The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-03
The Great Mandarin Passes
Through on His Way to
Phiiadelp hia.
TALKS WITH CHIEF MURPHY
Would Not Let the Policemen
Carry Him and Walked to
His Special Train.

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looking men on the force had been de-
tailed to carry HIM in his chair, but
when he saw how brave looking and
handsome they were he said they were
too good to carry even the representative
OF the Son of Heaven and he walked
It was just 7:2o O'Clock when Lii donned
new yellow jacket, with red collar and
cuffs and announced to General Ruger
| that he was ready to start He wore the
same peacock feather in his hat. Ii sat
in the first carriage by the side of General
Ruger. Opposite sat Dr. Mack, the Vice
roy's Chinese physician and Lo Fang
Luh, the interpreter.
The other members of the suite, with
Captain Mills, Major Davis, Military
| Secretary. and Chinese Customs Com
missioner Drew. occupied seven carriages.
| The servants had gone ahead With the
luggage.
The procession Went down Fifth avenue
under the Washington Arch to Fourth
street. to Broadway, to Canal street, to
| West street. Along the route were police
| men to keep the street clear. AT the ferry
there was crowd of about 500 persons
The special ferryboat New Jersey was
in the slip waiting for the party. 1t was
decorated with two American flags and
the Keystone emblem
On the way over the river Lii was much
interested in the ferryboat service and
asked many questions. He wanted to
know how much it cost to build the New
Jersey, and was told 100000 He ques-
toned the superintendent of the ferry
line about the grain elevators in Jersey
City, their capacity and how much it had
cost to bu.ld them
When the fefryboat got to the Jersey
shore Ii was driven up to the elevator of
the station. There were 5000 persons pres
ent to see Ii. Chief Murphy was on hand
with $50 men. Ii stepped from his carriage
at the elevator, and as soon as 1t started
Ii asked Chief Murphy whose elevator
It was.
I'VE call it Mr.. cgeveland's," replied
the policeman, because he was the first
one to ride in IT."
There was greater crowd upstairs IN
the station than al the ferry sip. Ii and
his suite were conducted to track Z. Red
carpet was lad along the platform
As he passed alcng the Cinnamon who
Were in the tarong dropped upon their
knees
The special train assigned to the vice
rcy consisted of SIX cars; four were Pull
man coaches, baggage ear and Vice
President Thompson's private car for Ii.
The Viceray's car was at the. rear. end Of
the train. 1t mad dining, smoking, OBJ
servation compartments ana a bath room.
Mr. Thompson Helped Lii into the car.
The Chinaman took chair in front Of
the rear door where the crowd could see
hrnl. Mr.. Thomson sat down and then III
began questioning the railroad man The
most amusing feature to the crowd was
Las method of smoking. A servant car
raed pipe with a long stem to it in one
nand. whle with the other he held a
lighted taper. He stood behind the Vice
Ioys back, and apparently without lock-
ing at his master held the stem of The
pipe to h.s kps Lii puffed three times al
the pipe. Then it was removed Slowly
arlsi rem ms mouth The servant emptied the
IN the stem from the bowl. refilled it
again and put it to the Viceroy's l5ps ali
iIF5t; 1ne tine holding the stem in his hand.
then Lii had his smoke
Inc tram was to have started at S:15
. CLOCK, oat there was delay with the
99assase, Ehglneer j. Bender and Con-
uuctor =. ii. Beatty We're at their respect-
I'VE posts waiting for the word to srant
Each of the brakemen and CondueroI.
B5eaty wore new uniforms Locomotive
$50, the fastest on the line. was polisheS
ana cleande as it had never been befnre
It was S:s3 o'clock when Mr, Thon3son n
Interrupted the Viceroy's questions and
gave the word for the train TO start I'm
glneer Bender was told to try 10 make
t.l dhe run to Philadelphia in one hour and
fifty minutes. Ni1o
Before starting General Ruger said that
ne Woula talk over the plans of the trim
with Ii while on their way to PhiIadsll
pnia- He had not decided then whetbe,
fias ar woqla o1ils,, 60 to the un.on League Club
CT VISIT Cramps shlpyard
u said he was anxious to visit tbe
S,t. sSnt.py;aTas. That IS his chief reason for
sald that in case Ii decided 10 90 fa fba |
Union League Club FIRST the parfy wa1IId |
leave the train at Germantown Junction
TO the clubhouse, where Ii had promised |
70 20 SeeeIXe the prominent men of the CIV /
me Inc V;eer9y and hs party VIII only re- |
TINS afternoon, Wien they will starr fo%. /
Washlnslton. They will remain at the /
eap15al Sa;o "a Until 1 Saturday and then go 10
Niagara Falls. From Niagara Falls the |
Niceroy will go to Canada and then - |
Vancouver and home "
=, New Yerk saw the last of Ii Hung |
who were about early did. Perhans If |
LII had selected a later hour fer his de- |
parture to Philadelphia there would have
been a greater crowd along the Rants |
of his carriag ges from the Waldorf TJo+sI |
to the Desbrosses street ferry OF the |
i,ennsylvanis Railroad. AS il was. only |
tiNCsS WtioSet DuSlNSSS caiieG them Qlf |
soon aiter seven o'clock, cav the Vlceroy |
leave town.
Ii was up with the sun this morn;ns
as usual. He breakfasted on chicken and |
rice shortly after six o'esock, Smoked . |
cigarette and then announced that hs Svas - |
ready 10 begin the day. While the viee /
roy was taking his breakfast an afteadsn.f I
announced that fifty of the Lee clan |
from Chinatown were waiting for Al am
dience. The fifty Cinnamon were ali /
merchants. They went 70 the Wsldorf I
at $50 O'Clock. Each was dressed in bjl,e |
and black SILK garments, turban HAS +
" til Ettle red knots on the top and six
boots.
When they filed into Lis apartment the
mandarin was reclining in chair The /
fifty Chinamen, with one motion lsropped /
upon their knees. They then arose. ana I
in Chinese He said the merchants of /
Chinatown representing the family az |
Lee had called to wish the v5cerov 4 I
pleasant journey hon1eA They had I
brought with them two presents FOR his 7
Excellency, which they asked him to ae- |
cept as token of their esteem
Lii responded to the address, He fo1d |
the Cinnamon that he had enfeved his
visit to this city and was glad 10 knoxv |
that so many of his eountFvrnen he5a
were prosperous. He asked them To si1ss
their influence with other Mongorans Ia /
suppress gambling and opium smolxif,r /
among the Chinese in this yfcini<y
Then the two presents whfcf, the Lees /
had brought were carried In. One was d /
large sterling silver bowl about 4 foot
high and lined with gi1k on It's otter |
surface were inscribed sundry inserif- /
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