The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-07
GONE TO CANADA.
Ii HUNG CHANG LEAVES THE UNIT
ED STATES.
The Viceroy and Party Visit Mag
ara Falls and Cross the River.

] NIAGARA FALLS, n. Y, Sept. Eli
Hung Chang and party arrived in this
city at Has o'clock this morning, ac-
companied by the United States army
officers who are escorting the party
about the country. He came direct
from Washington in a handsomely APP
pointed Pullman vestibuled train of
seven coaches. All night and this
morning a drizzling rain fell, and when
the party arrived it was coming down
in torrents. The viceroy and the army
officers occupied the last car, and about
i've minutes after the stop Major-G
eral Ruger stepped out on the plat
form, followed by the other officers, Lii
making his appearance last He was
gowned in his gorgeous yellow jacket
and wore the famous peacock feather
in his hat His appearance was the
signal for q, burst of applause from the
crowd of fully 1000 which gathered to
see him and which the police had much
difficulty in keeping in order After
being assisted down the steps, he
walked TO the carriage, twenty feet dis
tant, leaning on the arms of Major
General Ruger and Mayor Arthur
Schoellkopf of this city. The carriage
was entered by the three and Lo Fling
Luh, the vicerOy's official secretary and
interpreter. The army officers with
the party, besides Major General
Ruger. were Lieutenant A S. Cum
nings, Major George w. Davis and
Captain F. c. Mills. Other notables
of the party were Edward Drew, sec
rotary of the Chinese embassy; Mi
Chung, of the Chinese embassy at
Washington; Lo Feng Lu, official sec
rotary: Dr.. Mark, medical adviser; DR..
Irwin, Lord Ii, ST., Lord Lii, jr., George
II. Daniels, j. NJ. Tousey and others.
VIEWING THE FALLS.
Upon their arrival at the Cataract
house, which was headquarters, the
party retired to their rooms. the whole
second floor Of the hotel having been
reserved for them
All of The suite ate luncheon pre-
pared by the regular staff but Lii had
has in a private dining ROOM mis- food
being, as usual. prepared ard served
by his own servants.
About $3.50 O'Clock the start was made
to see the falls. The rain had ceased
and the sun was shining brightly
Thousands of people filled the hotel
corridors, verandas and the streets out
side. The falls reached, the viceroy
watched them for a short time, his face
bearing a curious expression He
turned to his interpreter and addressed
him. The latter said: His excellency
is very much delighted and greatly inn
pressed
Next the party was driven to the
power house of the Cataract Construc-
ton company, where they saw the mon
ster 1900 horse power dynamos running
by the energy of the Niagara river
Ii spoke through his interpreter in
glowing terms of the American enter
prise. and said the sight was the most
interesting he had seen on his travels.
He inquired the cost of the work and
the revenue. and other things
The party then returned to the hotel.
The interpreter said
Ii MARVELED MUCH
at the American railways, saying they
were the greatest he had ever seen.
Asked if Ii would. upon his return to
China, have the English engineers who
are building a railroad in that count
try. adopt the American system he
said he certainly would This import
ant announcement was received with
much enthusiasm by the many promi-
nent men in hearing distance.
AT the power house Ii held out his
cane toward one of the rapidly revolv-
ing dynamos and it was hit by a pro-
lection and knocked out of his hand
like flash. He was startled, but said
nothing. He came near being badly in
jured by the occurrence. The party
remain in this city tonight and will
cross the river there tomorrow morn
ing They will be escorted from here
by Sir H. G. Jolly De Lothbinere, ex-
prime minister of Quebec. and at pres
ent a member of the Laurier cabinet.
and Sir w. c. Parmale, Chinese agent
of Canada.
The Canadian Pacific has sent a
special train of six cars to take the
party through Canada from Niagara
Falls, Ont, to Vancouver.
This afternoon the mayor and a few
prominent citizens were received infor-
mally in Ii Hung Chang's room.