Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-20
TOURING THE COUNTRY
Electrical Engineers Enter
tanned in Washington.
SIGHTSEEING TODAY
THE VISITORS LARGELY FROM
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
Express Pleasure With Their Expert
ences and With What They
Have Seen.
SIGHTSEEING TODAY

Men who develop and train artificial
lightning as electricity has been termed,
are visiting Washington in force today
Electrical engineers, representing England.
Canada, Italy and all parts Of the United
States, reached this city about 7:3O o'clock
this morning on a special train from Pitts
burg, and after breakfasting at the New
Willard were taken In charge by the local
committee and shown the points of special
interest in and about the capital.
The English visitors numbered seventy,
while there are about forty engineers from
Italy, the latter being headed by Prof.
Ascoli, president of the Association Electric
1taliana. Prominent among those of the
English contingent are Lieut.. Col. r. e.
Crompton, past president of the Institution
Of Electrical Engineers of England; Prof.
John Perry, past president; DR.. r. T.
Glazebrook, Secretary G. c. Lloyd and AS
sistant Secretary or Chief Clerk r. Tree,
Mr. Robert Hammond, honorable treasurer;
III. E. Harrison, w. Duddell and F. e.
Gripper. All these are said to be men emil
nent in the science of electricity.
While here the visitors are the guests of
the Washington branch of the American
Institute of Electrical Engineers. They
are making tour of the principal cities of
this country and will leave here this even
ing for Philadelphia. arriving there about
IL o'clock tonight. At $3.50 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon the party will leave the
Quaker city for New York, where the tour
will come to an end.
The distinguished electrical engineers
We're met at Pittsburg by Mr.. Philander
Belts, secretary of the local reception COM
mittee, who escorted them to Washing
ton. After breakfast the party was taken
In charge by the Washington committee,
and pleasant and instructive hour spent
at the bureau of standards. Other points
OF interest were next visited, including the
Capitol and Library of Congress, where
luncheon was served at / o'clock This
afternoon the visitors in parties are visit
ing other places, according to their indi-
vidual fancies.
Pleased With This Country.
Chief Clerk Tree of the English Asso-
citation expressed himself to a Star re-
porter as well pleased with the visit to
this republic. He said the matter of great
est moment to the English engineers which
was considered by the international electri-
cal congress at st. Louis last week was
the discussion between the Institution of
Eiectrlcal Engineers Of Great Britain and
the american institute of Electrical Engi-
neers upon different methods and systems
OF using alternating current in electric
railway motors and upon ELECTROMAGNETIC
units.
In view of the war in the far east and
the achievements of the fighting craft of
Japan In their contests with those of Rus
STA, the English visitors manifested un-
usual interest in Uncle Sans gun factory
at the Washington navy yard, and a num-
Der Of them visited the plant after lunch
con this afternoon and were shown
through the big shops through the cour-
acting commandant.
The several electrical and power sta
lions in and about the city, the govern
ment printing Office, with its fine electrical
equipment; the bureau of engraving and
the Washington monument, White
House and Mount Vernon were other
points visited
The visitors will be entertained at sup
per at the New Willard at $50 o'clock this
evening, and will board their special train
for Philadelphia at o'clock.
The Local Committees.
20 The visitors were in charge today of this
general Washington committee: Alexander
Graham Bell, Frank II. Bethel, Major
John Biddle, U. S. A; George T. Dunlop,
r. A. Fessenden Bernard r. Green, Willis
l.. Moore. II. w. Fuller. Philander Belts,
Charles w. Needham. Lieut. Col. Samuel
Reber. =. S. A; E. B. Rosa, L. E. Sinclair,
S. w. Stratton. O. II. Tittman, Charles D.
Walcott. f. A. Wolff. D. S. CARL, Proctor
L. Dougherty, H. H. Seabrook, E. E. Glenn
ent, Harold Tomas. p. A. Klock, John P.
Judge. Walter c. Allen and Geo. H. Har-
ries.
TarI1dl LlSC OF 1ueSIS.
Among the visitors are the following,
whose names are prominent in the annals
of electric science: A. f. T. Atchison, Bir-
mingham; George Balfour, London; r. s.
Ball, London; w. A. Barnes, Manchester;
D. Bates, Mrs. Bates, Liverpool; q. Conrad
Blair, Paisley; R. Blennerhassett, Schenec-
tady, U. s. A; John T. Connolly, Mrs. Con-
molly, Manchester; Prof. J. D. Cormack,
Mrs. Cormack, London; ]. r. DICK,
Brighton; James Edgar, Wrexham; R. s.
Erskine, Mrs. Erskine, London; w. +. J.
]. A. Foster, London; w. Geipel, London;
Prof. w. E. Goldsborough, Purdue, U. s.
A; E. c. Handbook Lynn, U. S. A; w. A.
Harris, Trinidad; G.. c. Hawkins,
Heaford; e N; Hayashi L0nden g. C.
Thomas Hesketh, Mrs. Hesketh, Folkestone;
o. Higman, Ottawa, Canada; F. Hope
Jones, London; s. insult, Chicago; M. Jenni-
SON MANCHESTER; DR.. A, q. Kennedy, Cam
bridge. Mass; w. N. Kernot, Melbourne;
F. c. Kidman, Wallsend- on-Tyne; ]. D.
Knight, London; E. H. Liebert, Rochdale;
F. M. Long, Norwich; b. Longbottom, Man.
Mailloux, New York; ]. L. Mari, Sunder-
land; w. B. Mari, Sunderland; ]. Marshall.
Cheltenham; r. B. Matthews, Swansea; F.
o. Mills, Manchester; DIR. D. K Morris,
Birmingham; ]. T. Norris London; A. e.
Morrison. Prince Edward Island; L. G. e.
Morse London; F. H. Nader, London; F.
Nichols, Toronto, Canada; R. B. Owens,
Montreal, Canada; R. B. Perring, Buxton;
w. G. T. Poue and Mrs. Pope, Lisbon; A. p
Pyne, Gateshead; Calvin w. Rice, New York;
G. III. c. Risch, Johannesburg; E. B. Schatt-
ner, Schenectady; E. Kilburn Scott London;
w. H. Scott. Norwich: P. S. Sheardown,
Dublin: H. B. Simons. Manchester; W.
ummerscales. Leeds; c. d. Tate, Man
chester chairman. Manchester local sec
tom: Prof. Elihu Thomson, U. S. A. Mas
sachusetts: NJ. ]. e. Tilney, London; j. NJ
Wallwin. Manchester; G. G. Ward, New
York 0ocal honorable secretary for U. S.
Az; A. c. F. Webb. Sydney, n. s. W., II.
G. Whiting. Cork; G. Wilkinson, Harro-
gate; Capt. r. F. Willis and Mrs Willis.
Barbados: L. Wilson, Pittsfeld, U. S. A.;
r. B. Woollan, Turnbridge Wells.