The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04

carrying Bullock's Chicago party and
some Wisconsin and Nebraska dele
gates.
NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA.
The other train brought the New
/ Hampshire, Vermont and Canada dele
/ gates. The sev11th train was the sec
ond section Of Lucas Iowa party and
! 1t arrived at I:20 1t was followed
two hours later b. a train of IS cars
carrying the Michigan and Nebraska
] delegations. During the early part of
I the evening ii became very evident
/ that he trials of the entertainment
committee were going TO be quite Sc
] we're. AS fast as the trains arrived
I during the afternoon the delegations
were directed to their state headquar-
ters ana were also assigned to places
! for meals which had been arranged
for them previously. But they did not
go to the places to which they were as
signed but dropped in any place
where their fancy directed them. The
consequence was that there were
number of estaurantkeepers who had
made quite extensive preparations to
accommodate an extra number of peo-
pie who h the misfortune of
I being Obliged to gaze at their
empty -ables and chairs, and wonder
where - he people were who had
been assigned to them. This was not
confined TO the restaurants alone. but
number of private housekeepers who
had arranged to accommodate the Wis
itors in their homes. found themselves
IN the same pTedicament Mrs. Shepard,
the chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, who had been obliged TO take
a trip to Thistle and return the night
before. and had gone without rest all
that time, was deluged with inquiries
from q ~ Al 1raar,1rc Nd -,
housekeepers, as to where all the people
were who had been assigned 10 tham
she did her best to carry out the pro-
gr2mme which had been previously out
lined. but the late arrival of the trains
and the failure of the visitors TO carry
out the directions given them, formed a
strong combination against her, and
she retired to her home last night with
considerable evidence of WEAKNESS
However. if the trains which are ex-
pected arrive this morning, it is prob
able that neither the restaurants nor
private hOusekeeDers viii have any
ground for complaint today. for there
VIII be thousands of people here who
Will have to be fed.
AT THE DEPOT.
The scene at the Rio Grande West
ern depot last night was animated in
the extreme. There were 500 people
waiting there from o'clock until
nearly midnight. some of them mem
bers of the reception committee. but
the most Of them persons attracted
there by curiosity. A long line of hacks |
ard carriages waited on the east side
of the building, and there were a dozen |
street cars in waiting on Second South /
street
Aa every train pulled into the station
there was Il great rush for the cars
and carriages. as every one was anxi- /
Gus TO get up town to restaurants or no.
tells.
number Of the delegations left their |
trains in good order and marched to the /
street cars singing Endeavor HYMNS.
There was no way to tell what dele
cations the trains carried until the
banner stretched along the sides of the
cars came into view. Most of the pas
sengers who arrived after II O'Clock
had dined somewhere along the road.
and 1t was not necessary for them to
60 up town. Their trains were run on a
siding as rapidly as possible. and the
occupants were soon asleep, but they
were doubtless awakened at FREQUENT
intervals during the night by the ring
ing of bells and the screeching of the
whistles of the incoming trains Be-
tween 9 and 10 O'Clock the crowds who
had arrived during the day. and had
spent their time in sight-s6ei around
the city. commenced TO arrive at the
depot in search of their cars. They had
-atner dark journey to make over sew