Going to Meet the “Britannic”—The “Blackbird”—Skirmishers of the
American Press—The London “Standard’s” Message to New York, Boston,
and Chicago—“Working” America—“Reportorial” Experiences—Daylight
off Staten Island—At Quarantine under the Stars and Stripes—“God
Save the Queen!” and “Hail to the Chief!”—Received and
“Interviewed”—“Portia on a Trip from the Venetian Seas”—What the
Reporters Think and what Irving Says—The Necessity of Applause—An
Anecdote of Forrest—Mr. Vanderbilt and the Mirror—Miss Terry and the
Reporters—“Tell them I never loved home so well as now”—Landed and
Welcomed—Scenes on the Quay—At the Brevoort.