Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-19

tens prowess which was greater than
that. 'nterposed the harriste:.
And what was yhat2' some tpe
Gsnd
why, wheE he threw an English
sovereign across the Atlantic
The party included. In edition TO
these nance Mr. James A. Brice, the
noted Enellsh statesman and author,
David A, Wells, Mayor Rice OF ST. Paul,
Noah Brooks. Edward King, then a
well-known newspaper man and novel;
lst: William Henry, then the president
Of the Associated Press, and many 0tll-
er prominent men, the names Of whom
| nave now forgotten. / was at that
tine connected with the Chicago Tri-
bunr. working under Mr.. Horace White,
now editor Of the New York Post. ord
accompanied the expedition as the rep
lesentatiye of that paper. There wer3
q number of newspaper men, and we
had car 10 ourselves.
Much Amusement and some indisla-
ton was caused on the trip by the at
tl,ud" OF some Of the European n0ta-
hlrs towards the rest Of the party aud
their practice OF taking everything In
sight One instance Of this was their
attempt TO induce the hotels where we
stepped TO Include their laundry bills
among the charges which were paid by
Mir. Willard. All Of the expenses OF he
trb were free aud they insisted on
the washing OF their clothes being in
cluded. Another instance Of the same
character, and one which nearly caused
a revolt among the newspaper men, was
that Of noted English earl. This gem
t.eman was assigned an entire Sleep
ing car for himself and his fam
lily, consisting OF wife and servants
But instead bf accommodating them all
In the one car he sent his servants into
the newspaper mems car to sleep.
WAS FOND OF FRUIT.
Another instarce o. similar chalaC-
ter / recall was that OF an Englishman
who, at banquet. rendered the party
at Lake Minnetonha, walked up to the
abe between Noah Brooks and an
other gentleman and reaching over
their shoulders to 4 plate OF fruit took
all the fruit on the plate. MIR. Brooks
looked up as II to protest but seeing
who the gentleman was who committed
The oifense he called the waiter and
said:
Walter, give this man the table
cloth
Some Of the English guests were
very much shocked at these actions on
the part OF their fellow countrymen anG
asked the newspaper men 10 expose
them through the press and announce
that the practice Of forgetting the
courtesy due TO others was not the
practice OF all but Of only u portion Of
the guests.
ION the way west the party was en-
tertaihed all OF the large cities and
Travelled from place TO place In several
trains Of muniiicently furnished and
equipped cars. At Lake Minnetonka
there was very elaborate banquet
served and recall one Instance of Il In
the arrival. after the guests were seat
ed, Of Gen. Grant and his wife VINO
walked the fall length OF the banquet
nall II, the very nnpretentious manner
characteristic Of the man while the en-
tire company rose to their feet and
eheered Justify for the great military
captain.
AT another city where we stopped q
reception was held and Gen. Grant was
The central iigure. He shooK hands
with the crowd and after all those pres
ent had passed he turned TO us and
showed us lonC cash across his hand
Which one % the party had scratched
with some sharp metal instrument, AL
though the cut must have panied him
severely he stool stoically and shook
hands With the remaining members Of
party before mentioning the incident.
Upon the arrival OF the party at the
place where the ceremony was to be
held two locomotives we're drawn up
nose to nose on the track but q short
distance apart and between them the
party gathered, AFR. Evarts made
brief speech Mr. Willard made speech
and the golden spike was driven The
party then proceeded on 10 the coast
where 1t dispersed into number OF
smaller parties gong in different di-
rections and returning East at differ
cnt times and by different routes.
The event OF 6riving the golden
spike Il q notable one from the fact
mat II marked the turn in Mr.. Willard
fortunes Why this was II Is OF course
Impossible To say. Up to that time
ne haj had money for his gigantic
schemes Ter the csking he had risen in
the financial world with great rapidly
and all his sails were set to a favor
able. breeze But whether his oppo.
nents IN Wall street took advantage OF
his absence TO start "A war upon Willard
securities or whether the heavy Euro
lean holders Of tie stock Who accom-
nanied him on HIS spectacular eApedi-
tion were disappointed and frightened
TO see what q barren and unsettled
country tie rose ran through and
cahled home heavy selling orders or
'fbetl'r from both OF these and niany
other reasons, that was the turning
n1int IN TIE fortunes of the y. L. ami
Mr. Willard and from that time me
securities fell In the market and ca.
amlty telhwei disaster until the road
was bankrupt ami went into the hands