The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-16
DISTINGUISHED PARTY
Of New York Gentlemen in the
City.
Ihey Are the Guests of the Maine Steam
snip Company and Arrived Here Yes
'erday Afternoon on the Stea mer John
Ensiis-How They Were Entertained
Yesterday.

terday Afternoon on the Stea mer John
Engiis-How They Were Entertained
Yesterday.
The handsome new steamship John
Englis of the Maine Steamship Company,
arrived mere about o'clock last night
from New York, having a distinguished
party on board. The Englis left New
York Monday afternoon at o'clock The
sail down the Sound was most delightful
but at 2 O'Clock in the morning the heavy
log bank of Nantucket Sound obliged
the John Englis to come to anchor. 1t
was late yesterday forenoon before it
cleared enough to allow the Englis to
proceed and she arrived here about
O'Clock. The steamer made II knots from
Hell Gate to Nantucket Sound, and would
have made a remarkable record to Port
land had it not been for the bad weather.
This was the first trip of the John
Englis on the regular summer schedule
and she brought with her large party of
distinguished people.
The officers on board included Presi-
dent G. M. Bailey, Director John Englis,
General Freight Agent Capt. Horatio
Hall. The guests were: 6. B. Granger
of New York, Joseph r. Hixon of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road,
E. P Loomis of New York, William
Mango Of the Queen and Crescent, J.
Bolles Smith of the Central Transfer
company Mr. Hart and Mr.. Groyonne of
Chicago, Mr. Inarrity and Mr.. Van Loan
of New York, G.. l.. Thomas of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, E. 9.
Salten of the Northern Pacific, A. L.
Salt of the Western Electricity company,
L. D. Wood, S. E. Perry and A. H. Will
son of Marshall Field & Co., J. F.
Underwood of Brooklyn, W. B. Steven
son of W. J. Sloan & Co., F. S. Smith
of New York, R. G. McElroy, Thomas J.
Riley of the Brooklyn Terminal railway,
G. B. Schilling of the National Wall
Paper company, President G.. W. Weed of
the Morgan Iron Works, Will Rowland
the shipbuilder, H. Y. Rodman of the
| Morgan Iron Works, B. A. jackson of
jackson of Jackson Bros, Nelson Green
| field, d. Cowles of W. H. Payson & Co.,
President G. r.. Rossiter of the Brooklyn
Heights railway, A. e. Turner of Ire
Garden & Turner, G. o. Gwatkin of the
Wisconsin Central railroad, w. j. Bogert
of the Chicago and Alton railroad, A.
H. Harris and o. S. Cockey of the Grand
Trunk, W. R. Campbell of the United
States Leather company, J. P. Howell
and W. P. Patton of New York, r. Ten
brock of the Union Pacific, w. McClel-
Ian of the Wabash railroad, Dock Com
missioner John Monks of New York.
Press Agent j. P. Storm and W. G.Davis
of the Portland Packing Company. N
| On the arrival of the Englis at Port,
land the party was met at the pier by
General Manager J. B. Coyle and Cen
eral Freight Agent j. F. Liscomb of the
Maine Steamship company and other
directors of the company who reside in
Portland, together with a committee
| from the Portland Board of Trade COM
posed of Hon. E. B. Winslow, Hon. Seth
L. Larrabee, Hon. VIM. G.. Davis, Hon.
c. F. Libby and General Manager G. W.
T. Cooling of the Casco Bay Steamboat
company.
| In waiting at the head of the pier were
| the special car Bramhall and two other
special cars The party boarded these
cars and were taken UP to the Eastern
Promenade where they alighted and spent
half an hour in viewing Portland's BEAU
tiful harbor and the glorious panorama
which spread before them. 1t was a We J
| jolly party and one which attracted a
great deal of attention on Congress street
as the handsome cars were run swiftly
to Preble street and thence out to the
Portland street railroad company's mag
nifcent park at Riyerton.
| Here Landlord Smith served an elab-
crate dinner at z O'Clock and very pleas
ant evening was passed round about the
park. At half-past nine O'Clock the party
returned to Portland by special cars
and went at once to the Falmouth Hotel
where rooms had been engaged for them.
| This morning the distinguished party
will take the steamer Forest Queen for
sail about Casco bay and at noon will
partake of a shore dinner at Ponce's
landing, Long Island. They will return
to Portland at 4 O'Clock and return to
New York tonight by the John Englis.