaks were partly hidden in the mist. There
WAS most wonderful rainbow, brought
out by the particles Of moisture I'm the air,
which buried itself on one side on the
green stones Of the island, and, arching
over the ship, was lost i'm the sea on the
other. The reflection from the mist
formed another rainbow less distinct.
Every one said the rainbows were augu-
rios of success for the incoming Mayor.
| II was Q O'Clock when the Iacapa
locked. Just before she was warped In
Mr.. Mitchell amused himself by throwing
coins to the agile and scantily clad young
negroes. who followed them almost to the
bottom Of the harbor
The courtesies Of the port were extend
ed TO the former Collector of the Port of
New York, and he and his party were
soon safely housed at the Myrtle Bank
Hotel They spent some OF the morning
shopping and went back to the Zacapa
for farewell luncheon with Captain
Downs. When he got back to the hotel
Mr.. Mitchell found II. A. Laselve Simpson,
the Mayor of Kingston, and member Of
the legislative council waiting 10 call on
him Soon after messenger came from
Bishop Collins, the Catholic Bishop OF the
island. saying he would be pleased to take
him 10 call upon sir Henry Manning, the
Governor of Jamaica, tomorrow.
More than anything else. the Mayor
| elect is interested in a tarpon fishing trip
that has been planned for tomorrow. He
left his dinner tonight TO look over the
rod that had been brought over for him
70 try. Before dinner the party took a
motor ride
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