The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-10
MOVEMENTS OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
The Embassy Enjoying a Social Time-Mr.
Burlingame Declines All Public Ovations.

The Embassy Enjoying a Social Time-Mr.
Burlingame Declines All Public Ovati0ns.
AUBURN, N. Y, August 7, 1893.
This morning the Embassy passed their time In the
enjoyable recreation OF remaining within DOORS or
those who saw fit made private visits their own
account. The students particularly took occasion
to return the compliments paid them by dropping in
upon their friends and passing few moments OF
Conversation In English or French Teh and several
others took an opportunity to practise a game Of
croquet In the yard Of Mr.. Woodruff adjoining the
premises OF Secretary Seward. This amusement
seems to meet with universal favor and several OF
the students are quite proficient In playing.
There were plenty Of young people about to
make all or any desired explanations.
At other places some amused themselves, as we'll a.
those around in trying to acquire the pronunciation
OF English words Teh and Kong show Q remark
able aptitude for the acquisition OF languages, and
pronounce surprisingly well. Those who speak
English-Messrs. Fung and Teh-in point of accentu-
atlOn pronunciation and emphasis, speak almost a.
purely as an American and better than foreigners
At halfpast the party visited the residence Of
Mr. Christopher Morgan In response to an invitation
parior by Mr. Morgan, his lady and daughters
After brief conversation the party partook OF .
enjoyed this new beverage very much. Chin and
Sun displayed their appreciation BY taking second
suns upon osg a. take
beg to be excused" The Embassy, in company
with the host and hostess, Secretary Seward and
small number Of ladies and gentlemen, then sat
down to an excellent lunch. Spiced oysters sand
witches, pagodas OF ice cream, sherry, champagne
jees, cakes and the like made up the details OF this
formidable "lunch.r
At three O'Clock the Embassy in carriages visited
the works which supply the city with water. The
novelty Of these rests In the fact of furnishing the
supply by means Of water power directly to the city
w thont q Qlaia N q Nv no OWa
OF three turbine wheels the water is forced into the
pipes at a pressure as high rs eighty pounds to .
circumstances being thirty to forty pounds to the
square inch The machinery is 80 constructed as to
regulate itself to this volume, and In event OF fire In the
city, two miles distant, by opening plug the extra
ordinary escape OF water acceerates the motion OF the
machine. which greater rapidly at once communi-
Gates with lever and rings an alarm BELL when tho
engineers Immediately put on more water. One
novelty as consequence OF this peculiar mode OF
supplying the city with water Is the absence Of fire
engines. The water works themselves are fire en-
gines enough, though they are two miles on In
twenty fire MIGRANTS at the same time stream
can be thrown to q vertical height OF one hundred
ana The Sy the
Taens we're astonished az the simplicity Of the ma
and Ss ID n s
From the water works the party rode to the resi-.
remainder Of the afternoon. This evening few calls
were made by different members OF the Embassy.
MT. Burlingame Wishes IL 70 De understood by the
cities on the route Of travel however much might
be for the pleasure Of the party, that he posi-
lively decline any public ovations on the way. Tho
action Of the city Of Buffalo he recognizes as an act
OF great courtesy and regrets the necessity Of adher
ing to his rule. There are several reasons for adopt
ing this plan. The first and most important OF these
is the fact that the Embassy left China business
and not pleasure and by giving up to the latter the
former involving 80 many great interests, must be
inevitably sacrificed or at least affected Mr. Bur-
ngame will accept the courtesies Of the citizens u
Boston, because that city 49, or rather was his place
Of residence. He thinks It would be both ungenerous
and unknd to repel the favors Of those with whom
he had for many years made his home, and to whom
he feels indebted largely for his ofcial honors ac
qured In the walks OF public life In the service OF his
country