The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-29
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EDITION.
VASHINC7ONI
To Ills Memory the Day
Is Given.
THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
Elizabeth Has Never
Known So Great a
Day.
A GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY.
Harrison's Landing in
New York--The Parade
a GREAT NAVAL DISPLAY.
Harrison's Landing in
New York--The Parade
Through the Streets.
rspecia, to the Jersey city Ners.l

ELIZABETH, April 30, 1880. Elizabeth is
crazy.
Not the girl, but the city.
And well may the historic old town be
glad.
One hundred years ago, on his way to
New York to be sworn in as first Presi-
dent of the United States, George Wash
ington stopped there and received the
citizens. This morning the latest Presi-
dent, Benjamin Harrison, stopped there
and received the citizens. There were
1900 then, and there are ten times that
number now, and they make just ten
times as much show.
The fun began yesterday afternoon
when, at about four O'Clock, Vice Presi-
dent Morton arrived at the Union depot
He drove up with ex-Congressman John
Kean, Jr., to his house, which has been
known as Liberty Hall" ever since it
was built in 1773 by William Livingston,
the first Governor of the State of New
Jersey. Here it was that the Governors
brave daughter so successfully bluffed the
British soldiers in their four raids to cap
tllre her father or burn the house-the
door posts still bear the scars left there by
the marauders' axes.
Here it was that Martha Washington
was entert aimed when she stopped at
Elizabeth over night in May, 1889, on her
way to New York, after her great hus-
band had been inaugurated, and it was
here that the Father of his Country found
her the next day.
When Governor Livingston died in 1890
the house was bought by Lord Boiling
broke, who had run away from a lovely
wife with the schoolgirl daughter OF
Baron Hampasch. 1t was afterward re-
purchased by Susan Kean, daughter of
the Governors brother, Peter Van Brugh
Livingston, who was then the widow OF
John Kean. Since that time the house has
always been owned by John Kean, a di
rect descendant of that one.
: Mrs Kean afterward married Count
NiemcewicZ, a Polish nobleman and poet,
whose descendants in the female line,
have been prominent ever since.
RECEIVING THE PRESIDENT.
At 7.45 a. M the boom of cannon
from down the railroad track announced
to the waiting throng at the station that
the President was coming. Before the
echoes of the gun had died away the front
of one of the big locomotives of the Penn
sylvania Railroad came into view at the
curve There was q great rush for the
lower end of the platform as the locomo-
tive slowly drew into the station.
The train consisted of a number of Pull
man yestibule cars, the last of which was
car No. 90, the handsome private car of
the Pennsylvania railroad.
Before the train came to a full stop q
mighty cheer went up, and the crowd
swayed about the private car
The police arrangements were execra-
ble not more than three or four men in
uniform present to keep back the great
crowd. Governor Green's aides did all
they could to keep back the throng, but
they were powerless against the sea of hu-
manity which swayed about the train
Brigadier General William G. Albeit
was the first to greet the President as he
tried to make his way to the platform.
Colonel Robert S. Green, Jr., the Cover
nor's son, and General Spencer, chief of
the Governors staff, took the Presidents
arm and tried to make their way through
the crowd. Governor Green followed
with Mrs. Harrison on his arm.
THE EAGER THRoNG
The people crowded SO around the
President that Mrs. Harrison was rudely
forced against the car
Through narrow passage between the
cars and the baggage room the President
was led from West Grand street to Broad
street, where two policemen succeeded in
getting him and Mrs. Harrison into car
riage drawn by four horses. Governor
Green and Mrs. Mckee followed, and the
carriage drove to the Governors residence
at West Jersey and Cherry streets, where
the President was entertained at break
fast.
The guests were seated at round table,
Mrs. Green between the President and
Vice President Morton. then came Gov
ernor Green between Mrs Harrison and
Mrs Mckee. The other guests were Chief
Justice and Mrs. Fuller, Governor and
Mrs. Beaver, Of Pennsylvania; General
and Mrs. Sewell; Governor Lee, of Vir-
ginia; Justices Blatchford and Field and
the Rev. Mr. Davis of Trenton
After breakfast the President received
the citizens of Elizabeth. They entered
: the front of the building on Cherry street,
and passed through the parlor out on to
West Jersey street.
The presentations Were made by Col.
Robert S. Green, Jr., assisted by Col. G. C,
Suydam, of Elizabeth; Cbauncey G.
Parker, John Lawrence and Ward Camp
bell, of Newark
Among those who greeted the President
were Ex-Governor Albeit and Miss
Albeit, Ex-Governor and Mrs Bedle,
Justice and Mrs. Manning NJ. Knapp, and
Justice Jonathan Dixon, all of Jersey
City, and DIR. Chabert, of Hoboken.
VIEWING THE PARADE.
At the conclusion of the reception,
President Harrison, Governor Green, Mrs.
Harrison, Mrs Green, Mrs. Mckee and