The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-02
HOMEVARD BOUND.
President Harrison Passes
Through the City in
State.
DISTINGUISHED COMPANY.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's
Delinquent Baggage Delays the
Train Half an Hour.

~ WA A4VAAs
President Harrison passed through this
city on his way to Washington yesterday
afternoon. The train, composed of mag
nificent Pullman vestibule cars and the
luxurious private car of Vice President
which brought the Presidential party
from Washington to Elizabeth, was made
ready for the journey early in the day at
the Pennsylvania station. The cars were
thoroughly busted, and Florist Bonnet, of
this city, decorated the saloon of the
Presidents car in a beautiful and elabor
ate manner.
The ceiling and walls were decked with
festoons of smilax and ferns intertwined
with deep hued roses. Curtains of smilax
shaded the heavy plate glass windows and
a floral piece of smilax and variegated
roses was built up around the mirror. On
the centre table was a huge basket of cut
flowers which filed the saloon with their
delightful fragrance. The announcement
that the President would pass through the
city drew a large crowd to the depot, but
as his train was drawn up out in the com
pany's yard, but few were permitted to see
it. Several, however, who had obtained
passes from the railroad company were
shown the cars and were loud in their ex-
preston of admiration over their beauty
and elegance.
IN THE PULLMAN SHEDS.
At four O'Clock the train was taken from
the yard and backed into the Pullman
sheds north of the station. Captain Nc
Kaig, with fifteen men from the Gregory
street station, appeared soon after n
posted his men to such advantage that
the shed was quickly cleared and kept so
until the train left. A half hour later a
al elaborate livery perched up behind and
attended by two mounted police from
New York, drove to the shed from the
Desbrossess street ferry boat. AS the car
riageapproached President Harrison was
discovered seated on the back seat beside
Mr.. Hamilton Fish, while on the opposite
seat was Vice-President Morton beside
Mr.. Elbridge T. Gerry.
ARRIVAL.
The coachman drew his horses up to the
car platform with a flourish and the fun
kies, jumping down, ran to the heads of
the leaders. The shed was too narrow TO
admit of much display in this line, and
one turnkey got caught between the off
leader and the wall, and narrowly es-
capped losing n of his highly polished
boots.
The President sprang lightly from the
carriage, and with the assistance of two
colored porters climbed nimbly up the
steps of his car. He Immediately disap-
peared into the saloon and did not appear
again until the train left the station.
The Presidential carriage was quickly
fAI1nxra6 hu oil o1pd 0nnfnt1li1n fho M a7,n
bers of his party. Neither Mrs. Harrison
or her daughter, Mrs. Mckee, accompan-
led the party to Washington. Those who
%journeyed with the President were Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Private Secre-
tary "Lige" Halford, Secretary and Mrs.
tary Proctor, and Colonel Barr, his aide;
Secretary Tracy, Postmaster General
Wanamaker, Secretary and Mrs. Rusk,
Miss Rusk and Master Rusk; Mr.. and
Mrs. Walker Blaine, eX-Congressman
John A. Kean, of Elizabeth; Lispenard
Stuart and Frank S. Witherbee.
II POSTMASTER GENERAL DELAYS.
Postmaster General Wanamaker's bag
gage did not come with that of the others
and there was some delay waiting for it.
In the meantime the President took off
his tall silk tile and put on a low soft hat
of blue felt. After he had greeted the
members of his party he placed a pair of
t1CSldSStS dln w ulS nOSC d1Q DEU-
ceeded to read the newspaper.
He was frequently interrupted by per-
sons being presented to him, but he re-
ceived all courteously.
Captain McKaig, Policemen Shelworth
and Hopkins and Detective John Clos
were formally introduced to him and re-
ceived a warm grasp of his hand.
THE START.
AT five O'Clock Mr.. Wanamaker's re-
fractory baggage had not appeared, and
the Postmaster General was about to
leave the train when he was told that it
would be sent to him to Washington, and
he returned to the Presidents car.
General Passenger Agent George A.
Boyd, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, who
was in immediate charge of the train.
gave the signal, and the richest train, per-
haps. that has yet been in the depot
slowly pulled out of the station. As soon
as it began TO move, the vast crowds
which Captain McKaig's men had kept at
a distance and the passengers who
crowded a special train on the other
track in the shed set up a mighty cheer.
When the President heard the cheering
he Immediately stepped to the rear plat
form and with uncovered head bowed his
Acknowledgements until the train was out
of sight.