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

Another conveyed the news that the president
was
BEARING THE TRIP spLENDDLY
and seemed already benefited by the change /,
These good words were passed around the peo-
PIE at the Elberon and gradually circulated
among the crowds in the vicinity Of the hotel
At daybreak this morning the track from the
main line Of the Pennsylvania road to the
Frsncklyn cottage was completed. In view
of the short notice upon which the
track had been built, it was adj
mirably laid half mile in length
passing for some distance over uneven ground
and making two sharp curves. It was graded,
and the ties and track laid with 200 men in
eighteen hours, most OF The work being done
after dark. After being completed. an engine
was run over it to test its strength. Twice,
on one curve, the locomotive spread the rails
and left the track, but before II O'clock
it was in perfect order Attorney
General MacVeagh carefully observed the
tests, and was satisfied with the strength Of the
structure. The people from the cottages and
hotels seemed to take as much interest in the
track as the surveyors who superintended its
construction. They drove back and forth
along Lincoln avenue, in the sweltering heat,
watching the group of tired workmen who lay
in the shadow of the fences eagerly question
ing every one who looked as though he might
possess any information of the slightest details
of the work. The events ranspiring around
THE FRANcKLYN COTTAGE
were watched as intently as those by the rail-
road. Tue track passed within ten feet of the
the portico of the cottage. and this portico
happened to be about the same height from the
ground as the floor Of the car upon which the
president was carried. Eighty four-inch pine
planks, twelve feet long. rested against
the edge Of the portico in such way
that when the car stopped one end of each
plank could be lifted into the car doorway,
forming solid gangway upon which the pres
ident could be carried from the car upon the
portico and thence into the house. Workmen
were engaged in arranging long awning
over the portico in such away that
it would be entirely hidden from the
gaze of persons on either side. Several
large pieces Of sail cloth lay upon the
ground by the side of the portico. They were
to be used to cover the gangway from the car
to the portico so that the president would be
entirely invisible while being carried into the
grounds They tramped on the piazzas sur
rounding the cottage, peering into the
windows and trying the handles of
the doors. No one was allowed to
enter. Ladies mounted the steps leading to
the portico and formed a deep group in front Of
the dining room window, from which they
could only be driven away by the walters, who
lowered the frames and closed tho blinds. On
fhoh 1Ysfeo nn%1v S~>
q large crowd of ladies indolently regarding
the building which they had seen hundred
4imes before, and never until now looked upon
with the slightest interest At IL o'clock
DETACHMENT OF TROOPS
marched up to the Elberon They had ar
rived from Governors Island on the first train
down from New York. and were quartered in
q vacant lot between the depot and the hotel
There they pitched their tents and prepared
for an encampment which will not be broken
until the president leaves the Branch. The
officers in command assigned the soldiers to
patrol duty, and orders were given
to clear the grounds, on the
south side Of the presidents
cottage. No one was allowed within the line
of the railroad track. On the north people
were Kept 100 yards away from the cottage.
The bluff marked the ''dead lines" on the east
line: while the hotel formed the western
boundary. beyond which no person was allowed
to proceed in the direction Of the cottage. At
noon the arrival OF the presidential
train was expected The Elberon piazzas
were crowded with ladies and gentlemen. The
scene in the town outside the picket lines, re-
sembled picnic party more than anything
else. Protected from the sun only by UNI
brellas, nearly 1000 people stood in rows in
positions where they fancied they could catch
glimpse Of q man thrice given up to die
by the best medical practitioners in the
country. A country photographer, thrifty
and enterprising, had his camera directly
upon the spot where he thought it
possible picture Of the sad scene might be OBJ
tanned The precautions taken to prevent the
crowd from satisfying their curiosity met with
the disapprobation Of many Of the spectators.
They could hardly comprehend that . worn and
wasted president, who, in the prime of health,
was . magnificent specimen of manhood,
should object to posing Is spectacle
TO Crafty THE SELFISH DESIRES
Of crowd. About 1890 large American flag
was hung out of the window in the top Of the
gable on the west side of the building. It was
scarcely moved by the faint breeze Two
magnificent bouquets were carried into the
sick chamber and their perfume scented tho
atmosphere Of the apartment The prepare
tons for reception were completed and the peo-
pie anxiously awaited the arrival of the train.
At 1:1O o'clock, when the presidential train
dashed around the curve into view, there was
a half suppressed s'There she comes" aud ell
conversation ceased as the locomotive, with it's
three cars, came to gradual stand still ct the
switch. Engineer Page and his soot-begrimed