Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-26
OFF FOR WASHINGTON.
President Harrison and Party on the Road
to the Capital.

President Harrison and Party on the Road
to the Capital
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 25.-Many buildings
in the business portion Of the city are
caily decorated in flags and bunting,
while from the top of nearly every build
ing floats the stars and stripes in honor OF
The departure of President-elect Harrison.
Quite a number of country people have
come in to witness the departure OF the
general.
At the Harrison residence this morning
everything was hurry and hustle End run
ming to and fro. Trunks and parcels have
been leaving the house every half hour
since O'Clock and by noon the family had
about finished their packing and were
ready for their momentous journey.
General Harrison's time as pretty well
occupied with receiving the constant
stream of callers who came to say good
bye Although other members OF the
family were more or less excited by the
work in hand and prospect OF the trip
General Harrison is CutWardly as COOL ana
collected as though he were just going Oft
on fine DAYS hunting expedition instead
of four years of greatness and trlbuIatIon.
A PRESENT FROM DRUMMERS.
At 10 O'Clock +he general received 7. S.
Quincy, president of the Commercial and
Travelling Mems Republican club of Chi
cago, who called to present an elegant
gripsack donated by the club. The general
received him in the front parlor. Mr..
Quincy, after describing the handsome
present, briefly addressed him saying:
General. The contents of the satchel
being of pure silver, is emblematic OF your
purity of life; the clasp being of triple
gold plate indicates that you were
tried by fire at Peach Tree
Greek second by the hot fire of
Democratic opposition in the senate of
your country, and third, through poiiti-
cal campaign as the standard bearer OF
Republican party, and like gold, thrice
tried by fire. came out of the public cruel
BILE more pure than when you entered the
arena of pub ic life. This satchel is not
presented from any consideration oil The
history of your forefathers but as COM
pliment to your individual worth, Take
it with YOU wherever you go, it will ever
lead to the best III the land and We venture
TO assure Won to the best accommodations
the country affords. While the present
trip is but for four years, we have no
doubt that should it become necessary to
duplicate the order the gripsaCk viii be IN
such condition that it will be fit to accom-
many YOU Your nomination was received
in Chicago and we congratulate ourselves
that it is our privilege that now, on the
last day of your residence at your old
home, to be permitted TO bestow this
memento Of our regards assuring You OF
our good Will and our hearty support to
You and your administration throughout
YOUR term of Office. Believing that not
only ourselves but that the country viii
Join with us at the expiration of the same
in saying, well done thou good and faith
full servant. "
General Harrison feelingly responded
and thanked the club for their support
and their kind remembrance.
During the morning venerable colored
man of local celebrity, Peter ii. II. John
son. serenaded the general and his family
with unique and original musical instru-
ment playing several patriotic airs. He
had for an audience Mrs. Harrison and
the children and quite a crowd out
side. During the entire morning Il
crowd was congregated. in the yard
AS the hour OF O'Clock approached the
streets of the city began to ill up. and
Pennsylvania avenue was soon thronged
with thousands of ladies and gentlemen
anxious to participate in the farewell dem
onstration 10 the president-elect. At ,
O'Clock sharp Governor Hovey and Mayor
Denny drew up In front of the Harrison
residence behind pair or large white
horses drawing a handsome carriage, the
private turnout of Mr.. j. c. Shatfer d
personal friend of the generals. Governor
Hovey and the mayor alighted and
walked arm in arm up the pathway to the
and cordially shook hands. The ceremony
was entirely informal. Governor Hovey
said they had come TO perform the very
pleasant duty of escorting the general 10
The station on his eventful trip 10 Wash
ington. \ crowd of a hundred or so peo-
a.
watching the departure of the diStin-
guished party. Shortly General and Mrs
Harrison emerged from the house, pre-
eeded by the governor and the mayor. The
general occupied the first carriage with
Governor Hovey and Mayor Denny, and
Mrs. Harrison and Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee
occupied the next carriage. A string of
carriages and Il thousand people or more
followed the carriages down Delaware
street The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
along the route. III front of every resi-
dence were groups OF people who shouted
enthusiastically as the carriages drove by,
the general tipping his hat or waving his
hand farewell to some old friend whom
be recognized At TT. Wayne avenue the
procession left Delaware street aud crossed
over to Pennsylvania street. which was
lined on either side the entire distance.
Cheer after cheer went up as the
general passed. When Ohio street was
reached the InrOnC was lnnumerapte. neTe
the veterans of George II. Thomas Post
were in line, among them being General
Lew " allace and many other well known
men. They were accompanied by mill
tary band and as the generals carriage
drove up they opened ranks and a cheer
went up from the thousands of people that
was heard for many squares and notified
other thousands that the general had
reached the city. From this point TO the
station it was one mpenetrable thron-
The buildings were black with people. At
the intersection of Market and pennsyl
vania streets the legislature was drawn
ap In line and the carriages passed through
the open files. the law makers cheering