Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-17
A VARIETY OF PLEASURES.
How the All-Americas Delegates are
Being Entertained.

How the All-Americas Delegates are
Being Entertained.
THEY ARE GIVEN AN INSIDE VIEW OF An INSANE
AsYLUM-A PENNSYLVANIA WELCOME AT ERIE
An EXCHANGE OF VESTS CAUSES SOME TROUBLE.
stsn Correspondence of TuK EVENING srAl.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Oct. Is.
Only Q few faint streaks of daylight were
visible In the sky when the members OF the
international American congress were aroused
rom their slumbers and requested to crawl
down stairs as rapidly possible in order that
they might find sufficient time in which TO eat
their breakfast at the Buffalo hotel Some few
got up at once, much to their own surprise; a
larger number allowed procrastination to hold
them down to their downy couches, and some
Two or three royalty refused 10 get
up until they felt like 1t. Who could
blame them? The banquet had held them
last until am, and il was almost
innuman to pound on the doors Of their rooms
and TO ring the electric bells which were at the
mead OF each bed before the multitudinous
whistles In Buffalo had commenced to summon
the thousands OF workers to their daily toll
pressing was q udious operation, but it had
10 be done; the train would not wait and the
nat had gone forth that everybody must be on
poard tne Tram by O'Clock. Two of the party
portunlty Tor good sleep, SO, while they
snored contentedly, the remainder of the party
ate hasty breakfast and we're driven down TO
the train leaving the slumberers to follow
soon as they got ready. The rough awakening
and the feeling that you had to get up or get
ieIt was the saddest experience OF the trip.
PENNSYLVANIA WELCOME.
The energetic little town of Erie gave us a
rousing reception this morning. That little cor
uh II al. Tie
was waiting for the train and when il arrived il
was welcomed with cheers and waving of hand
kerchiefs and bowling steam Whistles At the
depot was reception committee and host of
carriages. to say nothing of the multitude OF
the residents who tore themselves away from
their labors to say "How dye doY' great
many houses displayed their stock of bunting
and the town had q holiday appearance all
| over. After the drive was done there were
more cheers, more handkerchief and more
Whistles. Erie Is pleasant az well as a busy
place.
WHERE HE GOT THE VEST.
one OF those things which will happen in
spite OF Curtis or Draper or Boyd or anybody
else occurred yesterday evening. Somehow or
other Lieut.. Lemly got hold of MIR. Secken-
dorff's vest. There is a difference of several
Inches In the respective girths of these gentle
men and 1t was very ludicrous to watch the
lieutenant endeavor to conceal the disparity
between has measurement and the size Of the
vest. Inside the capacious front he stuffed all
the handkerchiefs he had about his person and
three or four others he managed 10 borrow
and yet there was room. While all this was
gong on MIR. Seckendorff was endeavoring to
look amiable In the garment that had fallen to
his lot. 1t was difficult thing to do and ct
times great distress apparent on
his countenance. His usually regular
and deep breathing was changed into
succession OF short, nervous gasps
and his countenance assumed an ex-
tremely scarlet hue. To have unbuttoped the
vest would have been relief, but that was i'm
| possible, so he suffered the torture of a girl
wearing her hrst corsets until he met Lieut.
Lemly. Almost instantly he recognized his
missing garment, and with an effort that came
dangerously near splitting the garment he wore
he managed to ejaculate: Where did YOU get
| that vest; wheredidyougetthatvesti" A
| speedy exchange followed; Mr.. Seckendorff re-
sumed his normal respiration; the lieutenant
| returned the handkerchiefs he had borrowed.
and the feast went merrily oh. The lieutenant
says he is going to buy dog and chain him to
| his dress suit
CAPT. BoURKE SURPRISES AN EXILE.
Capt Bourke had little fun last night at
| the expense of an Irish gentleman in Buffalo
| who calls himself Exile Mcbride" When we
were at Niagara Mr.. Mcbride was on hand
with an album, in which he requested all the
members of the party to scrlbble their auto
graphs. This most of them did without being
aware OF the character of the man. and they
were ali very much surprisedwhen the exile him.
| self wandered into The Niagara" last night
| and presented as many were present with
| copies of an illustrated sheet, on one of the
| pages OF which was the statement in very large
| type that the congress was solid for Gladstone
| for home rule for Ireland. and for Exile"
Mcbride; the signatures which he had received
| for his autograph album were all printed IN
| snnnOrf ln Hatl ,d,r,,
ously made. A hastily organized Indignation
meeting was held but before it came to any
practical point Capt. Bourke found the exile,
and after telling him what he thought of him
he volunteered to utterly destroy him on the
| spot. The matter was compromised by the
erasure OF the names secured uy fraud. Nearly
| every one OF those who signed were an favor of
home rule, but they did not want the congress
to be mixed up with it.
VISIT 10 AN INSANE ASYLUM
The delegates have been shown a great
variety of American institutions, bu. it was left
for Ohio to provide them with an opportunity
to see the interior of an insane asylum. Ad-
vantage had been taken Of the coming of the
delegates to make the occasion a gala one and
large number of local celebrities had been
| invited to JOIN the long procession, which, for
the most part, unwillingly allowed itself to be
| dragged around to witness the apparent
| condition of hundreds of poor, demented
CiSdluIcb HOHu WuOsc natures the Lglt OF
reason had been withdrawn by disease or
calamity. When the excursionists alighted
| from their train in the suburbs OF Cleveland
everything ready for them Ranged in
| single flies on the roadside were those inmates
| who were physically able to be out. the men on
| one side the women on the other. What a treat
| tor sensitive mind! What feast for the
| nervous! At the head of the parade was band,
and to dirge we marched up the walk to the
main entrance to the building. where several
| photographs Of the crowd were taken. while the
crazy folks were slowed away in their re-
| spective quarters. Then commenced the in
spection of the asylum. 1t was painfully
clean, not a speck of dirt being visi-
BILE anywhere, and the paint was new
in all the most conspicuous places.
The bed rooms were models of material purity
and there was every appearance of thorough
discipline. But few of the party had eyes for
the buildings most OF them were intent only ON
the poor patients. many of whom had doubtless
been sane enough at one time. They were all
carefully displayed, seated on chairs which
were ranged on both sides of each long corri-
dor. In the midst of the inspection Gov. For
aker joined the party and the line of march
was temporarily disarranged in order that he
might have the delegates introduced to him.
A number, of ladies were present and they took
narticular Measure in pOlntlng ont the