New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-07
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN TRIP.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS ALONG THE LINE.
MsHAp THAT CAUSED ANNOYANCE AND DELAY
THE PARTY FNroytyf. Tuv rxs TIC ,rv

SCENES AND INCIDENTS ALONG THE LINE.
THE PARTY ENJOYING THE CLIMATIC CHANGE.
IDr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRmUsE.l q.
SAVANNAH, Ga, April G.-The Presidents party
was delayed ut Wilmington, N. c.. from III until
nearly o'clock last night, owing to trouble in ad.
justng tho trucks Of the special car to the wider
gauge of track. South of that point the operation
although familiar to every by hearsay. was new
TO the President who out upon the observ alton
platform at the OF his car to watch IT, As he sat
there with the glare OF the locomotive upon
his face, semcircular line of natives loungsrs and
workmcn at the st alton, their black skins looking
blacker with SCOT, formed in the PRESIDENTS 'front.'
nearly touching his ct the sides and spreading
out to the locomotive which the curious and
porso voring perched themselves. Il would like to
get Oft and see how this is done said the President
but no could only look at results. Secretary Chand-
lor and Mr.. Phillips however took ground-foor
view of tho transfer. the former explaining 1t all
with yolubillty and profnson of gestures. Mr.. Mil
lor during all this putting in his time IN bed.
The quiet interest that had 90 far into tho night
been kept in the special car would have bsen sus
pended with the departure Of the train from Will
mington but for o misnap that might not have been
harmless When near Fair Bluff sixty-fo miles
DINA line, the coupler joining the special oar to the
regular train snapped and tho train went along sev-
eral miles before the detachment was discovered.
Trouble and delay resulted from attempts to mako
another coupling. At last With the and of wooden
wedges an Approximate dit was reached. and although
joltng and no!se were thereby increased, tho fast
ening was not broken.
The Presidents rest he said this morning, had not
been much disturbed by the nights event and his
party disposed OF ample breakfast In the car at
o'clock. The train was then OF Charleston june
ton. having arrived two hours late, although
twenty minutes had beon mado m. on the road.
The climatic change over night bad been like step,
ping from March into june, Virginia's stunted
growths thin soil. and bleak skies. had given place
to South Cardinals advanced foliage. growing fields
and soft air. There had lately been heavy rains In
this section so that La places oven the rOad.beds
were foot or so under wator aud bitches and
swamp ponds with mud turtles and an occa-
SIGNAL snaky summing ON . log were abundant. but
they lent only variety to the panorama Iho oSca
terday to chatting watched such views all day
from tho car wlndows Gatherings OF people were
met at every stopping place. Savannah was reached
a. l2:45 p. In. stl nearly two hours behind scbed-
ule time.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, April 6.--The President had
thought of stopping over night at Jacksonville but
at Savannah he changed his mind and telegraphed
to Jacksonville that he he would proceed at once
from the tram to the Frederick De Barry, Of the ST.
met by Captain Mercer and Mr.. Bolts with ladies'
the families being related to the President. They
remained III his car for half an hour after leaving
Savannah, meeting return train>at small station
The President had intended that his railway
journey should end as IL began quietly, but at o
meeting Of jacksonville citizens held last night q
reception committee was appointed to meet the
train at Callahan, twenty miles out. The civic and
military organizations of the city were at the
station, and the train entered salute of twenty
one gus was fired. The Mayor rendered the hos
FATALITIES of the city. The President bowed bis
responses and procession took up it's way to the
boat, where there was hand shaking with cheering
The most pronounced demonstration along the line
occurred at Jacksonville, where the railroad
station, the streets and the wharves were decked in
holiday coIors and thronged with cheering crowds
Of people, The boat was delayed an hour after the
the train arrived TO give time for exchanges OF
greetings and good wishes.
The party will 20 down the ST.. Johns to Sanford,
about $50 miles, Secretary Chandler, however.
leaving them at Paataa. He IS to go to Cedar
Keys, where the Tallapoosa awaits him. At Sanford
the party will be received by the ex-Mlnster,
Henry ). Sanford for whom the town is named.
Cars will then be taken forty miles across the
country TO Kissimmee City, where one OF the boats
OF the OkeechObee Land Company will be devoted
to the Presidents service long he may remain
in that section. He will go to GARDENERS Island
the Kissmmee River forty miles fronr Kissmmee
City, where he will pitch camp The island is in
the wilderness, without house for miles around.
The dispatch boat will conway the Presidents mail
and messages to and from Kissimmes City. He ex-
poets to camp two weeks