Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-01
THE COMTE DE PARIS.
-ue e,psr FAUX PAs-Hls ATTEMPT
TO BOARD A MOVING TRAIN.
lie Narrowly Escapes Death NJ ~
y.-safe at the windsor Hotel
The Tour Ended.
,rew York Heraid.l

Who. rolitical significance may be at
cached to Louis Philippe, Comte DC
Pc came near meetingan untimely end
r~idovmorning, and a gallant gentleman
had q closer shave for bis life than Is
agreeable.
II was during the return journey rom
Montreal 10 New York. The Comte ae
PARIS and suite had taken the 7:3l a. w.
erpress over the Delaware and hudson
The party was distributed about an
ordinary drawing-room car ID tno Il;..'.
democrstic fashion possible, conYersihg
,v;th any one who chose, ana masking
;tscIf generally agreeable to the o'her
nossenoerg. including the inevitable
baby. ,
At plattsburg the Comte de Paris FOL
loved the hungry crowd into the dinihg--
roo,o az rbe station and bought a railroad
sandwich and India rubber bun IKE the
rest. .:o1 ror 10
,,or,,ro the Comte de Paris renamed on
Inc station platform until the tram was
fairly in motion. ~
Then he made a spring Tor the hig1i
platform OF the Wagner car. lie inisseu
tbe onard-rail with one hand but holding
hard with the other swung IL between
the car platforms. ...ti,
For an Instant it seemed inevitable
that be would fall to the ground ana DO
crushed to pieces. ..
several by-standers and trainmen,
bovvovor rushed to the rescue, and be-
fore the train could be stopped nad sue
ceoded in pushing and hauling D. A. w.
on 10 the platform. IA
the Comte do Paris was not DIT
alarmed by his peril, but rather annoy
81 at his 6qlC pas, and muttered some
thing about not being as young as ne
used to be.
An USrvESTFUL JOURNEY
Otherwise the Journey, though SUI
dciently tedious, was without incident
Inpcheon and dinner were served on
the car. and the long day was passed III
adrnirinC the charming scenery ABOUT
Tol-e Cbamplain. in taking maps, and
reading q stack OF French newspapers.
The Comte de Paris, after the great
number of delegations and addresses he
has received in his progress through
Canada. was amused when we crossed
fbe border at Houses point to receive a
welcome back TO the United States by a
denutotiono of one HcrGid correspondent.
The dispatch from Europe printed IN
this mornings papers TO the effect that
| President Garnet, Of Franco, had IN
structed the French Consul at Montreal
to thank the French residents for then
republican manifesto on the occasion OF
the Comte de Paris's visit has caused a
broad grin to spread over the faces OF
those acquainted with Canadian affairs
and recent events in the province OF
! Quebec.
SORE HEAD.
n is well known that NJ. Beaugrand,
editor of In Patric, was the head and
front OF the address sent TO the Presi-
cent of the French republic. Ht
printed the names daily OF alleged sign
ers of the address in his paper tie
|
lures to his movement. 1t appears no"
that his industry was inspired by the
hone OF the red ribbon, and that the
Thousand names were borrowed from
the old subscription list of two little pa
pcrs he edited years ago, one at Holyohe
| Mass, the other at st. Louis.
SO disguised is NJ. Beaugrand at th'
exposure of his little plan that he an
nounces that he is about to take a Cook
tourist trip around the the world.
The Comte de Paris and suite repaired
Immediately on arrival in New York {
their old quarters at the Windsor Hotel
Tomorrow will be spent IN hurried
sightseeing and purely informal VISIT
ing. In the evening the Due d'Orlean
and Due dues dine with Mr.. Georg,
| b. Mcclellan at the Manhattan Clul
and afterward will occupy a box at tn
Broadway Theatre.