The evening world., 1888-09-13
CHAUNCEY's WELCOME HOME.
A G allant Host Goes Down the Bay TO Fake
MIR. Depew on the Inns.

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MIR. Depew on the Inns.
Although 400 hundred invitations were
sent out for the trip down the bay to-day to
welcome Chauncey M. Depew, on his return
from Europe, barely half that humble re-
sponded in person.
Whether 1t was the early hour of starting,
for the Sam Sloan, which conveyed the party
was announced to start from the foot of West
Twenty-second street at Z O'clock this morn
ing, or the threatening aspect of the weather
that deferred many of the more prominent Of
the invited guests from attending, or both to-
gether, is a question. They were not there.
The excursion was organized by a Commit
tee of the employees and officers of the New
York Central Railroad, consisting of First
Vice-President G. G. Clarke, General Super
intendent j; M. Ioucey, j. b. butcher and
w. j. Van Arsdale. It WAS C aimed by these
gentlemen that the party was to be nothing
more thin a little friendly gathering of Mr..
Depew's subordinates to welcome back their
chies after his European trip, as had been
done in previous years, a SOFT of family affair.
and was to partake IN no way OF q political
demonstration
The number Of influential friends of Mr..
Depew, both political and otherwise, who
| wanted to pay their respects 10 the popular
New Yorker was so great, and they were so
importunate that the was forced
to extend the limits of the invitation list SO
az to include q large number who had no con
nection with the railroad company.
About fifty members of the Union League
Club were included, besides many prominent
Republicans and public officials. Mayor
Hewitt, District ATTORNEY Fellows and Comp.
troller Meyers we're among the latter, but
When the Sam Sloan came up and moorsd
alongside tho Twenty. second street dock q
little past 6 O'Clock this morning there was
no one in sight but the Waterman and a
couple IF dock hands
The guests, however, began to arrive about
$50, and some OF the more prominent of
them were Col, Clark, of the Seventh Regl-
ment; Judge Robertson. j. b. butcher, W.
j. Arkell, j. w. Van Hoesen. John A. Nichols.
Bald Eagle" Hustled. j. b. Chambers, f.
G.. Wagner. Gen. Charles III. l.. Coils, Gen.
D. H. Mcmillan, of Buffalo; Harry Duyal.
Ford, Obed Wheeler. Lawrence Depew.
j. d. Lang, President of the c.. c..
g. and l. Railroad Company; Assistant
Gen. Supt. Voorhees,. d. w Pardee, OF the
I. 6. Eastman, Police Capt MoGuilagh,
j. Irving Burns, Henry b. Archer, 0.
G.. Warren, of Buffalo Willis James. j. E..
Hegeman. Mr.. Newell. J. V. Baker, Superin-
tendent of Prisons, and A. X. Whitney.
At O'Clock there were about one hundred
and seventy-five persons on board, and alter
waiting a quarter of a n hour longer for
stragglers the signal was given to start.
The Twenty-secoud Regiment Band, which
was stationed in the a'ter-l art OF the vessel.
struck up a lively tune and the l0-pound
brass how tier in the bow doomed cheerfu,ly
as the Sloan cast of her m%oorings and backed
out into the stream.
She Was gayly decorated with flags and
bunting, and a big white banner bearing the
the name of "Chauncey M. Depew" In blue
letters lazily shook out its folds in the bright
morning breeze from the top of the flagstaff
at the bow.
A generous luncheon was provided for the
guests in case their stay down the bay should
be unduly prolonged.
The steamer Ems. of the North German
Lloyd line, with Mr.. Depew on board, was
Mr.. Depew due in the city at about 4.30
o'clock, allowing time for speech-making and
other formalities.
No set programme has been arranged for
the occasion, and the ceremonies will be
very informal in their character. The CON-
mittee will receive Mr.. Depew as he comes
on board the Sloan and conduct him TO the
welcome Will be made by Gen. Hustled, to
which Mr.. Depew may be relied on to reply
in characteristic style. The Sloan will then
proceed up the bay, and may go some dis
tance up the river before it returns to land
its passengers.
1t is intended to have the excursion con-
tinue until everyone who has anything to say
has thoroughly relieved himself. Speeches
are expected from all the prominent guests.
After leaving Twenty-second street this
morning the Sloan went directly to Qulran-
tine, where a stop was made To- ascertain If
there was any news of the Ems. On learning
that she had not yet been sighted, the excur-
sionisls took u trip down into The Lower bay
to kill time. On returning, the Sloan will
land either at tho foot of West Twenty sec
ond street or at the Forty-second street pier.
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