New-York tribune., 1896-09-01
STORY OF THE TRIP.


,r., tbousand people who. assembled at
Was, Point yesterday know now that the
,r.a,her Bureau has its lmita' :ons. Owing to
,,s sudden squall which is common 10 the
u.h,ands during the summer months, I ey not
.n,v cot wet to the hide but they misse see
,ns His Excellency, Ii Hung: Chang. More
,hor that. there was no dres parade, to say
,h,nv. of the superb reviep of the cadets
r,,cb had been arranged. n consequence
hos, NJ pretty girls went h ONE with sinking
- ond v-,lted dnery. they distinctly re-
fused TO be consoled even WI Zen the battery on
the high bluff doomed out salute Of fifteen
guns. not in honor of the CT dnaman. but as an
oaclal tribute due to Major General Ruger. ana
they looked on without any fascinating accom-
naniment Of smiles at the formal reception oil
tho commander of the Depi Ttment of the East
BY the cadets.
However. there is no use in the young woman
hsine AT odds with the distinguished visitor.
He did the best he could. for he went TO west
Point undoubtedly with be best intentions IN
the world of seeing all Of the many interesting
things that are worthy of a statesn ans earnest
studv at that notable inst tuition. He was. per-
hans weary after the du ties of Sunday, which
Included his visit to the nmb of his old lrlenu'
tbs late General Grant Yet with it all he
was ~ at his USudi III ti-o ''i'Nh'
4 DELAY IN STARTING.
General Ruger and the sc with him were anx-
,ous that an early start Ihould be made In order
that the Ambassador m eyht have view or the
Palisades and of the HE HANDS of the Hudson IN
clear daylight. both 50 tng and returning ana
everything had been xed for departure from
the Waldorf AT 6:30 o'c l)ck. The six carrlasVs
and the squad of noun I'D police were on hand
&c Qn-f a
special conductor of the Chinese train was
hustllng about the CO rridors. Just as things
we're approaching fevo = heat a soft-voiced and
softer-footed servant .ppeared from the suite Of
rooms of Ii Hung Cha ~ and said that his Illus
trious master would g. down In about an houl.
That meant 7:3O. bu I in spite Of the visitors
reputation for puncr iality it was o'clock be-
fore he finally appear I'd, walking down the Single
fight Of stairs from his apartments to the cal
riage and leaning Oh the arm OF General Rugel
on the one side and of mis- son, Lord Ii. on The
other. He was attn I'D rs usual in his robes OF
official distinction. mich have been so frequent
ly described, and as he walked through the COL
rdors looked neithe to the right nor TO the LETT,
but seemed inclin sl to hurry his supporters
toward the carriag T. Preceding him We're four
servants who CARR eel his chair and deposited 1t
in wagon, by which, it vas conveyed to the piel.
With him in the first carriage were General.
Ruger and the intn rpreter Lo Fling Luh and Ii
Ching Lou. Mini Yang Yu and Ii Wing,
Secretary Of the CT linese Legation; Major g. W.
Davis and Captain S. c. Mills occupied the sec
ond carriage Lo. Ii. Lieutenant A. ;. Cum
mings and one of the secretaries OF the Chinese
Legation were In the third. Others in the party
who were on boa I'd the Dolphin were Commits
sioner f. B. Dre W. Mrs. Drew. Mrs. Williams
Nod iak
Grant, ex-secret airy John W. Foster, Colonel s.
S. Sumner of the 9th Cavalry; John Russell
Young George T. Seward. General James H.
Wilson. General Horace Porter. Colonel Corbin
Assistant AdjlS ant General Of the Department
{ the East; NJ ayor William L. Strong Bradlee
Strong. Genera Louis Fitzgerald and his ai&
Major Van Dus er; Vice-Presfdent Frank Thom-
son of the Pennsylvania Railroad and his son.
Clarke Thoms n; Colonel John J. McCook, whom
the Viceroy remembered meeting IN Moscow;
Colonel DAME Appleton and Colonel w. I.
Church. In ad dition there were number OF the
members Of u le Chinese suite and three cooks,
With the prog er kitchen utensils for preparing
luncheon.
GOING ON BOARD.
The route Of the procession was down Fifth
ave. and ea 81 IN Twenty -sixth-st., to the New
iorK Yacht Club anchorage. where the Dolphin
was lying. Throughout the drive to the pier the
'iceroy was talking animatedly with General
"ueer thrSugh the interpreter. and from his
ses'ures II. was apparent that he was discus
shs New Iorks architectural growth. Acting
inspector Brooks and Captain Allaire were on
ou'y az uaa Yacht Club float, with fifty police
men But there was no hustling crowd to in
'rrlefe VIII prearanged plans and without diff
ncu''y, ii Hung Chang was conveyed to a seat
IN 'he stern-sheets Of the Dolphin's twelve-oared
large ri the barge neared the dspatch-boat
the Cnih9se flag broken out in stops from
the forentast. AT the bow was the naval ensign,
and at t'ae stern the Stars and Stripes. AS the
yelow-gipunded dragon flung to the brisk
oreeze, Il G sailors on the forward deck became
active arsi salute Of seventeen guns was fired
IN honor Of the guest The Viceroy ascended the
SIDE STAIRS with agility. almost disdainins as
sistance. He went at once to the ward room
Where. aptain Clover commanding the Dol
phin, wa presented Then he shook hands With
those vi had preceded him on board. and "A
little lsi expressed a wish TO be taken out
on the :poopdeck. There. wrapped in warm
mantle. with rugs under his feet. and his ankles
covered with blankets, he sat for the greater
portion of the trip 10 West Point and asked
Questioos
THE START
The Dolphin weighed anchor at SO, and
started down the East River, and at once the
fire Of queries began. Colonel Grant was con-
versIng' with Ii Hung Chang. when the latter
sighted the sugar refneres at Williamsburg.
"Thecs," remarked Colonel Grant is in