The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-19
! WAS A GREAT DAY,
xns OF PEOPLE IN nous
ron FROM ABROAD

.ns OF PEOPLE IN Hou'
ao''sroy FROM ABROAD
80. From DoSens of TeNn
eIt'f,n the Mctropoiis--rhe
wNp' rs. display and Parade.
rrs" prorramme for Today.
..,s OF life and activity.
1sn always an air Of beauty In :
use ,,,,nr crowd Of people and suef
nnf NJ" ,s assembled at the Grand
r'Nu ~, Yesterday afternoon,
cana u ,,sern pacific trains from the
ne SOU, we're expected shortly after
- lhl "a a large number Of Hous.
s,'e'N' antauys citizens had assem-
as I'g W., the coming guests. The re-
y . ,,mlttee was there IN fun force,
syn 's nost Joyous reception was the
ue ,toncy OF the entire crowd.
sis A,snad eyes and animated faces Of
n toyely young ladies' looked up
sly .s,lsd smiles as the excursion
~ W. ,n TO pour out their loads OF
~ srslvhL Houston's enterprising
~ nqr were represented In the well
5iass' .r,yd and In fact all classes
;sRs ,nt 10 greet the strangers VINO
-' u .oon be within her gates
W. ~ fi.ht Guard band was there and
hHs aarth a musical welcome with It's
pc s,rAns. Music was in ''e air,
Ts.'5 ,sas In the mind and vegy heart
Nv sathered crowd. ana the whole
~ wss bright with life. harmony ana
sas
abe comesl" was the cry from
az throats ABOUT twenty minutes
~ CielUck, as the nrst secuoh OF lhe
4 w gr5m the east pullea IN WIN seven
4A fIllea. Conductor BACK punchHd
40 ts on TINS run ana Engineer
ls,w mat tne eNCurslonisls came
10 N good SHAPE .i,rsot b..f,r,
.Aeeh loRus arrived from the West
3-.nnitng the nrst secuon 81 tAe tfdlh
-i",,nai direction ON the southern Ia
gA , H Nlta COnQuCLor GoulTcy and
- sutes Ia clHlEe, lmmedlAle!S
y. lsis me second section IRON tue
scanned IN uuGer Engineer Mackey
4 .ibn with Conductor jim Arcntf
ssnd enaeavormS 10 look OUT lul an
Ines and Cniuren ON the tram. me
s."iion was from tine west with SIX
80 we'll niled. TINS was CONDUCTOR
~ main ana WAS pulled IN with
.esser Nave NJ the throttle.
H, net as the trains came IN the recep-
cmmlt,ee gave directions To an Whv
"a mem With their petlect system
,srsn1izltion the efforts OF the commit
VIA very successful ana no stranger
II, len uncaIeu Ior by the gentlemen
|,5 we're In charge of THIS feature OF the
N, entertunmenj
4 Great Northern was also crowded
Ii, Deople yesterday afternoon, beng
|.ry cltizeuP Of Houston who had az
's-sei there to meet the e&CurSionlsts
were expected TO arrive on that Inc.
~ International ran i've trains into the
ID ard Notwithstanding the snort LlIie
4 Thlch they ndd To advertise the e.
s1n, brought in all the coaches wen
M The train that arrived from Rales-
- and points between at 1:lp p. m, was
! charge OF Conductor Jarvis and I'm
- Young The Columbia Tap train
p5tht N good representation for as
ri line, which rs run over by Conductor
,-sOne ami Engineer Noble, Il>s Cal |
son trains also brought up good rep
slAlation.
Iss Missouri, Kansas and Texas did Its I
n Of the work wen. The carly morning .
II nT0lblA III wen hliAAl NydNAAtSt WHY t.
Z one mat arrived ut 500 last ulSul &
s.A over 900 to the crowd. This last I
I'm was engineered by Bowers and con- I
ssei ~ Turner Taken altogether, the .
l5sr Of people who arrived in Houston /
ing the u8y amounted TO between 2Juu .
3 100. though from the appearance NJ /
< streets last night one would suppose
q are fully oJOU visitors in our midst.
az about VARIETY
ID wouldn't tnlnk the world contained .
lsny different Kinds OF people as We're
zkln street last mgnt.
Aay kind OF man, woman ana cnlld
uhere They not only represented the
y nlmher or strangers who had been
sHed into the Cilys portals from towns
and near. but Houston's cosmopolitan
{4hilon mad ALSO come out 10 view the
rs Of the gaiiy-lighted, the ioyfully I
-laied and beautifully ornamented
he dude with his carved walking stick
Andkorchier prOtruding just so many
IS nom the pocket OF his oYercoat;
Tlmy little tnm BOURNE begEdr dodg-
ihe bue-coateu policeman; the ragged
slteyed neWspOy, seeing every thinE
: Believing nothing: the mother bob
TOE Talling nauy up and down and
~ nm 10 shea ana gee the pref
+ the toddlnE white child clasping
black hand or 90 Topsy nurse who
~ eHt ouEHl 10 nave peen nome lOub
I the briskly walking business man
rs to make mis- way through the jam
crush; the wandering musiciHnSi the
p Of idle, don't-care fellows taking
al!aga Of the occasion 70 Kill time
Ne ladies'
e Whole scene Of itself was n kaleido-
4 Of freshness and beauty, and the
sy Of people who tnrungCd the streets
more th2n Mott ana Gtyddeu ever
Iaye1 ana would nave furnished
Y a tharactersCape for the modern
sAeleh artists.
yes Of people-au along the edges of
innR ayenle. IN ana G0Nn Min
y along Travis street-au foot. IN
rs and IN carriages gathered by 1880
"a last night 10 witness the fireworks