New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-07
CHINESE VIEW CADETS.
Commissioners Pleased zcith Trip to
Vest Point 1cademy.

One Of the most impressive object lessons afford
ed the Imperial Chinese Commissioners was pre-
sented yesterday West Point. They had pre-
iiously visited Annapolis
The special train left Weehawken over the West
Shore road at 1920 o'clock yesterday morning The
high commissioners accompanied by the Chinese
Minister. Sir Chentung LANG Cheng, who had
turned from Washington. arrived at the West 42d-
St ferry at 10 O'Clock. accompanied by other mem
bers of the commission. including the military
contingent headed, by Brgadier General Yao, and
Secretary Alfred SEE The party. conveyed by Spe
cial Agent Otto F. Klinke and Detective Sergeants
Funston and Fogerty. under the immediate
escort Of James B. Reynolds. the personal
representative of Governor Higgins. until their
rival at the ferry. Here the party met by F.
f. Olcott, who had made the final plans for the
"trip.
Colonel H. o. s Heistand. military secretary OF
the Department of the East who had been desg-
mated by General Grant to provide military escort
waiting the entrance of the ferryhouse 30
companied by Captain F. Perkins and Captain Evan
NJ Johnson both OF the Sth United States Infantry,
and Lieutenant c. L. Corbin nephew of General
Corbn, OF the artillery corps. stationed at Fort
Totten-an in full dress uniform.
Besides the foreign deegatio the party included
Chinese Consul Shah. Vice-Consul Lock Wing. At
tache F. H Lee. and Owang King, the Chinese
vice-consul at San Francisco. who accompanied the
commission from the Pacific Coast.
General a. L. Mills. superintendent of the Acad-
envy was awaiting the commissions arrival, at
tended by his military staff in full dress uniform
and detachment of cavalry. under Captain Mac
Donald. Colonel Heistand presented the commits
sioners the Chinese Minister and others of the
party General Mills, and they driven to the
Academy Building.
The first halt made at the cadet hospital.
Here the medical officer Lieutenant Colonel n. o.
Perley. post surgeon, exhibited and explained to
the visitors the practical phases of that depart
Ilent
Next was a visit 10 the cadet hail. which
nearly ready for dinner
Mechanical potato peelers were eye opener to
the Celestials, but the automatic bakery was the
climax.
Captain lhomas Franklin who is in charge of
the hall. was Picking in the Boxer upris
ing. and i'm with half dozen others at
the Academy who similar service wears the
decoration of the Order of the Dragon, conferred
by the Emperor of China in recognition of service.
The party had just emerged from the mess hall
when the cadets-i50 of them-came marching tow
the visitors their way to mess.
There they are the signal of recognition
by a dozen of the observers, as two of the gray
gar6ed soldiers of the future passed into the mess
hall.
One-Ting Chi Chen Is the brother of Mr.. Chen
who of the visiting delegation and who is
educational superintendent of the Cantonese stu
dents in this country The other Wing Hsing
Wen Is also a native of the Province Of Canton.
Superintendent Mills entertained the Commission
and few others at luncheon Others of the
foreign visitors the Officers Club
First in the afternoon a visit the Cullum
memorial building, in the assembly hall of which
the instructors in the various departments. headed
by Colonel G w. Larned. dean OF the academic
members Of the PaTty Here 1t was that the Two
mandamt Howe. began TO mix with their country,
men. They were presented to Tai Hung Chi and
Tuan Fang. both of whom. in their native tongue.
reminded the cadets that they had a great oppor-
tUnity presented to them; that they highly
give good account of themselves while in the
academy to the end that they should be fitted for
important public service when they returned 10
China
history and drawing a centre OF interest
the visitors but the most notable signs OF approval
weTe o9eb W mnder e OF % a
Tested by Nlceroy Iuan is explained by the fact
provinces In which he Is sovereign there is an /
arsenal and naval academy
BENEFIT of the visitors garbed In the various uni
forms OF regulation type-fu dress summer trou-
uniform service OUTFIT and the full marching order |
ammunition the infantryman carries. came I'm for !
inspection by the Viceroy. The riding academy was
Captain Macdonald. twenty first class men gave |
through their secretaries of pleasure they had
experienced while at the academy. and through |
II learned that they were especially delighted
with the examples OF effective organization pre-
the physical training necessary complement
the great mental exacttons put upon the cadets.
The return trip begun 4:l0 o'clock the
afternoon. and instead OF hating at Weehawken
the commissioners continued down the west side
the river to National Junction, where the !
party ira asferred to Jersey Central train for
To-daY viii he spent il Philadelphia tomorrow
at the State reformatory in Elmira and az Wells
will claim them. and Saturday they will view
Niagara Falls Sunday and Monday will be spent
springhe!d and a visit to Yale University On the
and yr Thursday morning VIII sail the Bliicher.