The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-16
A YANKEE CLEANING UP siam.
SLAMS MING IMPRESSED u.
EDWIN r. OSGOOD.
ChuiaiOngkorns Decision 10 CAN on 10
said TO Have Been Influenced By His
Admiration OF the American-Er.
OsgOOds Work us a sanitary EnRineNr.

said to Have Been Influenced By His
Admiration OF the Amertcan-Hr.
| OssoOds Work rs a sanitary EnEinem.
Americans have to thank a fellow coun-
| tryman largely for influencing a potentate
| Of the Orient TO he the first reigning SOW
ereign TO announce positively visit to the
United States. This young American IL
Edwin p. Osgood. engineer in-chef OF the
sanitary department to Chulalongkorn l.,
| King of Siam.
| Without ever having been in audience
with his employer Mr., Osgood has worked
| this determination in the mind Of Slams
| ruler. How he has done it the Siamese
! Minister at Washington, Mr.. Phya Sara
| siddhi. explained the other day
my royal master has one Of your number,
| Edwin p. Osgood, in his service in Bangkok.
! Mr. Osgood's work has so pleased and
| captivated his Majesty that he desires
to learn all that he can at first hand
Of a country where such bright young men
| as Mr. Osgood are produced. This. be-
lieve, is one Of the strongest reasons that
has caused his Majesty to decide upon a
visit here"
Mr.. Sarasiddhi paused a moment, then
| with a smile and true Oriental suavity,
added
| And my master will meet many bright
| young men when he lands in America
| hundreds and thousands
Mr.. Sarasiddhi was instrumental In
| getting Mr.. Osgood. who IL only 20, so i'm.
portant a place as chief sanitary and cleo
trical engineer TO a kingdom as big as
Texas in area and with a population Of
| 10000 600
In the summer of 1901 the Siameee Min.
lister received orders to secure an American.
skilled in sanitary engineering, to put Bang
| kok in a sanitary condition. Mr. Sara
siddhi applied to John D. Long, then Secre-
tary Of the Navy, for advice
oh, just write around to some of tina
| technical institutes, said Mr.. Long.
But where are they and what are they?'
the Siamese Minister Intercepted
Mr.. Long explain,d and named half .
dozen institutes After he had finished Mr..
Sarasddhi insisted
| But the best one-I want the best one :,
for I've got 70 get the best man in the coun-
try for the king
| At that Mr.. Longs pride in his native
State rose in his breast
| THE best one" he said. is the Massachu.
sets Institute Of Technology
| Slams representative. duly convinced,
bowed himself out with profound thanks.
and immeo i,tely posted letter to Boston
in which he asked that he be put in touch
with an expert sanitary engineer.
When the letter arrived at the institute
it was referred to the professor who teaches
sanitary engineering. He wrote in reply
that he knew just the man that the King
Of Siam was looking for, and in substance,
he said:
His name is Edwin P Osgood He
graduated in 81. after having made a special
and exhaustive study Of sanitary engi-
neering. Because OF its excellence his
thesis on the sanitary system Of Boston
brought him high honors in the institute
and praise from all over the country.
Indeed. on the st rength of his thesis. the late
Col Waring Of New York just before he
died Of yellow fever. contracted while clean
ing up Havana after its occupation by the
American Army, was preparing to make
Mr. Osgood his chief sanitary engineer.
Unfortunately, however, for you and
Mr.. Osgood, we do not know his present
| whereabouts. but we shall endeavor to
locate him and. IL We do, we shall so inform
you"
, The search tina, was instituted for Mr.
Osgood, in order 10 tell him that a King
insisted on having his services, lasted sew
eral weeks. He was found 10 have done
: | Governmental work at Key West during
! the Spanish American War and az Wiets
Point and after that he was traced 10 soy
eral Eastern cities Finally the search came
TO an end in a III |" town on the Susqueha,lna
River. near Columbia, Pa.
There Mr.. Oscood was found surerir.
= tending the erection 81 power dam and
there tho news was broken To him:
. | The King Of Siam l. after YOU.
| Mr. Osgood sailed for Siam in SOvcm-
Der, 1901, and took bird" with him.
, From the time If their arrival in Siar NJ.
and Mrs. Osgood have had ~" favor Il
the royal family.
Although according TO their last latter.
/, they have rot vet been presented ia the
King, MANY Of tho princes ana princc~se
of tho royal family have given thon audi
ences and invited them TO entertainment"
in the palaces indeed, NJ. O-Good and
his wife only raccn,lv returned from tho
royal hunt for slorei white sl.p'.an'~.
! This hunt takes place ovcrI three or i"''r
wears and has for il Object tee securing -
white elephants fer hi, Majesty III" ri :.
The Osgoods were the only foreigners -
vited 10 take part in the latest hunt, aud lev
had retinue of servants udo their 1l j'..I s
| Mr. Otgood reports II -. - g We, . =
lister Of state, aid, l,ic'' he ! 3 {, ~ e.
| is no ot her rrI3or 10 diIr.t rim / - V,.i.
! In reality, Vi. O. coed /, Iii. Owl. IGr, i''
he is left al0lc.t ai,i . al Il hi, iGC5, Oh l.. {
should or should not I've dor" mr." ~ va rih, ~
adopted.
Bar gkok, a oty Of a million inharitarts.
is rapidly hcing made beautiful p'6Cc 10
! live IN by Mr.. t>CCcd ard ht ualIT.r q
lighting the XIV e. Iolsoca with ,loctii,i !,
has much pleased their ,hi.f ,cCulaIt,
sayp Mr.. Sa,tDiddhi
After his capi'si h,s l''r cleared srd
lighted to the Kirg'a Taste. Nr. C.gCoG
will hurrish UP 'ome &C IN" cth,r Siam =
citieH. J.. the meart m J." il wei XII &
in Bar gkok what the Nir 'er If State
describes TO hi" King rS orGors, ard
thereby has largely inferred Ch!alcrg-
korn ]. 20 6eciCe upon his prospective vi Il
| to the Critcd States.
Mr., Osgood is . m'mhcr of n fghiirg
family. Col H. B. Ospood, Lis father,
is a veteran Of the Civil War, was hief
commi'sarv al Sartiag 90 ard was recently
invalided home from he Philippines
A brother, Winchester n. Or good, fell
! fighting with the Cubane for Cuban irt.e-
| perdencr. Another brother. Henry. row
corrected with tho Health Depa Z ment Of
Manila, served as a regular cavalryman
in the Spanish-Amcrican War. Ma Tor
Clcrdennin, surgeon in the army and
husband Of sister, died of yellow fever
| at Santiago