Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-01

hVPt Vllb uoubc ana lived III ~. Mabel
Thatcher, my mother, kept house for
him. There was grocery store on the
| street floor. Mr.. Winsow is father OF
Contractor Jeremiah d. Winslow now
doing business here.
Tho procession passed at a slow gait
down Market and up King. calculate
u was on the march for about one and O
halt hours. When it stopped General
Lafayette went on over to New Castle.
LAFAYETTE AT A WEDDING.
General Lafayette went to New Castle
for the purpose of attending the we'd
ding Of Charles /. du Pont, at which he
was an invited guest.
PEN PICTURE or LAFAYETTE.
You ask mo to describe the general.
We'll, as remember him. he was large
man. He was riding in carriage with
some officers Of the State, think Louis
McLane was one. The old general
looked well with his white head and
Roman face. He bowed pleasantly te
the people as he slowly passed. They
ccheered and he bowed. He had a good
Frenchman's face, big and well formed,
with fine, open, benevolent expression.
fiis halr was gray and inclined to silver.
lie was dressed in citizens clothing-no
ornament so far as | saw. He Just tray
eled by at a slow procession gait. II
was fine new barouche that bore him,
drawn by four horses, think. The ex-
preston on his face showed that he was
very much pleased with his reception in
Wilmington.
As was only little boy from the
country come in to see the great man
pass Dy, l easily got lost in the crowd.
could not 1nd my brother William.
ran as last MS l could TO the next block
passing around the crowd for u little
chap such as | was had not much chance
to see, the road being crowded. Boy as
was l. was inspired with what was
Transporting. and was delighted and
wondered very much at everything.
However that was all of the show /
saw. i heard that General LAFAYETTE
stopped somewhere and got dinner and
that then he went on to New Castle.
wILMrNoToN's ANCIENT TAVERN.
My mind now leaving the DAYS Of
yore will call up as my memory serves
me something in connection with John
M. Smith, who kept the Indian King
1t was situated at Fourth and Market
streets, at the southeastern corner, where
Sharp's large dry goods store is. From |
this place there was a stage running |
daily to Philadelphia, and also one in |
return stopped there. 1t was the regu-
lar thing to go there to see the stage
coming In OF an evening. 1t was busy
exciting moment as the big coach lum-
Dercd into view and turned around the
corner. The driver was always most
Important parsonage. He knew his bust
ness well and brought his horses around
the corner to the Fourth street front of
the hotel in most commendable STYLE.
This point OF time | may set down
rs about 1929. The hotel | think was a
two-story brick building. Smith Ind
line accommodations and was verv
ven patronlzed by the travelling public.
u was the first tavern in rank in Che
,ity. I'd
One of Mr.. Smiths sons was Frank
smith, sea captain of some note and
u nigh reputation as navigator. He
rad charge as sailing master of one of
he Federal ships during the last war.
Another of Mr.. Smiths sons was an
episcopal minister.
NOTABLE TAVERN SIGNS.
should like to give some attention to
he tavern signs, three of them in par
ocular. They were great source of
TO everyone, young and old,
md indeed they formed at the time one i
4 the chief glories Of Wilmington. The
Inc swinging sign of the Indian King
n front of the hotel speak of was q
painting. | never ceased
it. 1t was large picture of
N Indian chief or king. He held his
life in his left hand. A big scalping
nife was in his belt, and with his other
and he hourished u tremendous toma-
awk, detying anyone to come near
i'm or to dispute his kingly rights.
lis head feathers and fixings inspired
s with terror. We youngsters really
bought 1t the finest painting in the
,orld.
HE INDIAN QUEEN NOW THE CLAYTON,
AT the corner of Fifth and Market
Ireets without stating who kept the
otell there was a pretty swinging sign
ainting OF an Indian queen. She stood
pright in an easy, graceful position.
his was on the northeast corner where
le Clayton House now is. These two
otels were prominent places for the
NO political parties to meet at and they
ad been the resort for years back. They
let at the Indian Queen, however, more
'equently. When the elections were
YER both parties would come together (;
nd the victors would treat the others.
THE PosToFFIoE CORNER. !
AT the southeast corner of King and a
lxth streets, where the postotiice now
ands, Moore, the carriage builder, had |
beautiful sign hanging up. 1t was a 9
'nr-horse team and driver, the horses ;
icing at full speed. The axles seemed L
} be heated up with the friction of the
reat speed and all ablaze. And to make
more wonderful the horses were rush /
y through storm while the lightning a
ayed all around. The driver held the q
inns with giant grip apparently deter /
ined to keep up with the storm. This a
limiting inspired us all with wonder |
I'D admiration. AS little boy, coming /
from the country on market DAYS on
10 old-fashioned light cart, looked
rward with impatience to the moment L
hen would be standing in front of p
% great picture looking at it and look \
G at other people looking at it. 1t 4
emed to me that something ought to fl
lppen and l waited in ecstacy for the
own'up people to say something. t,
These three paintings were the work U
Woodsidea, the celebrated painter. f
WHERE THE wHALEMEN BOARDED. "
Another Indian Queen hotel was at $,
@ northeast corner of Fourth and | !,
ing. 1t was a place not noted for IL
UGH only as the place where our &,
halemen used to put up. 1t was a