The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-05-17

arrived In Paducah about 1880
o'clock this morning. two hours ear
ller than expected.
The local delegation named by
Mayor Yeiser left on the Cowling on
~ a short time before. expecting the
boat to arrive on schedule time. and
had gotten only as far as the head
Of the island when the big steamer
came along.
The Joe Fowler was TO have taken
the crowd up to meet the visitors.
but did not arrive In time. II was in
tended TO transfer the Paducah com
mlttee from the Cowllng to the
Queen city, where The visitors would
be formally welcomed. but high
around together and landed and
greetings were exchanged.
After introductions the visitors
were taken In charge by local com
mittee and shown the city. Some
were taken In autos. others In car
riages and the overflow went In
street cars. No elaborate entertain
ment had been prepared for the Wis
ltors because their stay was limited
10 only an hour or two. Besides. they
all appeared to be thoroughly tired
out with their trip, and the constant
entertaining and banqueting that
have marked their voyage from the
start a week ago. until last night.
Everybody appeared to be delight
ed with Paducah and our beautiful
harbor. and IL is certain that Padu-
cab welcomed them as well as pos
sible considering the shortness of
their stay.
Several OF the newspaper men
stated that they had every reason to
think from statements made b.
members of the rivers and harbors
committee. that congress will do
handsomely by the Ohio at its next
meeting, and while the Ohio viii pro-
badly not get all II wants, It will ge
a good slice.
The Queen City left the local
wharf at | o'clock for Cairo. where
the party disbands and most of them
go home by rail.
The gentlemen appointed by Capt
5. A. Fowler went down with them.
and Hon. Campbell Flournoy will re-
spond to a toast as representative
from Paducah. The others from Pa.
ducah, besides Capt. Fowler were
Messrs. George c. Wallace, Ed p
Noble. II. A. Peter. James NJ. Lang
aud Virgil Sheriff..
Congressman Ollie NJ. James left
the party here and will return to
Marion.
The visitors seemed TO be well
pleased with their trip. and most OF
them had no idea OF the vastness of
the Ohio and the fertile. busy lands
and cities along its shores, until they
had seen II all themselves
The party. as II arrived here. was
made up In part as follows:
Members OF the Committee-R. b.
Dovenor, West Virginia, acting chair
man; X. =. Bishop. Michigan; Il. +.
Acheson and wife. Pennsylvania: ID.
3. Alexander. New York; James Me
I.achlan and wife, California; VIII
liam Lorimer and daughter. Illinois;
Wesley l.. Jones. Washington, and
James Il. Ransdell. Louisiana.
Other guests-James II. Cassidy,
secretary of the committee. and wife;
J. II. McGann, II. y. Hutchison, +.
w. Treadway, Capt John u. Bravo.
J. w. Wardrop and wife. A. J. Stone,
u. A. Lloyd and wife. John Williams.
Capt. James A. Henderson and wife.
Capt. w, II. Rogers. Col George H.
Henderson. George Parsons. mayor of
Cairo. his daughter. and u. A. Smith.
of Cairo.
Corps OF United States Army En-
gineers--Col. Ruffer. MAJ. sibert,
Mai Finn and Capt. Burgess.
Congressman ], l.. Rhinock, OF
Covington, the Madison delegation,
and others who joined the delegation
AT various places. with the newspa-
per correspondents. made up the par
~.
Arthur Brown and Charlie Howard
Metropolis boys. are purser and clerk
respectively OF the Queen City, and
are Wen known mere,
The delegation from Paducah,
headed by Mayor ID. A, yeiser, could
NOS go up this morning on the Joe
Fowler TO meet the distinguished del
egation. as the Fowler was late. They
went ON the Cowling instead.
Congressman Ollie M. James. one
OF the guests OF the Queen city party,
Is one OF the most imposing figures,
and never fails TO make friends
wherever the boat stops,
Capt. j, O. Willis. OF Metropolis,
came up today TO meet the delegation
and sent down keg OF powder to
use In firing salute OF seven guns as
the steamer goes past Metropolis.
When the Queen City passes Me-
tropolis this afternoon she will be sa-
lutad with a bis cannon. seven shots