The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-06
WE ARE ALL AMERICANS.
SAID BY ONE, SANCTIONED BY ALL.
The Pan-American Congress Ride
Through the City - Luncheon at the
Denison House-Speeches Teeming
With Friendship and Humor.

When the special train bearing the pam
American delegates rolled into the Union
station Friday morning at 7 o'clock
number of swarthy gentlemen flattened
their noses against the car windows and
wondered if the rain was going to inter-
fere with their jaunt through the great
city of indianapolis. But it didn't, for
they were on their way 10 Louisville be-
fore the clouds began to empty.
The newspaper correspondentswere the
first people that jumped off the train and
they Immediately made ready to size up
their reports for the day. About s o'clock
the curtains were thrown back and the
members of the distinguished party
were seen finishing their breakfast.
After the tables were cleared the repre-
sentatives of the sunny climes rolled their
cigarettes and prepared to receive the
board of trade and citizens reception COM
mittee.
Mr.. Edmund P. Smith, an old Vim
cennes boy, but now of the state depart
ment, introduced the visitors to the recep-
ton committee A short time was spent
in chatting and inspecting the appoint
ments OF the elegantly furnished vestibule
train, and then the entire party started for
the Nordyke & Marmon mandatory.
Five minutes afterward the train pulled
up at the doors of that huge establishment,
and Messrs. Nordyke and Marmon met the
party and welcomed them TO their estab-
lishment. The office, to which the visitors
were first taken, was gaily decorated
with bunting, while on every hand
were Spanish notices. Over the door
was the inscription, "Bien venido."
This motto was followed by
one bearing the words "Gritamos
para mas baen facilidad de embarque con
los Espanos Americana" which literally
translated means ave ask for better trans
portation facilities to the Spanish-Amer-
icas-" Several brands of flour ground with
the stones made on the premises were
marked with explanations in Spanish.
Nordyke 4 Marmon exported over $50,
worth of machinery to the South and Cen
tral American states last year and the dele
gates took quite an interest in inspecting
the making OF mill machinery. But they
displayed no surprise at the magnificent
machinery in operation, for, as one dele
gate stated it, "we are now tired of machin-
cry we want to see the social side of the
United States" The intense heat, gener-
ated by the burning of natural gas sur
prised them, and after being in
formed that it was brought from the
earth they wanted to see the "hole where
it come FROM" and were astonished at the
great enterprise in bringing it twenty miles
in pipe line. Several of the foreigners
were quite familiar with the technical
terms applied to the machinery. When
they left the building they were presented
with souvenirs in the shape of photo
graphic views of indianapolis.
The train returned to the Union station,
after an hours stay, and by this time a
large number of people crowded the
waiting-rOom and corridors TO see
the nations guests. Many were
somewhat disappointed, for they
had expected to see the Spanish-Amer-
leans dressed in native costumes instead of
fashionable English apparel. A long line
of carriages was in waiting, driven by
by Frank Birds coachmen, rigged up in
new cockney hats and long green ulsters.
The party was to be driven to the state
house. In each carriage was placed citi-
zen W nO was W cAlOl lnC OCdullCS VI lllc
city as they passed through it. The only
one that didn't do any talking was Coun-
Gilman Markey, for by a coincidence he
was attached to group that could barely
understand English as she is spoken on
the south-side.
Along the routes flags were hanging
from the buildings and gave holiday
appearance to the streets. The procession
passed up Illinois-st. to Market, and
thence west to the state-house.
Gov. Hovey, assisted by the state Off
GERS, received the delegates in his parlors.
The party then filed through the monu-
ment ntcommissioners room, the agricultural
departments and the geological museum.
When they entered the senate chamber
they were pleased with the beautiful ap-
pointments. 1t seemed that all the men,
bers of the local government had posted
themselves for the occasion by the way
they ratified off information about
the states government. City
Atty. Taylor made himself promiscuous.
A SENTINEL representative conversed with
him in pigeon-English for a short time
and Mr.. Taylor replied in the same Jar
gon before he discovered the reporters
identity. When the geological museum
was reached Senior Varas of Chill and DIR.
Zegarra OF Peru were seen to stick up
their nose at the ancient pottery. Their
secretary had informed them that better
pottery was made to day in their respect
i've countries.
The guests were again escorted to their
carriages and the procession headed for
the tile works via Washington, Pennsyl-
vania, Circle and Meridian-sts. With their
native politeness the South Americans
gracefully tipped their hats to the ladies
and children who waved their handker-
chiefs as the carriages rolled by. The
Third ward school children were massed
in front of their building and waved flags
until after the party went by. The beau
tiful residences and the wide roadway on
Meridian-st attracted attention. ''It is so
delightful and airy" said Senor Pierra,
''to have the houses so far apart. Ifit
was that way in the large southern cities
the plots would be covered with flower
gardens"
The visitors curiosity was aroused
when the tile works was reached.
This is the first institution
of that kind which thev have visited on