The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-03
GOVERNOR CLEvELAND,s TRIP.
Warm Welcomes Along the Road, and a
Great Demonstration at Buffalo.


Great Demonstration at Buffalo.
ALBANY, Oct. 2-Governor Cleveland and
party left Albany at 1:30 P. NJ. Those aboard
the train besides he Governor, were Hon.
Erastus Corning, Hon. A. Bleecker Banks,
mayor of Albany, Hon. Simon W. Rosendale,
Hon. John A. Mccall, jr., and Winfield Robbins.
of Buffalo. The latter is personal friend of the
Governor, who has been his guest at the executive
chamber for several days past. Newspaper rep
resentatives from the New York Herald and
World, and the Associated Press were also
present. Major q. c. Priest division superin-
tendent of the New York Central, rode west as
far as Utica. The train consisted of engine No.
156, engineer James Coulter, and the drawing
room car ''Pavonia," conductor Nelson Bran
som. AT the Union Depot in Albany before
the train left. several hundred persons
assembled to witness Governor Cleveland's de-
parture The Governor was driven down from
the Executive Mansion in closed carriage, and
walked through the main entrance of the depot
arm-in-arm with General Austin Lathrop, of his
staff. The Governors appearance was the signal
for hearty cheering The wives of Messrs.
Corning and Banks accompanied them to the
depot and presented the Governor with huge
bouquet of beautiful flowers
At 1:2O P. NJ conductor Ransom gave the sig
nal, the engineer opened the throttle, and the
train steamed out of the depot, the ladies waving
handkerchiefs, the men shouting and the loco
motive whistles footing. Governor Cleveland
stood on the rear platfurm and waved his adieus
to the throng. The weather, which had been
threatening all the morning cleared off, and all
omenS pointed to a successful Journey.
At West Albany, where are located the great
car-shops of the New York Central railway,
hundreds of workingmen, fresh from forge and
bench, waved greeting to the train as it whisked
by the men shouting, waving their grimy aprons,
and gyrating their arms with hands still holding
tools, the implements of peace
The train left Utica nearly ten minutes ahead
of time. The speed averaged fifty miles
an hour, and several miles were made at the rate
of fifty-fve seconds per mile The greeting OF
the assembled crowd at Utica was particularly
cordial, and, though Governor Cleveland made
his appearance and bowed his acknowledge
ments, he made no remarks He was in excel
lent health and spirits, and chatted animatedlv
with his friends as the train sped
through the fertile valley of the beautiful
Mohawk The train was due in Syracuse at
1885, but pulled into the city still fifteen minutes
ahead of time. An immense concourse were at
the depot-many women and children jostling
each other in their attempts to get glimpse of
the Governor Hundreds of schoolboys, books
and states in hand, ran for blocks up the track
in the wake of the train. At the Syracuse iron
works, as the train passed at slow speed through
the city limits, the workmen came out and
waved enthusiastic greetings. The depot
and vicinity were packed, as were the
streets leading to it. In answer to repeated
calls for Governor Cleveland, he appeared on
the rear platform, when cheer after cheer greet
ed him. The Governor lifted his hat and bowed
acknowledgment, but the enthusiasm continued
unabated while the train remained in the depot,
which was just long enough to make a change of
locomotives, No GA, engineer r. w. Marriott,
being substituted for 566. At Syracuse, also a
substitution of conductors was made, Charles
Tibbetts taking charge.
Among those who boarded the train at SYRIA
cuse and shook hands with the Governor was
Hon, Milton II. N0rthrup, of tho Syracuse