Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-10-09
A DISTINGUISHED PARTY

welcomed
Name of the President and Government
o; the United Statss-G G. ceilings of Old
Friends ana Comrades-The Wis Purely
Oae of Pleasure
New York, Oct 4-Tho Comte de
Paris. the Due d'Orleans, the Due
duzes, the Marquis d'Lasteyrie. tho
Comte d 'Haussonville, with Colonel de
Parseval. Captain Merriam and DR.. Re-
camler, comprising the suite of the
Count. arrived here Yesterday on the
steamship Germanic. The visit of the
party 70 this country is purely one of
pleasure. Collector Erhardt, with a
mum Der of army officers, went down the
bay and met the Count and his party
ana extended welcome to them on be-
hait OF the President and Government
OF the United States, the Loyal Legion
ana the Army of the Potomac. The
Comte de Paris while willing to talk
freely on almost any subject, absolutely
refused TO speak or listen to any talk
on political matters.
Colonel Erhardt and party went down
tho bay on tug Among them were
Generals Butterfeld. Fitz John Porter,
Slocum, Reyes Howard, Newton, Parke,
O'Beirne, NJ. 7. Mcmahon and Colonel
Coppingcr.
The Germanic was met just above
Quarantine when the party from the
revenue cutter boarded her. Collector
Erhardt led the way 10 the entrance OF
the main saloon where the Comte de
Paris, Comte d'Haussonville and Col
onel d'Parseval were met. After ex-
changing salutations Collector Erhardt
said:
Il am instructed by the President
and Government OF the United States
to extend to you hearty welcome to
these shores and also every courtesy.
which l am very much pleased to do"
The Comte de Paris, in reply TO the
collector. said:
Il thank you for this mark of honor
1t gives me great pleasure to make an
other visit To America, and | appreciate
highly the compliment paid me by the
President through you. 1t is a very
great honor
The exchange of greetings which
then followed between the Count and
the members of the reception commit
tee was very cordial and affecting.
The Count shook hands again and
again with the different ones, nearly
all OF whom were old friends. To Cen
eral Butterteld he said:
Il am so glad to see you again It is
so kind of yOu TO come down TO meet
me with the old Generals of the Poto-
mac
Shaking the hand of General Fitz
John Porter the Count said Il am
glad 10 see you installed IN your orig
inal position"
Espying General Reyes. the Count
rushed over to him exclaiming: My
dear General, how do you do You
look younger every time see you
General Reyes replied: Count. that
is compliment to the city as we'll as
to me-"
General Howard told the Count that
ne had read his book describing the
battle of Gettysburg with great deal
OF interest. The account of the battle
was very faithful one"
The Count said: General, that was
difficult position you held there"
General Howard said: Yes it was:
and the work there was as hot as any
ever saw"
The Count: 81 recall my experience
in that battle as one of the most in
struct;ve l ever had in military serv-
Ice
When asked what he had to say about !
the letters said to have been written by
him and recently published by Bou-
1anCcr, the Count said that was the /!
1irst knowledge he had of the publica-
lion of any such letters: they had been .
published since he sailed, and he could !
lot say a word about them until he had .
seen the newspapers containing the
stories in question. He firmly de-
,lined to discuss the subject until a
latcr day.
The Comte d'Haussonville told of
the future plans of the party. which.
ne said. was purely one of pleasure.
They will remain at the Windsor Hotel I
here until Sunday. when they go to !
Philadelphia. After spending a day
there they leave for Gettysburg. then
to Washington, stopping en- route at
Baltimore. From Washington they go
to Richmond. take steamer down the .
James river, pay visit to York town,
thence by sea and the Potomac river to ]
w ashington. 1t IS the intention OF the
party to return to England on the Ser
via on November /.
The valet of the Due d'Orleans. Karl
Hass, was taken sick with influenza
during the voyage and was removed &c
st Fincent's Hospital in dying condi-
ton.
The Comte de Paris looked the pict-
ure OF health. He wore the button OF
the Loyal Legion in his coat lapel.
This evening a banquet will be given
the Count and party at the Union
League Club.
Death of the Valet of rhe Connie de Paris
in New York
MY YORK. Oct karl Haas, the
valet OF the Comte de Paris. who was re-
moved from the steamship Germanic to
St Nincent's Hospital at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon. died at seven
o'clock last evening from intestinal OBJ
strucsion, He had been i'll during the
voyage and DE-. Racomier, the physician !
of The Comte de Paris was present when
he died He was thirty-two years old,
and a nativ, IF Boskowitz. Austria.
A District Attorney Who Refused to do
His Duty.
New YORK, Oct. "A peculiar episode
took place in the court of General SEES
sions yesterday. The grand jury