The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-01

faturs can help to confirm and strengthen vhs
you have done so much to build, Il can help {,
1have done soneshina towards discharging th
debt Of gratitude which owe for your eonndenc
f.reHei & greeting ana bid You COED Bye. Ferea ra
| chesring.l
The spsesh was received with the clos
est attention and in almost breathles
silence, which was broken at its slo.in;
| period by rsund after round OF applause
| supple sntsd with three cheers as the
train moved off.
A delay was experienced iust east O
a Asntabuia, where Mr. j. ID. Layin. gener
| al manager of the Pennsylvania company
came up on another train aud was takeE
on board to 20 through 80 Warrington.
Conductor Msjor F. Scott, and sngi
neer paAiel Deugherty, vs;srans In tht
| service of the company, were pat In eharGe
Of the train. which then moved of at ths
rate of 40 TO so miles au hour
YOUNGSTOWN. o Feb. IS, S,-Dinasr was
foished by Gen. Garfield and bis party
just before the special train reached war
rem. 1t is noteworthy and significant fact
that no wine was served at the table. The
stop at Warren was very brief. but the
sightseers were more numerous than al
any other point along the route and driv-
ing snsw storm did not chill the srdor OF
the neiRhbors and constituents OF the
President-elect, who eraned their necks
and stood on tip toe to gat sight OF his
well known face and to hear his words.
Between Warren aud youngstown the
hylag train was greeted at frequent inter-
walls by villagers who had gathered In
groups in hope of seeing General Garfield.
AT Niles. very large number OF people
An Ia -. hxrk 9hAa aAh
dule time could not permit OF a stoppage.
hundreds OF sturdy workers in furnaces
this side OF Niles gave n rough bua hearty
greeting TO the distinguished citizsn. whom
they bad often helped to honor. a few
rods south Of Warren. the train ran
through sheet Of water which completely
covered the track and caused some alarm
among the ladies who wers surprised at
she spectacle OF train OF cars apparently
afoas IN large body Of water. No inson-
venlenes was experienced, however. Gnd
l oungStown was reached without farther
incident.
The following Is Gen. 9a,fis,d's speech
at w arren, where he was NOT Introduced
TO the people, that Ceremony being eonsid
cred superfuous:
Fellow citizens of Warren, did not expect to
see SO great number In this snow storm, but am
district and especially glad to faces have
known for so many years, in SO many times OF
say enc thing, shall carry away from this place
one very defnits picture in my mind. 1t In OF q
group OF men, and see many of their faces in this
vices, have never given sign to me that they had
any personal wish to crafty except 10 right
principles prevail and good government maintain
ed. lApplAuse.l Isay some OF these men, in the
most private ecnversation, have never intimsted
to me e. that nb they ga sad am any w.h In the
they had the deepest personal anxiety In having
good, honest government, and high. worthy prin
company. Of men vhoss headquarters have been
IN several places of this district, but notably II
Warren, could bs reinforced all over this country
that would be the body of men whose shoulders
and In whose hearts / would and such reliance
and such confidence as would make me feel 1t pos
stble to get through with the work assigned me
IApplause.l You will remember now, citizens OF
Warren, this memory that above all others carry
away from this town. and thank you that you
have brought the memory to me by your presence
and as am about to leave you, bid you farewell
PITTsBURG. Feb % AT Youngstown
there was a repetition of the scenes at the
previous stations, but the crowd amounted
to nearly 5000 people, of whom a large
share were workers in the machine shops
and furnaces. Advancing to the rear OF
the train, General Garfield made brief
speech.
The trip has been remarkably uueven.-
Eul up to this point and notice able Gully
for the absence of display and for the re
publican simplicity with which it has been
managed.
Pittsburg was reached at about 730, no
speeches having been made between
yorktown and this point, although one
or two stops were made and there were
frequent calls for Garfield 1t was decided
not to step at Pittsburg. as the time was
limited, and the train accordingly ran
through the ci5y witt change of con-
uuctors and engineers aai Continued 90 its
way to " ashiogton,