The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-08

Enthu Elastic Reception nj Oen~rni "ss
rl.on AMI Party an the Arrival ~ me
Presidential special ~ bAifim"rr-t".
Arrival 90 the Cnpltst-A pisn rp"inss"
crawl Onaster~ss ~ the Arlington.
RArrimonr. Md. Feb. ~ General har'
rison's special arrived az Union station az
i:i5 D. m. Fully 700 people were on
hand. including many negroes, ana y may
he safely asserted that the Presidents
elect during his trip from Indianapolis
10 the National capital received no more
kindly greeting and hearty welcome IMAM
MAS accorded him In Democratic balti-
more. There were about 800 persons who,
~ speeial favor, had been given
the privilege OF going within the
railing 10 the tracks, but the
great crowd filed the outside PLATFORM
The Charles Street bridg. which spans the
railroad tracks. and the long night ol
stairs leading from the station up 70 my
street. As Tile train pulled into the STA
ton il was welcomed by thousands "i
huzzas, and a rush was made by those on
the tracks for General Harri>on's car
which was on the rear OF tho train ihe
car was immediately cut loose from W,
train and shifted down the west track anu
backed mp against what al aioua
~ been the front OF the train,
baltimore 10 Washington. The ear was
followed by the people inside, many clam
bsring up the bruke-landle and guards q
shake hands With General Harrison. who,
with his wife ana daughter, Mrs. Mckee.
stood On the platform. When tie car mad
finally been r.attachcd 10 the train
scene rarely witnessed ensued. The crowd
IN the ont side could stand exclusion no
longer. Hundreds Of them ciamperru
4 over the iron fence, others ear
4 RED the depot masters before them'
\ ana forced entrance by the gates
until 1000 people swarmed and crushed
on the tracks. The police, OF whom there
were fifty or more. seemed poweriesS'
The people. white and black. climbed upon
each others shoulders, and mounted tne
Y shifting engine which handled the tener-
ais car, in order to get shake OK the
hand from the Presidcnt-elect. This con-
timed for six or seven minntes- the engi-
neer OF the shifter not daring TO move
his engine with human beings stand
ing even on its wheels. Gener'
al Harrison smiled. bowed as he
stood bareheaded. and shook HANDS Will
as many as could reach him. Finally, a
1:2s y. m. the tracks were cleared. com
paratvely al least and the train move'
out. General Harrison, Mrs. Harrison
Mrs. Mckee, Secretary Halford and
couple Of others stood on the rear plat
form, the General bowling his acSnowi
Judgments to the cries Of "God-speeu
until the train passed into the tunnel.
ARRIVAL AT THE CAPITAL.
WAsurSaruS. Feb. Ca large crow
OF people gathered in and about the PAL
timore q Potomac depot at two o'cloc
a ~.
:. the train with President-elect Harriso
: and his travelling companions, whic
should have arrived in the depot ut ~
T. y. N. Inside the depot and on the plat
( form were score or more Of newspapc
!. correspondents, and quite number
prominent public men, friends or ae
. ruaintances ~ General Harrison; bt
> shey were doomed 70 disappointment, r
!. nj password came that the spnciaitrain M
i s.6pped al the freight depot on Marylan
7 avenue whore Colonel Britiou, Judge
I, NcCammon and several other meinbe
4 If the inaugural committee were waitln
u with carriages u take General iiaTrlsu
h. ara friends to The Arlington The par
"a quickly aligned and wrre rapidly drive
% through the Smithsonian grounds ~
u Pennsylvania avenue to the hotel. AZ
w crowd at the depot. a. soon a. this inIo
\, nation was received. quickly dispersed.
\, In ana about the Arlington Hotel apo
II two hundred people had gathered ~ WI
u ness the arrival Of the Pre~idcnt-ele'
10 The windows ~ the houses opposite 4
IN hotel were crowded with women ~
no children. A. lie time for the expect
q arrival of The General anu party are
I. nearer. the crowd became more excite
!. aud each approaching carriage y
g. greeted with cries Of ''here he - a
Il, other similar remarks. The approach
m the distinguished party was herald
" ~ running crowd Of small 30
m ana men. who preceded the carriage.
~ tie carriage containing the fresldel
y elect drew up in front Of the door %
NJ hotel annex. General Harrison could
seen holding his liitl. grandchild IN
he Ian. Chairman Britton jumped from
On carriage and assisted Mrs Mckee
81 nlirht. The General came next. ana
?i- M em.r.,ed from lhe vehicle the special
'er Irok. into ronsing cheer 70 when
~. President -elect replied b. lifting MI
~ Ana smiling. Taking the arm o. MIS-
XII Kee. General Harrison walkrn up
N. .teps of the hotel, and just AZ 2.i~
aur Rasellc. the proprietor q the hotel
.ng Nm ~ The threshold, and grasping
distirruished guests hand. bade him
n cane "a Washington. The party ~ .
M croceeaed 10 the apartments prepared