Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-10-25
AMERICANS
Are Not Foreigners.
England Has a Friendly
Feeling For Us.
English Singers Sang
Star Spangled Banner.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Morgan En-.
joyed Their Trip.
They Met Some Akronians In the
Worlds Metropolis.

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Pouchot, Hunsicker & Company, has
returned from an extended visit to his
old home in London, England. 1t has
been 30 years since Mr.. Morgan came
to America and he found many
changes among the scenes Of his early
youth.
Mr.. Morgan was gone nearly three
months. He was accompanied by his
wife and they travelled extensively
through England, Wales, Ireland and
upon the continent.
i In conversation with a representa-
, tive of the Democrat Wednesday, Mr.
Morgan gave splendid narration of
his trip. He said:
"We left Akron, July 16, and visited
in Washington and Philadelphia.
Our public buildings at the national
capitol excel those saw in other
countries. Especially is this true of
the National Library. In Philadelphia
we visited Independence hall and 1
wrote in my diary, upon the table used
by Gen. George Washington. We
sailed upon the steamship Penland,
July 81, and after 13h days Of de-
. lightful weather, we arrived in Liver
, pool. Upon our way across the ocean,
J l told my wife that in England We
never had hard storms as we do in
America. We had not been in Liver
pool two hours before the hardest
: rain storm the city had known in sew
: eral generations came up. The water
: was two feet deep in the streets and
: the fire engines were called out to
pump the water out of the stores.
4 "The next day we left for London
to visit the home of my boyhood days.
s thought had just awakened from
J Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, so great has
been the change. 1 found but one boy
whom I formerly knew and he is now
: grandfather. On our way to Lon
d don, Mrs. Morgan said that she did
q not feel that she was in foreign
: country. A gentleman, who over
heard her remark, replied, You are
! not in a foreign country. We do not
+ consider Americans foreigners This
0 seems to be the spirit in Great Britain.
Americans are royalty treated and one
; may see the Stars and Stripes floating
. almost any day in England. This
4 manifestation Of good will, upon the
J. part of the English for the people Of
the United States, was impressed upon
us at the Chrystal Palace, where we
:, heard 5000 trained voices sing. The
+ singers represented different choral
e societies from all parts of England
o and they were competing for prizes.
{ After the contest, the entire number
sang in unison and they closed this
+, grand concert by singing American
d airs. Their final song was the Star
II Spangled Banner and I threw my hat
s high in the air.
. "we visited Hampton Court Palace,
g built in 1460. by Cardinal Wolsey.
y Here we saw the largest grapevine
= In the world, This year 1t bore 1900
y punches, having total weight of
y over 1,2OO pounds. We also visited
Tilt \ WO NoiuVHo ~ AAVWt Supuip
= Of London. The gardens are main
tained by the government and contain
81 large green houses. There, speci
y mems of plants from all parts of the
i world may be found. We saw mum
It ber marked, native Northern Ohio.
y We visited Westminster Abbey and
q spent sometime in the poets corner
!, Our own Longfellow occupies con
|. spieuous position among the ancient
= English poets. Three days were spent
! in the British Museum and four in the
Kensington Museum, hut the time
was too short to see even small por
tiop Of these mammoth institutions