Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-17

wisdom, and that you will achieve worthy
success. Thanking you for this meeting and
greeting, l bid you good morning." The
company were then presented singly to the
President and his wife. Miss Ransom, on
behalf of the ladies, besought meeting with
President Gar6eld's mother, which was &C.
corded.
Hancock's Reception at Washington.
-- If We may credit the various reports,
even from Republican sources, Hancock's
reception at Washington on the day of the
inauguration was even more enthusiastic than
Gar6elds. While he had received formal
invitation from the committee of arrange
ments to attend, which he gracefully accepted,
it also proved, by virtue of his military posi-
tion and the department he commands, to be
his duty to be present on that occasion. The
National Republican gives the following ac-
count of the Generals reception:
The General and staff were then taken
rapidly through the crowd, who cheered mad
" upon sight of his we'll known features, to
carriages in front of the depot In the first
carriages we're General Hancock, Generals
Mi,chrl. and Fry, of his staff, and Colonel
O'Beirne; in the second carriage, General
Perry (also of General Hancock's staff,,) Colo
mel H. c. Corbin, with the remaining men,
bers of the committee in the third carriage.
AS the line of vehicles turned into sixth
street, the Washington Light Infantry, which
formed the military escort, presented arms,
while the band struck up "Hail to the Chief"
and the multitude shouted themselves hoarse.
During the progress of the procession up the
Avenue the crowd continued to increase in
numbers and enthusiasm, and several times
made an effort to take the horses from the
carriage in which General Hancock was rid
ing, and were only deferred by his earnest ob-
iections. When Wormley's was reached, the
crowd surged around into II street and COM
pletely blocked up every approach to the
hotel. General Hancock alighted and was
escorted to his rooms by the committee, and
after deposiling his wraps, was conducted
back to the portico, where General Creswell
presented him to the multitude The crowd
swayed back and forth and hurrahed like
mad as General Hancock stepped forward
and said:
"GENTLEMEN: had been notified that was
to be received by the chairman and some OF the
members Of one of your committees, but had
no idea that was to be escorted TO my note! ny
a company of military, nor did have any idea
that You would gather in such large numbers
to welcome me. Then it fills me with gratitude
to contemplate this vast array Of people who have
marched with me to my hotel. wish 10 apoio-
yize for detainng you so long at the depot await
ing my arrival, for putting you to so much
cnno
weather for visiting the Capital. IF you will par
don this, will thank you for the great honor
YOU have conferred on me and bid you good
night
At the conclusion of this speech, the crowd
gave three cheers and tiger" for General
Hancock, who withdrew to his private par.
lor, where he held for some time an informal
reception, shaking hands with many of his
old army friends and political admirers.
The rooms assigned to General Hancock
at Wormley's were profusely decorated with
flowers, the back of the divan being literal
ly covered with a huge pillow of roses and
calla lilies, while on the mantle was beauti-
ful basket of flowers from Mrs. W. A. Field,
of Texas. During the progress of General
Hancock's speech, the ladies at the hotel had
gathered in the large parlor on the left of the
hall, and, as the speech was concluded, they
Joined in the applause. AS General Hancock
turned from bowing his acknowle Judgements to
the crowd outside, some one said: General,
here are the ladies. 1t is in order for you to
salute them"
General Hancock laughed heartily at this
suggestion, and replied:
No; that would be an Infringement of
the especial privilege Of my superior. Gen
eral Sherman is the only man in the army
who has carte blanche to kiss the girls"