The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-15
QUITTING MIDDLE FLORIDA.
fHE PRkSTDENTS FISHING PARTY
ARRIVE At 81. AU0UBTYNE
Mss4ustees-A DeliGhtfsi TAirty.ssx n ours
as 0aafsra - The PresiAeNs visltssg a.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, April 1.-THE Presi-
dent arrived here early this morning. His face
was 80 burned and swollen with the broiling Of
the last few days that he hardly looked like
himself The akin was peeling of Secretary
Chambers nose in fakes. and his hsnds were
swollen with mosquito bites. Private secro-
tary Phillips Wan as brown as . burned
coffee berry. while Lawyer G. 4. Miller Of
New York. who has had many outdoor expert
encee. laughed as he looked In tho glass
and saw how his face shone. The party wore
met by n committee headed by Gen. Dent. ex-
Prnsldent Grants brother-in-law. and escorted
to the Magnolia Hotel. where reception was
held. The President expects 70 remain in st.
Augustine until Tuesday. and go fishing for
channel basa He has received urgent invita-
tons frrm prominent citizens hero to revisit
Jack .onville. but probably will not accept. Tho
United States steamer Tallapoosa is at at. Au-
gusttne. She ran aground whhe entering tho
harbor bst was iioated OF.
The President. in one respect was very glad
10 leave middle Florida. Topographic commu-
mention IL had. Dispatches filed ono day may
come ut any time In the next forty hours. and
tho news dispatches Of one day have had to ic
over for day. II u Telegraph operator gets
tired he simply closes his ofiice and says no
will not send any more dispatches. Therefore
II hapIenod that the President waited u whole
day n SANFORD to get hrspatShrs from ON Jack
would have beaten them.
Tho President passed u most enjoyable thirty
trees swayrd witt, tn" breezts 81 Lake Munroe.
and. ns he hotel WAS deserted except by tho
pr"sii"n.s marty, they we're AL able TO sit on
tho great sarn,og. piazzas In the costume Of
tho woods an! let ihe brcrzcs cool them. Sec
ve rHs S S"f rrva't Ss ss
and swnpr'd stories with the President. He
r"ughsL around the Sanford stores. bought
brl sing in the trees and the Secretary tired
a'axidermis, Tor iora stufed sisioot rattcsnake
!hat had bitten himself and died from his own
T snake sas May IN
President simply "afd as he sXprssss,d it. on
"a" the sSs T$s
iragrsnse. MORA Orange groves owes" ON MY" all sdcs
waved in the breeze. and bananas and pines
ths 5 n q" the
He drove through groves q, aity and sixty
| lfty years old shaded tho carringe. Most Of
the oranges Were picked but yellow lemons
IHas broad ,, plaza 81 the Rev. Royal
h% t@s ysoa Six
almost in diameter. The President ate severa!
Of them. He then lighted cigar and seemed
or alligator shooting, but the President would
dred pounds Of BLACK bass. and had enough.
As for alligators the president said he had not not
sSa to 70 fs nor and did
boat that ihe party asdided 70 charter 70 go
But to SPEND another night It Sanford. HEAVY
s ess
ard TIE light. q burning eixsIs slswsd there s.
g sSnHe f%ssd Thf
IL H s$SS S SsssSs ssS
prize and ne bs shoI
ness OF hair. gave him the appearance o. an
Admiral jHst out 81 Action va agreed INT
csive tie people at noon on Friday. Admiral
Chandler put on y navy blue suit. raksll
any Tsen a" ook h pacs hs
irmiy "s though a pho;cErnpher's head rcsl
s,s .' Hhs a Esy ns "a fSs s M?
Engineer. hank President aud Orange Grower)
MAS distressed to insist on hs right to Pres,en!
| the people. Ou the Other htnu ex-SDeakeT
Harris ~ tho bearer, OF a letter from the Gov
ernor. thought that ho, was the man for the
| honor. while tho Mayors friends insisted that
the honor vas the Mayor's by right. While
| they were discus. ing this point OF etiquette thu
people came. There were business men in
rcersuckrr Florida crackers swrlterng In
| black ftnck coats. and women In bright cali
coos. They crowded. into the parors IN o bashfu
way. hut when they SAW tho Hon. ", l.. Chan
dIrr smile they we're reassured. The Presi-
| dent went M to them. seized them by the hand
asked their naInea. and kissed some Of the
Eretti'st children. while the Hon. W. u. Chan,
| der worked his urn like n pump handle and
smiled more, and more broadly. AZ length
in Ia, make tho introdnctons. and when he
found MAT the people AMI me President had met
ne was glad to have been spared the annoy.
would not be we'll for the Rev. Royal Phelps to
While. this was going, ON NJ Cuppinser. the
White House chef. WAS wheeling the boxes and
bundles down tho long pier that led to the
steamboat. n. Cpppipgef stopped as be- wiped
gar. vat viii 10 French Cook Association in New
York say ven zey hear that Louis cook 70
| breakfast and pack 10 baggaGer