Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-01
GARFIELD'S GLORY.
The WcT0R'S TRlUMPHAL TRIP TO
THE CAPITAL CITY.
The Farewell at MentOr-Speeches Along
the ROute-The Party Accompanying
the observation-disclosures
Mob" Out in Full Force.
A GREAT CONTRAST TO HAYES HAz-
AR00US JOURNEY.
GARFIELD's TRIP TO GLORY.

GARFIELDS TRIP TO GLORY.
The Parting at Mentor His Company On
the Journey Receptions On the Road.
MENTOR, o., February 2S.-The day
which Garfield had set for his journey
To Washington dawned bright and
cheerful, with the heavy mud of the
preceding day dried or frozen so that
the passage from the Lawnfeld to Men,
tor depot, a distance OF a mile and one
half, was easily made IN carriages or on
foot, which latter was the method OF lc-
comotion chiefly employed by the Gen.
erals visitors. There were hurrie, Ct
snow during the forenoon, hut at
1890, the time fxed for departure
OF train, the sir was crisp and
clear and almost the entire population
of Mentor and the neighboring towns,
friends OF the family from distant cities
and newspaper nen were on hand to bid
God speed to the President.elect. A
large excursion from Ashtabula and
Painesville WAS at the depot The route
as announced by General Manager J. ID.
Tayng. of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, is as follows: The train will
90 by the Lake Shore Railroad to Ashta-
bula, thence by the Pennsylvania Com
pany's lines through to Warren, ioungs.
town and Pittsburgh, arriving at the
latter city at 7:30 l.. ", and reaching
Washington early Tuesday morning.
The party on the train was as follsws:
General Garfield and wife, his mother,
Mrs. Eliza Garfield, and his two sons,
Irwin and Abraham, and daughter Miss
Mollie, with four servants, General ID.
o. Swayne, Col. l.. A. Sheldon and
wife, Captain G. f.. Henry, o. l. Judd
and j. ID. Brown, his secretary. They
stop in Washington at the Riggs House.
After assisting the ladies' to the car,
General Garfield returned to the plat
form, where Hon. A. l.. Tinker, OF
gainesville, delivered farewell address.
to which the General, with head un-
covered, responded in short speech,
in which he bid his hoOsier friends sad
farewell.
AsurABuLA, O., February 2S.-The
first stop of Geueral Gartield's train was
made here. A very large turnout was
at the depot with two military compa'
nies and two heavy pieces OF ordnance,
which alternately saluted the coming
President during the fifteen minutes OF
the trains stop, and the enthusiastic
greeting OF the citizens curtailed the
time for speeches.
Gen. Garfield was called out and
spoke as follows:
FELLOW CITIZENS or AsHrABULA-l
greatly thank you Tor this greeting. |
cannot forget the tree that was planted
many years ago, and its planting So Tar
watched and assisted by the people oil
Ashtabula county. Ii has grown TO be
great tree. Its branches cover the whole
republic, and its leaves and fruit are
liberty TO all men. That is a work for
the citizens OF Ashtabula county 70 be
proud OF TO the latest generation. IL /
as your representative have helped on
the cause you have - much at heart
am glad, and il in the future / can
help to confirm and strengthen
what YOU have done so much TO build !;
il can help TO garner the harvest that
vou have helped To plant, ! shall feel
that have done something toward dis.
charging the debt Of gratitude which
owe for your confidence and love.
thank YOU, fellow citizens, for this fare
well greeting and | bid you goodbye.
lGreat cheering
The speech Was received with the
closest attention and in almost breath
less silence, which WAS broken At Its
closing period by round after round OF
applause, supplemented with three
cheers az the train moved of.
PITTSBURGH. February 2S-At Ioungs-
town there " as repetition OF the scenes
at previous stations, but the crowd
amounted 10 nearly 5000 people, Of
whom a large share were workers IN the
machine shops and furnaces. Advanc-
ing 10 he rear Of the train General Gar-
field said: Fellow citizens OF Ioungs-
town. am about TO take leave Oi this
old Congressional District. have come
tothe length Of it, and shall say good bye
TO il when ! say good bye TO you. The
sigh. OF these people calls TO my memory
many struggles and many points ofinter.
pst in our common history. ! see around
me as always see in Youngstown and
the Valley, the miracle Of labor which
has done so much iOr this people. With
all YOUR troubles-with all your tn
um phs you have been a strong. earnest
body OF people, supporting the National
Government, knowing the roots OF your
lie and hope and prosperity run down
deep into the soil OF the National lie.
The strength OF your position and pa
trio,ism has contributed largely To the
strength OF this district, and, therefore,
TO nv strength, | hope that whatever
fortune may befall me shall still enjoy
this confidence and friendship OF the
good people OF this town ami district.
| thank YOU for this greeting and bid
you good bye. Great cheers
Pittsburgh was reached about 80.
No speeches having been made between
Youngstown and this point, although
one or two stops were made. and there
were frequent calls for Garfield. II was
decided not 10 stop in Pittsburgh, as the
time was limited, and the train accord
ingly ran through the city, and with Q
change OF conductors and engineers con-
tinued on its way to Washington. The
trip has been remarkably uneventinl
up to this point, and noticeable only Tor
IL II ~ Atonlar