New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-07
EDISON COMES HOME AGAIN.
WARMLY WELCOMED BY MANY FRIENDS
NEWS OF HIS LEGAL VICTORY IN THE WEST.
lSGHoUsE CASE GREETs HIM AT


Among the passengers board the French s,eam.v
La Champagne, which arrived from Havre early wee.
to-day, was Thomas A. Edison the famous electrician
lie was accompanied by Mrs. Edison, a French lady
who will spend some months visiting at Meno Park
his secretary and several friends The vessel was
met at Quarantine by yacht carrying a number OF
Mr. Edisons business associates but he did not leave
the vessel until she reached her dock about 40
o'clock Then he was taken on beard the Yacht and
carried at once to Jersey City There a train vas
taken for his home. His secretary and TRAVELLING
companion remained to look after the baggage
With Characteristic mOdesty, Mr. Edison declined
TO make any public sh,emeat in regard
to his trip, the sights he had seen or the honor,
which had been bestowed upon him. 1t was learned
from friends however, that he had enjoyed the best
OF health during his voyage across the Atlantic ain
fact" said felow-traveer, he was not Ill AN bo
with seasickness He is one Of the best salIorx T
know and the trip has benefited him greatly phys,.
cally, and the rest has given him renewed vgor thu
results of which may be considerable
:" 10 Is difficult speak Of any particular mart N
his trip. When he first went to Europe It was not
his intention 10 visit London An influential Londoner
came TO Paris, however, expressly to invite him TO
England, and remained an entire week endeavoring
to persuade him Of IFS necessity He succeeded OF
course The results have been told By cable as hs
weeks VISIT was series Of entertainments. He was
delighted with the Paris Exposition and believes that
IT, His own exhibit covered about one-thld of the
space allotted to the United States, and was the ad
miration and wonder Of all visitors II IS OF course
needless to say that II is his desire " do everything
IN his power for the Exhibition in this city in 1892
He is greatly interested In all the arrangements which
have been made already, and will certainly do his
part to make It memorable. But after ALL he is most
glad to get back TO America and to his laboratory
at Menlo Park,
Said another admrer Of the wizard who also &C.
companed him: =" With few possible exceptions, no
American who ever visited Europe received
with such honor and distinction. such unmtgated
and genuine admiration as the modest electrician
affection which he aroused In a foreign people and
In the unbounded popularity among all classes and
GOnGRS OF society," om the f6at ~ s 9 e
cleo trcian-Benjamin Franklin This tact. believe,
has not been mentioned although the parallel Is strk-
ing One hundred years ago. the hopwndows OF Paris
were fun OF Franknn's portraits. He was the nero
Of that day as was Edison Of this He dominated mated
Franklin canes, Franklin hats, Franklin rties Frank
lin shoes. These same marks of popularity Will DO
. But he was not alone popular in Paris. lie wa,
guest of his friend. Or. Werner siemens
column to him and described even the most
PartS the psramontarlan and weiknOwn author,
reviewed his life in OF the best known magazines
The Germans fond Of comparing him with ,, se-
himself They looked upon him the more practical
OF tho two and were fond OF using the expression
In the midst Of ponderous German sentences lie has
an eve 10 business But they made his hye days
pleasant The Emperor himself was delighted 10 re-
ceve him and showed the greatest interest In the phOn
graph In fact, throughout his trip people Vleh VII VI,
one another in endeavOTing to do him honor tn9
decision I'm the Westinghouse case WORD OK wh en-
Mr. Edison at Quarantine, was pleasant greesnS 9nN
n good omen on his return 10 his native Hnn'- ,.a
Tho Courier des Etats Unis' OF this CITY reccWeo
Yesterday from its Paris pondent the Ie1L ol o
letter of NJ Spuller, Minister of Foreign AIAIs CS
ferring the insignia of the Legion OF Honor upon i'
Edison Translated. it reads as follows; 49,. o-
SIR: | have the honor of announcing that upon
nv suggestion the President of the RepuDnc oeslrss
to- confer upon You the cross Of commander OF mo
National order OF the Legion Of Honor. In awarding
you to-day this high distinction, the Government OF
The Republic wishes to recognize the services, eX-
ceptiOnsI In every sense of the word, which you have
rendered to science by your marvellous Inventions, an
of which have been admired and envied by the
visitors French and foreign, to the Champ oe Mars:
We are happy in Offering you souvenir OF your Vhlo
10 Paris and of your participation IN the mtern&
tfonal exhibition In which the great Republic OF tho
United States has taken brilliant place. thus
proving again the indfssouble ties which attach 10
You yourself sir, in becoming visitor have
endeavored to ally yourself with these sentiments OF
cordial sympathy 1t Is particularly agreeable 10 me
in recognizing this fact to you of our appcca
ton Of It. Accept, SIR, the assurance of my highest
conederatfOnD