Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-03-07
HARRISON,S RIDE.


Enthusiastic Reception of General Har-
rison and Party the Arrival of the
Presidential Special at Baltimore-The
Arrival at the Capital-A Disappointed
Crowd-Ouartered at the Arlington.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 26.-General Har-
rison's special arrived at Union Station at
LIS p. m. Fully 1000 people were on
hand, including many negroes, and it may
be safely asserted that the President
elect during his trip from Indianapolis
to the National capital received no more
kindly greeting and hearty welcome than
was accorded him III Democratic Balti-
more. There were about 300 persons who,
by special favor, had been given
the privilege of going within the
railing to the tracks, but the
great crowd filled the outside platform,
the Charles Street bridge which spans the
railroad tracks, and the long fight of
stairs leading from the station up to the
street. AS the train pulled into the sta
ton it was welcomed by thousands of
huzzas, and rush was made by those ON
the tracks for General Harrison's car,
which was on the rear of the train. The
car was Immediately cut loose from the
train and shifted down the west track and
backed up against what all along
has been the front of the train,
but which reverses position from
Baltimore to Washington. The car was
followed by the people inside, many clam
boring up the brake handle and guards to
shake hands with General Harrison, who,
with his wife and daughter, Mrs. Mckee,
stood on the platform. When the car had
finally been reattached to the train a
scene rarely witnessed ensued. The crowd
on the outside could stand exclusion no
longer. Hundreds of them clambered
over the iron fence, others car
ried the depot masters before them,
and forced entrance by the gates
until 1000 people swarmed and crushed
on the tracks. The police, of whom there
were fifty or more, seemed powerless.
The people, white and black, climbed upon
each others shoulders, and mounted the
shifting engine which handled the Gener-
al's car, in order to get a shake of the
hand from the President elect. This con.
tlnued for six or seven minutes, the engi-
neer of the shifter not daring to move
his engine with human beings stand
ing even on it's wheels. Gener-
al Harrison smiled, bowed as he
stood bareheaded, and shook hands with
as many as could reach him. Finally, at
1:2S p. M, the tracks were cleared, COM
paratively at least, and the train moved
out. General Harrison, Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. Mckee, Secretary Halford and a
couple of others stood on the rear plat
form, the General bowling his acknowl-
edgments to the cries of "God-speed"
until the train passed into the tunnel.
ARRIVAL AT THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga large crowd
of people gathered in and about the Bal
timore & Potomac depot at two O'Clock
this afternoon and awaited the arrival of
the train with President-elect Harrison
and his travelling companions, which
should have arrived in the depot at 2:30
p. III. Inside the depot and the plat
form were a score or more of newspaper
correspondents, and quite number of
prominent public men, friends or ac-
quaintances of General Harrison; but
they were doomed to disappointment, for
at2:35 word came that the special train had
stopped at the freight depot on Maryland
avenue where Colonel Britton, Judge NJ.
McCammon and several other members
of the inaugural committee were waiting
with carriages to take General Harrison
and friends to the Arlington. The party
quickly alighted and were rapidly driven
through the Smithsonian grounds and
Pennsylvania avenue to the hotel. The
crowd at the depot, as soon as this infor-
nation was received quickly dispersed.
In and about the Arlington Hotel about
two hundred people had gathered to wit
ness the arrival of the President-elect.
The windows of the houses opposite the
hotel were crowded with women and
children. AS the time for the expected
arrival of the General and party drew
nearer, the crowd became more excited,
and each approaching carriage was
greeted with cries of ''here he is" and
other similar remarks. The approach of
the distinguished party was heralded
by running crowd of small boys
and men, who preceded the carriage. A
the carriage containing the President
elect drew up in front of the door to the
hotel annex, General Harrison could be
seen holding his little grandchild in his
lap. Chairman Britton jumped from the
carriage and assisted Mrs. Mckee to
alight. The General came next, and as
he emerged from the vehicle the spectators
broke into rousing cheer, to which the
President ELECT replied by lifting his hat
and smiling. Taking the arm os Mrs. Nc
Kee, General Harrison walked up the
steps of the hotel, and just at 2:4S Mr..
Roselle, the proprietor of the hotel, met
him at the threshold, and grasping his
guished guests hand, bade him well
come to Washington. The party at once