Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10
III AMrnIoA on rHn RoAp.
The Delegates Welcomed by Score.
tary B,niMs-Iho start ON tho Tour


The Delegates welcomed by secre-
tary Isiatne-'Ehc start ON tho Tour
of the states.
The delegates to the Congress OF the
Three Americas were received at the state
department, Washington, yesterday week by
Secretary Blaine, III al earnest speech.
John b. Henderson OF Missouri, was chosen
president pro tenn, and a committee on
organization named, which selected Mr..
Blaine as the permanent presiding officer
of the congress.
an invitation extended on behalf OF the
President OF the United States asking the
delegates to be the guests OF This govern
ment on an excursion through the country
was accepted. President Harrison after
ward received the delegates informally at
the White House. The visitors were intro
duced In person 70 Mrs. Harrison and the
members OF the cabinet and luncheon was
served Ia the state dining-room.
Tho congress di1urned to meet In Wash
inRton on November 18th.
MIR. Blaine entertained tho delegates to
the congress and a large number OF ether
distinguished guests at a dinner tdRt night,
which lasted over three houGe. There was
no speech making save a few remarks from
the host ut parting.
| The delegates started on Thursday In a
| splenildly equipped train for tour of the
I
or representatives OF the Unlted States
| government.
| THE sTART-pREsIDESr HENDERSON MISSES
THE TRAIN. .5@.
WAsuINeToS, Oct. 3.-rhe delegates TO
| the International American Congress were
astir at an early hour this morning TO pre-
pare for the long trip arranged for them
by the Department OF State. The delegates
partook of an early breakfast and then
la hatF, Urn t.Nf Ha. F,dH-t. fttn n
road station. The vesttbule trata was an
object Of admiration by great crowd oil
si.htseers. Before 8 O'Clock the delegates
began to arrive and were received at the
station by William Il. Curtis, the special
agent Of the State Department In Charge o!
the excursion.
At S.l5 the warming can aboard" was
given and promptly on scheduled time the
train started Oh lie long journey,
As the friends VINO had just hidden fare
well to the eXcursionists were leaving the
gates ct the station they met the Hon. JohL
d. Henderson, the president pro tempore o.
the congress. He arrived about three min
utes after the train hal taken its departure
He was very much surprised when he found
the train had gore, believing, rs no said
that 1t would aot start promptly. He wa'
evidently very much mortified at having
been left behind. An official OF the depart
ment of state, however, undertook to ar
range matters for him and he took the
O'Clock train, three-quarters OF an hour be
hind the special.
PASSING THROUGH WILMINGTON.
The handsome train OF vestibuled Pull
man cars In which the delegates to TIL
International Congress of tho Three
Americas are being carried around TIT
country, passed through Wilmington 1911
O'Clock, Thursday afternoon. A consider
able crowd had gathered to SEQ the train
which is as completely equipped aud iur
nished as ones own horne. It stopped heri
about two minutes TO allow an inspection
ana to see that everything was in Iuunln,
order. There was no demonstration OF TN.
J kind, the occupants Of the trsin bsia,
busted In various ways, while the speetil
tors only evinCed mild curiosity. Tn
train lett Washington PROMPTLY at 81
O'Clock, according to the itinerary, hu
trouble developed with the new engine, Nc
1896. and size was dropped mt Baltimore g
account of a hot crank pin, and p, W.
engine No. 40 took her place. The trail
was delayed over u hours by the chanRln
of engines, and II was 10.45 O'Clock befor
the train left Baltimore, arriving here II
,, good time. There were 76 people IN a
aboard the train, including about 80 dele
J gates to the congress, and George W. Boyd
resistant general passenger agent OF til
Pennsylvania railroad; Superintendent Il
, Fl. Garter OF the Maryland Division; JAIME
Martin, superintendent of the AtlRnti
Division of the Pullman Company; Maio
, Trout, chief commissary for the Pullma
Company; Arthur Verdon OF Chicago, IL
spsctor for the Pullman Company. tn
latter gentleman was the only one WIN
: alighted here. There we're also 81 servant
B.. aboard including cooks, steward, porter
, walters, barber, &c. The latter was keI
, yery busy iEom the time he left Washing
! ton.
l Vhe train is probably the finest that WI
) ever run on railroad and is the project {
: Assistant Passenger Agent Boyd OF Il
Pennsylvania railroad. The train consist
:, OF seven cars-the sleepers India, nnssii
Japan, Columbus aud Washington, II
, hotel car Windsor and the Composite c.
! Esperanza. All but the last named WEI
. fitted up at the Pullman works In this tit.
aud Superintendent Drake takes a pardon
9 able pride In the work which the shop hei
a has turned out. No expense was spared
Il their furnishings nor was any deviC
omitted to add 10 the comfort OF the pas
engers, 80 thnt 1t 10 a yeFitablo luxury
travel on this train.
The Esperanza was fitted out In Chicar
= and contains an electric Dynamo, vii
which the entire train is lighted by ele
tricity, including the headlight OF the lor
!, motive and u rear light on the train. Sea
! heat, hot md cold water, electric bells, Al
Z also included among the eontrivanoes. ii
= hotel car, WlLdsor, Is stocked with liquor
x cigars. aud the more substantial suppl!
= for the table.
!, Superintendent II. A. Drake OF the loo
= worka, estimated that the train compile
= Ia worth slAO,O0O. The cars are go substa
tlgliy built and the additional bracing fro
+, the Yestt6ullng makes them so firm that
u is almost impossible to telescope them In
!, ordinary railroad collision.
\ Ths journey OF the exGur5ionists will In
AZ days without change OF cars, turi;
which they will travel 6, 4I6 miles.