New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-29
MACHINERY INTERESTS III.
HIS TOUR THROUGH THE GREAT SHOPS
IN GLASGOW.
HE TnIEs 4 sEwINe MAcnINE succEssFrLLY-A

TALK WITH LORD KELVIN.
Edinburgh correspondence OF The London Daily
News.
Ii Hung Chang likes Scotland very much This
| Is natural, for they have made much OF him north
/ Of the Tweed. He was a great lion In Giasso"
/ Wherever he went enormous crowds assembled ana
/ men and women struggled to see him.
c,L ms morning ne was out early touring among .ns
/ Provost. Baille Murray. Balllie Thomson. and NJ
Nico CITY Chamborainl, had breakfasted with
/ The suite at the Windsor Hotel The Cinnamon en-.
joyed their dishes Of porrIdge but they dld not
/ Ike the haggis served or the previous evening
phoiograph was taken OF His Excellency, lie was
indeed ne " never so happy as when ioo k a.; az
machinery and trying TO understand al about IL
At quarter past eight he set forth plainly atired.
for he has wisely come the conclusion that inc
place in grimy workshops These brilliant articles
OF apparel were carried ly n servant. so thaL the
Hall The works Of Messrs William Beardmore
60. were first visited. After forty tors OF molten
hot bloom shears were seer in operation. the
mads rImPheht tbp Ssse
Mr. Tseng, Secretary 10 the chinese r. lie
cation acted as interpreter; Mr. Lo di Fsrg
guished visitor followed with rapt attention the
y. G tons ' Which is Intended cf for Norwegian
battle-shiP I'm course OF construction at tne AInl-
question. he must have answered "A hundred. ii
wanted 10 know everything.
you pay" were some Of his questions he. OF
course also wanted to know how old Mr Beard
more was and what income he received
From Parkhead the party went TO Sprlng1utl.
Mr. Hugh Reid acted as guide in the hyde PARK
Locomotive Works Here there we're more CUES
tons. more cheers. and more putting at the Chnese
pipee. -..-., .. - ,.r,,,e,
in the visitors book The principal Ambassador
from China expresses his great pleasure at what
he has seen to-day at the Hyde Park Locomotive
Mr. Reid let His Excellercy know. that the firm
would be pleased to execute orders for nina nm9
this was the not very direct reply: a huhur t
years hence your works will be closed. because by
that time you vii! nave learnt how to make loco
motives that will last forever Whethe: this was
sa id m n1 11se cSanr H0 W 3 i be possible
China to make these engines under your ape a.
made it worth our while we would all become
Cinnamon tomorrow" Mr. Tseng laughed so much
could translate II for the information OF His Elk
cellency whom It also greatly uckled ..., -
From Springburn the Ambassador iourneyed TO
works Al Kiibowie His Exceliency soon showed
that he IS interested not only in guns ironclads
and railways. but also in sewing machines For
the members Of the firm would not hear of his buy
ing a sewing machine-they insisted upon giving
other IS for Ii Hung Changes own use
DELIGHTED WITH A SEWING MACHINE.
He proved hr.self to be a domestlcated man
Seated at OF the machines. he carefully sewe1
seam. atterward inspecting his workmanship
with great delight 1t found very difficult to
get him away from the sewing machines.
news passed from mouth to mouth. The peacock
feathers had been lost; People exchanged dazed
gances and 1t felt that the servants head
was as good off, but al's well that ends well, and
the missing decoration was ultimately found in
railway carriage.
Messrs Thompsons shpbuilding yard was after
ward inspected. Here His Excellency saw the war
at the wharf Ii Hung chang went on board the
Marchioness OF Lorne for cruise up the clyde.
The Chinaman warmly grasped the scientists
hand. and lost no time in interviewing him. His
"a tfrlF lafrl.
fish harmonious relations
You are the first scientific man in the world"
observed the Ambassador. and thereupon Lord Kel-
win bowed and looked very pleased
through Your hSns every vnq
was TIE reply How long have you been profess
2 OF e' Of s9S 6r Ra aS ed1 the
less surprised than gratified to find that his posi-
afar he replied that he had occupied The profess
Then came an interesting inquiry. Among your
large number OF students have you found ono
Tho VII ne as grea, scientific man as yourself?
difficulty b. saying That is for other persons 70
came practical men on leaving the college and
aoTGby ala more to The eomfor Of me
adIfd MS torfshiP hey DO net devote their lives
Then Ii Hung chang asked Lord Kelvin who
cety. Sir Joseph Lister the first surgeon in Lon
don, was the prompt reply.
FAMILIAR WITH LISTERS WORK.
rs he also the first surgeon in England9r oueriod
ii Hung Chang. "Oh. yes" the smiling answer
the further information being volunteered that Sir
Joseph had made a great discovery, the truth Of
which recognized by all medical men I'm the
civilized world
At this Ii pricked up his ears and eagerly incurred
what the discovery might be. 1T was" Lord Kel.
vim said. TO prevent microbes getting into a wound
and then to let nature perform her own cure" Az
this point il Hung Chang made n confession Il
did not know the name Of Sir Joseph Lister" he
said. but ! did know Of the discovery; indeed /
Thereupon Mr. Tseng remarked. The Nceroy ro-
ccivGd pistol shot at Shimonoseii from would
doctor advised His Excellency to have the wound
washed three times day. 80 that the microbes
nature performed her own cure
Mr.. Tseng observed that both he and the Viceroy
had known of Lord Kelvin. rather of Sir VIII
Knr's Gnllege added ne serotaL "" WaS ,, ar
many instruments in the physical laboratory that
proof OF his familiarity with the achcvcmenntfss" Of
lord Kelvin. You rendered a proaf sarVnc " y,
mankind" he said. by the invention Of an instru-
menr to enable electricians to discover breakages
Aftcrward His Excellency engaged IN conversa
ton with an official Of the clyde Harbor Trust. Ii
asked hir, whether that body worked gratuitouslv
pointine 10 the renfl@mans damnnd scnyf,r thfn
asked. rs that the result Of managing public bust
remark il would have beer considered very rude
but Of course. nobody objects to anything III Hung
What most interested His ENcellency on the river
SGo two MeTchmns ss af being built for the
RECEPTION FOR TIE BROOKLYN.
Philadelphia. Aug % (SpeciaD-In view OF the
record-breakng performance Of the armored cruis
Brooklyn. n citizens reception committee has
been formed 10 arrange for an appropriate vel
come 70 the vessel and her builders upon their
-cturn up the river tomorrow afternoon \
steamer has been chartered. and the Mayor and
city officials with number of prominent citizens
will meet the cruiser In the bay.
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Young DOCTORS STTCTDE
Baltimore. Aug. &-Dr Argyle Mackev tho /
young Washington physician. who shot himself IN |
the breast Wednesday I'm the city Hospital. died
this morning from his wound. He entered tho oflce /
Of the College OF Physicians and Surgeons Wednes- !
day and after few minutes conversation with +