The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-08
a ROYAL WECoNR.
Enthusiastic Reception Of Governor
Cleveland Ct his Old Home.

BUFFALO, October. 2-Since the train
left Utica the journey has been one
continuous ovation. The utmost ZEN
thusiasm prevailed. and everywhere
Cor. Cleveland uas received with cheers.
At Syracuse, Rochester and other cities
thousands had assembled 10 greet the great
reform Governor and do honor 10 the next
President Of the United States. The train
arrived IN East Buffalo ct e:I5 o'clock, i've
minutes ahead Of time. The first loud
voiced welcome was continuous, and CON-
bined shrielcs of locomotive. whistles had
created din heard for miles around. The
train steamed slowly into the depot, which
was reached at SIS O'Clock p. m. The
drizzling rain which set in early in the
morning and continued with but brief
| intermissions throughout the whole day
was still falling, but it seemed to have no
terrors for the multitude, who thronged
the streets leading to the depot, and the
depot itself, until they were absolutely
was the signal for another outburst OF
applause. The enthusiasm was unbounded,
the like OF which has never been seen in
this city. The Governor and his party
walked TO the Exchange street entrance to
the depot, where a handsomely decorated
coach, to which were attached eight white
horses, driven BY liveried coachmsn, was
in waiting. The Governor, accompanied
by Mayor Jonathan Scull, the Hon. Dave
| n Lockwood, who nominated Mr.. Cleve.
land at the Chicago Convention; and
Winfield Robbins of Buffalo, slipped into
the vehicle, which at once Joined the grand
procession on Michigan street. His pro-
| gress was one continuous ovation. The
| principal streets were damned, sidewalk
and street, by q cosmopolitan crowd,
Men and women stood, many of them
without protection from the falling rain,
waiting patiently for the procession to
pass.
The streets along the line of march were
brilliantly illuminated, and the display
was the finest ever given in Buffalo. Fully
$4,000 men were in line Notwithstanding
the rain, and the procession was over two
hours passing given point. The appear
ance of Gov. Cleveland with body-guard
composed of sixteen members of the
Cleveland Phalanx was the signal for cheers
loud and long, the Governor standing
with barred head bowling acknowledgements
of the hearty and spontaneous reception
accorded him. At the Genesee House his
carriage halted for a moment and then
proceeded in the line of march. 1t was
11:30 o'clock when the Governors carriage
arrived again opposite the Genesse House
| and still the columns passed without any
apparent indication that the end was near.
The Governor and his party alighted and
entered the hotel. and It was nearly three
quarters of an hour before the last of the
organizations passed. The column was two
hours and ten minutes in passing the Cen
esee House, and it is estimated that there
were fully $4,000 persons in line. In the
square opposite the Genesse House many
thousands had congregated, and the ap.
pearance of the Governor on the platform
was the signal for wild and tumultous
cheering that fairly made the building
tremble The Governor stood with uncoV-
cred head while the Hon. Henry Martin,
seventy-sixty years of age, president of the
Manufacturers and Traders Bank, and the
oldest bank in this city, as we'll as the
oldest ex-railroad conductor in the coun-
try.welcomed him to the city. Mr.. Martin
said: