Evening journal., 1889-12-23
.PAN-AMERICAN VISITORS.
SHOWN OUR WORLD RENOWNED
SHlPYARDS AND CAR SHOPS.

The steamer Carrying Them saIuted
ON Her Way Up the River and Given
an ovation by the Diamond State.
Curtis Returns Thanks.
The delegates to the Pan American
conference concluded their visit to Viii
mington on Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock, at which hour their special train
pulled out OF the French street station
for Washington.
Handkerehiefs and hands were cor
daily waved in good bye by those on the
train, while the groups of guests on
the platform responded by waving
hats The delegates, before leaving, ex-
pressed themselves as having enjoyed
their Wilmington visit as well and in
some particular instances better than any
they had made. The entire absence of
formality was particularly enjoyed and
the clear, beautiful day added not little
to the good spirits OF every one on board
the steamer John A. Warner.
Ex-Secretary Thomas F. Bsyard was
well known to many of the delegates,
members Of the diplomatic corps, and
Acquaintances were renewed between
them and him with delightful cordiality,
The names Of the visiting delegates
are as follows: Delegate Arthur Lsfores
trie and Secretary H. Aristide Preston Of
Hayti Secretary X. Mayorga Of Mica
ragua; Secretary Leopoldo Oyague y
Soyer and Attache Manuel Ell
guerra Of Peru; Delegates Jose
S. Decoud Of Paraguay; J. G. do
Amaral Valente Salvador de Mendonca Of
Brazil, and Secretaries joaquin de Fretas
Vasconcellos; Attaches Alfredo de
Moraes Comes, Ferriera and Mario de
Mendonca Of Brazil Secretary Richard
Villafranca Of Honduras. Delegates
Matias Romero OF Mexico; Delegates
John B. Henderson, Judge Morris M
Estee, William 8. Trescot and
Secretaries E. w. p Smith and Edward
A. Trescot, United States Delegates
Jose Andrade, Francisco Antonio Silva Of
Venzuela. Delegate Jose Alforso and
Secretaries Carlos Zanartu, Pauline Al
fonso and Domingo Pena Toro Of Chill.
Sergeant alarms John G. Bourke and
Henry R. Tsmly. Surgeon, II. 9. Var
row, U. s. A.
The ladies Of the party were Mrs. E..
w. p Smith, Mrs. H. R. Temly, Miss
Mary F. Henderson, Dona Maria de Men
donca, Miss G. T. Davis, Madame Men.
donca, Mrs John G. Bourke, Miss Anna
P. Yarrow and Mrs. NJ M. Estee.
The guests were carried from the boat
to LobdelPs carwheel works in hacks
They saw the interesting process Of cast
ing, annealiRg aud testing, part of the
! 450 wheels which we're made on Satur-
day.
Embarking again the boat steamed up
TO Jackson and Sharp's. Proceeding to
the car shops the delegates saw passen
/ ger car built for Brazilian railroad
| knocked down and made ready for ship
ment. Job H. jackson explained the sys
tenn of spray FIRE extinguishers, which
are in every shop. Two were set off by
the heat from a torch and a practical H.
lustration of their workings given. Thu
other departments of the works werl
seen, after which the party again boarde,
the steamer.
The greatest demonstration was givei
by the employees of the Diamond Stat
Iron Company. They occupied the roof
Of the shops as the boat went by, an
l voiced their welcome with cheers ana IN
hsmmering OF iron, also waving sma
flags and hats. Every steam craft on th
river saluted as the Warner proceeded o
her way to the wharf OF the Harlan an
Hollingsworth Company.
Here hugh boiler was being lowere
into the hold of the new steamshi
Indian A narrow gauge sleeping car fC
J South American railroad, beautiful
finished, was inspected and the car an
machine shops gone threugh. From thel
} the boat returned down the river to Il
works of the Pusey and Jones Compsn,
where a completed paper making machil
was seen. From the yard the visitol
crossed the railroad tracks to the P, Y
= & B. station and boarded their train.
The following letter was received tn
l morning speaking in glowing terms
the impression made upon the delegate
by their reception here:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
INTER. n ATIaNAI. AMERIcAN