Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-01

SAAO ~A-A~- and his Cabinet to Indianapolis and return. President Cleveland early decided that if he made the trip he would avail himself of the courtesy. So signifying his intention to Mir. Garrett's representative, Major J. G. Pangborn, that gentleman immediately be- gan the arrangement of all details necessary to insure the comfortable transportation of the presidential party. Probably in the his tory of railroading there have never been for running tbe presidential special, and while the Baltimore & Ohio management is characterized. by the closest attention to ev- cry detail in the operation of its system, still, in obedience to the great public concern as to the safety of the President en route, extraordinary precautions were taken. Officials over the entire line of the railroad were summoned to Baltimore for conference and only those high in authority were acquainted with the fact that the presi- dential party would go over the road. It was arranged that two trains should be run, one an hour ahead of the other and between them pilot engines and track walkers, 50 that at no moment for an hour prior to the com ing of the presidential special was there any cessation in the personal inspection of the track The first train was to have two or three extra cars closed up so as to create the impression that the presidential party was aboard, this being done to avoid the crowds which might otherwise gather at depots and stations en route. The second special, which was to leave Washington from 8 point known only to those in the confidence of the Presi- dent, was to run one hour behind the first special and be composed of five private cars, namely Mr. Garrett's car for the use of the President and the cars of Vice Presidents Spencer and Smith and General Manager Durham and General Superintendent Lee for the Cabinet Two engines were ordered to be ready at | each division headquarters and in every in | stance to be most carefully inspected and thoroughly gone over prior to the
 arrival of the presidential party. | Watchmen were placed at every station | and crossing throughout the entire system. | All trains of whatsoever character, limited ! express, passenger or otherwise, were in | structed not to move on the west bound | track upon any consideration from the time | of the arrival of the first special until the time of passage of the second, so that any | mishap was almost impossible. None of the | changes of engines on the presidential special ! wore made in the cities, but in each instance | at points beyond
 | It was not until late Sunday that Major Pangborn was notified that the President would not go, being informed at the same | time that several Cabinet officers woul d, whereupon it was decided that the entire rangement should stand and the trains run exactly as they would have been had the President been one of the party. In pu1su- \ ance of this the first special left Washington at one o'clock and the second at two o'clock \ this afternoon. The arrival of the first train | at Indianapolis will be at o'clock and of the second at o'clock to morrow morning ! at the same time as the Pennsylvania spec ! ial with the Senate committee which left l Washington this morning at 9:3O Secretary Bayard occupies the car designed for the President while Secretaries Lamar and " hit ney. Postmaster General Villas and Colonel John M Wilson, U. s. A., have equally ex- elusive accommodations. The passage of the train has been steady and the members o1 the Cabinet express themselves as greatly ! pleased with the arrangements. The special ! is not running fast, averaging only about | are made the entire distance will be covered in about nineteen hours. Each car has itf special detective and is abundantly supplied with cooking facilities.
 l PARKERsBURG, W. Va, Nov. 30.-Ihe | presidential special on the Baltimore & Ohio
 with the Cabinet on board reached here al
 midnight, having made the trip thus fa1
 without the slightest deviation from itt
 schedule time. It has been decided by tht Cabinet to leave Indianapolis the return | at o'clock p. m. Tuesday arriving in Wash
 ineton shortly after noon on Wednesday. | has also been determined by tn,
 members of the Cabinet not to go to hots
 in Indianapolis, but to occupy the specia
 cars ss such, the committee at Indianapoli
 having been so notified. It is the intention
 to return immediately from the funeral t,
 the cars, as it is very important that the Cab I met officers should be back in Washington 2 the earliest hour to act upon measures whicl
 must come before Congress at the opening o the session on Monday next
 Postonces to Close This Afternoon
 WASHINGTON, Nov 50.-First Assistan
 %sstmaster General Stevenson this afterneol