The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-05-01
HARRISONS JOURNEY.
The President Leaves Washing
ton for New York
To Participate in the Celebration of
Washington's Inauguration.

Several Members Of the Cabinet and Their
Families Accompany the Chief Magis-
trate on His Trip.
WASHINGTON April % The Presidentand
his party left to night for New York, by the
way of Elizabethtown, to take part in the
centennial exercises. A special train Of the
Pennsylvania railroad pulled out of the sta
tion on Sixth street shortly after midnight,
bearing the Presidential party. The train
was the most perfect that has ever left the
Washington station on the Pennsylvania
road IL was made up under the directions
Of the assistant general passenger agent,
George W. Boyd, OF Philadelphia under au-
thority from the Centennial Committee.
The car assigned TO the President was the
private car Of the vice president Of the road,
Frank H. Thompson 1t is one Of the hand
somest cars ever built, and contains in ad-
dition to the bedrooms, a parlor, dining
room, a pantry and kitchen. In the parlor
q tire glowed welcome TO the President
from the open fireplace. Another of the
cars contained a barber shop and bath
rooms There was a dining car and combl-
nation car, and the rest of the train was
made up OF sleeping coaches. The entire
train was vestibuled.
The train was made up in tho evening,
and at nine O'Clock was ready for the re-
ception of the distinguished party. II was
ABOUT ten O'Clock when the Presidential
party was driven from the Executive Man
sion to the train II consisted OF the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Mckee, Miss Ida
Murphy, OF ST. Paul; Mrs. Kate Davis
Brown, Colonel John NJ Wilson and private
secretary L. W. Halford. The committee
delegated to escort the President from
Washington 10 Elizabethport was in wait
ing at the station. II consisted of John A.
King William Jay, William II. Robertson,
William M. Eyarts and Seth Low, repre-
senting the General Government Commit
tee; Orlando b. Potter, Clifford Stanley,
NJ. s. and Frank $. Witherbee, of the trans
portation, the centennial and State com
mittees. These gentlemen had come down
from New York during tho day There was
a good crowd Of people waiting in the sta
tion TO see the President, but the uncertain
ty Of the hour Of his arrival there made It
smaller than 1t would have been had an hour
been fixed.
The President was escorted TO his private
car, where he held quiet reception Of the
other distinguished guests Of the Centennial
Committee These included Secretary Win
dom, Mrs. Window and the Misses Nettie
and Florence Window; Secretary and Mrs.
Rusk, Miss and Master Rusk; Walker
Blaine and Miss Margaret Blaine; Chief Jus
tice and Mrs. Fuller; Associate Justices
Field and Blatchford and Associate Justice
Strong (retircd) Of the Supreme Court Of
the United States; Miss Strong, Colonel
Thomas +. Barr, Of the Adjutant Generals
Office; Lieutenant T. B. Mason, U. s. N,
and Mrs. Mason and Henry w. Raymond
In one Of the cars were representatives Of
the United and Associated Press, New York
Tribune, New York Times, Philadelphia
Ledger and other newspaper eroorrespondents
TO the number Of about twenty. The train
left at IL 10. Before that time most Of the
travellers had retired 10 their berths and
were asleep. The party viii arrive at Eliza
bethtown tomorrow morning between seven
! and eight o'clock The run will be made on
slow time, that the party may have every
opportunity for comfortable sleep.
ELIzABETH, N j., April Ss.-There Is no
doubt but that the people OF this historicold
town will give President Harrison a rousing
welcome tomorrow morning. For weeks
nothing but the centennial celebration and
the visit OF the President has been talked
about, and the citizens committee has per-
fected every possible arrangement TO make
his short visit here an interesting and i'm
pressive one Bunting and flags abound In
profusion on public buildings, hotels and
residences, and arches, under which the
procession that will escort the President TO
Elizabethport will march, have been erected
along the route.
Five thousand troops-State militia, civic
organizations and @. A. II. men are quar-
tered in town, patiently awaiting the time
TO escort George Washington's most recent
successor on his way to New York, and TO
march in honor Of the centennial celebra-
ton Of the Inauguration Of the first Presi.
dent Of the United States.
The programme for tomorrow includes O
breakfast at Governor Green's residence for
President Harrison and his family and Vice
President and MS. Morton, an informal re
ception at the Governors house and 10.
view Of the procession by the President
Enthusiasm and patriotism prevails every
where and the President during his short
stay here will see little else than marching
troops and waving flags, and hear nothing
but tho strains Of martial music, the boom
ing OF guns and the cheers Of enthusiastic
crowds Of people.