The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-08-22
THAT WESTERN TRIP.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
ARRIVE AT CINCINNATI.
OVatiOns at All the Stations on
the ROute-A Brief speech and
Departure for indianapolis, via
the &. H. & ID. Road, Etc.

CINCINNATI, August 21.-Amid tn
booming of cannon and cheers from tn
vast concourse gathered at the Ccntra
station the President arrived here at
quarter after ten o'clock, over two hour
and Il half late, owing to an accident t,
the engine of the train i'll front of tn
Western Express between Baltimore an,
Washington yesterday. Crowds wcr
assembled at all stations enroutc an,
heartily chccred the President, Will
some pushed forward to shake hand
with him.
The President retired at midnigh
last night, and slept soundly. He tool
an early breakfast, the meaI being cooked
by an old colorcd servant of the lat
John w. Garrett and successive preSi
dents of the Baltimore < Ohio Railroad
He is the same man who accompanied
eX-PreSident Cleveland on his wcddn,
tour. At Greenfield, Ohio, a card wa
handed to Mr.. Harrison with the word
1--WE wish you the earth and Il safe jour
ncy." crowd of several thousanC
stood and chccrcd themselves hoarSe
while the General stood, hat in his hand
waving his greeting. "Oh! Mr.. Harri
son, please say word, cried a woman
but he train carried him away too soon
The morning was spent threading papers
and talking over old war times Will
General Morgan, Daniel Ransdcll, ant
Capt. Meredith. The party consists o
President Harrison, Attorney Genera
Miller, Privatc-ScCrctary IIaltord, Sec
rotary Rusk, Hon. John B. Flam, Col
]. b. Black, General Thomas &. Morgan
commissioner Of Indian affairs; Hon
J. J. Irwin, of Indiana; Hon. Daniel NJ
Ransdcll, Marshal of the District of Col
umbia; B. b. Cockrun, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of Indiana; Hon. W. NJ
Meredith, chci of the bureau oicngraviny
and printing, and the associated press
reporter. Marshal Ransdcll handed
Private Secretary lIaford a request
brought by Il man all the way from
Johnstown from the Red Cross society
asking the President to return by way o
IohnStown that he might see for himse
the terrible condition of things there
!. A. llcrin, of Cincinnati, an old Schoo
friend of Mr. Harrison at Miami Univcr
sity, had friendly chat with the chic
executive.
The Central Union depot was packct
to its capacity when the presidential
party arrived. Cheers followed cheer.
as the President face was recognized
and there was an almost continuous Ova
ton Of applause until he reached his car.
riagc which he occupied with Governor
Foraker. The escort was made up of {
battalion Of police and two patrol wa
gOnS under the command OF chic
Dietsch, the First Regiment of Ohio Ma
tional Guards, commanded by Col. M
l.. Hawkins and Battery B. of the Ohio
National Guard The latter fired a sa
lutte as the President was making his
way to the carriage. The line of marcl
was up Central avenue to 4,n street
and thence east to Vine, and thence tt
the Burnett House. The streets were
packed with shouting people, while the
windows were alive with men, womel
and children. all joining in the bolster
Gus welcome to the chief magistrate
Fourth street, especially, presented a
brilliant appearance. The President
rode almost continually with his hat il
his hand, and was almost constantly
bowing his acknowledgements of the
SlltllHNllSlN SlSSlhlSo lllttl WHY SlNCH
Upon arriving at the Burnett House hC
was at once escorted to the pHrlor whicl
was deliberately adorned with flowers
Here the public reception began almost
Immediately. The President stood be
fore table on which was an claborat,
floral design. Among those who have
held receptions in the room were the
Prince of Wales, the Hungarian patriot
Kossuth, Jenny Lind, Lincoln, Genera
Grant, and General Sherman. Mayor
Mosby made brief welcoming address
to which the President replied as fol
lows:
Mr.. Mayor:-"I thank you and the
people of Cincinnati for whom you speak
for this kindly welcome. 1t would bt
pleasing to me to speak of the recollec
tionS which your remarks and this city
recall but there is neither time nor OppOr
tunity for that, Cincinnati, however
more than any other city of its class il
the country seems to me to be the homC
city"
The first callers on the President after
the committees had been presented, were
resident members of Ohio commandcry o
the Loyal Legion, of which the President
is a member. He greeted these cumpan
ions with Il kindly grasp for he knew
they had all, like himself passed through
the fiery furnace of war. Then fol
lowed the public as rapidly "a
they could bc marshallcd. At the end o
thrcc-quartcrs of an hour, the President
was driven to the Builders Exchange al
Sixth and Vine, where president Allison
welcomed him. President Harrison re
spondcd by saying:
81 have laid upon myself the innova
ton OF avoiding public speaking on this
trip, but cannot refrain from saying ;
word in appreciation of your kindness
rejoice in the prosperity and develop
mcnt OF your great city, and hope it vii
always be a city oI prosperous anC
happy homes, whether rich or poor"
The President was then driven to tn,
magnificent new building of the chambc
of commerce, through the doors of whicl
a great mass of people poured, engultin!
the members before they could have thci
special reception. The building wa
deliberately and ornamCntally dccoratet
with proluSion of national flags. Low
Emerson, delivered the welcomin,
address and referred to the magnitude o
the city's trade. The President replict
as follows:
Mr.. President, ladies and gentlemen
The figures which your speaker has usct
i'll his address quite overcome me; tn
suggestion he raised leaving to my mint
many pleasant rcCollcCtiOns. 1t wa
here at your crowded wharves and whcr
tloatcd the great palaces upon the water
had my first glimpse of the great city
To me, a country boy, it was a wonder
ful sight. Some of my earlier profession
al days were spent here under the guild
ancc of Bcllamy StOrcr. Although bu
comparatively little OF my latter life ha
been spent in your city yet feel that il
your welcome to-day, you not only wei
core me as an officer of the nation, bu
as a ncighbor. | appreciate the fac
that see before me not onl
representatives in business, but loyal SUP
porters of ourgrcat nation, thank you,
An hour was then devoted to public re
ception, but the crowd was so great tha