New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-16
IN THE "BUCKEYE' STATE,
THE DELEGATES JOURNEY FROM BUFFALO
TO CLEVELAND.
A SHORT STOP AT THE HOME OF SBAEoxx
scoTr-wELcoMED IN OHIO BY GOV.
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Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 15.-To retire at o'clock IA
the morning and be Obliged to rise at is not exactly
conducive to comfort but such is the rapid rate al
which tho sightseeing IS being done by the delegates
10 the International American Congress that they
obliged early this morning, before the sun had
fairly risen in the horizon, dispose OF breakas,
at the Niagara Hotel IN Buffalo. and hasten 10 the
special train which to convey them, before night
to Cleveland after they had left a banquet only five
hours before. The welcome in Buffalo had been Q
most hearty one and IL difficult for the delegatei
to tear themselves away from the hos
pitable feasts spread In their honor.
IL seemed that Buffalo was inspired by ardens
desire 10 take the wind completely out OF the sails
Of her hated rival, Cleveland, and the consequence
that the delegates fell the victims Of the rivalry
Of the two cities When they assembled at the station
In Buffalo this morning they looked decidedly seedy'
however manful were their attempts to produce
contrary impression
The ride along the shores Of Lake Erie revived
their spirits though and this evening they once
more engaged" as runs the fsvorte phrase Of
certain orator among them in the noble and aruous
struggle OF life" short stop only made on the
way, at Erie, the home of William l.. Scott, of Cleve
lands Kitchen Cabinet fame. Mr.. Scott, the magnate
Of the place. was not present but committee
ready to take the visitors out for an hours drive
around the town, which contains among other greatest
things on earth the largest boiler mandatory In
the world. 1t is impossible to tell how the dele
gates impressed by the sight Of the
smoky grimy factories but It Is perfectly safe
ser that they unusually susceptible this point
of their journey TO the charm Of the other The
ladies seemed 10 have turned out in full force in Ere
and lined the sidewalks wherever the procession Of
carriages went Many the compliments given
them by the strangers and II the slightest pretexts
had been given to them the delegates would have lin
gered in Erie much longer than the time allowed by
the schedule which to be unalterabe as the
laws of the Modes and Persians.
At AS the train arrived here having made the rum
thanks to the assistance which G. W. Boyd, The
assistant general passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad gave the engineer in stacking the fire, In
something less than at tho rate Of one mile minute
The stop at Cleveland only sufficiently long 10
allow the discharge Of the baggage This done, the
train Immediately pulled out for the place where one
of the asylums for the insane Is situated The
inspection of the building and It's inmates
an unnecessary cruel and incOnsiderate exhi-
bition Of the unfortunate inmates-Occupled nearly
Two hours. At its conclusion Governor Foraker ap.
peaed and held an informal reception In the lobby
OF the institution After that the train went 10 the
roln,.mils where the delegates had an opportunity
of ins pectng the process of making steel ngos and
turning them finally into wires of various degrees OF
thickness. .,,
In the evening the delegates were entertained AZ
the Stillman In Cleveland Foremost among INC
sneecbes delivered was that of ". f.. curtis, the
secretary Of the American delegation ana also agen'
of the State Department in charge OF the excursion