Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-05-08
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Citizen Train Arrives on the
City Of Seattle Unex-
pectedly
The Parlors at the Bellingham
Crowded to See the
Globe Racer
He Will Board the empress
of India" Early Satur-
day Morning

Early yesterday morning Unexpectedly,
George Francis Train, the famous and
eccentric:world-c d-crculator, stepped from
the gang-plank Of the City
of Seattle His arrival, unexpected on
account of the non-arrival of dispatches
announcing the same, was entirely iLcog-
nito with no one TO receive him, Citizen
Train, though he was equal to the occa-
sion and mounting the baggage wagon
rode on the top up the long wharf and to
the Bellingham hotel, where he took pos
session of the large parlors. Shortly
after having installed himself at the ho-
tel, he proceeded to Mayor VIII ID. Jen-
kin's room and finding that gentleman
still asleep, he stuck his card under the
door and then returned to the hotel. The
news Of Trains arrival soon spread all
over the city and every one had on their
lips the words did You see him
yet?" As the morning hours
wore on people began TO pour
in upon the man, of whom no two opin-
ions were alike. Mayor viii d. jenkins
presented the HERALD man, who was re-
ceived most cordially by the rapid traV-
eler. George Francis Train, Citizen
Train, as ne styles himself, a well built
man about 62 years OF age, with rugged,
regular, deeply bronzed features, snow
white hair, which stands out in bold re-
lief from his dark skin, which, despite his
| age, is totally devoid OF wrinkles. A man
with a keen, though gentle eye, grizzly
mustache and great facial expression, he
| looks like a Patrician Upon the carpet
there were spread large sheets, contain,
| ing clippings of comments upon himself
and his travels. do you see,' he says,
"how ouick this goes?m and cutting the
| Train article out of the HERALD ordered
! his secretary, In pure French, to paste the
| same upon the sheet before him. Ihls
| will be looked upon by many eyes, their
curiosity aroused, and questions VIII be
Train has the faculty of making
anyone in his presence feel at
ease, his humorous sketches, imi-
tations of dialects were most enter
tanning, most remarkable OF all though Is
his memory. AnyOne's name heard once
he can recall IL at any moment, After
having delivered a general explanatory
speech TO those present of the most effect
i've mode OF advertising, he most wi lllngly
submitted and readily replied TO the FOL
lowing questions:
"Mr. Train, pardon me, presume yo'
are aware that some people think yol
crazy? he rejoined. Oh, yes, OF course
do: and those very ones generally tfl
their worst to see me first, you see.
have never lied or cheated, neve
robbed anyone. Do you wonder tha
some people call me crazy? Anyone VIII
hears me speak must needs alter hl
opinion. But you are called crank? >
am; a word coined by myself, place
in the mouths of people to be applied t
myself, which means rotary mOVemen
. OF genius and eccentricity anna lgamate
"What has been or rather is your pro
!, fession? | am an aristocratic loafel
Why do you persistently refuse 10 shak
hands with those you meet?
"There are two reasons for that, the on
u OF which | am going to speak abot
| springs from a purely selfish motive
You see | have abstained from amin;
4. food for sixteen years, my entire systei
: is one purified electro magnetic batter
containing large amount OF latent elet elet
, tricity which If ! were 10 shake hands
would communicate TO others. | want
all myself.
What caused you to make Bellingha
bay the starting point for this comm
S, trip around the globe?
? "BecauseI am one OF the earliest settle
on the bay. / was here twenty-five yea
ago. W hen there was only one shanty on u
bay, the one over the old shaft OF Alvin.
Heywood's coal mine. i was here u
Invited guest of the Oregon Navigate
company, In July, 1869, in the company
Captain Ainsworth, Captain Roberts, Ji
Looks son, Sam Wilkinson, and Other
10 establish the terminus Of the North,
- Pacific railroad. | named Tacoma q
"City of Destiny" and predict Tor Bel
inQham bay future greatness and u
coming sepOrt Of the Northwest. BE
ingham bay is the loveliest spot on ear
- for great CITY; you-will have it, ma
nv words-1O0 miles nearer TO China
Japan, silk and tea trade, and all 9th
u products OF the Orient.
p what about this other man who "
'ss start in opposition 80 you and 90 arou
- the other way?
= II don't know, here is the dispatch
ceived, IL reads
SIN behalf of Omaha, l challenge you
a race around the world, to commence
the 9th day of May, 1891. +. A. Blanc
- ard.
: "What is your route?
y Il 20 aboard the Empress OF India
San Juan, and on her 90 to foko9han
then to Singapore, East India,
Colombo Ceyion, to Alden at the entraI
of the Red sea, through the Suez ca
into the Mediterranean TO Brindisi, fr
there 1 800 miles overland through Pa
on to Calais across to Dover, Londor
Ireland, from there on the City OF P'
or Etruria to New YORK all In hfty-l
Through the entire day a throng
people kept pouring into the parlors oc
pied by Train, among them several lad
lie entertained them al and had pie
ant word for everyone. lie moves alb
with alacrity, speaks with rapidity, 9
ticuiates considerable, and makes g
Impression upon his hearers.
IR He dislikes demonstration, but 10
children and flowers. Train expre'
great pleasure in receiving a visit 4
his old friend, Colonel VIII l.. Nissc
who called In company with Cover
. Black. He predicted great future
Harry Middlemas, newsboy
brought the Seattle papers 10 him and
clined payment.
Today at If a. m. he Will be pm
qraphed amidst a group OF school child
who are looking forward TO the ever
- meeting the children loving globe cir
& with considerable anticipation. AT
no. he will take ride TO falrhaven,
- In the evening he will deliver lectui
the Lighthouse Hail. with reduced
mission Of 81 per ticket.
John N. Klensch, private secretar
no less an eccentricty than the ma
He is man about IS years old, dark c
plected, French by birth, extremely fr
In habits, eats no animal food OF any Y
drinks neither tea, coffee or liquor,
takes Of hot water with oatmeal, does
cu smoke and pays his fare around