New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-11
SOUTH AMERICANS AT YALE.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS SIGHT
SEEING.
VIEWING THE BEEH1vEs OF INDUSTRY IN CON
EEoTIcUT AND MAKING A SHORT GALL
ON PRESIDENT DWIGHT.
nv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNE1

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NewHavcn oct l0.-Another day Of sightseeing
And festivities in honor of the guests of the Nation
nv this time fortunately, they seem to have got as
Il were their second wind, and able now to un
dergo the entertainments prepared for them III
generous manner by the citizens OF the different 'o"S
visited without apparent signs of fatigue INC H''io
State Of Connecticut has fairly oudone hersei III on
tertaning the visitors during the last two days. ana
the delegates Will leave its borders tOmcrfo" morn
inc With The uvelcst regrets that the time at theil
DISPOSAL has been so short and that they were COM
PEELED to omit seeing numbers OF things "cA "oI'h
careful and exhaustive study
Iihe YESTERDAY today was ideal autumn day.
Whom the train. which had left Hartford III the carry
hours Of the morning came TO stop II was al Ooi-
unsyille where is situated the great edeetooI man"
,.c.orv The different departments of this vast bee
IT.. ., ,Ddustry were visited in turn, each process
~ manufacture being explained to the visitors by the
,,nortn,endents The United States sends axes ana
other edged tools to all parts of the world, and es-
pecally 10 South America. This rendered an inspec-
lion of the factory particularly interesting TO the
south American visitors, and when they departed
..cb was presented with machetta," the knife used
in cutting sugar
From Collinsve tho run to Merden, through
Hartford, was a short one. Senator Hawley ana
reception committee boarded the train and remahcn
with the party during the greater portion oil the
day. pointing out objects of interest along the route
and explaining noteworthy features in the establish
ments visited. The people of Meriden certainly
had done everything enable the visitors to under
stand and appreciate what was shown TO them. mus
they had prepared handsome pamphlet III WHICH
the leading Industries of the city, together with isl
of the principal objects manufactured, was gwen
The Meriden britannia Company had, in addition 10
this provided for a handsome catalogue OF us goods
printed In Spanish. There was also comprehensive
exhibition in one OF the public halls OF the Town
which included almost everything manufactured I'D
Meriden from brass nails TO coffin trimmings Inc
gallery running around the sides Of the hal was
susd with ladies and the impression they made upon
the visitors may be gagged by the reply OF one Of
the delegates who remarked soto voce, to one OF
his colleagues that the best part Of the exhibit was
sbove.' The only establishments visited III Merden
were the factory of the Menden Britannia company
and that of the Bradley Hubbard
Manufacturing Company. In ooth' however
there more than enough 10 hoirs'
the delegates and furnish them with SUBJECTS Oh as
cusson for the remainder Of the day. If they had ieI'
disposed to discuss them.
But they we're scarcely given an opportunity, Tor
they were rushed on to NewHaven, where new slghts
and festivities awaited them. With thoushuuiie'S
deserving Of the highest praise the good people OF inc
Film Cityp had RETAINED from insisting upon an In
speton of their factories by the tired visitors, who ior
the last week have done little more than climb the
stairs of numberleSs workshops and mills anu coNcI
acres of ground studded with machinery OF every POS
sible description, of interest possibly 10 all cAPi'
hut 10 the average layman almost wholly unntellSlole
lnstea1 of this the Committee of Arrangements had pro
vidcd for drive 10 the top of East Rock, from Whch
the delegates had an opportunity of viewing the CITY ~
inc at their feet empowered in trees and enjoying inc
magnificent panorama Of the mountains and the Souo
beyond. wi,
Then there was a hurried visit paid 10 i@ie
,vhero in the college library, President DwlghV anu
tho faculty were in readiness welcome them. PresI-
dent Dwight made happy speech III INC ooui''
NJ which he alluded TO the fact that the NlstoiS
stranVets and yet friend, ana OlOtS'cIs' ~ ono
hadfSv ~ an institution Of learning, he SAD, ueIc
sboud not be and. in fact, there Was no ulsttno
i ~ ,sco ar nationality. and their visit therefore,
81 nc institution was dOuby Significant: II wa d
banuy omen of the success winch "0ud cro"H 1ba
sneerh was Ii, tened to with marked attention W 1 o
and AZ It's close thcy alp'utyu - -
Tcy were then introduced President Dwlght ana inc
members Of the faculty , =, ~. o.,,uo Ala NOT
est morr than twenty minutes. When IL was ONGr
lew OF the delegates remained to inspect lhe ulIII
emf buildings Of the college, while olhefs drove 10 !c
facfory quarter of the city. where, NlhouI o"' ny
iii carrlarcs they were enabled 10 obtain pretty
oil jdea az tEr magnitude and importance OF the n
drsSal interests of the city, simply judging from .no
size OF The buildings. rather sigmncant Iact Wa a.
tnld tbom bv orc Of the committee. he sapi thdI
~ heen intended TO present the visitors Win cdlt
iorue of tb.. different articles manufactured III Hle
esTabshmcnts Of the city The owners OF the I'd" oiIto
seemed willing enough. OUT ne t ~ a. ont
bic factory Informed them that they turned OUT aou
400 different articles I'm one department dioIle am
iiat consequently such catalogue was likely 10 uc
uretty bulky document 50 the whole mater was
In The evening dinner was served at the Hyperion.
Over 800 people sat down at the tables. james d.
Dowell presided.