Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-23
AT HOME.
President Harrison Receives a Grand
Ovation at Indianapolis,
And Participates in the Laying of Corner
Stone OF a Soldiers and Sailors
Monument-A!Grand Parade.
THE RECEPTION.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Aug. %. About
the Denison hotel, the headquarters of
President Harrison and party, small
crowds have been gathering from early
morning, and at 10 o'clock when the
general reception began, the street for a
square was completely blocked and the
lobby was mass of humanity. The
president received in the parlOrs which
were magnifcently decorated with flow
ers and bunting. Two lines of people
pushed up the stairway and through the
parIOr, and it is estimated that in an
hour about twelve thousand people
viewed the president, he giving The usual
hand-shalle to fully five thousand. The
president and party included Attorney
General Miller, Secretary Rusk, Marshal
Dan Ramsdel and Private Secretary
HaIfOrd. The crowd numbered most Of
the fellow townsmen of the president
who came to pay their respects the first
opportunity since he took up the reins of
government. There were also many
prominent men from all parts of the state
IN line and to all whom he knew Gen.
Harrison bowed recognition. He showed
no signs of fatigue at the close, he hay
ing spent a restful night after his tire
some journey.
AT A CORNER STONE LAYING.
INDIANAPOLIS, md, Aug. 22.-The
corner stone of the Indiana soldiers and
sailors monument was laid this after
noon with the proper ceremony and in
the presence of the president of the
United States. Many men of promi-
nence of the United States, and thou
sands Of veteran soldiers and sailors from
all parts of the state were present. Had
the monument commissioners themselves
had the privilege of selecting the weather
they wished, they could not have done
better than did nature itself. 1t was all
that could have been asked. The eXer-
cises of the day began at 2 o clock, when
q parade formed and began its march
through the principal streets of the city.
1t was made up of various posts of the
@. A. R. from throughout the state,
state militia and local civic organizations.
1t was nearly 3 'cloOlI when the head
of the procession reached the monument
All the streets surrounding it were packed
with people all anxious to catch glimpse
of the prominent personages who ap-
peared on the Speakers stand to witness
the ceremonies. AS the president was
recognized on the stand he was greeted
with cheer which he acknowledged with
slight bow. The crowd watched in ST.
lence the laying of the corner stone
by Charles NJ Travis, department COM
mander of the Indiana depart
ment Grand Army of the Republic
The documents were. consigned to their
resting place and the stone was placed in
position in accordance with the ritual of
the Grand Army of the Republic. The
imposing ceremony which was too far
within the scaffolding to be clearly ap-
preciated by all, ended with the firing of
a salute.
Following this Governor HoveY, as
presiding officer of the occasion, made a
brief address, and he was followed by
Gen. NJ. D. Manson of Charlottesville
and1Gen. John ColbArn of Indiana. At
thei conclusion of the EATERS address
President Harrison was introduced to the
assamblase and spoke briefly IT.