New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-27
THE PRESIDENT rs AFTER BLUEFISH.
HE STARTS FOR FIRE ISLAND on BOARD Mr.

HE STARTS FOR FIRE ISLAND ON BOARD Nh
sTICKNEYs STEAM YACHT.
President Cleveland and party of his friends are
of for few days trip away from the agitation OF the
tariff question and politics, to test bis luck at blue nsn
Ing of Fire Island The party the guests OF Joseph
sckney, owner of the steam yacht SusquehanrS' MI
Cleveland left Washington at IL a. m. yesterday.
With him were Mrs. Cleveland, Ms. Folsom, her
mother Miss Jeanette Glider Jackson Glider, Post
master. General Don NJ. Dickinson, Smith NJ Weed. Of
Platsburg James j. Hill, OF Minneapolis, and Colonei
Daniel Lamont The evening papers announced early IN
the afternoon that the President coming. but theS
was largo increase in the crowd which may always
be found In and around the Pennsylvania station 10
Jersey City awaiting the arrival of friends. Excess
Commissioner Andrews was there to greet hr. Cleve-
land and surveyor Beatte went over 10 the Adams
Express Company's pier by in the revenue Gutter
Chandler to supernend the incoming OF the Presioen"
Not far of in tho river lay tho SusQuehanna
The only incident of unusual nature upon the
arrival of train the Pennsylvania road was tha'
the scrub women In the station made an EFFORT "
Skin" themselves up bit and ranged themselves
in front of the little cages along the northern
end Of the station. where the carriage stood which
TO take Mrs. Cleveland and her friends 10 mo
Fall River boat The employees Of the Adams EApross
Company did do something, not much though In honor
OF the President; they swept the long passasovT
running In front OF the receiving building Al ,ne
lower end OF this pier lay the revenue cutter Careo'
preparations made By the hands In adjusting mo
gangplank. Two with iron railinGs were tried
but they did not seem satisfactory
Surveyor Beattio, who, in his official cspscty
surveyed the work Of the men, and ta'cr
heavy plank without railins was substituted.
much stronger, and aftor eight men had tested "
with their combined weight It seemed to be strong
enough to bear the President and 1t was allowed
remain.
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material He looked fatter than ever and was not saS
perspirng. There excursion party on ~.
train loaded down with luncheon boxes, baskets NV
vaiiscs, and the Presidential party waited UNIV w
plcasure-seekers were out of the way ocioro 'n's
ventured from the The utmost silence prc's"s
and a foreigner would have supposed that fa"o,
party was approaching. Mrs. Cleveland hung on Wv
arm of Miss Glider The Presidents vie was ',"ss
dressed In black. tho only ornament being rvu IT,
fashioned like clover leaf, at her throat "~
by the Presidents side Mr.. Charles 10 ~
Colonel Lamont and the other mempers Oh 'A' 20
walked slowly behind tho President Az tho 49,
door few words said, ana when Mfs N" ~.
entered IL with her mother her husband ns'oN ~.
There the parties separated. Mrs. Cleveland anu III
mother going with Mr.. and Mrs. DO Nay 10 e"' s.rs
River pier. where a short reception was held ~u,
Richard Watson Glider Joined them This parry
60 to Mr.. elders country home in Marion Mass
The President, however, strolled down tho pa,sseS
way to the revenue cutter aud was helped sooAiu,
when tho luggage brought the Chandler ses Ss,s
out into the alongside the susaaena ann That the
another change made. Mr.. Stlckncy ss'o sandy
party would spend the night the yacht on Island nd
Hook and h: morning WIN start ips ~ s, made
When asked where the next stop wouia .v, mi the
replied that It remained with the iIeeoon" w.
Yacht would go TO China II he wished .,..nt aid
Before leaving the White House inc INC ,aorn,ra
that no would be back there Tuesday morni"ar L.
The sus9aehsnas put in az S WS his party vent
At once 10 tho cottage Of Postmaster General On u
where they spent the night They VIII stsr' w :
trip again this rlorpinG