Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-15

Senator Coven introduced Ne Pfsside1l
- The aruaA osibans q The American people
which met 9TH "a enthusiastic 1eoRoqse. &.
4 d. ~ rs - vi0 . msse
e0phaaic de0oasls1ajos, while Admiral
Ts1fpgus leegely shared H. plapdits 81 the
people Cheers and yells Soeceeded, and
while this was going on ecsae Of d1esdfeP
Interest was psesenied. Between the bnd9e
md eailsual. aod over NE ID cAoal. Was .
LlAsk covering or plAtt0E0, upon winch,
nsObably, ApO Os $50 poeDoDA Uoos women
md ehlfdreu, were oooeely gathered. Thoee
on the platform III the hindmost car were
witnesses Of The giving away OF the struc
ture on which they were standing. First
on. section gave way, precipitating its DC
cupsnts 10 the ground, from the Leight OF
apparently twenty feet. A second part Ioi
lowed. and in thirty seconds the occupants
were buried beneath the rutns-woinee
screamed, and men rushed TO tire location OF
the disaster TO relieve lllcir frtoDde.
A number OF persssps emerged rom the
vscck upiniursd, juaeisg from the fsct tbss
they were able ~ VAN away. Men AID
women werc SEEN with helpless children In
their arms ; their clothes and faces blacken
ed BY the coal dirt in which they I'D ialIeo.
An Oh man vas led out BY two Of AiS young
,,eigbl,ors Demands were heard NOS 70
tread on planks, lca.t some humon beings
enuold b. crushed beneath them. A mum
Der 0t wounded and dead were apperently
borne away. The train was Obliged % leave
10 keep the time table right, to avoid scca
dents, giving no opportunity toasceftain the
extent Of the wreck.
The President INSTRUCTED Deputy Marshal
O'Brine To remain at Johnst"wn TO learn
the particulars, and cxt.nd oil possible aid
CoNrnAuon.-The train stopped here
srvcmi minutes. A cigar VAS presented 70
Gen. Grant, u match % the donor eetd, tue
one at that time in his mouth.
GALLATHxR,-NOOn.-Iiere the Commit
tee u reception from Alio"ns came On
board, consisting Of Dr. Finley and ten 9th
crs This gentleman informed the presi
dent they had been appointed by the COun
Gil and citizens 10 tender u him tue hofpi.
Utilities Of the town, which they did with
great pleasure both a. President and . citi
zen Of the United States.
The President said he knew how to appre.
cistt such hOnOrs.
The Dr. said they had erected = platform
and the people expected he would say some
thing TO them.
ALTOONA, l23O-Thc party we're received
BY probably 2.0UO persons. They were con-
Quoted to platform bearing the motto.
"Welc,mc to the President OF the United
States and the heroes Of the army and
navy" Mr.. v 8 Nef. speaking In behalf
of the citizens, ssid they felt il to be duty
rs well as IN honor 10 extend . cordial vel.
come 10 their mountain home To the Presi
dent Uf the Republic and the distinguished
ofbccrs Of the army and navy accompanying
him. Cheers we're given for the President,
Secretary Welles, Gen. Grant, Admiral Far
ragut and Gen. Custar.
The President made brief speech In res
ponse To the I'D iress. and in rendering his
thanks he said be was glad to be thus com
plimented by the people, for ffum that
source it wss more welcome than from any
other II wss the people he had tried 10
serve, aud upOn whom he WOuld alWays
rely to stand by the country IN every emer
gcncy. Il b the peopse who constitute the
source Of power 10 this country, and who
when properly informed and freed from
prejudice will settle oil things right. Pas
sing through these mountGin scenes remind
ed him Of his own mountain home. When
the rights Of liberty are invaded and the
people driven away from them, they always
rcmnin6loyal in the mountains. When the
Constitution shalt b Inst, the freemep Of
the mOuutains OF Pennsylvasia shall be the
last 70 give It up. We had Just passed
through . bloody and expensive war,
but. thank God, the Gag still
had So stars Here We prepared to see the
Goddess Of Liberty struggling through the
field Vi blood and making her eternal exit
No reconstruction harmony was what the
nation n. eded, bat when the work Was
nearly completed We found = conflict be
tween the Executive and legislative depart.
ments, and when he, the representative OF
the people had attempted to restore the
Union he was declared . tyrant, he defend.
cd his vetoes and declared he would always
be tou'.d defending ON the peoples rights
Gen. Custar here left the party for Clcye
land to attend Soldiers and Sailors Con.
venfion