The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-01
THE LANDING AT wALL-sT,
Banquet at the Lawyers Club and Reeep-
ton at the City Hall.

LANOlNG Al WALL-ole
Banquet at the Lawyers Club and Recep-
ton at the City Hall.
New YORK, April 29.-On the arrival of the
Dispatch and the president opposite Wall-st.
ferry the ships anchored. A barge, manned by a
crew of shipmasters from the marine society oil
the port of New York, with Capt Ambrose
Snow, the president, as coxswain, went out to
the vessel. 1t was a crew of this same society
that rowed Gen. Washington ashore one hun
dred years ago. The barge selected 10 bear the
president ashore is one of the fastest boats in
the navy; is christened Queen Kapiolana and
belongs to the Dispatch. Following the ex-
ample OF Washington, President Harrison was
rowed ashore in the barge, As he stepped out
of the boat the presidential salute of twenty
one guns was again given.
The president was received by Gov. Hill,
Mayor Grant, Hamilton Fish and William G..
Hamilton. TO the left OF the pier was attached
the float, at which the boat containing the
presidential party emptied its distinguished
passengers. The float handsomely car
peted, and stairs leading to the pier were COW
cred with canopy oil bunting.
After the landing the procession was at once
formed, the president and Gov. Hill and Mayor
Grant being driven in q landau and accom-
panied by continuous cheers The old banner
OF the Marine society, which was borne before
Washington on April 20, 1889, had been pre-
served for one hundred years, and was to-day
carried before the presidents carriage up Wall
st. The banner, which IS about i've feet
square, was originally of silk, which is now q
faded yellow. The name of the society in gold
and blue letters is still as bright ever. A
little before . o'clock the carriages containing
the president, Gov. Hill, Mayor Grant and
Hamilton Fish drew up before the door of
the Equitable building. Chairman w. q.
Hamilton, of the committee on states, received
those in carriages, while the chimes of Old
Trinity played the doxOlOgy, the bands in the
street quickly catching up the strain. BY 2
o'clock all had reached the banquet hall. EX-
President Cleveland was not present and his
seat beside ex-President Hayes was filed by
Chauncey NJ. Depew.
The throng that endeavored to gain admit
ance TO the lawyers club, where the banquet
was held was vastly greater than the committee
had anticipated. The arrangements, however,
were admirable, and beyond a disagreeable
crush in the lower corridors there was neither
disorder nor confusion.
The Hon. William &. Hamilton, chairman of
the committee on states, in proposing the first
toast of the day George Washington" pre-
scented TO President Harrison elegant souve-
mir of the occasion. The souvenir consisted of
six beautifully engraved cards tied with yellow
and blue ribbons. On the first one was an en-
bossed picture of Washington; on the second
an engraving showing his landing in New
York in 1889: on the third z picture OF st.
PauPs chapel of 1889, portraits of Bishop Pro-
vost, Chancellor Livingstone and the various
members of the legislature. The fourth page
had an engraving of Federal hall and statistics
OF the period; the fifth page had portraits OF
President Harrison, Cows. Clinton and Hill,
Mayors Duane and Grant. The sixth page
bears an engraving of the Equitable building
and Washington house In Cherry-st. as well as
the menu of the luncheon.
President Harrison was introduced TO the
guests at the BANQUET table by Hamilton Fish.
10 horrad in raaoopfffon Of NJ iSh'e
remarks, and this ended the formal reception,
the guests almost Immediately taking their de-
parture, though in this they were somewhat
impeded by the enormous crowds in the build
ing.
The reception and lunch at the Equitable
building was scheduled TO end at $3.50 p. m.
Another minute after that time, TO the air OF
'Hail to the Chief" by Cappa's band, Presi-
| dent Harrison emerged from the massive gran
| tie portals and again entered his carriage fOr
| the journey to the city hall, president
| Morton and Eldridge I. Gerry following in the
next vehicle. The order of the procession and
| guard of honor was substantially the same as
| that which made the march from the foot Of
/ Wall-st. As the various organizations arrive
| at the city hall, they drew up in line before it,
| From the foot of the marble stairs leading up
| to the municipal building and stretching away
| into the rOtunda, was double line of white-clad
| public school and normal college girls, each
| with a basket of flowers, from which they
/ streWeu the path oil the distinguished men
| There were fully 200 scholars, among them
being two colored girls.
Arrived at the top of the stairs, President
| Harrison was rendered an address of welcome
delivered by Miss Anna A. Abrahams at the
| conclusion of which he was given a monster
bouquet of la-Frauce roses
President Harrison, arm in arm with Mayor
! Grant and Gov. HILL Vice-President Morton
| and committee then entered the city hail. The
| distinguished party were then escorted 10 tbs
| governors room, where the president began
/ receiving the visitors. He stood on a slightly
| raised platform, which was backed with bras
| railing, in the rear of which the president
| chair Beside this was Washngton's writing
/ desk. President Harrison took his position OF
| the right-hand side with Vice-President Nor
ton, Gov Hill and Mayor Grant beside him Il
/ the left, in the order named. The throng o
| people were at once admitted, and came inf
| steadily-moving body for nearly an hour.
| The throng was largely made up of stranger
| in this city, fact which was too apparent IL
many instances. One of the visitors was Dis
trict telegraph boy, who bore a message for th'
| president. He managed to read it without in
terfering with the reception. 1t was as fol
lows:
CHICAGO, April 2e.-Seventy-fve thousand peopl
of Illinois in meeting VIII expect senti
! ment from the president OF the United States TO
morrow. Please telegraph US to-day.
CENTEN NAL COMMITTEE
At 30 o'clock the president returned to hi
carriage, and, with Vice-President Morton an,
| Gov. Hill. were driven to Mr.. Morton's resi-
| dence, where he and Mrs. Harrison will b,
| guests during their stay.