Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-12-02
HAD CLEVELAND GONE.
The Precautions Taken for His Safety ON
the Baltimore and Ohio.

The Precautions Taken for His Safety ON
the Baltimore and Ohio.
KEYsER, ". Va, December l.-lmme-
distely following the announcement OF tie
death OF Vice President Hendricks, Mr.
Robs. Garrdtt, OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, rendered to PRECEDENT Cleveland
special train, with every facility afforded By
the Baltimore and Ohio system. TO take
the Chief Executive and his Cabinet TO
indianapolis aud return. President Cleve'
land early decided tha! If he made the
trip he would avail himself Of the courte-
sy, 50 signitying his intention to Mr.. Gar
rettu representative, Msjor j. G. Pang.
born. That gentleman Immediately be-
gan the arrangement Of all the details
necessary to insure the comfortable transit
of the Presidential party.
In obedience TO the great public concern
for the safety of the President en- route:
extraordinary rtcautions were taken, and
probably in the history Of railrosding there
have never been more complete prepsrs-
tons than those made for running the
Presidential s2ecial officials over the
sntire line oftbe railroad we're summoned TO
Baltimore for conference, and only those in
high authority we're acquainted with thu
fact that the Presidential party would go
I over the road. II was arranged that two
trains should be run, one an hour ahead
of the other, and between them pilot en-
gines aud track walkers, so that at no mo,
ment for an hour prior TO the coming OF
the Presidential special, would there be any
cessation in the personal inspection OF the
track.
The first train was 10 have two or three
extra cars, closed up, so as to create the
! impression that the Presidential party
was aboard. this beipg done TO avoid the
crowds which might otherwise gather at
the depots aud stations en- route Inc
Sc, oud special, which vas 10 leave wash
inpton from a point known only to those IN
the confidence Of tie President, was TO
ruin one hour behind the first specia
and be composed of FIVE private cars,
namely Mr.. Gsrretls cor, for ths ufe OF
the President. and TIE cars Of Vice Presi,
dents Spencer and Smith ard General
! Manager Durham anl General Supsrr'
tendent Lee, for the Cabinet. Two en-
pines we're ordered to be ready at each di
vision hssdu1ar'er ers sad in every instance
10 be most careflily inspected aud thor
o1ghl7 gone over.
Prior 10 the arrival OF the presideDhal
party watchmen we're 10 De placed at every
station aud crossing throughout the en- Ire
svstem. All trains OF whatsoever chArac'
ter, limited express, passenger or other
wise, we're instructed lot TO move On The
West bound track Up III soy consideration
from the time of the arri ssl OF the mrs
specisl until the tine ot passage OF th'
ssC md. 50 that anY misbsp Vas almost i'm
nossible. None OF the changes OF engines
on the presidential special were mads II
the cities, bat 10 zach instance at points
beyond.
II was not until lstp on Sunday even
ing that Major Pangborn vas notIhed tia
the President would no; 20. being inform
ed OF the same time that several Csbine
officers would, Nhereupeu j, vas decides
that the entire arrangement sboGld stsnt
: and the trains be run exactly As they voul'
have been had the President been Of th'
psrty.
In pursuance Of this, the frat specis
| left Washington ss / O'Clock aud the sec
ond at 2 clock yesterday afternoon. Th
, frst train arrIv. d at Indianapolis at
o oclock and the second OF 8 o'clock thi
} morning, While the Pennsylvania specis
, With the Senate COMMITTEES. which lei
Washington yesterday morning at 9:3
ocloek, arrived there .. 2 O'Clock thi
) morning. Secretary BAyard cccupis
s. the car designed for the President Will
rstaEss Lamar and Whitney, Possna'