, 1889-08-22
H0MEWARD BOUND.
The President on His Way to
Indianapolis.
Greeted by Big Crowds in
Cincinnati.
Several Receptions rendered
Him Before His Departure.


CINCINNATI. Aug. 2l.-Amid booming
of cannon and cheers from a vast multi
tude gathered at the Central station the
president oi the United States arrived at
1918 o'clock. Crowds at every station as
the train came huluniing down this morn
ing gave cheers, when the train stopped
the president being besieged by eager pa
triots to shake his hand. The party in
cluded President Harrison, Attorney
General Miller. Secretary Rusk, Hon.
John b. Elan, Gen. Thomas u. Morgan,
commissioner of Indian affairs, and 9TH
ers.
The Central union depot was packed
and there was almost a continuous ova-
ton of applause until he reached the car
rage which he occupied with Governor
Foraker. The first regiment of the Ohio
National Guards commanded 10y Col. NJ.
a. Hawkins and Battery b. OF Ohio Ma
tional Guards were escort. The latter
fired a salute which added to the volume
of cheering as the president was making
his way to the carriage. The line OF
march TO the Burnett house wac packed
with shouting people while the windows
were alive with men, women and chill
dren, all joining in the boister0us welcome
to the chief magistrate.
The president rode almost continually
with his hat in his hand, and was almost
constantly bowling his acknowledgements
to the enthusiastic greetings. A common
expression among those who had not seen
him since the end of last falls campaign
was, How well he looks" Arriving at
the Burnett house a public reception in
the deliberately adorned parlors began al
most Immediately. At the end of three
quarters of an hour the president was
driven 10 the Builders exchange where
another address of welcome was made by
President Allison of that body. Here
again as at the Burnett house there was a
great press OF people to shake the presi
dents land
From the Builders exchange the presi-
den was driven to the magnificent new
building of the chamber of
where it had been arranged that the mem
bers should have a reception for a quarter
of an hour and then the public should be
admitted for an hour, but the members
became engulfcd in the great mass of PEG
pie that crushed into the hall. The
president in reply to an address referred
to the fact that in his youth IL was in
Cincinnati that he as a country boy had
his first glimpse Of n great city. Not
withstanding an hour spent in handshak-
ing not nearly all of the throng present
could be gratificd.
The presidential party at dinner was
joined by quite a number of gentlemen of
Cincinnati and both it and the rest which
followed it when the president went to
his room and received Il few friends. was
a pleasing contrast with the more exciting
events that made up the programme for
the first half Of the day. At the chamber
OF reception, a stream passed
at the rate of fifty people a minute long
after the reception had ended.
Crowds of people went into the cham
Der of mmer merely to see where the
president bad been and to look at the
decorations. The presidents departure
from the Burnett house at 4:30 was the
occasion tor renewed applause. 1t was
started by the spectators in the corridor
who saw the president kiss a child in its
mothers arms as he was coming down
the stairs.
The president was accompanied by the
Indianapolis committee of invitation aud
by members OF the Cincinnati committee.
At 5 o ciock the train started. At that
moment the president appeared on the
rear platform and a shout arose which
continued until the train was out of sight.
Among the persons aboard the train
leaving Cincinnati we're President Harrl.
son, Attorney General Miller, Pcivate
Secretary Halford, Secretary Rusk, Gen.
Morgan, commissioner of Indian affairs,
Hon. Dan NJ. Ransdell, marshal of the
District of Columbia, and Capt, Mere
dith, chief of the bureau of printing and
engraving.
INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 2I.-At 9 o'clock
tonight the president and party were met
at the train by a committee from the
Seventeenth Indiana regiment and from
the board of trade. The station was
packed with people.
The president was escorted to a car
rage aud the procession started for the
Denlson hotel where the president will
make headquarters during his stay. At
the hotel the president was received by
the committee aud commit
tees representing the q. A. X and the
state. He was received with short speeches
by President Tanner, of the Bo .rd of
Trade and Gen. james r. C~arnahan.
An Interesting Race.