The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-23


holding up his baby in one arm and waving
a handkerchief III the other. Their pleas
ure at seeing che President and his wife was
manifest in every feature. The Chief Mag
istrate, President of the people, proved
that he was as thoughtful of the feelings of
the lowly as of the high by raising his hat
to the trio, and nudging Mrs Cleveland to
give them an extra pleasant smile, double
compliment which pleased the recipients
greatly
ON THE BAY.
The ride on the lower part of Bay street
was marked by scenes similar to those on
Wheaton and East Broad streets. The dec
orationS, except in a few instances, We're
not profuse and the curbs We're not crowded
by people After passing Apercorn street,
however, bunting and people were both
more conspicuous, and in passing the
flee and custom house and
the lavishly decorated balcony of the city
hall the dispenser OF offices rode with his
head uncovered in Difference to the lusty
cheers which greeted him. As he turned
into Whita! ler street every window i'll the
MORNING News office became a frame for
half dozen or more heads and the chief
magistrate smiled with evident pleasure at
the heartiness of the cheers from the men
of printing press and type. Turning into
III y elll HlltCU lllS eyes VI LLb Nloluol y
were captured by the beautiful effect
of the decorations on the Pulaski House
Every window in the building seemingly
was an exit for cheers and at the main en-
trance the Second Artillery band played
Hail to the Chiefn as the latter drove by
with an accompaniment of cheers from
the crowd of gentlemen blocking the walk
in that part of the city. The hotel was full
of Northern tourists and both the President
nd iV,tn
eSted in the heartineSS of the demonstration.
The offices east of Bull street on johnson
square and the Olmstead bank building
were prettily decorated and gave vantage
ground to many spectators. In swinging
around past the Screven House the scenes
enacted at the Pulaski were re-enacted with
the changes incident to so quickly a shift
ing panorama.
ON THE ASPHALT.
Everybody felt better the moment the
party struck the asphalt pavement on Con-
gress street Had the President been riding
with his eyes shut he could easily have
imagined himself just leaving the White
House for a drive to Oak View, his country
home on the outskirts of the capitol. Many
of the business fronts along Congress street
were almost hidden from view by forests of
small flags protruding from their windows.
The passage through the street was
amid incesSant cheering, which was kept
up as the party turned into Barnard and
thence into Broughton street. BrOughton
street was a sea of bunting tluttering over
curbs packed with cheering humanity. At
the intersection of Bull street the tidal wave
of cheers rolled from building to building
untillthe very echo was almost deafening. If
the President ever feared that Georgia was
in the column of doubtful states his mind
was thoroughly disimbued of the idea. The
Marshall house was handsomely decked
with the red white and blue, and the scene
on the crowded balcony where scores of
ladies were waving their tiny handker-
chiefs was very pretty one.
BRAvING THE STORM
A fine rain was falling when the drive was
begun and it kept up almost incessantly, but
no umbrella was raised in the Presidential
carriage and though Mrs. Cleveland once
looked rather ruefully at her pretty jacket.
The distinguished party faced the falling
dampness with a bravery which won for
them the thanks of the staring throngs
along the route.
From Broughton street the drive was
through Abercorn to OglethOrpe square,
through President street to Wright squar 9
and by the north side of the square to Pres
ident street. At the armory of the Chat
ham Artillery a detachment of the company
was uIdWu up WIFI us guns Ou l. iSolutllb
street, while other members filed the win
dows. As the President drove by the
gallant artillerymen gave a glorious cheer
with their cooked hats waving at arms
length in the air. If the ancient organiZa-
ton had only been able to induce the PreSi-
dent to take one sip of its innocent looking
but dangerously insinuating punch he
would not have wanted to leave Savannah
for month of prohibition Sundays, and its
Ac.x Hao tat4
PASSING THE GUARDS.
One of the prettiest effects along the
whole route was made by the Savannah
Volunteer Guards Battalion as they stood
over a hundred strong packing the balco-
MES on the north side of their handsome
building As the President passed every
man stood with white plumed hat in hand
waving it and cheering simultaneously.
The effect of the gray and red uniforms
and the quivering plumes with the bricks
of the building as back ground, was pref
tier than words can tell. The artisticness
of the picture caught Mrs. Clevelands we'll
trained eye instantly, and her beaming
face told how thoroughly she enjoyed it.
Crossing Whitaker street the party passed
to Telfair Place, and by the north side to
the Academy, where the President, having
been told of some of its attractions, and the
fact that it contained the only cast of the
"Tauo Farnese" in this country, expressed
desire to stop. On alighting the visitors
were introduced to Director Brandt and
Mrs. Brandt, and escorted through the
building, the Director chaperoning Mrs.
Cleveland, and Mrs. Brandt performing
a similar service for the President The
academys gem on canvas, 'Relics of the
Braves" and Mr. Brandt's noted Head of
Christ" were closely examined and highly
complimented by the entire party. The
cast of the famous Bull was also looked over
and pronounced finer formed animal than
any in the famous Jersey herds of either the
President or Secretary Whitney on the +
country seats in the District of Columbia.
Fully fifteen minutes elapsed before the
visitors returned to their carriages.
RIsKED LIFE FOR A ROSE.
In the interval small crowd had clus-
tered about the vehicles. As Mrs. Cleve-
land was getting into her carriage she
dropped white rose in the sand just under
the wheels. A white man standing near
risked life and limb and snatched the flower
from its precarious position just before the
rear wheel reached it.
"You got it," laughingly shouted Secre-
tary Whitney as he saw the mans little ad-
venture. He evidently wanted to preserve
it as a memento. A lady hearing of the in
cident later in the day said she would give
S. for the rose.
ON TO THE MONUMENT.
From the academy the party drove
through Barnard to South Broad street and
under the trees in the middle of the street to
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