The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-27
AROUND 7HE WORLD.
Nellie Bly, Beats the Time 0
Veme's Imaginary Fogg
IN clRcLlNG THE GLOBE.
sho Arrives In New York snturda,
Afternoon Nearly Three Days in
x Advance OF Her Scheduled
Timc-lncidcnis.

G TiMe-lncitlcnts,
New YoRH, Jan. 2G.-Nellie Bl
al'ghted in the Jersey City depot OF til
Pennsylvania Railroad yesterday, ait,
a journey Of e5,000 miles. She has ci,
cumnavigated the elobe without esco,
and with but u little handbag c
necessarics and the one plain nayy.blu
gown, which she wore on tho brigh
morning OF November II, when sh
sailed away on tho steamship August.
Victoria. a s' ''5a1
When the fair traveller stepped from
the steps Of the train, three gentlemen
With stop watches touched tho stop.
and announced tho exact time Of hel
arrival. The timekeepers were GEORGE
A. Avery and Q. q. Hughes, Of t6e
Manhattan Athletic Club, and Robert
stoll, OF tho New York Athletic Club. II
was . minutes OF 4 o'clock when Nellie
Biy's bootines touched the platform, and
tho watches were stopped, making tho
length OF her trip around the world 71
days hours 10 minutes.
Miss bly, was escorted out upou the
ferry platform, where thousands who
could not by hook or crook gain pas.
sage beyond tho depot gates crushed
upon each other to get a glimpse of the
pretty bright face set in black wavy hair.
There were three carriages waiting here
for Miss Bly, md her escort, und Mayor
Orestes Cleveland, Of Jersey City.
Mayor Cleveland addressed as follows
the young woman who was on the point
OF stepping into tho carriage:
N.l@ A CORDIAL WELCOME.
Welcome home. On behalf OF mil.
lions OF people who have watched your
progress around the globe-as noted in
the press Of every civilized country-
and especially on behalf OF the people OF
the United States l give n hearty vel.
come. The American girl will no longer
DC misunderstood. She will be recoy.
nized us pushing, determined, iniepen-
dent, able to take care Of herself alone
and single handed wherever she NAV 20.
fasslng rapidly by them you have cried
oat IN tanguage they could all under.
stand, forward" and you have made it
the watchword OF 1890. The American
people, from every part OF this great and
glorious country, shouted back to YOU.
FORWARD, n, and God speed you OIL your
Great progress has been made in the
history Of mankind since you left home.
Forward" cried the people of Brazil
two days after you started; "Forward.n D
cry the people OF Portugal at this mo-
ment, and "Forward," comes the cry Of
the restless and toiIins masses from
every quarter Of the globe. People the
world over have been taught that they
are not SO far apart as they had imagin-
ed, and that is great lesson. You
have set the whole world 10 thinking,
and so have brought mankind nearer to. o.
gether. I, ~
The dense crowd could hardly be
quiet during Mayor Cleveland's remarks
and when he had ceased speaking the
shouts were deafening. =
GLAD TO GET HOME.
When Nellie Bly, reached Park Row
she found that tboroughfare packed from
the postotlice to the World building and
from Ann to Spruce streets, with shout
ing populace who had been gathering
there all the afternoon, in anticipation
OF her arrival. Street cars were block
AIDED beyond relief, for the crowd would
not move an inch, and trucks that had
unfortunately driven into Park Row and
were hemmed in there by the eager
crowd, were utilized BY the crowd as
standing places, and every truck was
crowded full OF men. y,
When the carriage bearing the heroine
Of it all appeared shout was raised:
Long live Nellie Bly," Brave Nellie
Bly,, THE bravest Of women" and the
like, and then the crowd parted gallant
~ and made a passage for the carriage,
1t was AGO o'clock when Nellie Bly
alighted in front OF the World Office. and
it Is not to her discredit to repeat that
her first words were II am glad to be
home again" Il y. a,.t,.
The crowd in Park Row stayed for an
hour cheering Nellie Bly,, and making
their demonstrations, while Miss BY
was the centre Of an enthusiastic wei
coming party Of old friends in the I'orld
office. t15l .8s4 II, -. :
Nothing has been heard Of Miss Bis.
land, the rival globe-circler, and she is
not expected to arrive before Tuesday,
The last steamer, La Champagne, which
Miss Bisland accidentally missed, has
not been sighted, either, so there are no
lis" or "buts" 10 detract from Nellie's
victory. -. 5=--, = 'zs;Tz,-, W, !