Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-03-07
ARRIVAL AT WAsiiINGTdN.
Gen. Harris0n and Party DomiciIed at the
Arlington Annex:
Iwashington Cd. C) dispa'ch;l

Washington Cd. C) dispa'ch.1
Presldent-eect Harrison his family and inn
mediate friends are comfortably housed in tha
Johns on Annex to the Arlington Hotel the Jour
ney hither having boon made wi hout accident,
everything is homelike. No one intrqdes on
guests. For tho fow days that eapse before
tho General becomes tho White Houso ten:
ant be Is assured as much freedom from an
noyance as was possible In his Indianapolis
home. The arrival OF the Presidential party in
Washington was marked by 20 public demoa--
stration. This was in accorgance with the
wishes OF Gtn Harrison. TIE special train
came in about 2 ~. The Inaugural Com
mittoe arranged to have the train stopped
and Ninth street. Consequently tho party part
avoided the crowd of people who wcre I'm wait
ing at the Pennsylvania Railway Station. In
the evening, an informal general reception took
place and nearly all the leaders OF tho Repub
ncan p lrty called.
The family aro delighted with their rooms,
which were arranged for their reception. They
were not only ewly decorated but were filled
with the most beautiful Towers. Mr.. Elliot
f. Shepard fent large basket OF roses to each
OF the ladies m the rarty-Mrs. Harrison, Mrs.
Mckee, Mrs. Harrison Jr., and Mrs. Saunders,
her mother. Mr. and Mfs Adams of Chicago
left beautiful cluster Upon the cettor.thble
and Mrs. Blaine Mrs, Hissock Mr. Roselc, the
proprietor of tho hotel Congressman Bel .en
aud wi.o, bf Rochester, and several others
membered them in similar manner, until the
room looEe as IL it had been adorned for ball:
james q. Blaine was the first caller, aud was
accof1od ready welcome NoXt was Sloan B.
Fasset, soon 70 lowed by Cen Powell Claytoh
OF Arkansas. After supper and until midnight
the calls OF prominent people wero frequent.
1t is claimed that there were no detectives on
the Harrison train and that he will not havo any
around him at tho hotoE He has no fear OF
cfanks on assassins, but on the other hand, has
n dread OF detectives, which Mira. Harrison shares
with him.
1t was known that there would bo a great
crowd at the stat on in Washington TO meet the
party, and, with his usual desire to avoid making
show OF himself, Gen. Harrison had tee
~ oil of hn Inn fNrFQ NfTNN
Committee, TO have carriages wait for
the Tarty at the corner of Mary
land avenue and Ninth street, where, there
rangoment leaked out, innd while Washington
people by the thousand packed the station and
the streets in the neglborhood from o'clock
until after the General was safely at his hotel,
there were not over a hundred persons at the
freight station TO see th party disembark. These
were attracted by the unusual spectacle OF so
many carriages gathering at such an out-of-the-
way spot Gen. Williams, of the Inauguration
Committee had charge Of the alrangem ants,
and with his aid the whole party was got OF
the train and into the carriages in n few min
utes. At so o'clock the first of the car
riages drove up befo the johnson House
crnS Snre5 ~ 70 , tne e. h hhrainftUn JnerG l t Vas
q neral Britton stepped out first followed by
Mrs. Harrison. Young Benjamin Harrison Nc
kee was then banded out, and the crowd began
a murmur which broke into cheers as General
Harrison himself appeared. He paused on the
stepping stone, snl bowed both ways to the
Wnlcn, bnoroDy nBBufou tnat tner0 was
no mistake eheeret again, ana so long that
whom no reached the hotel door the President
elect turned again and bowed. The rest OF the
party arrived within few minutes, ana all were
soon settled in the fine suite of rooms that
have been set apart as the branch White House
until the regular build ng is available. The
largo parlor on he first foor has been sot apart
as q business office. and Private Secretary Hal
ford and S.enograpber Tibbitts were installed
there. No pleasanter location for the Presi-
don't ial quarters could have been chosen rs the
familV Ha9 NIL the DriVacV tleV cOnll get n
house OF their own. Sergeant D,nsmore, who
kept watch and ward ut the White House
through so many years OF Rep lblican rule, has
been brought down from Vermont by Manager
Bennot of the Arlington, fer service as door
keeper at the entrance o the Harrison suite.
A quar-. Of an hour af or the Harrison party
arrived at their hotel MIR. Blaine called to see
them. Instead OF going to the johnson House,
he went to tn hotel office. Mr.. Russell Harri-
son promptly met h m and took him 10 see his
father. Shortly thereafter, Governor Proctor,
OF Nrmont called. The Governor has man.
aged to keep his name of most Of the Cabinet
slates publicly offered TO General Harrison,
but there have been n number OF indications
recently that he was to 60 into the Cabinet,
and in the light OF these indications his call
immediately following Mr. Blaine's appeared
to have some Significance. Sloat Fassett OF
New York; dropped in during the afternoon TO
put in n few last words in behalf OF Mr. Platt.
Senators Hoar, Cullom. and Cokrell, tho Senate
Committee OF Arrangements for the inaugura-
tion, called TO ask General Harrison II IL would
be in all respects convenient TO him to be in
augurated next Monday. Senator Cullom says
he does not think It would be proper for
him to tell what General Harrison replied.
General Harrison and his family dined at
o'clock, the dinner being taken from the regular
hotel menu. There was no guest except Mrs.
Harrison's father, the venerable Dr. Scott who
seems pretty active for man OF seventy Tho
General took little apollinaris and St. Julien
claret with his dinner, but did not stay for des-
sert With Mr.. Mckee he walked up Vermont
avenue 70 Iowa Circle, fronting ON which is the
Woodmont apartment house. where General
Harrison lived thIee years ago.