St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-17
me TOOvPLATT HERE
The Famous New York Re-
publican Boss in the City
Yesterday.
His Private Car Detached
From the Train on Kansas
City Bridge.
After a Lively Race the Train
Was Recaught at South
st. Paul.
A Hickman Charged With
Appropriate ng Five Hun
dred Dollars.

Senator Tom Platt. the great .Repub-
lican b oss of New York, was in the city
yesterday. He is returning from a trip
to Seattle and Northwestern points, and
left for Chicago last evening over the
Kansas City line. Senator Plat and
friends occupied the private car owned
by Gen. Alger. When crossing the
Kansas City bridge the car became de-
tached from the train, owing to the
breakage of a coupler. The main body
of the train rushed forward, and was
not stopped until it reached South ST..
Paul. An engine was obtained, and
the senator's ear taken to South St.
Paul. In the meantime, a GLOBE re-
porter had mounted the car, and in the
ride to South ST. Paul Senator Platt
talked in this strain:
although this was only minor
mishap Ho other miss has been made
Oh our trip of nearly seven thousand
miles. We have had delightful trip,
and my family and friends have Ell
joyed the diversified scenery, much of
which is indeed, grand, quite as much
as myself"
You went out as commissioner on
locating the Puget Sound navy yard,
did you not?
''Well, yes, the commission of which
! am riember located dry dock on
Puget Sound, which is the beginning
for navy yard there. The location is
a good one. and Seattle, together with
the other young cities on the Northwest
Pacific coast, is showing most
remarkable development. The people
out there seem to have plenty to do. and
appear TO be making money. We ie-
turned this morning via the Northern
Pacific railroad, and have been viewing
the splendid scenic beauties of ST. Paul
to-day. Part of our drive was over these
beautiful hills On the west side OF the
Miseippippi, where st. Paul is showing
so many evidences of substantial
growth. In fact, that was noticeable all
through our trip to-day. In the West
we found the most enhancing scenes in
the Rocky mountain region, and it is no
wonder that travellers accord that region
such unlimited praise. To the COM
forts of modern railway travel were
added the tempting delicacies of game
and fish which that region affords, and
we all feel greatly benefited by the rec
reation we have had. The enormous
WCdlliI vi anu I'VE SUCK, To-
gether with the manufacturing and
other business. all OF which is
being developed so rapidly in the
Northwestern states, should soon
make Montana, Idaho ana Washington
very powerful among the new states.
IN many RESPECTS they are excelllng
some of the old ones"
Here's South st. Paul"
''Quite city of itself, and is that our
tramp
Yes. It's waiting for you.''
''Oh. that's very good; we have lost
but few minutes. and I apprehend no
further delay. NIishaps will occur.''
The ladies laughed with the senator
at a brief reference to Warner Miller, of
New York. The reporter wished the
party Il safe and pleasant ride home. a
cordial handsi1ake as the senator said
good night" and the car, now coupled
securely, was soon rushing onward to
Chicago.