Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-11
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Welcomed with Great Enthusiasm
All We'll After n "trip OF $4,000
NatIes--'The .lnrIut n SUCCESS.

Welcomed WITH Great Enthusthsuf--
All We'll After n Trip OF $4,000
EatIcs-'Ehe JRunt IN success.
NEw YoRK April 6.-The base ball
teams have arrived. The men touched
terra firma at the foot of Twenty. second
street and North River at O'Clock this
morning. The steamer Laura Nj Starin
with nearly 200 persons on board, met
the Adriatic at quarantine at 2 o'clock
and took the party on board in the midst
OF tootiug of tug boats, dipping of flags
and cheers from either shore.
At $40 O'Clock the steam ting George
W. Wood steamed along the Laura NJ.
Starin. On board were Nat Goodwin,
the members OF the Natural Gas Com
pany, and number of other well-known
actors. AT this point this the noise deaf
ening Brass band labored with all its
might, but tina sound of the Instruments
was drowned in the din. DeWolf Hopper
and Digby Bell stepped aboard from the
George W. Wood to the Laura M. Starin.
They were given hearty reception by
the boys. The ladies on board were, If
possible more enthusiastic than the men.
lua jify the sweet refrain OF Home
Sweet Home" WINS heard, and instantly
900 voices sent ont the refrain across the
water. Excitement ran high. At the
topmast OF the Starin was O flag upon
which was to be seen "Welcome Home 2
The same motto was ON both sides OF the
steamer. Soon the Starin ran up along
side tue Adriatic. Then there WAS q
scene from stem TO stern Of the Adriatio I;
the cheering had absolutely resolved it.
SELF into prolonged yelling.
When the reception steamer was made
fast to the Adristic, Messrs. Joseph j.
O'D0noluh, John NJ. Ward, /. w. Spald.
ing and several of the reception commit
tee went on board. Here there was a
hearty Misunderstanding and plenty OF con-
ORGANIZATIONS, Arrangements were at once
made for the tranAfer Of the tourists.
Williamson was not with the party. He
hurt his right knee while playing in
Paris over two weeks ago and he and his
wife remained in London. They will
follow IN week, however.
In apeakiug of the trip the members of
the teams said in ono chorus: "We were
treated right royalty and had splendid
time"
From Twenty. second street the party
was driven to the Fifth Avenue Hotel
In speaking of the financial suocess of
the trip Mr.. lynch said they had paid
expenses and if anything were ahead.
Daring the entire trip not one of the
party had suffered from days sickness
and they had travelled nearly 80 600 niles.
When the last game is played OF Chicago
it will be Just exactly six months to .
day since the beginning of the trip. The
All .Americs team is just seven games
ahead of the Chicago
Captain Hanlon when asked as TO what
his plans were for the coming season 70.
piled that he did not know but that Pitts
burg was good enough for him and he
would go there il everything could be
| Satisfactorily arranged.
All the players looked the picture OF
health and claimed that they were in
good condition.
Captain Lynch thinks the game will
now be generally taken up, OF least in the
British Isles. II it is not, another tour
of American ball players would not help
it, for we have shown them as much as
we ever can"