The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08

ager Atkinson of the Canadian delegation
nao with him carload OF British -Ameri-
cans mostly from the vicinity OF Toronto.
me LIMOS delegation occupied five
coaches. Two of them were filled with
men oers OF the Bullock excursion party,
com posed mainly of delegates from The
hyoe Park Division OF Chicago. They
lnarcheo from the train singing and car
rylng their banner of purple, gold and
ana green, the banner of the Qakwood
Union, OF which they we're members, had
oeeh awarded Tor the best attendance and
prol ortlonate giving. :
Tne New Hampshire, Canada and Him
ols train was the last to make connections
Win the City last night. The same ar
rangemen's were made for the passengers
VINO should arrive during the night as
We're made for those who arrived the night
before.
A special early boat will leave the mole
at CLOCK this morning, bringing all
who come during the night. According
70 the schedule as IL stood about l P NJ,
hve excursions would arrive in time 10
connect with it-three PENNSYLVANIA trains
and the Indiana and Connecticut sec ions.
Doubt was expressed at he dispatcher's
| ofhce, however, as 10 whether all the five
would arrive in time to make the con-
nectIon.
|
| Jersey sections, were scheduled for and 6
A NJ. respectively, with the prospect that
before morning a change OF schedule
would bring them In considerably later.
| The rush OF traffic lar from being nearly
| over, seems to be but we'll started. Less
| than half of the excursions are in, and
arrivals will probab.y y continue until Fri
day night or Saturday morning, long
after the great convention has been called
| to order.
| There are ffiy-seven specials yet to
come" declared one of the railroad Off
cials at the pier last night There will
probably be a rush when :hey do begin to
come in. The regular trains are all more
| or less delayed, the Central Pacific over
| land, which should have been here this
| morning at $40, being twenty hours
late"
A burned bridge on the Union Pacific is
said to be- holding back a number of
trains. 1t is also said that when the
bridge is repaired and the blockade broken
| the trains will come IN in bunch.
Yesterday, as on Tuesday, three boats
were running between the ferry and the
pier. Mem bers of the local reception
committee as numerous as on the oay
before were ON hand to greet the visitors
at Sixteenth street and at the mole, and
police officers, specially detailed, main
tanned order on the boats. The trathc,
once 1T arrived at tho pier, was systema l.
caly and expeditiously handed.
The Wagner special of the New YORK
Central Railroad arrived yesterday morn
ing The delegates at once went to the
California Hotel, where accom- modations
had been reserved. Among the leaders in
| the party are: Rev. W. J. MCKIttricK .ot
Buffalo, president of the New ork State
Union; Rev. Edwin J. klock, pastor OF the
First Congregational Church, Norwich,
n. Y, and a delegate to the convention
from Chenango County; A. E. Dewhurst,
State secretary, Utica, and j. ii. klnforis,
State treasurer and manager OF the excur-
sion. -:
Rev. Mr.. Klock will speak in one of the
principal churches OF San Francisco be-
| fore the convention closes When asked
Yesterday concerning his impressions oil
this City he said he could quote The tlrsl
words of the hymn, Every prospect
pleases." :.
Mr.. KIock said he was here to study the
value of the convention to the cause ofex-
tending the kingdom of God. The sc
conventions herald the cause we Fepre'
sent and am sure that good will result.
The trip across the continent Is an object
lesson in patriotism. 1t brings 20 the
mind of one who has simply studied the
geography an idea Of The wonderful eI-
tent of our country. The number of"at-
tendants is surprising. l have come
across the land with procession OF spe-
clal trains which consolidated would
make one train eight miles long. AS an
example of the interest which these. Ma
tional conventions awaken | may speak
of one lady in our party who expended the
savings of five years To make the journey
for the purpose of attending the meeting
of the Christian Endeavor."