New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30
THE PRESIDENT At ELIZABETH.

THE PRESIDENT At ELIZABETH.
WELCOMED BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC MULTI
TUDE.
o-,rp,, vApR1soN AND PARTY OF PRONE
NEWT PEOPLE TAKE BREAKFAST AT THE
HOME OF GOVERNOR GREEN-GolNd
ABOARD TIE DESPATCH
Tho roo, beginning Of the great celchra'ioh was
n. +he time the President stepped from 'i'e 'p
tro N nj Elizabeth at 1925 yesterday mrrns' "'','
,ho+ be1nninq VAS as ausp!cious as the moH'
notr,o+,c man in the country couid o's''o' ~,
trim from Washington 10 Ehzabc'h was n'','' vi
as magnificent railroad train as h"s pio""Ii;
hoo. ovor RIM over any railroad in the world
r. consisted. besides the engine ana 'rnuo', W
I,hro,v and smoking car the sleeper PREMIER "a
.,,o Nov-yor,x and Chicago limited express; the
D,S.a. rtrur;a Of the Ncw.York and Cinclnnau
,ir,;,od cxnrcss: the sleeper Pelion, the uiiiihs
80, continental of the New-lork ana lineage
l;rn;.od cvpress: the slecpers England ff'hce
and America. of the New-lork and chicago eA-
nrcss. the observation car Alroy. ana car No'
co the nriyate car of NicePresldent rank iho'n-
SON Of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Inc cars "'c
0v m r,,,od nv c,cctrlcity heated by steam. ana
49, o.,od nm with every appliance luxury could
1os;ro Thee is a well-stocllcd library IN one car
| and q complete BARRIERS outfit IN anothcr' an"
many bathrooms All of the ten cars were con,
nectcd by vcstibulcs. that the passengers coU"'
move about from one car to announcer "i''o"o '''N
| slightest danger. pno.iaor.
Tho committee appointed 10 escort the freSu'n'
from washington to this city, which was COM
nosod ~ John A. King, John jay. ex-Mnyor
Edward Cooper. Judge William H. Robert
CON Seth Low. Frank 5. Wnhernee'
u Potter. James Duane Living
sion and Clifford Stanley Sims. arrived III
Washington on Sunday afternoon ana cai'eu Oh
the President
,vornrxC TRAVELLING on SUNDAY.
,+,o.Ao in the evening the Presidential party
,.,t ~, b0ard of the train, but the start WAS ho'
uode until 1910 so as not to travel on SUNDAY
Ch;cf Justice and Mrs Fuller, Justices Bhfchiord
ond F,eN and Justice Strong, retired, occupied
tho Enoond In the America were Secretary ana
vrs window. the two Misses Window. Walker
blaine. the Misses Margaret and Harriet Blame,
| Secretary and Mrs. Rusk, son and daughter ana
| Iientcnant and Mrs Mason aud Colonel Barr, OF
| the War Department The members of the In
aucural Reception Committee occupied the France
In the composite car the Alroy, were Private Sec
| rotary Haford, Colonel Wilson, Lieutenant 'Inh-
| CON Henry w. RAYMOND and Mr.. and Mrs. y. j.
Ua,ford. President Frank 1homsons private
| COW No 60 was occupied by President and Mrs.
| Harrison. Mrs. Mckee, Mrs Kate Davis Brown.
| dauohter Of ex-senator Davis, of West Flr-
rinia and wife of Lieutenant Brown, who is at
Samoa. and Miss Ida Murphy of St. Paul, Mimi
Secretary Blaine was not Of the party, as he Is
| suffering from an attack Of lumbago. Secretary
Wanamakcr Joined the party when the train ar
| rived Mt Philadelphia George w. Boyd, assistant
general passenger ar'nt, was in charge OF the
| train: Edward Bailey was the engineer, and John
| Lmrkins the conductor.
l. Governor Green, of New-Jcrsey. and the Eliza
beth Reception Committee, went 70 Trenton OF a
special car on Sunday night and the car was
attached to the special Presidential train ut that
point.
JoYFUI. WELCOME AT ELIZABETH
The arrival OF the special train at Elizabeth
was accompanied with the ringing Of every large
bell in the town, and d salute of twcnty-onc
Guns was fired by tho gun squad of the Sd Kcgi-
mont. New-Jcrscy National Guard Thousands
~ peoplc had gathered in The streets in the
rcichborhood of the station long before the time
announced for the arrival of the train. Presl-
. dent Harrson's car was the last one, and when
| the train came to a stop, he and Mrs Harrison.
Mrs Mckee and Governor Green alght@d ana
entered an open carriage and were driven dfec1
TO the Governors house, accompanied by gaard
i of honor on horseback. AS soon rs President
1 Harrison made his appearance the crowd began
to cheer and after he had entered the carriage III
necessarily raised his hat and bowed to the masse,
II of people on the right and left
4 After the train had been placed on a side
l. track. Justice and Mrs Fuller and justices
v Field and Blatchford were driven TO the Gov
a errors home by another route than that taker
Il Y d.. Il
J, ton arrived at Elizabeth the evening
n before and wc-c entertained at The
: home of ex.Congrcssman John Kcan. Thel
g arrived at Governor Green's house shortly
6 after the President arrived there. Governor an
). Mrs. Beaver, of Pennsylvania, and Governor Fit7
S huph Lee. of Virginia, arrived Mt Elizabeth o
= Sunday night and were entertained at Governo
Grccn's home The Rev. Mr.. Davis OF Elizabeth
J. with those already named, constituted the part
,vho SAT down to breakfast shortly before o'coc}
, Governor Green's house was magnhccntly ne,
u Grated both inside and out, the breakfast tabl
n and dining room being particularly handsome
p nsics were used largely i'll the table decorations
. A RECEPTION AND REVIEW.
Shortly before o'clock the President held u r.
n ception at which many OF the prominent Stat
officials of Ncw-Jersey were introduced to hin
5 A. 8 o'clock the President and party mounted I'll
{ reviewing stand, which had been built on I'll
= lawn in the rear Of the Governors house, an
roviowed the first two divisions Of the mlitar
= Iorndc which was to escort him t" Elizabethpor
III This is the part Of the military parade that ii
S President reviewed.
Cavalry, Captain J. l.. Hammill.
r. Band.
D. First Division
y Lieutenant. Colonel y. +. Lee commanding.
c staff OF ID Regiment n. g. n. j.
v Company c, Phil kearny Guard Captain and Breve
~ Major ". H. DeIIart.
oil Company II. Captain Gilbert s. Cook.
W Company r. Torbet Guarl Captain John c. Lucas
7, Cam ain Tocon Eay