New-York tribune., 1885-03-03
Mp CLEVELAND'S DEPARTURE
HIS TRIP TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
yrrFERsoNIAN SIMPLICITY AT ALBANf-A N''"'
JOURNEY TO AVOID CROWDS.


JOURNEY TO AVOID CROWDS.
Try TELEGRAPH To the TRfBuNE'l
,1,.vv March 2.-Presldentelect Cleveiano
started for Washington early TINS eVon''s' -.
last moment the hour of his departure was ~.
.scret chiefly hisfriends state, to sVoio "t'i"0,H
crowd TO, the railway station ana 10 prevent ."o
formation of others at various stations aiohe .no
line of the railways to Washington. lhere hio i."
things that Mr. Cleveland more dislikes than 10 90
...,.es - hv multitude of people. 1t was thought
that II the announcement was made beioren"no VI
tbc route of his Journey there would be GATHERINGS
AZ beast in the cities to welcome his coming HIS
exnerience the Presidentelect desired to avoid. a
;onrncv bv night, it was argued. could Oe Iliaue
without arousing any popular excitement ihoi0
was an additional reason for the secrecy '0u,
The President elect his sister, Miss Cleveiahd anu
Colonel Lamont, his private secretary nave ,o'
ceiyed many threatening letters In the iast "ech'
Some of the writer's of these have declared that hy
would not permit Mr.. Cleveland to reach Was,'"e-
ton alive The President-elect has aughed at .heso
letters and thrown them into the fire. But MS
s;auas hoe taken precautions to insure his safety
One f their methods was to keep secret the hour Oh
Insnector Byrnes of the New-York Police De-
.',ert was also requested to guard Mr.. Cleveland
20 Washington He arrived here this afternoon nom
New.York with several officers and was aooar" 'ho
cleveland train when it moved OIL ior washington,
In accordance with the policy OF secrecy sPooi",
tain was secured from the West Shore Railroad anu
II was placed in an obscure street in 'ho ~,
mart of Albany far away from the oepo's Vi ",. Wv
ro;lwavs The party came in slolghs as sooh as
sor,ncss fel, upon the city. Those accompanying
Az CLEVELAND were his brother, the Rev. W. ~
CI.,aland and his wife, of Forestport, New, ork
h;s sistsrs Miss R. E. Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt; MS
,;ece Miss Hastings; Daniel Manning and his wlie'
Daniel Lamont and his wife and two chiiuleH' he'
Ressie Iamont and Miss Julia Lamont. INC e'"i"
consisted of engine 33, baggage car the uiiin"n o
sIeeoinp cars Maranon and sleeping car No' ioo
of the West Shore RailIoad. In the oaes"so ga,
there were some fourteen trunks hlied Win o'noi'.
documents The party gathered IN the MAI "non
obordsome new car, lined with chestnut wood Oh
brilliant light yellow color fine statefooni hau
heen assigned to the Presdenteect at the froht emu
os tbe car but he preferred the company OF MS
.n;Iv and friends in the main room OF tho car
49, ono entering the car would have thought that
be was in n parlor instead of n room on rairoau
car Mr.. Lamonts two little 81! Is IN whlte DRESSES
were romping over the seats and the FreSiue'eieo
With co,d-naiured smile on his broad lace was
sornterinp mn and down the main aisle Ot the car
Tho presdent-eect looked in fine health ana OK
nressed pleasure that he was at last ready loI MS
;ourney.. He has always been fond OF Albany anu
regrets leaving it aud the many trlends DC hs i'',
here. Mr.. Manning also was unusually cheeriu, anu
,aemed 70 have no cares in view of his approaching
elevation to the Office of Secretary of the treasury
Mrs. Manning was much amused by the discovery
of the train by the newspaper men ana seenieu
pleased that Colonel Lamont, who had made ar ar
rangements for the secret departure haa oeem onS
witted Promptly at 6:45 ,. m the traih star,cu .
sGcod.byeS said the President-elect graspng ;t one
of the newspaper by the hand 1t Tas Mate 'nt Of
Tahiuet Officers printed in TIIE fEiBUNB was
about correct" and would suffer little dGiiO wi Se
Tho train will not travel at tast pace onnng at
,a, tbrou oh to Washington without sloPplhs az
run aee except to get water and coal for the e
enc The engineer estimated that the Tram o,
rm;.a in Washington at d a. III. 10 mo- ~ i
Infore his departure the President elect had goq @
a"idence tLat his friends were guarding MN "eii'