New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
HARRISON IN BALTlMohh'
THE PRESIDENT REVIEWING A GREAT In
DUsTRIAL PARADE
,,..r ,,v,, EXERCISES IN THE CELEBRATION
OF THE BATTLE OF NORTH r0lST-HIS'
roR1oAn rABInAUs-RrPRrshST'
ING RAILROAD PROGRESS
my rrLEGRAPn TO THE IhiboNhl

TORICAL TAbbI~n
ING RAILROAD PROGRESS
-x,,ax,rn TO THE TRIBUSEI
CIT o-Three hundred thousand
bai',lnS, a. .,o,vded the hundreds of stands and
pepp@ and hacked the sidewalks along the
VIM wiz. =, ,be great civic and industrial parade
rou'e the weeks festivities in honor OF the
ope. eftb anniversary OF the Battle Of North
D., and the defence of Baltimore Fifty thou
sand men and upward of ten thousand horses
made ND the procession in its varied forms. For
,opr hours President Harrison stood on the re-
viewing stand hat in hand. bowling to the sa!utes
and cheers of the vast army Of marchers. With
the President were Secretary Window, Secretary
Tracy. Adutant-General kelton, Walker Blaine,
Governor Hggs, of Delaware, and Maryland State
and city officials. When the President finally
turned from the closing scenes of the industrial
section of the parade he remarked to Mayor
Latrobe that it was of the most magnificent
displays he had ever witnessed. When Gam
brnus, surrounded by bevy of German beauties
in brilliant costumes, rode by on float. the
President remarked to the Mayor as the maidens
raised their foaming tanllards to him in salute
"Nice girls, they are and joined heartily in the
laugh that followed the remark.
The leading features of the parade were the
old volunteer fremen. the historic display and
the representation of the progress In American
railroads as depicted on floats by the Baltimore
and Ohio and the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
panies. The fremens display was particularly
fne IL included companies from New-1orK,
Brooklyn, Poughkeepsie and Catsklll, \. T.; PhlLa-
delphia, Wilmington. Del; Washington and other
cities. The President WAS particularly interested
in the fremen's display, and, as several COM
panies filed past. the President waved his hand
kerchief to them, and the 10000 people about
the reyiewjnQ-stand shouted themselves hoarse.
The historical floats represented War;" Peace"
and the Star Spangled Banner" The first was
a symbolcal representation of the Battle OF North
Point Columbia. handsome female figure. was
ia the act of calling on her sons to defend the
country On the Peace" float Columbia was
seated on a throne, with seven characters repre-
senting the Army and Navy with their furled
standards. A Continental soldier stood in the
centre of the Star Spangled Banner float,
bearing the Stars and Stripes. Banners bearing
the names of Key, Wells and McComas and other
patriots of the War of 1872 were borne On the
float.
Progress in rairoading was exhibited in a
striking manner by the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road floats. The first fOat representation of
the first inclosed passenger coach run on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1928, whose
motive power was one horse. This car was driven
by Mr. Galloway, who is to-day an engineer on
the Baltimore and Ohio He was seated on the
float The next float supported an improved
passenger coach of S31, which was drawn by two
horses 1t was doube-decker, twenty-five feet
high. ten feet wide and thirty-eght feet long
The n. in body of the coach was shaped some
what after the style Of the stage coaches of the
days when railroads were Just coming into vogue.
Next there was a represe entaton Of the Page
motor This was the first electric invention that
ever propelled railroad car, and its trial trip was
made on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad iu 1851
The representation was made of wood from the
original model. This doat contained two other
designs in ancient railroad mechansms, the Cooper
locomotive and the crab engine, which is properly
known by the name of its inventor, the Wyman
engine About 1881 there was tried on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad sail-car that dld
not prove successful float carried fac-simile Oh
this This car was propelled by square sail bent
10 mast in the centre of the car, which was SET
and furled by sheets in a similar manner to sails
on shipboard.
A float forty-two feet long contained 1altn-
full representation of the newest phase IN the eNo
luton of railroad progress, vesubue tram Inc
float carried a train in which all except the last
two cars had entered tunnel In these cars
were seated passengers and the train was EQUIPPED
with conductor. brakeman and porter
A delegation Of the Baltimore and Ohio con-
ductors and 500 men from the Baltimore ana
Ohio shops, neatly uniformed. preceded this dis
play, and the United States Marine Band FUR
nished the music. The 4th PennSy Ndnia egl-
ment Band and the Philadelphia City Drum Corps
preceded the Pennsylvania Railroad EXHIBIT.
That company had one large float, followed by
wagon carrying the old employees. The hoat
nj ted a NortnpTu HALLWAY
vatOr with three trains OF miniature cars passing
in and out of the elevator delivering grain To
twenty feet long. Following this float was
wagon gotten up in representation OF the interior
of a passenger coach, which carried old employees.
Between four and five hundred men IN the employ
Of the railroad were in line. They wore gray
shirt with black trousers, red belt and black
caps
The President enjoyed heartily the amusing feat
ures of the industrial parade When packages of tea,
candy, cards, circulars and lznicknacks were show
cred at the stand by the worllmen on the floats
in their boisterous enthusiasm, he lodged them
good-naturedly. Catching little pair of trousers
thrown to him from clothing float, he handed
them 10 the Mayor for his new baby boy.
In the hotel parlors were many prominent citl
zens when the Mayor read the engrossed resolu-
mons OF the Clty Council inviting the President to
hold a puollc reception at the City Hall. The
Mayor, in behalf of the Reception Committee, in
vited him TO a luncheon in his honor aft the hotel
In response the President said:
! assure you il gives me pleasure 10 be on the
cordial terms which your expressions have CON
veyed Of your hospitality, and it is appreciated.
and feel the obligation 10 the limit of my
strength. l accede to your requests and hone for
an interchange of hospitality and friendship, The
President of the United States and the people Of
baltimore should be on cordial terms II gives
me pleasure, Mr.. Mayor, TO place myself in vonr
hands and those Of your friends"
There were so guests in the large dinineroom
Of the Rennert Hotel An orchestra concealoI
behind natural ferns played during the meal A.
the hOnored guests table were President Harrison,
the Hon James A. Gary, Secretary Tracy. Adjutant
General kelton, John s. Gilman, General Felix
Mayor Hodges, United States Senator Wilson and
John f. Hirst.
After luncheon the President held reception for
two hours at the City Hail. continuous line OF
people passed through the Mayors reception rooms
Mayor Iatrobe and Secretary Tracy stood on each
side Of the President and the Mayor introduced
the President had complimentary word to saw
ahnrt Lo nolnhratin In drivinr .hna,,.-L -.