Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-05
THE REMOVAL OF THE president.
Progress Of the Preparations-Arrival Of the
Tr0in Efc.

HE KEMOtAL UF HE HkESlDENT.
Progress Of the Preparatioas-Arrival Of the
Train, Etc.
About two o'clock this morning q special
train arrived at the Baltimore and Potomac R.
r. depot. consisting of the engine and cars of
the special train to convey President Garfield and
party to Long Branch. This train will be under
the immediate charge of General Train Master
Watts, of the New York division of the Penn
sylvania railroad, and will be manned
as follows ]. N. Whelpley, conductor;
James Kelly. baggage master, and Geo. Dean,
brakesman all of the New York division. It
will be drawn by engine $50 (an anthracite coal
burner), William Page, engineer, p. w. LOOMS
and p. Gunnell, fremen. There will be no dus
from this engine, which will run through to
Long Branch. 1t is in the very best order. and
there will be so little noise made that the party
will hardly be aware that they are on a train
There will be in this train car No. 33 Gan East
lake which has been specially fitted up for the
President), car 100 Pennsylvania railroad pres
ident Roberts special carr car 26S Gan Eastake)
and baggage car SO.
THE PRESIDENTS CAR AND BED.
Car 49, in which the bed for the President is
laid, was fitted for the occasion at Altoona, and
left there yesterday. All the seats were taken
out and the car thoroughly renovated. false
top was put on few inches above the roof of
the car, in order to give the air an opportunity
to circulate between it and the roof so as to
keep the car COOL The partition was taken out
and replaced by folding doors, and storm doors
added to the platform doors. Wire gauze was
fastened on the outside of the car, completely
enclosing the parlor apartment, to keep the car
free from dust The inside was hung with heavy
curtains and Brussels carpet was laid on the
floor. Two large ice boxes, well filled with ice,
are in one apartment. On the sides of the car are
h011n c$ hon
the center of the apartment for the President,
his bed is made-a mattress over Is inches deep
being set on two boards covered with CLOTH the
ends resting con cleats on the top of the wash
board, and judging from the trial made he will
ride easy. If the rate of speed should be 20
to 25 miles per hour the elevation, in going
round the curves, (about five inches) will
scarcely be perceived.
THE PRESIDENT TO BE TAKEN DOWN THE AVE-
NUE. TO SIXTH STREET, TO WHICH POINT A
TRACK Is BEING LAID.
The project Of removal to the train, near the
Washington monument, has been given up, and
when ready it is understood that the President
will be removed down Pennsylvania avenue on a
stretcher in a covered wagon. and be lifted into
the car at the corner of 9th street and the
avenue. To make this possible Chief Engineer
Walters had on the ground this morning force
OF 800 men, who at once proceeded to lay track
on the east side of 9th street, to that point
from the main track below the depOt-a dis
tance of over 300 yards. In less than two hours
all the ties were down, and in ~ hours the rails
were in place, and train. with gravel to ballast
it, was ready to back ON and do that work
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PASSAGE BY RAIL.
Mr.. George C. Wilkins, superintendent of the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad, will have charge
Of the train to Baltimore, and Mr. WIN. Craw-
ford the general agent of the Philadelphia, Will
mingtOn and Baltimore railroad, will superntend
it from there to Philadelphia. At this point Mr..
James McCrea, superintendent of the New York
division of the PennsylvaniafailrOad. will take
charge and run the train to the end of the Jour-
ney. Notice has been given to conductors and
engineers to be on the lookout for the warning
of the approach of the presidential train Inn
| mediately upon the receipt of information that
the train has left Washington, the trains going
south on the Baltimore and Potomac will be
stopped at the nearest station or switched off
until the train containing the President has
passed by. 1t is intended that no noise of pass
ing trains shall disturb the president. and for
that reason trains gOing in opposite directions
will wait until the special has passed them.
The same rule will be adopted on the way from
Baltimore to Philadelphia. The railroad people
have decided to leave the question of the rate of
speed to the surgeons who have charge OF the
Presidents case. If they want the journey to be
made as fast as practicable, it is believed that
the train will be run one mile per minute. but it
run it at a particularly rapid rate, and the i'm
preston is that the rate will be from twenty to
thirty miles per hour.
ARRANGING THE DETAILS OF THE REMOvAL-THE
PATIENT NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM HIS BED.
The details of the Presidents removal are be-
ing perfected this afternoon. He will not be
taken from his bed. The bedstead will be re-
moved from the White House to Pennsylvania
avenue and 9th street in covered vehicle.
The track was extended up to that point, ,as men-
toned above in order to avoid going over the cob
BILE stones which pave the streets immediately
contiguous to the depot. Where the Belt line
street-car road, the 9th street road and the 7th
street road cross the avenue there would be
some jOlting of the vehicle containing the
President This will be overcome by plank
ing laid over the railroad ties.
THE CARS AND WHO WILL OCCUPY THEM
Superintendent Ely, who has charge of the
motor department of the Pennsylvania railroad
and who has fixed up the Presidents car, called
at the White House to-day in company with
Attorney General MacVeagh, and saw the sur
geOns. He explained to them the arrangements
of the car and answered all questions. 1t was
decided that the should inspect the train
during the day. The three cars will be occupied
| by the President. his family, the surgeons, and
Miss Mollie will accompany the President
The surgeons, including DIR. Agnew and
DR.. Boynton will 60 along. Mrs
Edison will also be taken on the train. Out
side of those will be Private Secretary Brown.
Col. Rockwell and Mrs. Rockwell, Gen. Swain
and Col. Corbin. Mr. Hendley, the official Ste
nOgrapher, may go. There will be no one from
the Presidents office except Mr.. Brown. There
Is no necessity of others going. If they are
wanted after the President gets to Long Branch
they will be sent for. The train will move at a
very fair speed. No newspaper men will be on
| it.
| AT LONG BRANCH
the President will occupy Francklyn cottage.
near the Elberon hotel, which has been placed
at his disposal. There also will be located Mrs
Garfield, Miss Mollie Gen. Swain and Colonel
and Mrs Rockwell. COL Corbin will only re-
main at the Branch two or three days. There
are two small cottages near Francklyn cottage
One of these will be occupied by the surgeons
and the other by Mr.. Brown as a sort of an ex.
| ecutive office.
THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
Attorney General MacVeagh left for Elberon
station this morning. accompanied by Mrs. Mac
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