Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-09-10
BALTIMORE celesaAr
The President Present at the Beginning
of the FcstIvIties-T Tho II rst Days Pre-.

The President Present at the Begianing
of the Festivities Tho II rst Days Pre-.
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BALTIMORE, Sept 10-Tie Monumental
city was dressed in its holida y attire yester-
day. and presented an anims ted appearance
with its flags flying, its official buildings,
commercial houses, and pr vate dwellings,
arrayed in red, white, AMI blue. and it's
streets thronged with an evr-meving mass
OF people who had come to help it celebrate
the seventy-fifth anniversary of the battle Of
North Point and bombardme 1t of Fort Nc
Henry, during the thunder Of which the
national hymn, "Star Spangled Banner" "
had its birth from the brain IF Francis Scott
Key. The occasion was also graced by the
presence OF the president of the United
States, accompanied by Secretaries Win
dom and Tracy, who came over from the
national capital early in the morning Gov
ernor jackson was also present, with many
other distinguished citizens of the nation,
state, and city, on the stand where the great
parade was reviewed.
Historical and Industrial Pageant.
The programme for the first day was a
civic and trades parade in tn, morning, races
and fireworks in the evening. The parade
was divided into six sections, preceded by
a series of historical floats, and guards of
honor, comprised exclusively OF descendants
OF those who were at Fort McHenry and
North Point at the time of the lombard
ment and battle. The first di, ision embraced
the q. A. r. and the Army % the Potomac;
the second, the volunteer fire department;
| the third, the city fire apartment; the
fourth, civic and benevolent societies; the
fifth, German societies of Baltimore, with
elaborate floats; the sixth, trades display
also with floats representing every interest
in which the city is Interested, as we'll as the
progress OF railroad development, the art of
printing, etc.
Some of the Floats Described.
Among the hundreds of fonts were groups
that reflect great credit upon 5heir designers.
, The brewers display, the Pennsylvania rail-
road and the Baltimore and Ohio are de
serving OF especial mention Harry Wonder
horst had a miniature brewery in full opera
ton, from the steam engine 10 the watts and
vaults. The tioat preceding this one repre-
sented King Gambrinus seated on his throne
attended by two young women, arrayed in
gorgeous costume.
Thought They Wore "Nice Girls"
The women courtesied to the president,
who politely bowed, remark ing a moment
after wards to Mayor Latrobs: "Nice girls T"
The Northern Central railr,a al had n float
bearing a model OF their grain elevator at
Canton. The model was on the edge of the
water, and lying alongside WIS vessel tax
ing on her cargo There was a perfect rail-
road yard, with locomotives attached TO
trains of box cars running over the tracks
into the elevator. The tracks were even
ballasted with stone and gravel The B. &
o. had in line the first car ever run on the
road, and on its top sat the man who frs.
drove the team that pulled it in 1928. The
seven floats of the typographical union rep
resented printing and newsps per work in its
different stages
Fifty Thousand in Line.
The procession was enthusiastic, and ms
the different sections passed the reviewing
stand the presidents presence thereon was
welcomed by most hearty CT GERS, to which
he bowed his acknowledges nts 1t is esti-
mated that there We're $1,000 in line
Enormous crowds lined the streets on the
route of march, whose welcome to the presi.
dent as he drove by on his way to tue stand
and back to his hotel was vociferous and
continuous. A guard of honor carried a
flag made by the ladies descended from the
heroes of North Point as a su lstitute for the
~Star Spangled Banner" VIII ch Mr.. Apple
ton declined to loan for the occasion.
A Banquet and Reception.
The last float passed the reviewing stand
at 5 o'clock the entire displaT having taken
four hours and a half to pass his point The
presidential party, with the exception Of
Secretary Wind ON, who returned TO Wash.
ington at / O'clock, were thei driven to the
Hotel Rennert In one of the parlors OF the
hotel the mayor nd members of the CITY
council presented to the prssi eut a set OF
resolutions adopted at their last meeting,
welcoming him to Baltimore and rendering
him the freedom and hospitality of the city,
and requesting that he hold public recep-
tion at the city hall Upon receiving the
parchment, President Harrison said:
Mr.. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN: | assure you
that it Is with pleasure that have heard the
cordial terms in which you have welcomed
me to Baltimore and rendered me your hos
pitality, and highly appreciate your action
have felt il an obligation upon me TO agree
to any request that you might make of me
when / came over on n public visit. There ar,
things in which all have a common inter.
est, and believe that il is well to have these
frequent interchanges Of friendship and hos
pitality between the president of the United
States and the people. IL will give me great
pleasure. therefore. EentlemaI. To place nv
self in the hands of the committee and meet
as many of the citizens of Baltimore person
ally time will permit.
The presidential party and other invited
guests then. at AIS p. m, repaired to the
dining-room, where an Informal though
elaborate lunch was served. Mayor Latrobe
sat on the presidents right, and James A
Gary at his left. Among thoss present were
Secretary Of the Navy Tracy, Governor
jackson, United States Senator Wilson, Ad-
jutant General Kelton, Wall er Blaine, and
others
Two Thousand Five Humid red Shakes.
The president left the bang let hall about
$50 ana proceedea - the ty hall, where
he took his stand In the ma yor's recentiop
room and crowds OF men, W, men, aud chill
dren whites and blacks, began pouring IL
upon him at the rate of forty a minute TIL,
president was in excellent humor and tn,
reception continued for exactly one hour
| the doors being closed at z o'clock, much Il
| the disappointment and even remonsiranct
| of the hundreds who still thronged tn,
| square. The president SHOOK hands with
$500 people. He was very considerable OF
| the children, and little ones who wer,
pushed hey ond him were frequently called
back 10y the president for The handshake
The president left the city nall at Is for
Camden station, whence he departed at once
| for Washington City.