Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-22
OUR CITY'S GUESTS.
They are Suitably Welcomed, Fed nj
the Maxwell, Treated TO a Display
of Fire Engines, and Banqueted at
the ExpOsifiOn BufldinR

They are Suitably welcomed, FED nj
the Maxwell, Treated TO a Display
of Fire Engines, and Banqueted at
the Exposition Building.
At 1910 yesterday, both branches Of the
CITY government, headed by the entire
police of the city, marched to the depot Of
the St. Louis and Southeastern road, to
meet the invited guests from Evansville,
Ind, who were to arrive on the l2:47 Pm.
train.
The excuTSiOnists were met at Darlington
by a party Of gentlemen from this city,
consisting of MeSsrs. Hugh Douglas, Cas-
Der Kuhn, Ed. II. Miller, John Morrow,
Edward Willard, b. w. Mccain, j. j.
Flannagin, T. NJ. Crawford, and j. w. Hill.
AT THE DEPOT.
The visitors were received by the Board
of Exposition Managers, Mayor Howell,
Mayor Brooks of Edgefield, Recorder Du-
ling. and other city officials, upon the plat
form of the depot, where a general hand
shaking took place. They were next es-
corted to carriages in waiting, when the
procession was formed in the following or
der: Marshals, Sixteenth Infantry band,
city police, city officials and citizens on
foot, followed by the guests and other city
officers in carriages. The first carriage
contained Mayor Kliener Of Evansville,
Mayor Howell, NJ. B. Pitcher, President of
the Common Council, and J. l.. Weakley,
Vice President Of the Board Of Exposition
Managers.
The column moved up College to the
Square, around the SquaIe to College,
through College to Union, through Union
to Cherry, out Cherry TO the Maxwell
House, where guests and hosts repaired to
the gentlemens' parlOr. Here Mayor
Howell made a few pertinent remarks, wei
coming them in behalf Of the people, TO
their hearts and homes He trusted their
visit would be made pleasant and agreeable
and that they might be entertained in a
manner commensurate with their station.
Mayor Kleiner feelin2ly responded and
said that he supposed none Of them felt
like hearing long speeches. As for the dele
CATION, they had exhausted their vivacity
and something else besides on their way
to the city. Appropriate remarks were also
made by Joseph L. Weakley, W. g. Brien,
Mr.. Williamson, of Evansville and Capt.
William Stockell.
The following gentlemen constituted
THE DELEGATION,
and are registered at the Maxwell House:
]. j. Kleiner, Mayor; W. b. Menefee,
Recorder; Cicero Buchanan, City Attorney;
]. S. Vaughan, Deputy City Clerk; p.
Roesner, Chief Of Police; E. Cross, j. b.
Parrett, Charles Schmidt, j. Dannatelle,
Thomas Seifritz, Peter Hess, Conrad Muth,
VIM. Rain, Jr., Z. BOettecher, Philip
Klein, Councilmen; Charles Becker, As
sistant Chief of the Fire Department;
Harry C. Warren, Deputy Postmaster;
Charles Decker, capitalist; A. Bernardine,
manufacturer; w. L. King, of the Herald;
Isadore Esslinger, of the Union; FL. Ryan,
| of the Courier; Charles II. Roberts, Super
intendent of the Water-wOrks; Joseph
Hartlein. Z. NJ. Schumacher and John Sci
bert.
After the guests had retired to their
rooms, shaken the dust Oftravel from their
garments, and returned to the parlOr, all
we've invited into the cOmmOdiOus dining
room of the house, where an elegant COLA
ton was in waiting for them. Around the
festive board there was great flow of soul
and a plentiOus flow of champagne as well.
AFR. NJ. they repaired to the Public
SQUARE to witness display made by
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT,
and the testing Of the power Of Ahrens
| Cincinnati engine.
The engines were formed in line on the
SQUARE at $50 p. NJ, and, after parading
the principal streets, stopping for half an
| hour at the Exposition, moved to the
| SQUARE and commenced the display.
The first test was between the Eclipse
| No. | and the Cincinnati engine. The
| Eclipse used a nozzle one inch in diam
| eter. while that of the Cincinnati engine
was one and three-sixteenths Of an inch.
The only superiority of the Cincinnati en-
| zine, manifested in this contest, was that
| She got up sixty pounds Of steam in four
| and One-eighth minutes, while the other
required eight and One-fOurth minutes TO
get in working order. Another cOnsidera-
| ton is, that the Eclipse frequently lowered
her hose to get up steam, but the Cincin-
natl engine kept up a strong steam all the
time. and increased her steam TO 12O
pounds.
The Hamilton No. was then placed in
competition with the Cincinnati engine
and after consuming nine minutes in get
ting up steam, began her work. Although
her stream was not so large as that of heI
competition, she succeeded in throwing it u
a somewhat greater height. L. Il. Verona
her engineer, was greatly elated over hl:
/
upon the Cincinnati engine, and she threw
out two strong streams to an unusual att
tude,
The greatest height attained was in The
neighbOrhOOd of two hundred feet. Iht
display was witnessed by an immense
crowd Of people.
At the Exposition.
At 7:3O p. NJ, the guests, accompanied
by the City Council, visited the Exposition
and spent a couple of hours in examining
the various objects of interest displayed II
the hall.
About $50 the visitors and those accom-
panying them were invited into the ladies
! parlor, where the Vice President Of tn
Board of Exposition Directors, Joseph L
Weakley, asked their attention, and sal
that in behalf of the Board he extende'
them a hearty welcome. The managers o
the Exposition, fearing that he would b
unable to meet the task of properl
welcoming them, had suggested, Il
kindly way, that he cal
some one to his assistance. He ha
called upon Mr.. William T. Linck, and
they would all walk into the next room
they would see what kind of a speech b
could make.
, Mr.. Weakley's auditors acted upon hi
! advice, and on entering the apartment n
ferred TO, discovered lengthy tables geaT
ing beneath the weight Of the choicest ed
| bles, and an abundance Of champagne
a | Linck had prepared collation. that full
n sustained his reputation as a host, an
4 | those assembled around tables did full Ju
, tice to the repast. When all had partake
!. of the delicacies, slipped the wines, ar
: were ready to retire, r. a. Campbell, u
h Secretary Of the Board of Exposition Ma
ayers, addressed the assemblage as iC
a lows: