Evening journal., 1894-01-13
AMERICAS CLYDE
Chief Justice Lore Says
That of the Christiana.
DISTINGUISHED MEN HERE
United States Lawmakers Guests
of the City.

Wilmington's Waterway Under the Es-
cort Of the Board of Trade Of This City.
Chief Justice Lore, in a Powerful
Speech OF Welcome, Says That it is No
Mere Fancy, But for an Outlay of Money
Only One-tenth as Large, the Christiana
May BE Made the Clyde OF America and
the Biggest Ships That Float Can BE
Built Here.
With boreal blasts biting their faces
the Senate Committee on Commerce and
the House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors inspected Wilmington harbor to-
day and saw for themselves its needs
Apart from the biting cold a better day
could not have been asked. The visitors
had come prepared for winter weather
and did not seem to mind it in the least.
It was by all odds, the most distin-
guished Congressional party that has
ever visited Wilmington
The Board of Trade, at whose solicita-
tion the NJ. C's. came did every thing
possible to make the visit both entertain
ing and instructive, and complimented
Congressman Causey upon the interest
manifested and the aid rendered by him
in getting the members to accept the in
vitation.
The Arrival I'm Town.
The special car bearing the visitors
reached the P, w. & B. station at 11.5l
o'clock, being attached to the Washing
ton express The party was composed Of
Senators Edward d. White, of Louisiana; ;
Stephen M. White, Of California, and
Joseph @. s. Blackburn, of Kentucky,
members State Commerce Committee, and
Representatives Newton @. Blanchard,
of Louisiana; Thomas G. Catchings, of
Mississippi; Richard d. Clarke, of Ala
bama; Rufus +. Lester, Georgia; Charles
H. Page. of Rhode Island; John ID. Alder
son, of West Virginia. Anthony Camin-
etti, of California; Philip ID. McCulloch,
Jr of Arkansas; Lyman E. Barnes, of
Wisconsin; Binger Hermann, Of Ore
gon; Thomas j. Henderson, of Illi-
nois; John E. ReYbuin. of Pennsylvania
Samuel NJ. Stephenson, Of Michigan
Warren B Hooker. New York, aud John
w. Causey, Of Delaware, of the River aud
Hsrbor Committee, and its clerk. F. A
G. Handy; also Representatives John G.
Black and Allan c DurbOrow. Jr, Of llli-
nois, and Albert S. Berry, Of Kentucky
An EnterprisiDg Committee.
E. T. Warner, Captain Willard Thomp-
son. George W. Bush. Charles W. Pusey
and Captain Edwin Kershaw constituted
the Board OF Trade committee which
coni ucted the reception and inspection
to such a successful issue Mr. Warner
and other members of the Board of Trade
went to Washington last evening and
accompanied the Congressman to Viii
mington.
Congressman Causey was fret to steI
from the car and shook hands With thos.
of the reception committee who had not
gone to Washington, and members Of the
Board Of Trade and other friends and
acquaintances who were standing on the
platform. As the Senators and Repre-.
/ sentatives stepped from the car he intro
duced them separately. At the conclu
sion of the greeting the party forced it:
way through the small crowd which hac
! congreg Rted to see the visitors, entered
carriages and were driven to King street
wharf. where the small but speedy
steamer Ulrics, belonging TO the VIII
mington and New Jersey Ferry Company
awaited their arrival.
Captain Joseph Forbes and Mate
| Edward Whitaker had used their ut
| most endeavorg to make their boat at
tr active and succeeded in every respect
The American ensign and burgee huttereC
aft and the American jack haunte'
in the breezes forward. Enginee
Sherman Bristor and Fireman Franl
Baker had given their msehiner,
an extra polish and oiling, and Pilot w
Is. Chase was proud of the position b.
held Purser c. s. Wingate devoted
himself to the comfort of the guests
The invited guests and other member
of the Board of Trade we're upon tn
wharf and boat when the carriages drov
up and the Congressman receive
another hearty greeting.
Towering above the crowd the form
of Hon. Charles B. Lore, Delsware's dis
tinguished chief justice, could be seen
During his four years of service IN Cor
gress he had become intimately @,
quainted with a number of the visitor.
and the greeting was hearty and mutua
A short Speech of welcome.
The chief justice delivered a shol
speech of welcome, which was both fore
bAo anu W Nut h1AAbs AAo NNAANntAl &c
that the Congressman were men full
capable of judging for themselves Il
needs Of Wilmington hSrbor, and, as
said to an EvEINNe JOURNAL reporter
"rhese gentlemen did not come to Wi
mington to hear long speeches"
The Delaware Guests.
The Wilmingtonians and other Del
/ wareans invited were Hon. Charles
Lore, T. Allen Hilles, A. 4. Kendall.
Q. Purdy, Pennock Pusey. Frank Pyl
4 ]. H Savery, Charles w Pusey, w.
Pusey, William Luke, John Ssunder
! David Lindsay, II. e. Morse, James
6 Field, William NJ Field, W. d. Muller
e Jr, Mayor f. O. ShortlidGe, Superb
tendent E F. Brooks, Supel
intenient A. G. McCausland, OF the v
& n. railroad; Bowness Briggs geuer
freight and passenger agent, of thew
B. & N railroad; Colonel H. A. DuPon
Captain H. 6. Wilson, Walter NJ. Franci
t Daniel w. Taylor, E. H. Gayle
Colonel Enoch, Moore, President Pre-
!, ton Lea, of the Wilmington Gil
Railway Company; George G Lobdel
\ Jr., w. w Lobdell. William T Porte
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