Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-20
wALrRR BEsAnrIr NEW HAVEN.

 The Great English Novelist Visiting This city Yesterday and To-day
 He Tells . Courier Representative
 some of the Things He Was Inter-
 ested fin. . Two very unassuming names appeared on the register at the New Haven house yesterday afternoon-Walter Besant and s. s. Spriggeof London, England. Proba- ply not half dozen people in this city, of the hundreds and thousands of people here, who have read and enjoyed '.Armorel; ofLyonesse" and others of this popular nov elist's. works, knew that he was stopping in their midst. = :. During the evening COURIER represen- tativs called upon him at the hotel and was cordially received. He found the novelist taking "pull" at that inseparable oom- panion of the Englishnan-the 'tbulldog," and enjoying bottle of Extra Dry. MT. Besant is rather stout gentleman of medium height, with a full iron gray beard, pleasant eye and a most hearty and cordial manner. When iuterrogated he said: .'Dr. Spigge and ar rived in New York Sunday morning and found it exceedingly hot there. We never experienced such heat in England. In the afternoon we took drive in Central Park, which we enjoyed very much, but on the whole do not like New York. We did not want to stay long, 50 we came up here to-day. I think New Haven is a very picturesque oity-in fact one of the most beautiful cities have ever visited. We took stroll around the campus this after noon. We looked in at Alumni hall, where the examinations were going on, and also stopped at Battell chapel, which we thought very pretty" "How do you those of the. English universitiesa" asked the reporter. ~ t'Oh, they are much newer and more re- cent in their architecture" he replied, Sand do not give the impression of autiq nifty which those across the water do. But Yale with her elm trees and quaint build ings is a very pleasant place to visit. We were interested in the peculisrity of the l old Indian name. Quinnipiack, which sp pears over the entrance to Center church, which we visited this afternoon, and also in the grave of the regicide, Dixwell. which is back of the church.
 MT. Bssant appeared to be especially in l terested in the traditions of the deeds oi | the regicides, Whslley. Dixwell and Goffe. ! which center about New Haven, and said l said he was going to visit Judges Gave or West Rock to day. When told that three oi I the principal streets of the city, WhalleJ | and Dixwell avenues and Goffe street, were named in honor of the judges of the un fortunate Charles I, he said: "This fl l what makes it so interesting to visit New | England cities. The history of old Eng | land Is so closely interwined with that o1 | ar,Jo hot nIr- RpIu
 minders of home. There are so many in teresting things for us to see. The regi 1 eide Goffe was member of the Gofft family which has become SO famous ani l influential.
 l "tWe think the old green here is one o the prettiest spots we have seen. Hay, ! you any parks here2"
 The writer told him of East Rock park
 which he signifed his intention to visit to
 day. as we'll as West rock. l "New Haven has also impressed me a
 being @ very busy, lively little town. Yo'
 have considerable manufacturing here
 the various industries of the city he ex pressed his surprise at 6 university tow
 being ouch 6 busy hive of industry.
 "You do not intend to. follow Dickens
 example and write some American Notes
 do you" asked the reporter.
 'tNo, indeed" MT. Besant quickly re
 piled, q think quite enough has bee,
 written about America. We came here
 visit the country and see as much of 1t 8
 possible, and as quietly as possible. w
 will leave here tomorrow and eventusll
 go to Chicago to the exposition. It
 probable that we may try to go to tn
 Yale-Harvard race if we can make arrange
 ments. have great desire to go to 1t
 but we cannot tell yet" | Dr. Sprigge expressed considerable inter
 est in the medical school and said that h
 proposed to visit 1t to day.
 "On the whole," he said, "we find muc
 in New Haven to interest us and thoug
 our stay will be short we will take ava very pleasant memories of this beautifr | city"