The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-15
HARRISON OFF FOR HOME
THE START FROM BAR RARBOR
MADE IN BAD WEATHER.

Unable to Accompany the Party
Comforts of the Trsin-Enthnsiastic
Greetings All Along the Line.
BANGOR Me-, Aug. 14-President Harri-
son left Bar Harbor in uncomfortable
weather. The skies have smiled upon him
during almost the whole Of his visit to his
Secretary of State, but when he arose at
Stanwood this morning he looked out upon
gray, chilling, wet day. The rain kept
pattering down as he ate his breakfast with
his friends, and prepared for the one-mile
drfe to the wharf, but when he took a seat
in a closed carriage it had almost
stopped. From the carriage to
the wharf he escorted Mrs. Hale and held
an umbrella over her head and his own.
Closely following him were Secretary
Blaine, Secretary Tracy, Senator Hale,
Horny Cabot Lodge, Private Secretary
Halford, Harold M. Sewall, Of Samoan
fame, who escorted the President to his
fathers residence in Bath, Lieut.. Cowles,
commanding the United States steamer
Dispatch, Aleck Palmrock, j. g. Blaine,
Jr., and Hon. w s. Gurnee.
WALKER BLAINE DIDN'T GO.
Walker Blaine, vino was to have formed
one OF the party as far as New Y ork, ex
ercising supervision over the travelling
arrangements, did not come to the wharf.
Last evening he sustained g bruise near the
eye by q blackboard accident. His physi-
clan thought little rest would be good
for him. On the wharf stood half
hundred spectators. The President
went directly to the main saloon
of the boat Sappho, Capt. Oliver, and there
parting greetings were exchanged between
him and Secretary Blaine, aad also with
w. S. Gurnee. The little crowd waved its
good by and the President was once more
on the water and had fairly begun his tri p
toward Washington. It was just raw
enough on the water to make everybody
want to stay indoors, and the President sat
in the main saloon during the half hour
trip.
ON THE TRAIN AGAIN.
| Hancock Point was reached about 9:15
o'clock, and five minutes later the party
! was seated in the vestibule parlor cars in
| which it had Travelled from Boston. The
Presidents surroundings were of the most
| comfortable kind. The parlor cars, with
all modern convenienoes, were decorated
with flowers from end to end. On
| the table were birch bark canoes
laden with flowers The locomotive
was trimmed with flowers and bunting
| A stop for minute was made at Ellsworth,
the home of Senator Hale, and tue Presi-
dent jumped to the platform and assisted
Mrs. Hale to alighs The parting word, and
the train was of in, making no stop
until it reached B..Asor at about 1926
o'clock in the morning.
WARMLY GREETED AT BANGOR.
BATH, Me-, Aug. 14.-About 200 people
were in the station at Bangor when the
presidential train arrived The President
received warm greeting and stood shaking
| hauE3 on the platform until the train pro
ceeded. Secretary Tracy, Senator Hale
Congressman Lodge, Private Secretary
Halford, Harold NJ. Sewall and J. G.
Blaine, Jr., were his travelling companions
at this time. The train went at express speed
through Waterville and on to Augusta iu a
drizzling rain. Fifty-five miles in sixty-twc
minutes was the record made from Bangor
to Waterville, and the run was as fast
south of the last named city.
THE STOP AT AUGUSTA.
The stop at Augusta was only long
enough TO permit j. III. Manley to step on
board. Gov. Burleigh was not at the depot
He had been expected to meet the train IL
this city and lunch at Mr.. Sewall's, but he
had not sufficiently recovered from al
attack Of rheumatism to take the Journey
and consequently was compelled a second
time to miss greeting the President as he
passed through the state. While the tram
waited the President kept his seat, gazins
from the window at the three score people
who watched him from the platform.
AT BRUNSWICK.
At Brunswick Arthur Sewall, Paysor
Tucker and Gen. Hyde came aboard, A
one time during the morning journey the
train made mile In forty-eight seconds
and at another time, mile in fifty-fivt
l Rafh l,aI 4 ~
and there President Harrison was enthusias
tically received by large crowd. The people
crowded the depot and lined the streets as
the President and party were driven to tht
residence of Mr.. Sewall for hasty lunch
Afterward the President appeared on tht
custom house steps and, with his party
was welcomed by the children from tn,
soldiers home.
A RECEPTION.
MANCHESTER, N. H., Aug. 14-Aftal
lunch a reception was held at the Bath fed
eral building. After the presentations haC
beed made within doors, the President wa
escorted to the front of the building and
was introduced by the mayor to the assem-
bled crowd. The President responded b.
saying:
My FRIENDs-My visit to the state of Maine Il
altogether disconnected from public affairs.
am not here to day to speak to you on any
public topic, but only to thank you most sin
cerely for the cordial manner in which you have
received me. / cannot, however. leave tht
presence OF the citizens of Bath without assur
ing them that / have very deep interes
In that great industry which built your thriv
ing city, and which has done so much to pro
mote the prosperity OF our whole people--the
industry OF ship-building. Great applause
In every way that properly can, whether as
citizen OF as public officer, shall endeayor x
promote the rebuilding of our American mer
chant marine and the restoration o
that great carrying trade which
| we once possessed in every sea
| lCheers, The arrangements which have beer
made and the interest which feel in the close
inspection of your ship yards forbds that
should speak to you longer | therefore beg
| that you will allow me TO thaRk you again fol-
your cordial interest and to bid you good by.
AT THE IRON WORKS.
The President and party then re-entered
their carriages and were driven to the works
Of the Bath Iron Company. They were
received with great enthusiasm. Just inside
of the long wide building the children OF
the military and naval orphan asylum were
ranged with flags in their hands and greeted
the President with song as he entered.
After inspecting the works, The
party embarked on the steamer
Winurna and followed along the
river for some distance inspecting
the various shipyards and viewing with
much interest the ships in process OF con.
struction. The President and Secretary OF
the Navy climbed the steps leading to the
platform at the top of the skeleton of one
ship, after landing from the steamer at
Sewall's shipyard, and looked at the others