The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-04
TOUR OF OUR VISITORS.
THE START FROM WASHINGTON
MADE ON TIME.

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Train Depart-The President Pro
Tenn OF the Congress Just Three
Minutes Too Late to Get Aboard
He Starts Later.
WASHINGTON, Oct S.-The delegates to
the international American Congress were
astir at an early hour this morning to pre-
pare tor the long trip arranged for them by
the department of state. They awoke to
enjoy one of the most charming of Wash
lngton's autumnal mornings. The sky
was clear and the sun shone with just
enough intensity to temper the cool
breezes that prevailed. The dele
gates partook of an early breakfast
and then made their way to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station, where for fully
three-quarters of an hour before the sched-
ule time for starting the train unusual stir
and activity was noticeable. The vestibule
train was an early object of admiration by
great crowd of sightseers. Before s
o'clock the delegates began to arrive, and
were received at the station by William E.
Curtis, the special agent of the state depart
ment, in charge of the excursion.
NJ ANh-IAhlNGs
There was no formal leave-taking be-
tween the government officials and the
delegates. Many friends of the delegates
accompanied them to the station, and for
half an hour before the train started the
scene was an animated one At S:15 o'clock
the warning, "All aboard was given. and
promptly on schedule time the train
started on its long Journey.
just as those who had been bidding fare
well to the excursionists we're leaving the
gates at the station they met Hon. j. b.
Henderson, president pro tenn. of the con-
gress. He arrived about three minutes after
the train had taken its departure. He was
very much surprised when he found that
the train had gone, as he believed that it
would not start promptly. He was evidently
very much mortified at having been left
behind. The officials of the department of
state, however, undertook to arrange mat
ters for him, and he took the 9 o'clock
train. and will arrive at West Point at 80
o'clock this afternoon.
AT WEST POINT.
WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. 3.-The Pan
American excursion arrived here at 8
o'clock this afternoon. having been delayed
an hour BIZ heated bearings. They were in
time, however, to be present at the
ceremony of unveiling the portraits of
sented to the military academy by George
w. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger.
Gen. Sherman was present as a guest. Gen.
Horace Porter was the orator of the occa-
sion.
GEN. PoRTER's SPEECH
Gen. Porter, among other things, said:
1t has been said that the only representatives
Of royalty recognized in this land are our mer-
chant princes. We are indebted for the occa-
oin xuhi hrfnu fhar o. IL. Al
princely act of a public spirited and patriotic
citizen who has conferred upon the military
academy souvenirs OF her three most distin-
guished graduates whose historic features
have been transferred to canvas by the
limner's art. One dwelling in our midst,
two dwelling in our memories. One bear
ing the laurel upon a living brow; two
wearing the laurel intertwined with the
cypress. the history of their lives is the most
brilliant chapter in the history of their country.
1t savors more of romance than reality; it is
more Ike fabled tale of ancient days than the
story of American soldiers of the nineteenth
century.
Three years ago there was selected as presi-
dent of your board of visitors citizen OF Phila-
delphia, whose heart is as large as his purse
and whose generosity dwels in a land which
knows no frontiers-Mr. George w Childs. His
thoughtfulness prompted his liberality to pro-
cure for the academy these gifts which are to
grace its walls.
THE PORTRAIT.
Mrs. Darragh of Philadelphia. 1t was made
from photograph taken by Gutekunst of that
city in 1885, which Mrs Grant and number of
the generals friends considered the best of the
many pictures taken Of him just after the war.
Representing him as he appeared nearly thirty
years ago, his features do not seem so familiar
to those who saw him only in later years. Soon
after this portrait had been placed upon the
walls of what is now known as Grant hall, Mr..
Childs requested Gen. Sherman and Gen.
Sheridan to permit him to have their
likenesses prepared, in order that he might
present them to the military academy and have
them hung beside the portrait of the illustrious
chieftain who had passed from earth. Mrs.
Darragh was commissioned to execute both of
these portraits. In the preparation of Gen.
Sherman's picture her chief guide was the
famous portrait of him painted by HUI tington,
fifteen years ago, and her aim was to represent
the general as OF that period. Gen. Sheridan
sat for his portrait and the same artist painted
it from life, representing the general as he ap-
peared but a short time before his lamented
death.
THE PRESENTATION.
1t now becomes my agreeable duty, in the
name of Mr.. Childs, TO present to you, as super
intendent of the military academy, the por-
traits of three of her sons who have borne the
highest mi itary titles, as an offering from an
untitled citizen who, in his living, has verified
the adage that the post of honor is the private
station.
His good works have made him honored in
other lands as well as this, where his name is
held in grateful recollection by the many who
have been the recipients of his practical philan-
thropy, and not only the graduates of West
Point, but the people at large, will, / am sure,
make grateful acknowled yment of the means he
has taken, in those testimonials, to manifest his
appreciation of the military academy and the
three distinguished sons she trained to battle
for the integrity of our common country.
MExICo'S INTEREST.
CITY OF MEXICO, Oct. 3.-The great in
terest taken here in the International Ameri-
eau Congress is shown by the fact that
several papers held open in order to publish
Secretary Blaine's speech TO the delegates.
This was most unusual proceeding. as
some of the morning papers go to press as
early as noon, and all before O'Clock at
night.
A SPANISH FEAR.
MADRID, Oct. 3.-All the leading Spanish
newspapers, in commenting upon the Inter-
national American Congress at Washing
ton, unite in expressing the hope that the
Spanish-American republics will not allow
themselves to be made satellites Of the