The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-23
THE TOURISTS In INDIANA.
FIRST GLIMPSE OF HoosIERDoM.
Allan orleans Visit South Bend and Its
Mammoth Manufacturing Establish
ments-Luncheon Within the Ruins
of the Studebaker Mansion.

SOUTH BEND, Oct. 19-The fifteenth day
of the International American excursion
saw the tourists at South Bend, and they
were told that in a little over a fortnight
they had seen something of the people
and industries of eleven states of this
Union. The weather was delightful,
as in fact it has been almost with
out exception since the train
left Washington. Early rising
was again the order of the day. But this
was more easily accomplished than usual,
as last night had passed without ban
quet, and the weary delegates had been
enabled to retire early to their comfort
able berths in the special train. The
breakfast was eaten in the dining-car,
patiently at the station.
Soon after o'clock, however, the entire
party was placed in carriages, and headed
by tally-ho coach, bearing some of the
more adventurous young attaches and
to the footing of trumpet
and the blasts of many steam
whistles, the line of carriages was
driven to the Messrs. Studebakers' car
riage repository, where samples of the
products had been tastefully arranged.
Here urbane showmen told the party just
what the various exhibits were and sup
piled them copiously with price-lists, cata-
logues and business cards. A visit was
paid to a large establishment where
clover hullers were being turned out in
great numbers. The party was then
escorted to Delegate Studebaker's wagon
works, where the delegates saw the proc
ess OF manufacturing the vehicles which
bear his name.
After doing" the industries of the
town, the party was driven to Mr.. Stude
bakers home. 1t was acuriously pathetic
sight to witness the stars and stripes and
flags of every description Haunting gaily
in the sunlight against background Of
fire-scarred walls and blackened CHM
neys, and as the party entered
the house and saw the terrible havoc
wrought by fire in the once sumptuously
furnished home, they freely expressed to
their host their profound sympathy. In
the wreck of what had once been a stately
reception room Mr.. Studebaker's daught-
ers and his sons wife welcomed the visit
ors. Here were also large committee of
Chicagoans, headed by Mayor Cregier, who
had come down to escort the distinguished
party to Chicago.
Alter greetings had been exchanged,
the guests were shown into the dining
room, which, although within the ruins
was still in fair state OF preservation.
When an elegant luncneon had been served
Mr.. Studebaker made short speech, saying
that he welcomed sincerely the delegates
and visitors to what remained of his once
beautiful home. If they ever came again
to South Bend they would always find the
latch-string out. Senator Davis had
told them that he hoped to see a line
Of railroad constructed TO connect the two
continents. He (Studebaker) would like
to see a wagon road filled with long lines
of wagons; then the railroad would follow
in due time.
Mayor Longley of South Bend was next
introduced, and, after reiterating Mr..
Studebaker's welcome. proceeded to speak
of the industries of South Bend and eX-
press the hope that closer relations would
| be established between the people of
North and South America.
Delegate Prescott proposed toast to
Mr.. Studebaker, who typifed the Ameri-
| can idea of man who could not only
bear misfortunes, but overcome them, and
the toast was drunk in cold water, to
show, as Mr.. Prescott said, the sympathy
of the visitors with that element as OPP
posed to fire.
In the afternoon the party was again
placed in carriages and driven to Notre
Dame university, where they were well
coined by the Rev. Father Walsh, listened
to a greetingin Spanish, delivered by one
of the students, and shown over the uni
versity and st. Mary's female school, after
which they returned to their special train.
Senator Farwell spent much of the time
| of the trip from South Bend to Chicago in
talk with delegates from the South as to
the needs of ship facilities for transporta-
ton. Subsidies were warmly discussed in
a tenor favorable to such. A railroad from
North to South America was also favorably
discussed.