Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-09-10

depot was crowded with people anxious to learn
something about the presidential train The
telegraph train dispatohers were besieged, and
dozens Of absurd rumors were in circulation
until the first official dispatches were posted on
blackboard in the center Of the depot, an
nouncing that the train had washington The
proportions Of the crowd increased 90 rapidly
that before z o'clock fully 1000 people were
in and around the depot and the officers were
compelled to drive the great portion Of them
out This was effected with but little difficulty
the spectators were orderly, quiet and ODE
dent. In fact, tho moving of the
president seemed to effect them 80
seriously that ordinary conversations
were carried on in low and subdued tone.
Turned out Of the depot the crowd doated to the
stone mills at the north end Of the tunnel,
where they waited in the hot sun for over two
hours, peering into the black mouth Of the
tunnel, now and then, as though they expected
to see the train come dashing along. Shortly
after 10 O'Clock several hundred people who
had gathered outside the depot
MADE A RUSH
intending to break through the gates to the
platform inside. The railroad officials were
too sharp for them, however, and they good
naturally retreated As no one in the crowd
seemed to know whether the train was coming
through the tunnel or around on
the freight tracks by the river,
brigade Of the watchers marched
over to the river and there awaited its coming.
By 1870 the crowd extended along the side of
the tracks from Market street to Callow hill
street bridge. It was composed Of both sexes
and all ages, and whenever . regular east
bound train came along, the spectators
made simultaneous rush for the track,
only to retire disappointed. Not long
after 10 o'clock Yard Superintendent Potts
stopped all the passenger, freight and switch
ing engines in the yards The main track was
cleared as far as Trenton, and at 1O:45 came
dispatch announcing that the presidential train,
which was running ct the rate Of thirty-fve
miles an honr, had passed Gray's ferry, just
below the city, at exactly 1O:45. It reached
the depot, and three minutes alter passed the
junction
At FULL SPEED.
The cars whisked through the thousands of
watchers 80. quickly that they caught but mo-
mentary glimpse of the queer blinds of the
patients car. A few persons recognized DR..
Agnew in the first car and Mrs. Garfield in the
east part Of the rear car, but the majority had
to be satisfied with general view of the train,
In fact quite number of the watchers took
the special for the regular limited express, and
waited half an hour longer before learning
their mistake. The rest dispersed quietly and
quickly after the train passed. The train
stopped at Gray's Ferry about nine minutes to
get water, and in response TO inquiries DR..
Agnew announced that d the presi-
dent had undergone the journey
thus far in fine shape The
wound had been dressed near Bay View while
the train was moving fifty five miles an hour,
and the president expressed himself as much
relieved thereby. The green shades prevented
q sight of the president, but oolored porter
was seen near the bedside with fan which he
frequently used for the patients benefit