New-York tribune., 1906-02-05
DAY OF SIGHTSEEING.
CHINESE VISITORS BUSY.
Inspect Museums and Churches
Stdndard Oil Guests To-day.

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1t was a varied programme OF sightseeing and
entertainment that enjoyed by the members OF
the Imperial Chinese Commission yesterday. They
visited two museums ST. Patrck's Cathedral the
Collegiate Reformed Church. Fire Department
mouse. were received at the homes OF Edward r.
Hewitt and Mrs Abram s. Hewitt and they gave
private dinner TO about forty Chinese students.
VINO had gathered from various schools In This and
other States
To-day win be Standard Oil day when the COM
missioners will be entertained by the management
OF that company. which does large business In
Ohna Leaving the Fifth Avenue Hotel at IL
o'clock they will be driven TO a tug which will
pass under both OF the East River bridges. and
then go to the works OF the Standard Oil Company
AT 6ayonne A careful inspection of the plant Will
De made Luncheon will be served the boat,
and trip will be made around the harbor, that
all the points OF interest may be seen In the
evening the members OF the commission will be
entertained at private dinner at the Metropolitan
Club by men interested in the management
the Standard OIL Company.
Tai Hung Chi the High Commissioner Tuan
rang. their secretaries and half dozen others
under the guidance OF James B. Reynolds left the
hotel In three carriages at $50 o'clock In the
morning. They driven the Metropolitan
Museum OF Art, where they were received by Sir
Caspar Purdon Clarke and Charles Stewart Smith
Ihey were particularly interested in the Bishop
collection OF jades
Then the commissioners returned to the hotel
Tor dinner. and at o'clock started out again and
went to the Museum OF Natural History Here
they paid particular attention 10 the Chinese and
South American exhibits. the coins the textiles
and costumes. An exhibit showing the develop
ment OF the horse seemed strike the fancy OF
the commissioners. They taken around the
building by Professor Bumpus. the director,
Charles Stewart Smith and Charles D. I.anier.
The commissioners had hoped visit Grants
Tomb, in Riverside Drive and the Cathedral OF
st. John the Divine. but the light already fail
left thought
that there would be TIM TO go far. ON the
way downtown the party stopped at the Collegiate
Reformed Church. 5th-ave. and 5Sth-st. where they
met by the Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay.
the pastor. He took them through the church,
where they spent time in looking over the
$4,000 pipe organ and the machinery with which
It is operated The party also spent short time
IN St. Paricks Cathedral.
HEARD CHINESE MELODY.
The members OF the commission had expressed
a desire TO see some typical American homes and.
by special invitation. were driven 10 the home OF
Edward r Hewitt at No 127 East 21st-st. Mr..
Hewitt showed the commissioners his large COL
lection Of musical instruments, and. just before
they went. ne played weird sounding tune on the
harp The commissioners smiled when they heard
II. and asked II they recognized the music, replied
that they did. and that II the hrst piece that
Chinese music pupils learned Then Mr.. Hewitt
played negro melody. which was in strong con-
trast to the Chinese air.
the ex-Mayor No Lexington-ave.. the commits
sioners made a brief call and tea was served. The
commissioners also called at the home OF Mr. and
Mrs Henry W. Poor Hst-st and Lexington
ave. where they expressed great delight at the
Poor collection OF paintings.
Before returning the hotel the Chinese visitors
the Fire Department house in s5d-st.. be
tween 9Th and 7th which is the home OF
No Batfalion Ats Chief Ross took great pride in
EhOwing the visitors from the orient every de-
the various apparatus had been explained an alarm
was sounded the men came snutg % f Gomh S me PUTs a
hitched up
The commissioners evinced great interest in the
water tower but SAID there would be little for
such apparatus IN China The sear9hlisht which
them. The commissioners expressed their idea
3 an sDo s S te the sns @ & 6
things are accomplished in this bustling country
which was marched to the fire house 20 keep the
curious 1 ToTd ST s o the b S
the reserves were out spread rapidly around the
left their beer taps and hustled around put out
the lights and lock the doors
DINNER TO STUDENTS.
The commissioners then returned TO the Firth
Avenue Hotel. where IN the evening they gave a
banquet in honor OF forty-one young Chinese. stu
dents at Yale, Harvard Massachusetts Institute
OF Technology. Cornell, Wesleyan College. OF Ohio.
and the New Bedford Textile School who had
been summoned to the city to them. They
were a bright looking group young men who
destined TO be the big men OF China in the
future. They dressed in the American stu
dent fashion. and at the dinner appeared In Amert-
can dress suits. contrasting strongly with the ma
tive costume Of their countrymen in the visiting
party.
One OF the students gave a talk on American
schools, which illustrated with stereopticon
pictures Tai Hung Chi addressed the young men.
cOngratulating them the accomplishments they
were acquiring in this country; and reminding them
that they expected TO take the lead in public
affairs in their country when their educatOn had
been completed.
One members OF the Chinese delegation
who are in the Standard on party will spend
to-day in investigating the telegraph systems.
To-mor the entire party will go to West Point
2 special train. leaving 1890 m. After
iting the Military Academy the party will &c o
Philadelphia the train. From there
will go Niagara Falls. to Schenectady. where
they will look over the locomotive works and then
on TO Boston