The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-22
HOW HE LOOKED WHEN HE LEFT
THE CAPITAL.
Nothing Occurs to Mar the Pleasure
of the Trip.
No stops Made Except to Change Engines
A Number of Prominent Senators
Precede Him on Fast Mail.

4
idential party left Washington at 11:45
this morning, by the Pennsylvania Coast
| lines, for short visit to the Sub-Tropi-
| cal Exposition at Jacksonville.
The Presidential train was made up of
two ears, the Pullman and Newport, and
a combined smoking and baggage car.
| The train was drawn by engine No. 303,
| of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Before
| the hour of departure Secretary and Mrs.
| Endicott, Mrs. Fairchild, Secretary Villas
| and Postmaster General Dickinson, who
| came to see the party off, had reached
| the station. About 11:40 o'clock Col.
| Lamont and his wife came up, preced-
| ing the President but few minutes, and
| took their places in the car. As the
| President was about to pass through the
| gate he was greeted by Senator Ransom,
who detained him in conversation in the
midst of little crowd that had congre-
gated about the grating. Entering the
enclosure the President stopped to chat
| with Mr.. Richard Crowley, of New York,
and exchange salutations with a few
other persons who were in waiting.
He was looking very well, dressed in a
frock coat and dark pants and wearing
a light weight overcoat. On his left arm
he carried Mrs. Cleveland's long mantle.
Mrs. Cleveland was attired in dark
green dress trimmed with light fur, and
wore closely fitting fawn colored jack
ct. Taking their places in the car, the
party supplied themselves with news
papers and the train started.
Besides the President and wife, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Whitney and Col. Lamont
and wife, there were on the train Cen
eral Manager Myers, of the Pennsylvania
Road, and Mr.. Albert Reed, representing
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com
| pany, who will take charge of the train
| when it reaches Richmond, the northern
terminus of that line.
The Presidential train was the second
section of the fast mail On the first
section, which started at 1850, were
number of Senators, who will reach
Jacksonville tomorrow about noon.
This party was in charge of Senator Call,
and was made of himself, wife and two
daughters, Senator Faulkner and wife,
Senator Daniel and wife, Senator Pugh
| wife and daughter, Senator George, wife
and daughter, Senator Payne and wife,
Senator Reagan, wife and daughter,
Senator Jones, of Ark, wife and daugh-
ter. Senator Stewart and wife, Senator
Buffers two daughters, and ex-senator
Simon Cameron.
The train will make its first stop at
Savannah, Ga, where it will arrive at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning. The party
will remain there an hour and will take
drive over the principal streets.
They will arrive at Jacksonville at
o'clock in the after .loon. A visit will be
made to the exposition and a reception
will be held by the President and Mrs.
Cleveland in the evening. The next day
Thursday will be spent in ST. Augustine
where another reception viii be held.
The start for home viii be made Friday
morning and the train will make no
stops. Col. Lamont said the Presi-
dent had prepared no speeches for the
occasion and did not expect to make
any.
HE PASSES THROUGH RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VA, February 21.-The
special train with the Presidential party
en- route for Florida. reached Elba
| station at 3:20 p. m., but made no stop.
As the time of its arrival was not gen.
| orally known, but few people were at
| the station, and there was no demonstra-
| ton. The President and Mrs. Cleveland
stood on the rear platform of the train
during the fifteen minutes required to
steam slowly through the western por-
| tion of the city, past the Union depot
| and over the bridge across the James
River. AT various points along the route
| small groups of people assembled and
| saluted the President and his wife by
| dotfing their hats, waving their hand
| kerchiefs and giving an occasional cheer,
which manifestations of respect were
| graciously acknowledged.
The train stopped on the south side of
| the river for five minutes to change en-
| gines and then proceeded on its South
| ern Journey. But for the fact that no
public announcement had been made
with regard to the movements of the
| train there would have been quite a
| demonstration, and many people, after
| learning that the President had passed
| expressed regret at not having Known it.
| The fast mail train, which preceded
| the Presidential train by about twenty
| minutes, conveyed large number of
| distinguished persons, also en- route for
/ Florida.
A LARGE CROWD AT PETERSBURG.
| The Iun to Petersburg was made in
forty minutes. Quite large crowd had
| gathered at the depot, and as the train
passed slowly the President and Mrs.
Cleveland appeared ON the rear platform
and were greeted enthusiastically, both
bowling and smiling acknowledgement of
the compliment. No stop was made and
there was no incident of any note.
/ HE REACHES WILMINGTON SAFELY.
| WILMINGTON. February 21.-The Presi-
Dental special arrived here at 1910 p.
M, without accident or delay. The train
stopped at the old union depot and did
not come into the city After change