Birmingham state herald., 1897-02-04
AROUND THE HORN,


 Yesterday morning. at 9:45 o'clock, the rivers and harbors committee and other guests of the Commercial club left the city on a special train via the Birming- ham Mineral on a visit of inspection of the wonderful resources of the B1rmng- ham district.
 The committee from the national house of representatives arrived in the city at 5:35 o'clock yesterday morning and was met by delegation from the Commercial club. After breakfast in the Morris, the entire party left the city on the special for trip around the morn" on the Bir- mingham Mineral railroad.
 Among those on board, including the visiting delegation, were the following:
 Warren R. Hooker and wife, of New York. Congressman Hooker is chairman of the delegation.
 Bingor Hermann, wife, son and daugh- ter of Oregon.
 Walter Reeves and wife, of Illinois.
 Charles A. Towns and wife, of Minne- sota.
 Blackburn D. Dorener and wife, of West Virginia.
 A. S. Berry and son, Mr. shaler Berry. of Kentucky.
 Samuel M. Stevenson, of Michigan.
 Richard H. Clarke of Alabama.
 John E. Reyburn, of Pennsylvania.
 Thomas E. Burton, of Ohio.
 Charles N Clarke of Missouri.
 Gen. James E. Walker, of Virginia.
 D. s. Alexander, congressman-elect from Buffalo, N. Y.
 Henry G. Rask, clerk of the committee. Harrison A. Walters, sergeant-at-arms. Melville Gillette. civil engineer.
 MT. W. J. Boles, secretary of the Com mercial club.
 Col and Mrs Rufus N. Rhodes, Hon. F. V. Evans and Miss Addie Evans, MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison, MT. and Mrs. T H. Motion, Mrs. J. c. Henley, MT. and Mrs. s. M. Tutwiler, MT. and Mrs. W. B. Leedy, Mrs. John Hine, MT. and Mrs. w. H. Sewall, of Bessemer; Mrs. Cole, of Memphis; Hon. J. A. VanHoose, Hon. o. w. Underwood and Messrs. Henry B. Gray H. NJ. Hansberry, c. H. Nabb, G. M Morrow, Thomas Tomlinson, Ben Moore, H. W Perry, Reck Woodward, Eugene Enslen, A. T. London, J. H. F. Moseley, Pachal Shook, James Bowron J. M. Gillespie,D. c. Redington, Erskine Ramsey, Charles Senn, Nat F. Baxter, Of Louisville; J. B. Dwyer, J. c. Caldwell, of Louisville; A. M. Shook, Maj. Hand ley and others.
 train a delegation from Bessemer board ed the train The Bessemer delegation was composed of MT. Jas. H. Hard, chair man, and Messrs. w. H. H. Judson, c. H. Spencer, T. O. Smith, l.. Hoster, T. T. Huey, w. Minor, J. T. McEniry and N. H. Sewall and wife.
 At 9:45 o'clock, just as the State Herald representative boarded the train, the journey around the horn began. The train was composed of @ regular coach, the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway company's private car No. 1, and Pull man sleeper "Hesperia." Engine No. 404, in charge of MT. F. D. Bissett pulled the special. The train crew was com posed of Conductor T. M. Young, in a new uniform, and Flagman John Cosby. Messrs E. M. Stollenwerck and Sam Galloway represented the railroad com pany.
 The train proceeded to Grace's Gap, where it took siding and backed up 10 Green Springs. where it was hoped to receive a good view of the city and surroundings. The heavy fog and smoke hung over the city and thus prevented an unobstructed view. After a stop of a few minutes the train proceeded to the Worthington mines and a stop of thirty mines at Ishkooda. Here a general in- spection was made and a local photog- rapher secured several pictures of the entire party.
 At 10 o'clock the special proceeded through Bedding, past the Bessemer city furnaces and into the yards of the How ard-Harrison pipe works. The visiting delegation were escorted through the works and the intricacies of pipe mak- ing explained to them.
 Between the pipe works and EnSley City lunches were served by the prince of caterers c. H. Nabb, and the inner man was as we'll looked after as 1t is possible aboard a train travelling twenty five miles an hour.
 At the Ensiey furnaces, the largest plant in the south, exclama tions of won der and delight followed each other in quick succession. A careful survey of the entire surroundings was made and the train proceeded to Thomas, where the passengers were transferred to dummy