The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-06
ENGLISH VULGARIFY.
The Conduct of Certain Englishmen on the
Northern Pacific Excursion

The Conduct of Certain Englishmeu on the
Northern Pacific Excursion
New York Tribune
Stanley |. StubbS Charles J. Eastman Guy
" Bethel and Slingsby Bethel were in the
habit OF washing in the morning at the open
Wristbands without any clothing on exceU;
their drawers, in places where they knew
ladies had TO pass in order to reach the din.
lng-car Even when told that ladies were
about to pass they made no attempt to cover
their nakedness or get out of the way.
The same men, when staying at hotels
never paid for drinks which they or theii
friends took at the public bar They had
them charged to Mr.. Hatch. They never
paid for the washing OF their clothes-haviny
the wash bill also charged TO Mr. Hatch.
In Fargo one of the Bethells hired horsa
winch he rode so hard that its owner de-
manded compensation for the damage done
This was refused, and it was only after the
train had left Fargo and the facts had
been communicated to Mr. Hatch. and SONS
EngliShmen in the partly threatened To-
make up purse to pay the bill rather than
nave their host pay it, that Bethel coald be
induced to send the money, $50, TO tire
stabe-keeper. The claim was known to be
just one.
When breakfast dinner or tea was an
nounced on the train, Stubbs Eastman, the
Bethells and one Mr. Morris would seize
upon seats to the exclusion of ladies, who
were compelled to wait an hour or so for a
second table, the car not accommodating
more than half OF the party at time. This
continued until and even after vigorous re-
monstrance from some of the other English
men. Mr.. William Hartman. editor of the
London Morning Post; John NJ lie Sage. one
OF the editors of the London Telegraph, and
others OF the English guests, repeatedly said
that their conduct was disgraceful and such
as to make every Englishman in the party
hang his head in shame
The Hon. Mr.. Finch, a kinsman of Lord
AyleSlord, happened to be in Chicago when
the Hatch party arrived there The only
person in the party acquainted with him waS
Lord Headley. Without the least hesitation
he Joined the party in going out to Pullman
to examine the car-works, the city, etc, and
to receive dinner, During the entire trip
he never asked TO be made acquainted with
his host I'm fact he had never taken the
trouble to ask for an invitation) or to ac-
knowledge in any way the hospitality which
he had received.
During the reception given to the Presi-
dent at the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
these same Englishmen first named above
and others, such as Mr.. Morris, A. d. Kim
Der and &. II. Cowe, behaved so rudely AZ
to attract general attention, planted them
selves in front of the President staring at
him persstently, and standing between him
and the musicians who had been asked TO
perform for his special benefit.
On the first day at the Mammoth Hot
Springs, Stanley l. Stubbs. Charles J. East
man and the Bethels went to the stable of
the hotel and, by pretending that they had
come to get the horses engaged for certain
ladies of the party, got the horses for their
own use.
If more facts are wanted there are mora
and worse ones ready. We have not been in
the way of publishing these things ourselves,
but before any further apology is made for
the conduct of the American press at large
on the occasion, we think it we'll enough TO
be somewhat precise as to the demeanor of
the guests to whom the apology is to be ten
dered