New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-29
PRESIDENT HARRISON on THE WAY
HE TRAIN STARTS AFTER THE CLOSE OF sun


DAY IN DIFFERENCE TO HIS WISHES.
Washington April 2S-About O'Clock this after
noon magnifcently appointed train of ter cars pullrh
I'D at fle siding on SiXthst. just Outdc ~ Inc
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad station. 1t was the uaih ~
bear President and his party 10 New YORK 10 az
tend Centennial celebration Of the Inauguration OF
President Washington The train besides the engine
and tender consisted Of library and smoklNg-cH'
the sleepingcar Premier Of the NewYork and Chcago
limited express the sleeper Efrra, of the New York
and Cincinnati limited express; the sleeper fei"h'
the dining car Continental. of the Newiork ana 'hi-
cago limited express the scopers Englaiid France
and America Of the New-Yorh and Chicago express
the observation car Aroy and No. CO. the private
car of Vice President Frank Thomson. OF the Pennsyl
,aoi, Rarnad The cars form the most gorgeous and
best appointed train ever run in America or III me
world They lighted by electricity and hca'"d
by stcam They are fitted up with every appIlahc:
lnxu,1; could desire and In them one might ua'ei
from ocean to ocean without wanting anything.
vclsiockcd library Is in car. and complete
BARRIERS outfit in another bathrooms at every hand
ard by a invention all electrical light furnishes
illumination for each berth
George r. Pratt, mechanical Inspector Oh 'hc
Pullman Company. James Martin, superintendent
Of th, Eastern Division Of the Pullman Company, ana
Mr. Bower the company electrician. sTcn, the
afternoon testing everything to see that there was
ma rosstbilitv of mishap Vice President ThomsonS
Gar which President Harrison Will occupy Is decorated
with a wreath of ferns, evergrcens and roses
The committee to escort the President came from
New York today and called on the President, the
Diplomatic Corps and others II consisted of Mcssr'
Jonn A. Kirg, John Jay, exMayor Edward cooper
Juder william H. Robertson. Seth Low, Frank 3 With
orbce O. b. Potter James Duane Livingston and Cllf-
ford Stanley sims in the evening they wcrc enter
,aucd al dinner at Wormlcy's by Mr.. King Colonel
Harr and Lieutenant Mason also attended the dinner.
The train was drawn up inside the yard early In the
cveninc 10 await the arrival Of the
cuests Lieutenant Mason and Mrs. Mason
were the first 10 arrive Justice Blatch-
foid Justice Field and ChefJustlce Fuller came
dawn about 10 o'clock II was twenty minutes 10
II when the President and his party passed through
the gates There was crowd III the sialoh pul
way was quickly made for the party AMI they passed
ou,cv I'm 10 the car reserved for ihom which Is the
roar car of the train. Mrs. Harrison. escorted by
Judcc William H. Robertson. came first the President
and mn A King following aud sccI ctary Rusk and
bis family bringing up the The other guests
hogan TO arrive rapidly, and werr shown Ia their
eou.raie cars Tho President, under tho escort of
ccorc, " Doyd assistant general passenger agent OF
,Lo Pennsylvania Railroad. went through all the cars
.rd then came back 10 No 30, whore h. seated him
sal, The smoker, the EtIuria and the Pcllon werc
co, anat for the newspaper correspondents who
,ccompany the party the England was occupied
- c.bief Justice Fuller and wife. Justice
UIa,cbforl Justice Field. and Refined Justice Strong,
ia. America by secretary Window, Mrs Window aud
,hc tvo Mise. Window, Walker Blaine and the Nj cs
v,rearet and Harriet Blaine, Secretary husk' MIS-
Rusk and son and daughter, Lieutenant Mas"h ana
49, u.so, and Colonel Barr OF the war Department,
tho France by tho members OF the Ihalsif"''"" he-
c@pt,on committee; wMc In the Aroy, composite