Evening journal., 1893-08-21


seoretaryl Of State, Ex-Governor. Tive
Clerks OF tho Peace. and Other WELL
Known Persons Speeding westward
VIII Reach Chicago Tomorrow Eora-
Ing.
Delaware Day will be celebrated at
Chicago on Wednesday. West Virginia
and Western New York will also cele-
brate on that day, and all the bands on
the Worlds Fair grounds will be grouped
around the respective buildings.
Delaware will not be behind her sister
states In the observance. She has al
ways taken leading part in every great
public movement and will maintain the
proud name she has always borne.
The exercises Of the day will be in
formal, but impressive in character.
Hon. James Pennewill, of Dover, will be
the principal speaker The others will
be Chief Justice Lore, Chancellor
Wolcott, Senator Anthony Higgins.
Congressman Causey, Governor Reynolds.
and President Thomas b. Smith, Of the
State Board Of Managers II Is probable
that other well known Delawareans will
be called upon to express themselves
during the day
At the conclusion Of the exercises 500
baskets Of peaches will be distributed In
the Delaware Building, aud the enter.
prising Worlds Fair visitors from every
part u the world will have an opportu.
nifty to sample Delaware fruit and the
remembrance Of it's lusciousness will be
carried to every place, including the
Ice fields Of the Arctic and the desert
wastes Of Africa The special car carry
ing the peaches will leave Philadelphia
to night on the Chicago limited.
Speeding to Chicago
The Delaware visitors left 10 day for
the White City, and are now speeding
eastward on a special train OF Pullman
cars. The start from Dover was made
at o As o'clock this morning. Clayton
was reached at 1905; Porter, at ii. and
Newark at II 20 There It was Joined
by the Wilmington excursIonists. who
left the p, w. & B. station, at 10. 10 on
a regular train.
Composition OF tho Train.
The train was composed Of the Pull
man cars, Standard, Arundal Zlmara,
Thisbe, q day coach and combination
car. Il Was drawn by P. w. 4 b. en-.
gine. No 8 and there was moth.
Ing about II but the white
] flags TO distinguish It as a special. Con.
I ductor G NJ Baker had charge VII.
+, liam Taylor held the throttle and r. p.
, Stewart shoveled coal.
wnmington's ouota Small.
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter ac
! companled the Wilmington party "a
4 Newark. The number was surprisingly
B small. those going being as follows
I National Commisssiorer Willard Hal.
Porter, Chief Justice Charles 3. Lore
Judge J. Frank Ball, ex-S ayor Austir
| Harrington, State Commissioners Thomas
: lB. Smith, Harry Emmons. ex.Eherif
3 William Simmons. Andrew G. Gray, Charles
! Gray, Mr.. and Mrs f. Ainsworth. ant
' David s Truitt. Senator Gray accom-
= panied the party TO Newark 10 see hi
) boys of, and went from there to Wash
ington. Secretary H. c. Conrad, Of tn
Board of State Managers, also went Il
= tie White Clay Creek metropolis to ex
press his regrets being prevented from
a going further by the Illness Of his wife
4 who is suffering from inARmmAtor,
Z rheumatism.
Newark Sends Her Share.
e There the Wilmingtonians were me
g By Representative William Cooch. Mrs
D Mary Janvier, Miss Lizzie Bower, Nj
a and Mrs. s. NJ. Curtis. Mr. and Mrs.
0 Samuel Lindsey and William f. Griffith
q After an exchange of courtesies, tn
pilgrims settled themselves for a tediou
70 wait Of about forty minutes.
d at length the whistle Of the specis
l. was heard as Il rounded Iron Hill on tn
" Delaware City branch track. fel
" minutes later It pulled in on the Hewar
II siding, the Delaware City regular NAL
10 ing room by running below the. switch
ID The Wilmingtonians and NewarkeI
took their places and everything VA
ready for the start. This was prevente
% by the water.scoop OF engine No. l3l
Il, getting out OF order and blocking th
track for a few minutes.
The reporter took advantage of th
:. opportunity to walk through the han,
OF somely-appointe train. BE found onl
lg forty.two persons on from down II
M state, twenty-four OF them being guess
OF Commissioners Porter and Massey.
IN Prominent Men From Below.
On Among those noticed in the cars wei
sll Governor Reynolds. Chancellor Wolcot
In Mrs. Wolcott and sons, Alexis and Josepl
ut Secretary of State John d. Hawkin
er Clerk OF the Peace William Dickso
Mayor Hiram Reedy, Direct Flax Con
w missioner J. Frank Wilds az
5 family, James Pennewill and wifi
ay Mrs s. J. Marshall, Attorney Gener
in John R. Nicholson and wife, Mrs. WI
nd liam Reedy, Mrs. E. H. Hart. Mrs !
RS P. Novel;, Mrs. Downes, Samu
Wall and wife, Eldad Clsr
Miss Amelia Reedy, Miss 81
Marshall, Miss Alice Cowgirl, Mr.
r.. James Alice, Powell X. Green. Jes
" Burton, Henry Doresbacb, Ollie Benso
of Dover; Miss Mollie Taylor,
lin Wyoming; Miss Nancy L. Burto
at Of Frederica w. +. Dunn, Of Smyrn
III Senator William 7. Records,
Id. Laurel; Clerk Of the Peace Z.
ad Houston and Ex-Governor Q.
Ith Stockley, Of Georgetown; DR.. Caui
Ias wife and daughter, of Camden, Al
ow Colonel William Stevens, Of Seaford.
ad At 10 o'clock the train pulled out
raj hind Washington express At PERI
til vile II was switched of and run 20 {
His central division via Columbia. Dim
ace was taken At harrisburg and the par