The Nicodemus cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Graham County, Kan.) 1887-1888, 1888-09-07

Harrison, was cordially greeted and Mr.
Blaine inquired after the generals health.
Blaine said he and his family enioyed tie
trip over aud that it was on the whole O
pleasant one. He said they had had three
days of fogs and what land lubbers might cali
rough weather, but they had nothing to CON-
plain Of.
The Starin meanwhile was steaming up the
North river, with the band PLAYING and its
passengers indulging In frequent cheers. All
along the river il was escorted by the police
boat and other vessels while a constant yell
OF salutes from the steam whistles of boats 1t
passed marked its progress to the pier at
Twenty second street and the North river,
where Blaine and all on board disembarked.
The police landed from the patrol boat and
preserved order, while others already sta
toned at the entrance to the pier prevented
the large crowd waiting in the street from
surgng in.
Mr.. Blaine was escorted to an open carriage
by Messrs. Poole and Bartlett OF the republic
can club and was at once driven to the Fifth
avenue hotel, where rooms had been engaged
for him, Mrs. Blaine, Miss Blaine, Miss Dodge,
Walker Blaine, Mr.. aud Mrs. James G. Blaine,
ir., and others were rapidly driven to the no.
tel In other carriages awaiting the party on
the pier.
Events as they occurred on the boat from
the moment the receiving party boarded it,
had been quietly recorded 10y the Associated
press representatives and sent 10 shore by
carrier pigeons. carrier pigeon from Quar-
antine island, sent early in the morning, az
rived at its destination with its message
within half an hour from the time 1t left A
second pigeon was sent away by Mrs. Carson
Lake and a third by Mrs. Alexander Sullivan
Of the Chicago Tribune, the first having been
sent from the hands of Mrs. James G. Blaine,
jr.
The corridors Of the Fifth Avenue hotel
were crowded this morning by prominent re-
loo 49, -
and others. A posse of police under com
m0nd of Sergeant Sheldon Of the Nineteenth
precinct was on hand, stationed outside the
hotel, and when word was received that
Blaine was on the way from the North river
the police escorted delegation of members
OF the republican club from their rooms in
Twenty-second street.
Seated IN the reading-room was Levi P
Norton, and about the corridors were White
law Reid, William Walter Phelps, Murat
Halstcad and Chairman Quay OF the national
committee.
A few minutes after II o'clock Mr.. Blaine
arrived and was greeted with cheers. He
went Immediately to his room, but cries of
Speech" brought him to the head of the
stairs Immediately, when he said: Just
word. Let me thank you for this grand
tribute. 1t was a grand sight, and the most
cheerful sounds have heard for year" He
then retired to his apartments, where his
family had already gone. Their apartments
CONSIST OF nYe rOOns-NOs. ~ 80, 81, s., So
situated on the Twenty third street and Fifth
avenue corner Of the second floor, which had
been specially prepared for them.
In his room Mr.. Blaine held sort of iufor-
NAL reception. The arrangements for his de-
parture were given as follows: He will leave
for the east in the regular O'Clock a. m.
train of the N. Y. 81 n II. r. r. on Monday
morning from the Grand Central depot. His
intention of starting Tomorrow was changed
out or respect to the funeral of General Sher-
idnn. He will travel in President Clark's pri-
vate car which has been rendered him for the
journey. The family expect to leave for their
home at Augusta tomorrow.