The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1889-05-09

The Presidents journey fr ON Govern
or Green's mansion to Elizabethport was
one continual ovation.
When the President had boarded the
Dispatch and had been formally received,
it was nearly eleven O'Clock. The
Sirius, which had been assigned
to the presidential party, had taken
on its Dad at the EllZabethport
wharf. Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Morton
were installed in the ladies' cabin, and The
big steamer swung off from
the wharf with every one of
her decks crowded to the utmost
capacity. She steamed up the Kill slowly
to the spot where the Dispatch lay at
anchor, her head turned toward Eliza
bethport. Then she slowly drifted on be-
yond in the direction of Staten Island.
New YORK, April 30.-The Dispatch
moved rapidly up the Kill, past the
Sirius, which waited for her coming.
Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Morton, with
their party. were standing on the
bow of the Sirius. AS the Dispatch moved
past, the President. who was standing on
her quarterback, raised his hat to the
cheering crowd. Then, sweeping the deck
with pair Of glasses, he singled out
Mrs. Harrison and raised his hat
had gained headway and was keeping well
along with the Dispatch.
The Dispatch steamed on up the Kill
herself silent save when her whistle gave
warning to the craft about her, but
greeted in her progress by such shriek-
ing of steam whistles and exploding Of
gunpowder as made conversation in .
subdued or moderate tone Of voice an
impossibility. The banks of the Kill
were lined with men, women and chill
dren. A cloud OF waving handkerchiefs
hoated about their heads and echoing
cheers from thousands of throats rang
out over the water. Steam engines raced
along the banks, their whistles shrieking
In unison, If not in harmony with the
whistles Of the tug boats.
The quiet that reigned for a few min
utes was succeeded by shrieking of
whistles from the first line OF tug boats
beyond, and for moment the din was
deafening. 1t died away, to be succeeded
by the booming of cannon from the steam
boats.
AS the Dispatch passed up the line the
boats fell In behind her until the feet in
her wake grew TO mammoth proportions,
and she moved swiftly along TO the echo
ing din OF hundreds OF whistles and the
deafening reports from cannon, great
and small.
The Dispatch steamed past the wharves,
black with people, 20 the foot OF Wall
street. and came to anchorage st 1875 p.
m. 1t was nearly half an hour before
passage could be cleared. Then came
the presidential barge, manned by its
sturdy crew of grizzly- haired men,
many OF whom had not pulled an oar in
1tsf
attested that the proficiency they had
attained generation ago had not
been lost 1y the intervening years
OF ''resting on their oars" Pier
10, where the President landed, was
one OF the most brilliantly decorated
spots IN the city.
The President was received as he
stepped ashore by Governor Hill, Mayor
Grant, Hamilton Fish, president Of the
Centennial committee, and VIM. c. Ham
ilton, chairman Of the committee on
States, and with the other guests in car
riages, was escorted to the Equitable
building, where reception and collation.
was rendered them by the committee on
States
The PRESIDENT and his party arrived at
the Equitable building at :55 p. IN. The
President then, escorted by the committee
on States, entered the grand court between
the lines of troops. AS he entered the
troops on either side presented arms"
and the full choir OF Trinity Church, con-
Quoted by Dr. Messiter, the organist and
choir master OF Trinity, descended the
staircase opposite the entrance and
grouped themselves at the foot
They sang the hymn, Before the
Lord We Bow" The solemn hymn, rem
dered by this grand chorus, resounded
through the marble hall and stirred the
hearts Of all who heard it. AS the lunch
con began. Chairman w. G. Hamilton OF
the committee on States, presented the
President with silver case containing
the elegant souvenir cards Of Invitation.
In doing so, Mr.. Hamilton made few
formal remarks, to which the President
bowed acknowledgement Following this
the choir sang the doxology, accompanied
BY a full corps Of cornets. When the
music had ceased the President was con-
ducted to the Lawyers Club rooms where
areeeption took place.
One agreeable feature Of the affair, was
the absence Of handshaking. The floor
committee conducted the guests, two by
two, and presented them 70 the President,
who merely bowed and received bows in
return. S. I'D 1900 guests we're presented
iethe Chic. Magistrate. They represented