Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-17
PSYCHIC IN HIS GLORY
Citizen Train Greets Visitors
and Has a Busy Day at
The Fairhaven
His Lecture at Thistle's Opera
House Is Success and
Largely Attended
Bellingham "City of the Hills
Is the Name of the New
City

George francis Train nelu nlRn car
nival at The Fairhaven all day yester-
day. He was the centerpiece, the
chief attraction, Notwithstanding the
fact that the harbor line commission
ers met such citizens of Fairhaven
as were interested in harbor matters
in the spacious reading room Of the
hotel, both morning and afternoon.
He met the members Of the commits
sion, was introduced to such as he had
not hitherto seen, was photographed,
entertained members of the press and
many visitors who called to see him.
All through the day his activity was
incessant, and all those whom he met |
were charmed with the genial, kindly, |
white-haired man, who, Hitting from
place to place, recognized old friends
and met new ones, at the same time
keeping up an endless flow Of talk to |
half "A dozen different persons, on as
many different subjects, at the same
time. History, geography politics,
science and religion were discussed by
| the Citizen, and his views on these and
many other subjects freely given.
| He had recovered from his indis-
position Of the past fOrty-eight hours
and was fully himself again-cheerful,
smiling, happy.
He was photographed several times,
and had the members Of the harbOr
commission and others grouped about
him in some of the photographs
which were taken
Several little girls, with Psyche in
the midst, were also photographed,
and these will be added TO the great
collection already in his possession.
The floor OF the hotel rotunda was
strewed, as on the preceding day, with
his newspaper clippings and photo
graphs, and these formed an attrac-
tiOn for the many people who visited
the hotel during the day.
| In anticipation OF another trip
around the world he had wired steam
shin agents, asking for information
concerning the sailing Of steamers and
, the connections he could make. The
answers received were not satisfactory
, for an immediate trip.
lie also presented to the members
! of the harbor line commission and
others japanese coins, which he eX-
planned were souvenirs, talismans
, and mascots," that it took sixteen
. hundred of them to make a dollar, and
= that one OF them, in Japan, would pur-
chase a square meal.
lie also impaired the information
that the day was not far distant when
!, a "square meal will be purchased
i'm the United States for the
. same price" eve are" said he
!, "on the eve of terrible disaster, and
= ruin and desolation will overspreao
= the land"
{ 81 feel it, know it," he exclaimed
- "and because | tell these things, peo
. pie say | am crazy, or call me
= crank"
e And so the Citizen spent the day
% always busy, and talking ceaselesSly
, showing wonderful knowledge o
;, everything and anything which came
% TO his notice, or to which his atten
- tiOn was attracted.
" He talked of everything
!, tide lands-and on this subject IN
~ eyinced no interest whatever. II
~ this he was wise.
~ BY $50 o'clock last night Thistle
~ opera house was filled to overllowing
" Mayor Wilson presided, and on tn
" stage were seated Colonel PrOsser, eS
g Governor Semple, Colonel Garretso
~ ~ and Colonel Guernsey, Of the harbo
III commission: Mayor VIII ID. jenkins
"a of New Whatcom; Hon. II. Y. ThomT
lu son, Governor Black, COuncilme
u Darling, Christopher and Aubrey
James NJ. Vernon, OF Fort Payne
.e Ala; Colonel VIII l.. Visscher an
y others.
" Mayor Wilson, in a brief speech, r.
ne ferred TO the celebrated lecturer an
, his trip around the world, and he wa
az followed by Mayor Jenkins OF Ne'
Whatcom, Ex-Governor Semple, II. \
as Thompson, and James NJ. Vernon {
cu the Fort Payne Herald, Fort Payne
- Alabama.
IL Colonel Visscher, by special request
W related an incident coming under h
WI own personal knowledge, Of the Cit
VI zen's early life. The story was eifec
- lively told, and was greeted with gre;
r. applause. ,,,u
VI the ever present nosegay OF ilowe
'u- rested on his left shoulder.
II He spoke OF his trip around u
~. world from Bellingham Bay to Bellin
ee ham Bay briefly, succintly, yet crap
~, ically. He defined the meaning OF u
W Woi term "crank," and spoke or VI
aa "a cranks OF history from Archimedes
t Edison.
ne His lecture aboundcd in inform
Ioo tion, his sayings were quaint al
on on brilliant, sparkling with humor
ov 70 times, and again dealing with har
hDao D practical facts.
oci The cohesive quality was not at
'n' times dscernible In his Statement
but while sometimes disconnectt
they were always vigorous. He allud
tier to the labor question, and sa
that a man should be paid by the no
for his work, and allowed TO work
er,s many hours as he chose. He touch
on the silver question, and blamed {
Rothschilds for the demonetization
ov7 silver.
i ion He spoke Of the future OF the i
heir llngham Bay cities, and urged the CT
on solidation of both under this nan
} lot Bellingham City Of the HIS"
The Citizen was accorded most
2aso 9aso thusiastic reception throughout, q
ar arr the numerous telling points made W
received with unstinted applause.
n. ! He answered all questions put