Wichita eagle., 1889-04-21
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! WASHINGTON PASSING THROUGH TRENTON
Washington had set out from Mount Yer
non as soon as Secretary Thompson arrived,
and his journey was one continuous tri-
umphal procession. Cities, towns and vii
lagos turned out en- masse The road for
many miles was lined with people from the
adjacent country, manifesting their Joy in
many impulsive ways, by shouts, by laugh
ter and by tears. Mothers who had
trudged many miles held up their babes
that they might say in after life that
they had seen Washington. The sick and the
aged were carried TO the line and given prom
inent places at the windows The veterans
| of the revolution and the new militia paraded
everywhere Guns were fired, triumphal
arches We're erected in the towns and
stretched from tree TO tree in the country
/ At Gray's Ferry, across the SchuyIl1ill. the
| president-e!ect was escorted through a long
avenue of laurelS under a sort of arbor COW
cred with laurel branches. As be passed the
! last arch a civic crown of laurels was ingen-
/ iously lowered upon his head from above,
greatly to his surprise, and amid the deafen-
ing shouts OF the multitude. At Trenton a
magnificent triumphal arch had been erected.
Above it was the date of his victory at that
place in gold lettering with howes twined
about it, and as he passed under this thirteen
girls in white marched before him. sang
welcoming ode and scattered flowers in his
pathway.
AT the same time John Adams was ap-
preaching with somewhat less state from
New England, and on the Goth of April lie
arrived in New York. escorted from the Con-
nectlcut line to kingsbridge by the light
horse of NestcheSter county, and from
kingsbridge into the city by all the city cav
airy, commanded by Gen. Malcolm and Capt
Stokes, and followed by most OF the members
Of congress and large concourse of citizens.
He lodged at the house of Hon John Jay,
ID the next day was escorted to the senate
amber bv Caleb Strong and Ralph Lard.
where he was introduced as vice president OF
the United States and took the oath of Office
Early on the morning of April % the
booming Of cannon and the ringing of bells
announced that Washington had arrived st
Elizabethport, n j., and business was en-
tirely suspended. At Elizabethport the pres
ident-elect was received by committee of
congress, OF winch Ehas Boudluou was chair
man, and by the heaI,S of the departments in
the confederation. namely: John Jaw, secre-
tary Of foreign affairs; John Knox, secretary
of war; Robert r. Livingston, chancellor Of
the state of New York. Samuel Osgood, Ar
thur Lee and Waiter Livingston. commits
sioners Of the treasury; Ebeaezer Hazard.
postmaster general, ard by the mayor and
recorder Of the city
A large and handsome barge, prepared and
draped for the purpose. was in waiting.
manned by thirteen masters Of vessels in
white uniform. and commanded by Commo-
dore James Nicholson Washington was
seated in this, snd as it moved slowly from
the Jersey shore other barges, fancifuliy dec
GRATED. fell into hne behind IL The process
sion moved through the narrow strait between
New Jersey and Staten Island, and many
boats and vessels fell into its wake AZ it
passed Bedloeis Island g sioop came alongside
bearing volunteer choir of twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen, who sang an ode composed
Tor the occasion to the music OF God Save
the Queen" Every vessel in the harbor was
IN holiday attire, the Spanish ship-of-war
Galveston being especially noticeable. and IS }