The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-30
AFTER 4 CENTURY.
Re-enacting the Ina ugura,
tion Of Washington.
Fsessseps Of the First Fresidsn,
Traced sy H.rsisen- Naval x.sl-
atfons asa Rear Of Guns.

/ 1Aszrssrox. April 1.-The presisscr;
and PARTY left Al shis morning fnv View
York ovsr kAe fxnnsyssaaia raIlroaa. Ths
train composed Of ten cars. was tie mosl
/ Torxepas ard best appointed ever rssn ID
/ the world. The cars ere lighted by efec.
trieits and Cited ap with ever appliance
that luxnry coaia devise The presiden.
and others occupied the train before II
/ e'eipek. dur owing 70 Gen. Harrison's arer.
sion 70 Sunday fr4vsl the start wa post.
rered Car No. % was occupied b. she
/ pressdezt ard his immediate family aud
guezts- The other paxsensers were Chief
Jnssine Fuller and wife, Justice Elsfnhfard
Justice FIELD, Jusfiee Strong. Secretary
windem aaA family, Walker Blaine and
Misses Marguerite, Am and Harriet Blaine,
Secretary ksisA and family I@eptensnt
Mason and MFs. Masun ard Col. Barr az
the uar de- artmeas. members Of the ipau-
gUral committee. Private Secretary Hal
fufG, Col Wilson, Lieut. Juisyas. Henry W..
Raymond. and Mrs. and Mr. J. Hal5ord.
ana an army q newspaper 60 osrespsnients.
Seerstars Blaine was nes oae of the pzrts.
TIE stack OF inmbsgo frum which he had
been suffering did not yield To treatment as
easily IS had been expected. and he de-
clds1 20 abandon the trip.
EI1zARETH. y. J.. April q Shortly after
leaving bsnghampton the presidential
train became the abode of kfurnber. The
| first stop OF importance was st West phiIa-
delphix, inst eS the hFSt traces ef the dawn
were visible. Hers Postmaster General
WanuRmaker and his secretary came
aboard At Tacony q crowd Of 100 people
were getlersd, and as the train passed an
executive salute OF thirteen Eaus were be-
gun. About this time the clouds. which
had been threatening raIu. began 10 break
away. and the DpasexFeut ttflfs of the sky
cleaned the promise OF fair day. While
the train halted al Trenton the private car
Of Gen. sewen. carving . party Of state or
ficiais and guests. was attached. Among
the PARTY were Gov Green Gen Sewei1
members Of the New Jersey central com.
r,ittec and Legislative committee. The nm
ayoidabie noiss awakened the occupants
Of the presidents ear, and IN . short tisne
they were aIi asfiY. The train drew up AZ
Elizabeth a. o'clock, In the midst 81 q
large concoBrse of people.
A breakfast party, e0nS5sfin. Of President
and Mrs. Harrison, Mrs Mckee and Chief
Justice aud Mrs, Fuller, WAS arivea To the
rssidence q Coy. Green. the RS, Of the
ernos'x house aud grounds were eiabor-
stely decorated. aud the streets in the
vicinity we're packed with people. who
greeted the presidential party with storms
OF cheers. At breakfast were President
and Mrs. Harrison, GOV. and Mrs. Green.
Mrs. Beaver OF Pennsylvania, Gov. and
Mrs. Lee Cf Virginia, Justice and Mrs.
Bradley, Justice and Mrs. Blafchford. JUS
tiee and Mrs. Field. Mr.. ard M-S- Mckee,
and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison. After
breakfast reception of prominent eiti-
gems was held. and in the meantime 4 pro-
cexsion OF state and city officials, militia
q. A. r., and other civic societies. was
forming. The president xnd party. after
reviewing portion OF the procession. en-
tered carriages, and. together with the pro-
cession, moved as near rs they could over
the route followed By Washington q CEN
frry ago, passing the Bendinot house,
which was appropriately decorated.
The presidential party was reunited az
the Aieyum boatnouse on the Kill Won
kuil where q ten cared zig from the Dis
patrh was In waifiux 70 take the president
on board. UfxfnK 10 low water the Dis
patch had been forced 70 anchor as some
distance. The president waskes to the
boat, followed by Vice President Morton
and Captain Elbert- They took their seats
IN the gig amid the cheers Of the assem-
bled crowd. steamer whistles and ringing
al bells The sig then put of. aud the
measured strOses Of the sailors soon
brought them alongside the Dispatch J.
Then followed the embarkmerf The rest
OF the party followed in tenders. Senators
Evarts and Hiscock. Chief Justice Fuller,
Postmaster. General Wanamaker, secre-
fhries Window and Rusk reioined the
president on board the Dispatch. and the
rest of the party. including Mrs. Harri on
and Mrs. Mckee, went on board At 11.l0
the vessel weighed anchor ana steamed up
the bay.