Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1852-10-23
General Scott's Tour through 0 iliO.l
SCENES AND INCIDENTS ALONG THE RouTEy
sa TIfTix. Ohio Oct. 9, 1882,
pEPARrURE FROM spRINeFIEl

| General Scott left Springfield, attwo o'clock
accompanied by nnmberaof citizens. OF this
/ place. AT every station on the route "a dem
opstration was made, and, the citizens Of the
surrounding country gathered ,topeet the
General ~ atit - saiuHs55 1i,.d3 aas9bst 81
| "A YOUNG NAMEsAKE BOUND TO BE wBIo.a
AT Hunts station, woman pressed forward
with a fat, promising baby in her arms
/ "There General said she "tliat ehild's name
is Winfield Scott, and he's going TO be awhig
too. in spite of his father; and ifthe old man
dos't vote for you next month, Pll-----''The
rest of the sentence was not spoken, by
an expressive look. le -'oA t
A sPEEcH-BucKEYE, ETC.
At Urbana, some, two thousand persons
were gathered, and an address was deliv-
cred by John II. Games Esq. to which Gen.
Scott replied. alluding, in terms of deep re-
gret, to the recent death of General Vance.
A large number Of ladies we're present, and a
vast number Of carriages. and other VEHICLES
from the country. = l,.,s..g..-,
! y BREAKDowN--GEN. SCOTT AGITATED.
AT West Iihprty. where The cars stopped
for few minutes only, there was a good
gathering. A platform which had been erec-
ted here for the convenience ofspeetators,
broke down under the pressure ofthe crowd,
doing no damage, however, TO life or limb.
Gen. Scott evinced much concern at the acei-
dent. and was quite agitated, until he learned
that no one WAS seriously injured. @
ANOTHER sMAsH-GEN. SCOTT uNXovED.
At Belfontaiue. the county seat Of Logan
county, the crowd was immense. apdlhe
scene Of The previous night at Middletown
was re-enacted. People surrounded the cars.
and mad. the General get out. and mount a
platform erected for the occasion. While Gen.
Scott was on the platform the cars accidental
" ran against it. crashing the pIahks. and
causing fearful panic among those who
were on it. Every one jumped of, or was
preparing to do SO. with The exception of the
General He alone, it was remarked, appear
ed unstartled, and stood firm,
A VETERAN soLDIER-INTEREsTIsG INTER
ntz saa. VIEW. tasn q ~-aj
At Belle Centre the cars were again
stopped in the midst Of considerable crowd.
One old man PRESSED forward and cried =
General, fought at Lundy's Lane, under
Capt, Cummings God bless youl It does
my heart good to see you, and hope to see
you before long at 'tother placer meaning
the White House.) "Never mind that, my
friend, said Scott; st is sufficient pleasure
to see you here "Well General" rejoined
the old soldier, al saw you once on night
that tried mems souis--when you rode along
with Capt Miller. % show him the way totIit
enemy" This little incident caused much
excitement. s"7 s7'i1f 0fikR
GREAT GATHERING OF LADIEs-eEN. SCOTT
MADE PRISONER. i, ,,4s,e
At kempton number of ladies were
gathered on a stand and General Scott got
out of the cars to shake hands with them,
when large eaowd of persons Immediately
surrounded him. and despite the ringing Of
the car bell. and blowing of the whistle, they
would not let him return to the cars until near
ten minutes had beenilost. sini lla lt
GREAT ENTHUsIAsN--A D1TAsTER IN THE
hs.# a -s,4 CANE. @ 3ss5g.-a qi
At Patterson, in the midst Of the enthusi-
aStic demonstrations. a man commenced dam
cling. on a pile of lumber, and shouting in
stentorian voice. "Well, boys, III be id if L
amt as good a man as any one here. Hurrah
for Pierce He awake no echo, however.
the people being averse to introduce any par-
ty test in welcoming Scott Several flags
were here taken on the cars and spread to
the breeze. 5ss
ILLuM1N ALTON AND RAIN AT TIFFIS-ToRcH-
LIGHT.
PRocEssIoN-sPEEcH FROM THE GENERAL,
1t now began to rain. and before the cars
reached Tiffin smart shower was descend
ing. Notwithstanding this drawback, howev-
err there was a dense crowd at the station,
aud the streets were brilliantly illuminated
and full of people, A large procession was
formed at the depot, preceded BY numerous
torch bearers Ih the procession was hand
some.y decked car, filed with ladies, who had
turned out despite the rain, .,-...
On reaching Shawan House, General Scott
spoke a few words from the balcony, express
ing his unwillingness to keep them out in the
rain for the purpose of addressing them, and
adding that he would meet and speak to
them in the morning, .......-... .. 81.
The house was beautifully decorated, and
filled with ladies. The town was also crow
ded to oyerfowing, and beds were at a pre-
MUM.