The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-03
Dillon and 0'BRIBN.
The Irish Patriots Arrive in New
York at Last.
THEIR GRAND RECEPTION.

THEIR GRAND RECEPTION
Tho Two Missionaries Tall, Freely I,
Newspaper Mcn...Nhat They Are
Hero For...Thc Programme
I Prepared For tho Tour.
New YoRK, Nov. ...-Willlam O. Brien
John Dillon, Timothy Harrington ant
I. d. Sullivan arrived here this morning
by tho steamer La Champagne. The
were met down the bay bya large dclega
tion OF Irishmen on board tho tug boa
'John +. Moore" which WAS chartered
by the Irish Societies OF the city OF Nav
York. Among those on board tho Moore
were: Patrick GleasonsP resident Of the
Municipal Irish Council National
League, John German; Treasurer, E..
Judge Browne, delegates from the An
clent order OF Hibernians, Ancient
Order OF Foresters, and the Irish
Home Rule Club. When the La Cham.
pagne was sighted, Mr.. O'Brien was the
first purity 10 be distinguished. The re-.
ception committee cheercd him and he
waved bis ha. in response. Then Mr.,
Sullivan came forward to tho ruling OF
the vessel and all on board tho tue
cheerod vciferously. Every one climb.
cd on board until the tug boat was de.
serted. The Irish representatives held
aleveo on board. Mr.. O'Brien was &C.
companied by his wiio and Mr.. Sullivan
was accompanied by Mrs. Sullivan. All
were in excellent health and declared
that they had enjoyed tho ocean voyage.
Mr.. O'Bfien in response to congrstu.
lations upon his escape from tho Britists
authorities in Ireland, said Nj. Dillon
and himself had been six days on q yacht
before they reached France. They were
Joined .. Havre by Mr.. and Mrs, Sulli.
van and Mr.. Harrington, who sailed
with them.
Mr.. Sullivan was very enthusiastic at
the prospects OF home rule fos Ireland.
Oa 's,c way over he wrote poem which
he gave to the newspaper men.
When tho steamer landed at her p;er
the distinguished Irishmen were driven
to the Hoffman House, where they made
arrangements with the committee to ad.
dress meetings throughout the country,
at which subscriptions will be taken up
for the Irish National League.
After luncheon Messrs. O'Drien, Dill.
lon, Gill, Sullivan and Harrington me.
the reporters, and Mr.. O'Brien, whc
acted as spokesman for the delegation,
read an address on the situation Of Irish
affairs and the purport OF the visit oi
himself and his fellow travellers to
America.
I'VE arc coming to America" the nd.
dreas said, "by the desire and with the
approval OF Mr.. Parnell and the Irish
parliamentary party. 1t was unneces.
sary to say much about his and Mr.. Dill
Ions reasons for leaving Ireland in the
peculiar manner in which they did
Dir. O'Brien said they were well watched
by police and spies, and their iootstepa
were being continually dogged while
IN the country. When they took epe-
cial train at Limerick the police took
another special train in order to keep
them continually in sight. Tho conduct
Of the police was ludicrous, as well as
outrageous. Yet they were caught nap.
ping. Neither bribes or threats induced
anyone to tell the police OF their depar.
ture and Balfour's system OF espionage
was wasted. lie and his colleagues de-.
clded to appeal to the American people
aud assert their. appeal in person. They
had believed that while the appeal on
their tria! was pending they would have
tlmo to come to this country and return,
The point at issue in Tipperary." the
address read, "was whether We were 70
be cut off from the United States. The
lipperary prosecutions were instituted
to prevent. our American mission; our
es ape was determined upon in order to
carry it out" Mr.. O'Brien told the re
porters the story Of tho escape OF Mr..
Dillon and himself. They walked from
Dublin, Mr.. O'Brien eaid, down to
Dalkey, small port near Dub.
Lin, in company with Mr.,
Clancey, the su5.she1iG OF Dublin.
They dined at the house Of Mr.. Timothy
Healy. Then they boarded the yacht
''St. Patrick" commanded by Captain
Michael Murphy, aud Get sail for
France. They were becalned for sew
sra( days and ran several narrow eecapes
Of being discovered by English revenue
cutters. The royal yacht "Adelailo,"
from Falmouth, lay close by in one Of
the calms, and the fugitives could see
her crew watch the "St. Patrick"
The .psrty will remain in New York
until Wednesday evening, when they
will go to Philadelphia. On Thursday
evening they will address their first
meeting in the Academy Of Music there,
at which Colonel Mcclure will preside.
Another meeting will be held in the
same place on the night following, at
which Governor Beaver will be asked
to preside. Two meetings will be ad.
dressed in Boston on Sunday, and the
meeting in New York will be held Oh
Monday evening.