The Portland daily press., 1891-07-31
= SPEAKER REED HOME AGAIN.
Had a Good Rest and Enjoyed His
Trip Extremely.
Some interesting Details Ne pIyulged
to the Reporters.

| cident that happened to the Shore line train
| between New York and Boston, Tuesday
! night. The tire of one of the wheels on the
engine broke throwing the engine from the
track, The passenger coaches fortunately
kept the rails, but the accident delayed the
train
Mr.. Reed said his trip had been extremely
enjoyable. He is looking exceedingly we'll.
although he confessed to some fatigue from
loss of sleep the two preceding nights The
passage from Liverpool to New York was
remarkably smooth. The sea was like a
pond all the way with the exception of
few hours. 1t Is well known that one of the
incidents OF Mr.. Reeds visit to Europe was
to have his portrait painted at the request of
friends In the late House. Mr.. Reed said he
thought his sittings would result in a very
satisfactory portrait, as near as man can
Judge OF his own likeness, and when the
picture Is in the rough. before vanishing,
LII VIII be hung in the lobby of the House
with tue portraits of preceding Speakers.
he gave very interesting account of the
explosion of the government magazine in
Rome while he was there. People for long
time had no idea what had happened Mr..
Reed had decided to take one more nap when
he heard loud explosion and felt the hotel
tremble. He went to the window of his
room, which was in the Quirinale hotel,
directly opposite the Ccnstancia theatre,
separated from that building by narrow
alley He saw puff of smoke apparently
rising frem a father corner of the building
and noticed the glass was broken in the
windows. His window glass remained un-
broken. He looked in the corridor and
spoke to hotel emplOye who said there had
Deen an explosion OF gas In the theatre. 1t was
much later when it became generally known
how serious an accident had occurred.
Mr.. Reed enjoyed very much his visits to
the French and Italian chambers, and Eng
lish House of Commons. He found that
human nature was human nature everywhere
and men engaged in legislative business be-
came unduly excited at times no matter
what their nationality or form of govern
ment.
A New York reporter speaks as follows
concerning Mr.. Reeds arrival at that port
and his interview with the waiting news
paper men:
Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed was one of
the passengers who arrived yesterday from
europe on the steamship City Of New
York: When Mr.. Reed walked ashore he
confidently expected that no one would be
there to meet him. He had taken his pass
age only the day before he sailed, and did
not know that his arrival had been expected.
f MT: Iced was met. however. by several
George w. Lyon, surveyor of the port, to
have the ex-Speaker's baggage expedltiously
examined. This was done In order to enable
Mr. Iced TO catch an early train last eve
ming Tor his home In Portland.
A reported asked Mr.. Reed If he had kept
himself informed about American politics
during his absence.
amar don't k know ANYTHING about politics in
tried to forget for four months ali l ever
knew about them, and ] think have nearly
succeeded. | have not investigated any Of
me the social problems that are now agitating
the effect of the Mckinley act there. and
have tried to keep out of the way OF news
paper men and 'notables.' went as a tonr-
ISL merely Tor pleasure; No, not for recu-
went was in bad health. l was not suffer
Ing then, and l am not now-except with
heat" And Mr.. Reed vigorously wiped the
PRESENTATION off his face.
What sections of Europe did you visitP"
In 1883 made a trip through part of Eu-
rope, but did not 60 through Italy. IL was
az that time too late In the season. l have
always wanted to know something about
tnat country. left here March q, and
went directly to Paris and afterward to
Italy. stayed In Rome for some time and
tried to see everything there of interest, /
was particularly interested in the temples
and ruins. ST. Peters / revisited time and
again, and now Westinghouse will have TO
ps pretty pig TO attract my attention.
afterward went to Naples and assembled
yesuvius. l made the ascent of the noun
tain on cable car. The railroad runs at an
angle OF thirty three degrees and the safety
Oh tne passengers In the car depends solely
mighty glad when got down."
| were any OF the characteristics of the
people of striking nature?"
/ =, Rather. was much interested in how
the people Of Italy live, particularly in and
| around Maple. They are half-clad and 20
around barefooted, but what liked to see
was that they were all happy and contented,
although most OF them did not know where
uneducated, and to them ignorance is bliss"
was there much excitement over the
lynching Of the Italians in New Orleans? ?"
u was In Rome during the whole of that
controversy, and l did not notice bit of ex-
element. Everything appeared to be quiet,
both in Italy and in Sicily. The episode,
however, frightened away a good many
Americans. The hotels of Rome and the
other cities Of Europe are kept up by Ameri-
cans, and 1t is estimated at least $25, 900
Is spent by them each year. There has been
| great deal OF complaint because there has
pSen sucn Ialllng on In American traffic.
There was no talk of war or any.
thing of that kind, however. While 1 was
In Italy bought good many books. Some
were new and others were those had heard
about Many of them were rare editions. /
also bought some in Paris. suppose have
about 200 altogether. But that is not a large
number" ~
After visiting Italy and Paris Mr.. Reed
went to London. He saw the Parliamentary
bodies IN the three countries he visited. He
was asked If any extraordinary courtesies
were extended to him as member of Con-
mo-" he replied. 81 went just the same
as any other American citizen goes. and
looked on from the galleries The rules gov
erning those bodies deny to all foreigners the
privileges of the floor. We had similar
rule last Congress In the House of Represen-
tatlves, and know that rule, at least, was
enforced. There were several members of
Parliament who visited Washington during
that time, but they had to 60 into the CALLER
les. In the Senate. however, they were tax
en- on the floor, but they are always doing
strange things there"