The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-27
OUR FOREIGN. GUESTS.
Names Of the Distinguished
p -,hf-o-7 .ss.-s Party Tr'osa' as,as
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Visited by the Reception Com
mlttee. ms
their Drive Through the City.
RECEPTION ON 'CHKNGK-.-
EPEECHES, Sc.
DENOMINATION WITHTIRR
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Gr&nd Complimentary Dinner.
TOasts. speeches, champagne
and Good Cheer.

several gentlemen of the English press,
whose visit here has been anticipated for
two or three weeks, arrived here on Mon
day evening. They proceeded to the We'd
dell House, and were not interrupted by any
iIl-timed intrusion of committees. The
wear and tear of three weeks of unintermls-
tent travel, with receptions, attentions,
public dinners. and the inevitable attend
ant, speechifying, makes it necessary for
themto put in somewhere every twenty four
hours. several hours of solid sleep, as well
as plentiful amounts of beef steak, &C., to
make good the waste of tissue. Thus twelve
hours eIapsed from the time of their arri-
val TO that Of being called upon by the
committee-hours which were duly devoted
TO recreation. s.a-..
AZ half past nine o'clock yesterday morn
ing, the Reception Committee appointed by
the Board of Trade, waited upon the guests
at the Wedde1 House. The party was
composed of the following persons, includ-
ing several gentlemen and ladies, who ac-
companied them from Cincinnati, st. Louis
and Chicago:
NAMES OF TIE PATTY
Sir s. Morton. Peto; Bari NJ. P. for Bristol;
James McHenry, Esq; E. F. sstterthwaite,
ESQ, the well known great London broker;
Thomas W. Kennard; J.-S. Forbes, Esq
general manager of the London. Chatham
and Dover Railroad; ]. Kenssll, Esq, man
ufacturer at Rochdale, from whose factor
les one-eighth of ali the flannel msnufac-
tured in England is turned out; DR.. Slack,
of Cheltenham, physician to Sir s. Morton
Peto; Morton Peto, Esq son OF Sir s. Nor
ton Peto; Morton Belts, ESQ.,, nephew of Sir
8. Morton Peto; Michael Belcher Esq, of
Liverpool A. W. Rixon, ESQ.,, of London /;
W. Grain, Esq, of London; Mr.. Woodman,
of London Hon. Mr.. Darlington, of Wash
ington Edward McDermo't, Esq, of the
London Post W. Hewitt, Esq, of the Lon
don Star; Mr.. Wann, of the house of Nc
Andrew Wsnn, bankers and financial
agents of the A. i G. W. Railway, in New
York; Mr.. Learned; Mr.. Gale; Mr..
Mosely Mr.. Charles L. Wilson, Mr.. G. Z.
E. Blakesley, Mr.. G. Day, Mr.. s. s.
L'Hommedieu, Capt. Slocum, Mr.. Ken!J'
Mr.. Diven, Mr.. Hsmilton, Mr.. McGinnIs'
Mrs. Slocurn, Miss Saliie Ellis, Miss Nell
Vaine, Miss Alma LHommedieu, MISS
Mary L'Hommedieu, Mrs. Hamilton, MISS
Laura IL. Wilson, Miss Anna Il. wilson,
Miss Watteaon. Miss Bissill, Miss Older
shau, Miss BnbI~rd, Miss Hoge.
TOUR OF THE CITY.
About ton O'Clock the guests took car
risges provided for them, and escorted by
the Reception Committee, members of
which were conveniently distributed in the
vehicles, proceeded to various points of in
terest throughout the city. They first
drove over to the depot of the Atlantic i
Great Western Railway, and after an in
spection Of their own works thereabouts,
passed on to the Cleveland Iron and Nail
Company's Works. The ingenious but sim
pie contrivance for making nails appeared
to please and interest the visitors, not
withstanding the fact that it seemed like
carrying Goals to Newcastle, to invite gem
tlemen familiar with Birmingham and
other great Iron EmPoriums and Vul-
cans Stishies of England, TO inspect
our compaI atively insignifcant iron works.
But we suppose that these practical busi-
ness men, who have come over to this
Western world with an eye open to oppor-
tunities of profitable investment, came to
see what we are doing, what are the advsn-
tsges and possibilities of our locality, and
tute comparisons. That this is their OBJ
ject, is proven by remark made by Sir 8.
Morton PetO, in reply to some spologetic
observation, that he had learned several
new things in Americs, concerning the
working up ofirOn.
From this point the party drove to the
Circle on the West Side, and climbed the
long fight of stairs to the reservoir, where
fne view of the lake, CITY and surround
ing couHs-v was obtained. The visitors,
after enjoying the ssene, drove down to the
Water Works, and witnessed with admira-
tion the working of the huge engines.
They then passed along the extension of
the A. & G. W. road, which reaches alrnost
TO the Water Works, and noted with inter
est the preparations being made for open
ing up along the line extensive yards for
receiving coal and iron ore.
Crossing the river at the foot of Detroit
street hill, the party were driven along
River street, by the depot, to the Public
Park and thence up Euclid avenue. This
beautiful thoroughfare was admired by the
party, who spoke of ii in measured English
phrase, in which there is always more
meaning and heartiness than is at first ap-
parent. aaa-
Having reached the magnificent resi-
dence of ]. H. Wade, Esq the party were
conducted around by the Rolling Mills.
They did not stop to inspect the works.
We could but regret this turn of the route,
as it was slmost totally devoid of interest.
Il hardly paid the gentlemen to come three
thousand miles to see an interminable
string of miserable lager beer saloons,
focks of geese, etc, and so one of them had
the pluck to observe. 1t strikes US that
sdrive to Woodland Cemetery and down
Prospect street would have been fitting
conclusion to the tour of the city.
BY this time il was after one o'clock, and
the inner gentleman of every member of
the party, conductors as well as guetts, be- I
gan crying out enphatically, "Beefl beefP'
obeying this voice, the carriages soon
reached the Weddell House. where the
guests sat down to . sumptuous dinner.
--~r,5- AT-sHK BOARD OF TRADE.
BY Arrangements, the guests were to ar
riTe at the Board of Trade Rooms at half
past two o'clock. Bytwo O'Clock the mem
berS of the Board and number of citizens,
in aIl perhaps two hundred persons, occu-
pied the rofnnda Of oviatt's Exchange, q
number of ladies having seats in the GAL
lery overlooking the scene of reception.
AT the appointed hour the distinguished
visitors, headed by Governor Tod entered
the hall and were conducted to the seats
provided for them. Upon taking their
seats, Philo Obamberlin, Esq. President
Of the BOsfds addressed them as follows:
sPxToH OF PHILo oHAMBERLIE.
GENTLRMEN-The members of the Board |
of Trade, representing various Commercial,
Manufacturing, Mechanical |
and Transportation interests, do most cor |
daily greer y0u with hearty, respectful /
and cheering welcome to the City of cleVe-
land. ~ .,--....--s. r.
Regarding you as the representatives of |
D sentiment abroad in active sympathy /
with our National cause during our late
terribly conFulsive struggle, and also, of |
large msterial Interests connected with one
Of the important avenues of the commerce
1f this city, We very naturally wish to
meet you in the attitude of grateful and
sppreciative friends, as well as TO display a
air and favorable view of the advantages
you and we possess in and around this ter
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