New-York tribune., 1921-05-29
e4arJISO Given
Ovation as He
Sails for Italy
Crowd of Admirers and
Friends Waits for Hours
at South Brooklyn Pier
to Bid Tenor Good BY
Trip Costs Him $4,000
With Family and Servants
Party Occupies 3 Suites
ON the Presidente Wilson

An enthusiastic but somewhat disap-
pointed crowd focked to Bush Docks in
South Brooklyn yesterday to see En-
rico Caruso depart for Italy,
The tenor sailed with his wife and
iafant daughter, Gloria; his brother
secretary and hale dozen servants in
three suites on the Cosulich liner Pres
idente Wilson, the transportation for
the party costing him $4,000.
Those who assembled on the pier in
the forenoon and waited patiently until
Caruso arrived at $50 p. m. were the
people one might see standing around
the horseshoe of the Metropolitan
Opera House on Carrso night. They
had heard him mary times on the
stage; they had hailed him on the
streets in his days of health, but they
had not seen him since his trying ILL
ness.
1t was not strange yesterday when
the tenor's car came suddenly into the
midst of the weary watchers to observe
them start and frowr for the moment.
once robust singer, now pale and
shrunken.
Shouts of Bravo Cheer Him
The crowd became accustomed to his
drawn appearance, however, for his lip
curled with the same old smile and
the grit that only few weeks ago had
snatched him from death seemed to
radiated from his face.
The applause, the shouts of bravo
and the. handelapping brought the
weakened man to his feet Those
about him in the car tried to drag him
to his seat, but he persisted in stand
ing and waving his hat to the multi
tude. Not since he collapsed on the
stage has the tenor had such stimu-
liant
Ten policemen cut a path for him as
his car stopped before the gangplank.
and Csruso was rushed aboard with a
thrcng at his heels.
He wanted to stay on deck and smile
upon the crowd below or the pier, and
was humored in this whim for a short
time only. The effort taxed his
strength and he voluntarily went into
his suite and lay down After a half
hours rest he insisted on going again
to the deck, explaining that he was
strong again" and would keep in view
or ms friends. Presently Mrs. Caruso
urged that he sit in a steamer chair,
and there he chatted with the reporters.
Grateful to the Press
He said he wished first of all to have
9 the reporters carry his thanks to their
newspapers for the kindly interest the
press had taken in him during his i'll
ness, 10 the press of the entire coun
try, he said, he wished to convey his
gratitude, but particularly to the. news
papers of this city.
He explained to the group about
him that his return to America would
depend upon his health. He said he
wanted to come back to America as
soon as he could ~ 90
81 hope they have left some good
wine at my place in Sorrento" he said
of it." ~ 'i'ou SoHie
Moreover, he explained that he was
gong 10 s<ng again, and, just to show
tna' ms voice was not impaired. he
o1d little coloratara work in hioh
register and prolonged with little or
no ditfieulty high note. His breath
paired "'''' ''''-
The Presdente Wilson got under wav
at ago ?; M After she had breasted
OUT into the stream Howard x. Trayers
American vice-consul at Naples. accom-
panied by his bride, ran down the long
pier to find that the vessel had cone
;. Ihe marine superintendent of the
line called tug, put the couple aboard
ana three or four hundred yards away
from the pier they were taken aboarJ
py means of rope ladder.