The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-25
PSYCHIC IN A FRENZY.
Demented Traveller Train Howls
Over Ill-Treatment.
TACOMA IS DEAD. He SAYS.
He Was With Dificulty Dissnaded
From Stopping at Portland.
Taeo1a cisisens who Meet Him Are
Dslused Win Abnse-PsycAo Curses
TIE Northern Pacific. Iss Servants and
lts Cisy-A Lunatic's Harangue.

TIE Northern Pacific. lts Servants and
its cisy-A Lunasic's Haraagse.
PoRrLASp. Nay % - George Francis
Tram arrived here this morning at $50
O. N. per special engine. At Nosher.
point twelve miles this side Of The Dalles,
he was transferred from the fast mail train.
which was delayed several hours on ac-
count Of . small bridge having burned. An
engine was teiegraphed for. and. meeting
the train. brought him TO this city on regu-
lar time The party left for Tacoma in
special ear At Has over the Northern
Pacific
cfrrxExs co OUT TO NkLr HIN.
TACOMA, May a2-At 30 this afternoon
special train consisting Of two cars pulled
out OF the Sevenseeth street depot, with the
members Of the Chamber Of Commerce and
city council on board. to meet George
Francis Train at Chehaiis and accompany
him back to the city. At Centralia the
party was met At the depot by . brass
band and lage delegation of citizens. A
line was formed and proceeded to the city
hall where introductions were exchanged.
Carriages were in waiting. and the visitors
we're taken for drive over the town.
PSYCHIC TAKEN ON BOARD.
At4o'clock. accompanied by the Gen.
traIia band, the party left for Chehalis,
where Citizen Train was met and taken
aboard the special. which made rapid
run to Tacoma, arriving at o'clock.
As soon as the Citizen was espied at Che
halls emerging from the train. with his
double-decker and white duck suit. accom-
panied By Kodiaker Wall. the Tacoma
delegates set up Z tremendous shout. He
was soon aboard the special. surrounded
by many admirers. and the start was
made for Tacoma. Cheer after cheer went
mp for the Citizen and the success Of the
trip.
sYcHo FALLS TO cuns1So.
He quietly waived his hand and indi-
Gated that he wanted to be heard. and for
the next hour. with the special running at
40-mile gait. the atmosphere Of the car
was made sulphurous by his denunciation
OF the treatnsent received at the hands OF
Northern Pncifc of1eials Ia not furnishing
special traik from Chicago to Tacoma
rHE Fuxy or \ nApMAx.
Train broke fOfth in one Of his outbursts
Of half-insane fury. and completely para
lyzed the crowd which had gone forth TO
welcome his return.
sruHG BY IxcRArfTuDE
sYeu.r he said. ~ was peosnisod ! special
train, and when reachad Nev Ycrk
made for me-not even telegram to vel
come me. paid 81 600 out Of my own
pocket for special over the New York
Central
The whole damned Northern Pacific
road il one gigantic corporation, aimed At
the vitais Of Tacoma
broke, and the Tacoma Land Company
will 60 with him.
TACOMA Is DEAD! Long LIVE AsroRIA!
Tacoma is dead. The great Vanderbilt
system, combined with the Union Pacific,
will make Astoria, on the Columbia. the
great city OF The Pacific Northwest Your
Northern Pacific road has strangied you"
rsycHo rAcIFrrp WITH DIFFICULTY.
Mr.. Train was so bitter. in his denuncia-
ton OF the treatment he had received at
New York and en- route. that he became
furious and could hardly he paci6ed. He
complained particularly of the tardy action
oil the citizens OF Tacoma in not taking
more interest in his trip and properly pro-
y.ding for suitable accommodations upon
arriving at New York. The citizen became
Quiet as the train approached the city. and
branched of on commonplace topic.
REcEIvEp EY A MULTITUDE.
He was received at the depot by . multi
tude OF people. and amid the booming OF
cannon escorted to the Ledger Office, where
the trip around the world was ended in 81
DAYS, Is hours. 3 minutes and seconds.
ARRIVED prxSiLEss AND HUNGRY.
While Citizen Tram was at Huntington,
Ore. he was robbed OF $3.50. all he had. and
efused TO eat. not touching . morstl Of
lood since leaving that place.
WANTED TO sror AT PORTLAND.
It is also stated that 1t was by hard per-
suasior that he was induced TO complete
the trip to Tacoma, and that he would
have turned back ~ Portland had il not
been for Mr.. Csone. OF the Vanderbilt sys-
TEN. Citizen Train will deliver . lecture
AZ the Tacoma theater Monday night
PsYcHo AZ A rrGTLfsr.
On arrival 1t Portland Train addressed
crowd 1t the depot on bis trip. He sud-
denly hYanched of into practical illustra-
ion OF Charley Mitcheli's STYLE OF lighting
and made pass at one old gentleman.
gno took it seriously and was badly scared
at the aggressive Iunatic.
Train claims that adverse circumstances
.ielayed him. and he will make the trip
again, starting in September in fifty days.
PSYCHIC Axp HIS cEoyfEs-
Train spent half the night at Tacoma
xish wheelwrieht. vsscher and others. ex-
changing "reminiscences
rHx REcErrios AT eHEHAifs-
cHruAirs. May 2i-The worid-renovned
.gobe-troster Train was met In Chehaiis By
special train chartered by members OF
he Chamber Of Commerce OF Tacoma.
sisn about Efty or sixty prominent busi-
,.ss men on board. The ordinary arrived
boat AS p. m, and the distinguished
rsvesey. accompanied bv members of the
Sew York SEEN and HersS xas transferred 10
ps sr.<csa,. A large crowd was ~ the
epof 70 meet him. notwithstanding the
al that lizzie notice had been gwen oil the
u~c;ai coming here A bouquet of aowers
"a. pses<nf<d By the little ones. that were
auch appreciated
t,a the rosd 10 Tacoma be addressed tbs
aeoras on board. expressing in very strong
Language his d:sappYorai cf the trea;men;
lie had .eceivcd ~ the hands OF TIE North
.rn Pacific. mere especially that no special
rain had been put on To meet him ~ Port
and. causing him TO lose ave hours wait
Ing for the ordinary
THOUGHT 1T WAS TRAM
a.ather lunssss Mistakes fsr cjfisen