Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-02
DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Sept. !. Seldom have SO many
distinguished people been with US as with
in the past day or two, and now they are
all departed for st. Paul. To-day three
trains conveyed north the last of the great
Northern Pacific excursion party, and the
leading hotels have assumed again the
usual summer quietude. Nearly $50 in
vited guests of President Willard to par
ticipate in the opening ceremony of the
great transcontinental line of the Northern
Pacific, comprising the English and Amer
lean sections, departed for st. Paul on
special trains, furnished by the courtesy
of President Willard. The first train was
via the Northwestern road, and departed
at II a. M, and was made up of powerful
Northwestern engine, baggage car,
two dining cars, seven elegant Pullman
sleeping coaches, the Catskill, Rochester,
Tiber, Humber, Gauges, Utica and Albion,
and the private car of President Smith, of
the st. Paul & Duluth road. This latter
car was occupied by the special st. Paul
committee representing the common coun-
Gil and composed of ex-Mayor Rice, J. M.
Bennett, ex-Mayor Prince, Gen. Averill, B.
Beaupre, Hon. j. Smith, Jr., S. S. Eaton,
Col. R. Newport, and sx-Mayor Lee. The
committee acted as guard of honor for
the excursionists on the train, who were
composed mostly of representatives of the
press, including members of the Chicago
delegation. The party was in charge of
Mr.. j. T. Odell, assistant general
manager, and Mr.. Smelley,
chief of the editorial bureau, NJ. W. York
and Col Jewett division superintendent of
the Pullman palace car company. At the
dept to see that all the arrangements were
thoroughly carried land that nothing
was wanted to secure the comfort of the
excursionists as we'll as to give them a
good send-of, were L. III. Sawyer of the
Northern Pacific road, w. 81. Thrall, gen
eral ticket agent DR.. W. H. Stennett,
general passenger agent and j. d. Laying,
general superintendent, all of the North
| western road.
The second train departed'at 1880 q.
M, via the Rock Island road, and consist.
ed of baggage car, two dining cars and
seven Pullman sleeping coaches, the
Omaha, Glendale, Chicago, Revere, Wau-
tego, Bingen and ,Alsace. The three last
we're just from the shops and
were elegant in the extreme. The train
was under the charge of Conductor Henry
Trow, and he was especially enjoined te
take extra good care of our mayor, Car
ter Harrison, who was of the party, AMI
by the way, the handsomest man of ths
lot.
The third train was in two sections, each
complete in itself, and departmed at
p. m. via. the Chicago, Milwaukee g. St
Paul road. The first section was COM
posed of baggage car, the private cal
of ex-President Billings of the Northern
Pacific road, the private car of Geo. NJ
Pullman, of the Palace Car company, {
dining car and three sleepers, the Men
newaske, Yellowstone and Monon. Mr.
Billings was enjoying the trip greatly
with his entire family, Mrs
Billings, Fritz Billings and his
pr1NuI9 SecrStdrJ, OaLn 4. hlOner I.
The ex-president appeared very jolly, al
did, in fact, all the party. Mr.. Pullman
has his family and as guests Marshal
Field, o. A. Sprague snd j. W. Doane, lead
ing Chicago merchants. On this trai1
was also Gen. q. s. Grant and his sor
Jesse, ex-Secretary of State VIM. M
Evarts, ex-Gov. Fairchild, of Visions in
and others.
Gen. Grant arrived in the city at II
o'clock to-day, and after drive around
the city by Potter Palmer and lunch a
the Palmer house, he repaired to the depo
and quietly pulled his cigar while waiting
for the train. He was soon surrounded by
his friends and dropped easily into a pleas
ant chat.
81 suppose" said the general, SHAT yor
do not need rain out West for the crops
now."
Gov. Fairchild replied that few week,
of hot weather was what the farmer: