The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-10-03
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND.
HIS RECEPTION YESTERDAY AT
BUFFALO, NEW YORK.
A Grand Display and Wild Enthu.
siosm Fifteen Thousand Men
in a Line Four Miles Long.

tinuous and combined shrieks Of the To-
comotives and whistles, creating din
heard for miles around. The train
steamed slowly into the depot, which
was reached at s:25 p. m. The drizzling
rain which set In early in the morning
and continued with but brief intermis-
sion throughout the whole day was still
falling, but It seemed to have no effect on
the multitude, who thronged the streets
leading to the depot and the depot itself,
until they were absolutely impossible.
Tumultuous cheering greeted the Cover
nor's car as 1t came to stop in the
depot yard, and the din was kept up
without intermisslon. Everywhere necks
were craned to catch n glimpse Of the
distinguished citizen who had been ele-
waited to the Governorship of great
State and was nominated for the highest
Office in the gift Of the American people.
The Governors appearance on the plat
form of the car was the signal for re-
newed cheers. The Governor and his
party walked to the Exchange street
entrance to the depot, where hand
somely decorated coach, to which were
attached eight white horses, driven by
liveried coachman, was in wait
ing. The Governor, accompanied
by Mayor Jonathan Scoville and
Hon. u. N. Lockwood, who nom
mated Mr.. Cleveland at the Chicago
convention, and Winfield Robbins, of
Buffalo, stepped into the vehicle, which
at once Joined the grand procession on
Michigan street. His progress was one
continuous ovation. The principal
streets were jammed, sidewalks and
streets, by n cosmopolitan crowd of men
and women, who stood, many of them
without protection from the rain, wait
ing patiently for the train 10 pass. There
was but little jostling and no disturb
ance. Democrats, Republicans and men
with every shade of political belief We'd
with each other In honoring their dis
tingushed fellow-cltizen. The Repub-
lioans oheered as loudly as the Demo-
Gratis, seeming to forget their political
differences in the grand enthusiasm OF
The hour. The streets throughout the
line of march Notwithstanding the rain
continued to fall in u driZZle and the air
was as chilly and uncomfortable us on
bleak Noqember night, were packed
with people. Stores and houses were
Illuminated as never before In Buffalo.
Chinese lanterns in profuse abundance
hung from window and roof, while i'm
mense garlands of the same were swung
across the streets, entwining in elabo-
rate net work. ..| g..
At the Genesee house, In bold letters,
huge transparency was inscribed,
"Our, citizen governor and president.
Buffalo greets thee" The sight was a
grand one. From exchange street TO
High street, distance of three miles,
the streets were decorated with Ian
terms, and the numerous buildings were
one mass OF elaborate decorations.
Down Genesee street or.nearly mile,
west of Genessee TO Niagara square
n mile In length, in Batavia street over
mile and many intermediate streets
leading to and from Main, Genesee,
Niagara and Batavia, were one blaze of
light.
Some little delay was caused in NOV
ing, but at $3.50, In the face of the rain,
the procession begun Its march. Fully
| 10000 men, exclusive of bands of music,
took part. The appearance of Governor
Cleveland with an honorary guard COM
posed of sixteen members of the Clev,-
land phalanx was the signal for cheers
loud and long, the Governor standing
with barred head, bowling his acknow-
Judgements of the hearty and spontane-
Gus reception accorded him. Arrived
at the Genesee house, his carriage halted
for n moment and then proceeded In the
line of march as follows: Up Main to
Goodhall, to Hickory, to Broadway, to
Oak and TO the Genesee house, dis
lance of four miles. The process sion
was fully eight miles long.
1t was 10 minutes past II when the
Governors carriage arrived again OPP
posite the Genesee house and still the
columns passed without an apparent in
dlCation that the end was near. The
Governor and party alighted and en-
tered the hotel, and II was nearly three
quarters of an hour before the last or
ganizaton passed. The column was
two hours and 10 minutes In passing the
Genesee house, and il is estimated there
were fully 1900 persons In line.
In the square opposite the Genesee
house many thousands had congregated,
and the appearance of the Governor on
the platform was the signal for wild and
tumultuous cheers. that fairly made the
building tremble. The Governor stood
with uncovered head while Hon. Henry
Martin, 20 years of age, President of the
Manufacturers and Traders bank, and
the Oldest banker In the city, as well as
the Oldest ex-railroad conductor in the
country, welcomed him 10 the city. At
| tht VI Vie We
land stepped to the front of the plat
form, when there was another outburst
of cheers that lasted fully five minutes,
and 1t was only with the greatest diili
Guilty that the throng could be quoted.
Then the Governor, in n clear. strong,
resonant voice, that could be distinctly
heard, replied in n short, timely and
well chosen address, thanking the peo-
pie for their grand demonstration
in his honor. After his address
the grand procession passed in review
before him and his guests TO Niagara
square, where they dispersed. As col
umn after column passed cheers loud
and long were given. After the process
sion had passed an informal reception
was rendered the Governor, many ladies
and representative men of the city ten
dering their congratulations. A visit to
the apartments assigned to the Governor
ut the Genesee house, facing the street
and balcony where he addressed the
people, showed that his temporal COM
forts had not been forgotten. The ele-
giant apartments had not been forgotten
The elegant apartments had been taste
fully arranged, and there was a profu.
sion OF flowers. Between the large
windows facing the street was large
horse shoe, depending from the WALL
and gas fixtures smilax and choice rose
buds lent their beauty and fragrance Ia
the scene, rich bouquets were scattered
about and upon the mantles of the suite
of rooms. Beautiful buds and choice GU
flowers were literally arranged and the
fire places were banked with MOTIF,