New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-01
BILLY ASTOR SORRY HE
MISSED WORLD SERIES
Six-Year-0Id Heir of Waldorf
Millions Thinks Baseball
Beats Cricket.
LUSITANlA IS SEA-T0SSED
Plume Clipping by Customs Men
Goes On-Wife of Tobacco
Trust Head Loses $50
Paradise Spray.

When the Cunard liner Lusitania
dropped anchor off Quarantine yesterday
every aboard was thankful The flyer
had come across in exceptionally heavy
weather. Westerly gales and high head
seas hit her from the time she cleared
Daunt's Rock Lightship until she steamed
into this harbor. Notwithstanding the
unfavorable weather conditions the vessel
made the trip in days % hours and "a
minutes, at an average speed Of 23.74
knots.
Prominent among the Cunarder's pas
sengers was Mrs. Waldorf Astor. who be-
fore her marriage. in May, 1903 to the
oldest son Of William Waldorf Aston, was
Mrs. Mamie Langhorne Shaw, of Viz
gnia. She was accompanied by her six
year-old son William. who prefers to be
called Billy" and who is accommodated
in this regard by his mother.
Billy" who had seen many cricket
matches in England, had heard some
thing about the worlds series, ana
thought il might have been better than
the long -drawn-out sessions with bat and
ball and wicket. The little fellow rad
leased his mother TO take him to see the
worlds series, and when he was told that
he would have TO wait until next fau ne
said he would come over, and his mother
half promised to bring him. He said he
hoped some day TO become major league
player.
Although married to an Englishman'
Mrs. Astor declared yesterday with pride
that she was Virginian. Mrs. Astor VIII
be a guest Of her sister. Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson. and later will 90 South
where she said BILLY will have a chance
to play baseball with pickaninnies.
The customary hunt for aigrettes was
made by customs officials on the Cunard
pier and several plumes were surrendered
by passengers.
Lady Cheylesmore, sister of Mrs. Elsie
French Vanderbilt, wore pheasant
plume. but convinced the customs officials
that this particular fowl was domestic
creature whose plumage did not come I'M
der the ban.
Mrs Percival S Hill. wife OF the presi-
dent of the American Tobacco Company.
wore hat adorned with the y,umage OF
n bird Of paradise. She said IL was worth
$50 and would gladly pay the duty on H.
but was Informed that 1t was not dultapie'
but would have TO be surrendered. 1t was
nlucked from the hat and sent to the pub
lie stores.
Captain Watt, former commodore OF the
Cunard feet who brought the Lusitanla
and the Mauritania to this country on
their maiden trips. was passenger on the
I,usitania. The retired skipper will spend
a few weeks with friends in this country
Occupying two Of the most luxurious
staterooms on the Lusitania. rooms which
sell for sg5. was Bramwell Booth, general
in chief Of the Salvation Army. lie
dwelt much upon the genius Of his father,
who had selected him as his successor,
and declared that his father was the most
perfect Christian gentleman he had ever
met
Asked if the naming of his successor
was a prerogative of the chief he replied
that IT was. Mr.. Booth will so on cam
paigning trip through Canada. returning
TO this city by way Of Chicago on Novem-
Der 10. He said he expected to meet his
brother, Ballington Booth. head OF the
Volunteers of America, and that If he
were TO suggest an alliance of the two or
ganizations he would gladly entertain IT,
Sir George Paish, editor OF The
Statist," Of London, came over for visit
of two months, during which he VIII IN
spect the financial districts OF various
cities He said he expected to get renee
ton OF financial conditions here and see to
what extent the United States might De
able to redeem the financial world IRON
an impending crisis.