New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-27
EXPLAINING TIE CANAL SCHEME.
TIE ADDR ssEs AND HE QUEsHONs-A LARGE
AUDIENCE PRESENT

EXPLAINING TIE CANAL SCHEME.
TIE ADDR ssEs AND HE QUEslIONs-A LARGE
AUDIENCE PRESENT.
The meeting at which it was announced
that Count de Lcsscps woul1 take la!t M
discussion Of the subject Of the Iuteroccan'c Ca"'
held last nsnt at the Union League Theatre large
audience assembled early. That flied and ovcrhoWed
The auditorium The front portion II the house was
LARGELY occupied by members OF the society ana other
engineer, several japanese and Other ioi'shcI'
among them EiH.t there were also many WHO were
not practical engineers, hui were interested ID OH
gincerng projects There WAS also % number % ladies'.
Nearly all The ladies' who accompanied the visitors
about the city on Wednesday front, witt Madame
Dc L-cp- Loud applause followed the reference To her
10y husband. explaining MS determination 10 take
hold Oi tais canal. at which she bu-hed ana
looked down. She nodded approval when be conerilu-
lated himself that 10y u he had been enabled 10 WISH
America Among those present IN the audiclcc were
Frederick W. Kelley. William f.. Dodge David Dudley
EIcd. Professor siilman Edward y D.ckeTson, Gene
raj Alexander Shllcr, C} rus Butler a. \. Low
William g. KnE,lcy, Ellie Chatucr jr. General Horace
Porter. Genera W.usioW tho general manager o the
Manhattan Railroad the Rev. Dr. Believe iAc Rev DR..
I,ng. Mcs,rs BriubcrhoG NJgllu WISE. and Hall OF
th- Ncw-York Elevated Railroad; J. N HurIado, @.
Thomas Han, Mayor Cooper. Caarlo. LItlmcr.
Charles Ward Raymond. r. VI. Melvin. Professor
Thomas E-lcston Ahran = Hewitt, ana othcis. Upon
the stage octave Chanue, the president of the so
ccty. with Count dc Lea-eps az hs night AMI Herr
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tLe special committee Of the CivI Epruerts.
Who accompanied Count d. Ie--cps on We'd
ucsIy; Nathan Appleton. Peter Cooper 4. Glumntc
Theodore Cooper. A. J. Holly, Irrtto Alien. 90" oldest
engineer 10 America, Who lan thc first io.omo..tr
lu the country A,h1ci Welsh. Francs Co.
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