Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-26
EN- ROUTE.
The President-Elect Leaves In
dianapOlis for Washington.
Ten Thousand People Present to Witness
His Departure-His Words of
Farewell to Home.
Speeches Made at Wayside POints-The Party
Net at Piqua, Ohio, by Governor Foraker.
Numerous 0yatiOns.
GETTING READY 10 START


INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Feb. 25.-Many
buildings in the business portion of the
city are draped in flags and bunting,
while from the top of nearly every build
ing floats the stars and stripes in honor of
the departure this afternoon of President
elect Harrison
Quite a number of country people have
come to witness the departure of Gen.
Harrison.
At Gen. Harrison IS residence this morn
ing everything was hurry and hustle and
running to ana fro. Trunks and parcels
have been leaving the house every half
hour since 'clOck, and by noon the
family had about finished their packing
and were ready for the momentous jour
ney. Gen. Harrison's time was pretty
well occupied with receiving the constant
stream of callers who came to say good
bye. Although the other members of the
family are more or less excited by the
work i'll hand and the prospect of the
trip, Gen. Harrison is Outwardly as cool
and collected as though he was Just going
off on five days hunting expedition in
stead of four years of greatness and
trIbulation
At 10 o clOck Gen. Harrison received
T. s. Quincy, president of the CONNER
cial Travelling Men IS Republican club of
Chicago, who called to present an elegant
gripsaek donated by the club.
FORAKER GOES TO MEET HIM.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, Feb. Ex-Governor
and Mrs. Foraker, accompanied by Pri-
waite Secretary Kurtz, leave at 3:15
p. m. on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
st. Louis to meet President-elect
Harrison. 1t is expected the trains viii
meet at Piqua, and the president S train
will reach Columbus at s: 20.
AT THE STATION.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Feb. 25.-The
presidential train left at 3:I5 p. n. amid
great enthusiasm. As the hour of
'clock approached the streets of the city
began to fill up, and Pennsylvania
avenue was soon thronged with thou
sands of ladies and gentlemen anxious
to participate in the farewell dem
onstration of the president-e elect. At =
o 'clOck sharp Governor Alvin p. Hovey
and Mayor Denny drew up in front of the
Harrison residence behind pair of large
white horses drawing a handsome car
riage, the private turnout of Mr.. J C..
Schaffer, personal friend of the gener-
al's. Governor Hovey and the mayor
alighted and walked arm in arm up the
hallway to the door when Gen. Harrison
met them and cordially shook hands.
The meeting was entirely informal.
Governor Hovey said they had
come to perform the very pleasant duty
of escorting the general to the station ON
his eventful trip to Washington. A
crowd of hundred or so of people stood
on the sidewalk and in the yard watch
ing the departure of the distinguished
Harrison emerged from the house and
proceeded to the carriage, and a thou
sand or more people followed
the carriages down Delaware street.
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed
along the route. In front of every res
idence were groups of people who eheered
enthusiastically as the carriages drove
by, the general constantly tipping his
, hat and waving his hand in farewell to
some old friend whom he recognized.
At Fort Wayne avenue the procession
left Delaware street and crossed over to
Pennsylvania street, which was lined on
either side the entire distance.
CHEER AFTER CHEER
went up as the general passed When
Ohio street was reached the throng was
lnnumerable. Here the veterans of the
George H. Thomas post were in line,
among them being Gen Lew Wallace and
many other well-known men. They were
accompanied by military band,
and as the general IS carriage drove
up they opened ranks and a cheer went
up from thousands of people that was
heard for many squares and notified
other thousands that the general had
reached the city. From this point to the
station it was one impenetrable throng
The buildings were black with people.
AT the intersection of Market and Penn
sylvania streets the members of the legis-
lature were drawn up in line, and the
carriages passed through the open files
of law-makers, who were cheering lus-
tily. They then fell IN line and escorted
the general TO the station.
1t was 8 o. o'clock when the party reached