Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-15
TRAIN IS VERY WEARY
The Globe Circler Arrives in
Fairhaven From His Around
the World Trip
A Herald " Reporter Talks
With Psyche Concerning
His Trip and Feelings
The Advance Agents Now
Engaged in PaperiDg
Our State

steamer Premier arrived at the Ocean
dock with all the bunting at the com
mand Of Captain O'BIien set to the
breeze.
The early person, out either for a
constitutional, or on business bent
naturally wondered why this display
Of cOlors. BY inquiry of the passer by
and at the dock. the information was
received that the globe girdler, George
Francis Train, who left Fairhaven on
the 9th day of May last, was on board
in good health and comparatively
happy, considering his battle with
land and sea.
George Francis was on board. The
earth had again been girdled by the
modern traveller, and all previous
records, including his own of more
than year ago, had been broken.
1t is true that the neighboring city
of New Whatcom gathered together
her ducats to the number Of nine
hundred dollars, gold coin, and sent
the cratic traveller around the world.
His mission was to advertise the city
on the northern end Of Bellingham
bay, his object TO place girdle around
the earth in fifty-tiye days. Fairhayen
does not wish to steal any part Of the
glory redounding TO New WhatcOm.
The latter paid the piper and is fairly
entitled to dance TO the music OF the
HOlean harp, as played by the dexter
Gus, the inimitable, the matchless-
the only Train.
She is welcome 20 it. Yesterday the
notes OF the harp denoted foul usage
and a harsh, grating sound was dis
cernible, as Psyche unrayclcd his tale,
likewise his newspaper clippings and
exposed them to the awc-Stricken gaze
Of a HERALD reporter.
1t is fresh in the memory OF the
people OF Fairhayen, and it is burn
| ing spot in the minds Of ambitious
New WhatcOm citizens, that when the
steamer Premier, on the 9th day OF
| May, scarce more than two months
| ago, set sail from Bellingham bay,
| fraught with a precious cargo-the
| Psyche, and five hundred of the flower
| Of the land locked, the peerless, the
| beautiful bay i'm the Northwest con
fines Of the great Union, that Fair
haven was the last point touched at:
And when the same good steamship,
carrying with her not the same noble
five hundred, but others equal in mum
Der from many land and cline,
steamed into the spacious harbOr with
the tired traveller, Train, on board die
she not dip her flag and ,metaphOrically
speaking, bend the knee in fealty t.
Fairhaven? George Francis Train
was on board, and the voyage around
the world had been accomplished, moi
within the limit Of time set by the
girdler, but only few brief, ilectinl
days later
Fairhaven is not TO blame that
PsychO last babe adieu to this city
and that she first welcomed him
tired. worn and weary, with the heat
and dust OF travel, on his return.
Oceans had been crossed, plains
traYersed, and difficulties innumerabl,
encountered and after tOilsOm'
Journey the goal was at last reached
and while Victory, i'm the shape o
time and fifty-fye days, did not to an
considerable extent perch upon th'
travellers banner, ii was not an ignO
minious defeat. The steamer Premie
reached the Fairhaven Ocean dock a
o'clock yesterday morning. Passen
gers and freight were landed, anC
Psyche slumbered. After discharginl
her freight the steamer sailed for New
Whatcom
She reached the dock. There was NJ
booming Of guns; n flags were kisse'
: v the rays Of the morning sun, as h.
arose from behind the mount Of Sc
home. There was silence deep a
death 5 the Premier moored beside tn
dock. Mayor jenkins, Of New What
com, had been acquainted Of the fac
that the foot-sore traveller would ar
: rive that morning. So, in cOmpan
with a reporter OF the Express, h
hastened to the dock and waited. Tn
steamer arrived. The twain betOOl
themselves on board, and, sitting lik
, some druid OF eld, in the midst Of tn
ruins of some ancient fame, they be
held the Psyche, with his newspape
clippings. gathered from many a liant
and in many a tongue, about him.
He was welcomed by his honor, tn
mayor: congratulations were tenders
and condolences extended. The
there was an omniOus silence. Tn
brow Of Psyche was yelled in sorrow
intermixed with disgust and anger
Where were the coming people tina
they did not welcome him; the chi
dren that greeted him not with pgan
OF delight? They came not. And S
without the alarum Of the drum or tn
musical notes Of even tin horn, Tn
little procession moved, 'accOmpanie
by the solemn cadence Of the Expres
. reporters new pair Of boots, TO tn
BeIlingham hotel IL is only just t
say here, that the Psyche was th
cynJsure Of all eyes, or at least, sue
/, as chanced TO be abroad at that earl
hour.
, The hotel was reached and 'GeOrg
G Francis Train, round the world fror
n New WhatcOm in sixty-one days,
soon stood out in bold relief, in re
\ and blne pencil on the hotel reglste
: The clerk assigned him room, and 9
he was very weary he Immediately r.
tired.
Yesterday afternoon a HERALD r.
g porter called on Citizen Train. tn
: doorto the reception room was opel
, and as the shadow OF the HERALD ma
4 fell across the threshold. without an