Daily Republican., 1886-10-19
1 TRIUMPHANT TOUR.
BLAINEB TRIP rHROUoH The
STATE OF PENNsYLvANIA.
speeches at Dowingtown, Lancaster
aud Harrisburg-He visits
General Cameron.

James g. Blaine, General Beaver sui
their party started ON their tour acrosl
the State Of Pennsylvania on Monday
morning. The special train left Thu
Broad Street Station shortly after II
O'Clock, and at II rolled into Downing
town, where the first stop was made
Upon . stand in m open field Chair
man Cooper gathered his distinguished
folio wers and Colonel A. Loudon Snow
den, Marriott Brosius, General Beaver
and Mr.. Blaine addressed the gather
Ing Of townspeople and farmers. After
the speech making the train went on Il
Lancaster, where the second stop va,
made.
The train rolled into Lancaster st l, 3(
and Its stay WAS made the most of. The
coun try folks began TO come into town
bright and early, every train bringing
large nun bers, and BY noon the street,
were crowded with people making theiI
way to the fair grounds, where the
meseting was TO be held. The train
stopped ut the Penn street crossing and
when 1t pulled mp and the we'll known
features Of Blaine were seen the crowd
sst up . cheer that was heard At the
grounds, several squares distant Mr..
Blaine and the members Of his escort
the Lancaster reception committee bs.
ing headed by Francis L. SHREDDER, were
met By the Young Mems Republican
Cub and after being given seats In
open carriages were driven 10 the park
whero stand had been erected on the
track, Immediately in front of the
northern end OF the grand stand. A
few moments after the arrival of the
train the party and their escort reached
the grounds, where tremendous crowd
was present to greet them. When ths
we'll ll.known face OF General Beaver
closely followed by the form of Jamei
g. Blaine, appeared the crowd ON thu
grand stand aud about the grounds
st srted another cheer, (which continued
TO- many minutes after they had found
Q 3Ats on the stand reserved for them
Francis SHREDDER presided over the meet
ing and introduced Mr.. Blaine ~ ths
first speaker. When Mr.. Blaine arose
aud stepped to the front Of the platform
the cheering began anew and continued
for several minutes. Finally be secured
silence by wave Of his hand and de-
livered his speech.
There was no incident to note after
the train left Lancaster until Mount
Joy was reached. Here . halt was
made and the orphan boys and girls
OF the soldiers flocked around the car.
For time they did not see Mr.. Blaine.
When he was pointed ont they set up q
gleeful halooing. Mr.. Blaine shook his
finger at them in good-natured menace,
at which they waved their caps and
ran after the train as 1t fed before
them TO the west. At Steelton the train
left Mr.. Blaine and General Beaver to
the hospitalitiss OF Senator Cameron,
who drove them away to his house.
The demonstration in Harrisburg last
night in homer of the Blaine visit was q
glorious one: Philadelphians confess
that In numbers and enthusiasm 1t al.
most rivAled the one In Philadelphia
on Saturday evening last. The meeting
was held In front OF the Lochiel Hotel,
at Market and Third streets, or, In other
words, 1t was held in all out Of doors,
and 1t took nearly all that to hold 1t.
Right on the corner Of the hotel q grand
stand was built, 90 that the occupants
could see up and down the street in
four directions and the multitudes
could see the distinguished guests from
as many points of view. From the
grand stand ran to all quarters Of the
building lines OF incandesoent electric
lights, which furnished . grand illumi-
nation.
THE PARADE.
The parade preceding the speaking
was to begin at 8 o'clock. At the
streets were crowded in all directions
and the people began to grow very i'm.
patient. BY 8 O'Clock the estimate OF
the number of people In sight of the
speakers stand was twenty thousand.
They flled every inch of ground for q
full half block, solid In every direction.
They clung to the windows and
walls Of the houses on both sides OF
the streets, hanging on by one
hand, one foot, while the loose
members were waving in the air wildly
whenever an excuse for such demon
stration could be found. In the thickest
parts of the surging masses were
women and children and several men
carrying very small children, and those
and the old, decrepit men, struggling
with might and main to hold q safe pO-
sition, we're the objects Of great AM xiety
In the minds Of those who were gazing
on from places Of security on houses
and the speakers stand. While this
jamming process was going on In a
manner already indescribable, the pa
rnde started to march right through the
multitude.
While the line countermarched and
was swallowed up in the body of the
multitude, losing sight of itself entirely,
the speakers slipped around to the rear
Of the hotel and soon emerged upon the
forum in front, in full view of the con
|gregation. Blaine and Beaver arm in
arm leaning over the railing thrice to-
gether they waved their hats in response
to the deafeniug cries.
Mr. Blaine came forward and bowed
quietly In resp0nte to as great an ova.
tion probably that ever n public man
received. When comparative order
was secured In the throngiDg thousands
all around, in front of and about him
he delivered one of his ringing speeches,
which was received with thunders Of
applause.
When he concluded the party with
drew to General Beavers parlor at the
hotel, where they received o number of
friends. Senator Cameron and Mr..
Blaine then drove to Lochiel, where
they spent the night and returned to
the city in the morning in time TO leave
at O'Clock for rittsburg.
The Great Ice Sheet.
Or. John 8. Newberry, the distin-
guished Professor of Geology in Colum.
bia College, will open the November
number OF The Popular Science Monthly
with story of the great ancient ioe-sheet
which once covered half our continent,
and which, more than any other single
cause, gave to It Its present surface con-
fguration. With the aid OF illustra-
tions the record left by this mighty