New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-09
MR. DEPEW IS ALL RIGHT.
BACK FROM CHICAGO IN GOOD HEALTH.
HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS FIGHT WITH FEVEh-
PLEASED WITH THE AUDITORIUM
WORLDS FAIR PROSPECTS,

HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS FAphA wan
PLEASED WITH THE AUDITORIUM
WORLDS FAIR PROSPECTS.
cbanncey NJ Depew returned home from Chicago
late Yesterday afternoon. looking as hale ana nearly
a, ever lie was so cheerful and apparently 50 s'rone
that il was rather dihcult for his hien1s 10 lc""~o
that he had recently passed through serious ai"o"e
brief illness In Chicago. Before he hah 'eo'' i' ~
hour dozens Of friends called 10 inquire 'oou' ms
condition lie met them ali, and assured 'heii '''' u"
was all right again.
To a Tribune reporier Mr. Depew spoke with great
animation of his Chicago experience. lie HAD gone 10
the West early the week. he said 10 at'c"o " '"'
way meeting. expecting to make All "u"'o' " w
Auditorium on Wednesday evening al hec''"e " 10
held under the auspices Of the Chcaso rioS u''
whose guest he was on Wednesday afternoon nc "ds
s.,sckod nv = severc chill. which was followed by
high fryer lie went ~ bed and summoned a physE
clan who found his temperature al io- - anu e'I''
rising. II kept going up sara MI D'Pe"' "
tp,te of the remedies applied until u iedcheo io4 hen
Mr. TDyombcvs physician. who had accompah'e" INC
marty Was also called In. They attacked me FEVER
with ice and antipyrne but 1t kept going up uhu u
nrox,ra,ed 1O3 and then everybody felt alarmed.
a. = temr.rature Of 1O6 degrees gives one a rather
dist,nct view Of the golden gates was expected !"
10 a, the Auditorium at o'clock that night but 1t was
-, nntl 80 that the remedies applied succeeded in
roducing the temperature % l02. at which IT stood
when | wac driven 10 the meeting.
The doctors were opposed TO my making the ad
aess fearing that under the excitement Of speaking
INV fever would rush mp again that would be over
come and perhaps expire on the stage. But de
termined 10 go ahead If II killed 1t was risky
thing 10 DO. no doubt, but fortunately escaped all
right, When had finished speaking was sent back
10 bed and the doctors attacked the fever again MY
temperature nuctuated all day Thursday, but was
well enough TO reach the banQuethall that evening IN
.,h. I ada address
without experiencing the expected ileiiects. How
ever II was considered insdvsable for me to appear
at the whtechapcl Club reception tho following Night
which much regretted. l thought OF Jack the Rip
per in connection with the name of the club ana
told the committee TO look that lie didn't go for
Colonel shepard and Bad Boy Peck
Mr.. Depew was enthusiastic in speaking Of his re
ccption in Chicago. lie really the guest OF 'he
city he said and he was told that his was te seSss
reception ever gwen to private citizen IN that large
city. The audience at the Auditorium was reveiS-
ton. The hall comfortably seating o'ooo pcopie,
was crowded In every part and the men and women
throughout were VI evening dess a. II ~ hae neen az
oper, night. We can equal anybody IN giving dln,
Isrs here in New-York," Mr.. Depew said but We
have nothing TO compete with Chicagos nuuiv1i1 ,h
Five thousand people do not crowd the hall, and Win
without discomfort noticed after began spe"HtIs
that by raising my voice sCaTcey sT human being
In the hall even by those away of IN the galleries,
247 feet from where stood. The Auditorium Is
Referring the Worlds Ta! Mr. Ps q, s,6 s,a tsa s
West over the project d" ! am convinced ssiq nv
that the ENTERPRISE will be great success SHiSSSso
already has So 100000 in cash, and Will get So''yo,
boo from the Legislature. This VIII sNe Ilel
10000 900 to work with. l am convinced, no.
ever, that the Government will have 10 give Tvs
moral support 10 the enterprise TO make II as success
ful as II should be. In Europe all such pTo1eCr
have governmental backing and exhibitors ron tieIc
are not likely consider exposition a sonhu one
which does not have such support. II Is not
Worlds Fair in industrial sense alone, ana is not
so regarded in Europe. II Is Columbus EXPOSITION
gotten ND 70 celebrate the fOurhundTedth anniversary
Of the discovery Of America In Europe IL Is not
supposed that such enterprise could fall 10 nave
the hearty support Of the Government representa-
lives of foreign nations should be invited here 1T
the name Of the United States and entertained mere
as the guests Of the Republic. II TINS ls done IL WlH
create COZ hdence abroad and there Will be no IacA
of exhibits. any event the pIof; IN attcnd1nce j.
not 10 be expected from the number OF visitors ron
Europe. Only 100000 Amer leans visited the ParlS
Exposition and only 500 900 Visitors went there IRON
other parts Of Europe. This shows that the FIoht
comes from the local patronage. chicago mas II
large area TO draw from, and ought 70 make inc
Fair pay Exhibitors from abroad however, mus
be assured that their goods will not be subject 10
seizure for debt 10 Obstruction IN tholt entry:
The Fair will be great thing for the west, ana
ought double ChiCago's population within Ten
wears The Western roads will also find II boon
The New-YOrk Central might have Increased lis
business to the eatent of $4,000 900 had the Fair
been held IN New York. With the Fan in chicago
the increase is estimated at about 10000