St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-02
The hilarity was kept up until shortly
after o'clock. when the police were
instructed to clear the house.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
The Presidential Party OF for
WASHINGTON.

JERSEY CITY, N. j., May lit was
nearly 5 o'clock when the presidential
party arrived at the Pennsylvania rail-
road ferry landing from New York, the
departure of the special train for Wash
ington having been delayed one hour
beyond the scheduled time at the re-
quest of the committee having charge
of the New York industrial parade,
The carriages containing the dis
tinguished party were driven to the
railroad yard just outside the depot,
where the special train awaited them.
A large crowd had gathered about the
train, and the president was loudly
cheered as he stepped from his
carriage and walked to the private
car of Vice President Frank Thompson.
The train was made up of the combina-
ton car Premier, the correspondents
car. the dining car Continental, and the
private car occupied by the president.
The party included the president and
Mrs. Harrison, the vice president and
Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Kate Davis Brown,
Miss Ida Murphy, Private Secretary
HalfOrd and others. A number of the
party which had accompanied the preSi-
dent from Washington were obliged to
leave New York before the conclusion
of the centennial ceremonies. Several
others had determined to remain in
New York before the conclusion of the
centennial ceremonies. and several
other sleeping cars that had brought the
party from Washington were left be-
hind on the return trip. The private
car occupied by the president was beau
tifully decorated. In the open fireplace
in the little parlor boomed lilies and
roses, while American Beauties and
Marechal NielS wreathed the windows,
and feStOOnS of SmilaX decorated the
ceiling. At 5:15 the train pulled out of
the yard.
AT WASHINGTON ON TIME.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The presi-
Dental train pulled into the station at
l0:45 tonight, exactly the hour it was
scheduled to arrive. The journey from
New York was quick and pleasant
one. Only two stops was nader The
first was at Trenton. Vice President
Frank Thomson, of the Pennsylvania
railroad. was to have joined the party
at this point, but he telegraphed from
Philadelphia that he was not we'll
enough. The second stop was made at
Philadelphia, where the train was de-
layed about five minutes. AS soon as the
train started supper was served in the
dining-car Continental and in the presi-
dents car. When the rest of the party
had been satisfied, the dining-car was
given up to the newspaper cOrrespOn-
dents. During their dinner several of
the members of the party came in from
the other cars, and speeches were made
by number of distinguished guests.
Secretary Rusk was made TO listen to a
song detailing the woes of an
Office seeker. which he seemed
to enjoy thoroughly. Secretary Proc
tor declined to speak, and his
hasty exit from the car was made to a
chorus of amusing illusions to the
secretary of peace" The entire COM
pany drank the health of Secretary
who had resisted all attempts to pur-
suade him to sing a song, responded in
a graceful manner. Assistant Secre-
tary Bussey established his popularity
Immediately by announcing that he was
tie only member of the new adminstra-
tion that had no doorkeeper. Private
Secretary Halford, who was called
to respond for the president,
aud Immediately said that he had
a doorkeeper and needed two. Post
master General Wanamaker said that if
he had not gone into the dry goods bus
mess he was quite sure he would have
been newspaper man. and he prom
ised the company that the tw0-cent
postage stamps should be colored a
vivid red if the Washington correspond
ents wished it. Maj. John NJ. Carson
made speech in behalf of the Wash
ington correspondents. In the course
of his remarks he drew a very pretty
contrast between the methods of travel
ing one hundred years ago, and
those of the present period. He
took occasion to Congratulate the Penn
sylvania road upon the very thorough
and magnificent equipment of the
presidents train. and concluded his re-
marks by asking his associates and the
distinguished guests present to join
him in drinking the health of the man
ayers of the great corporation which
had done so much toward perfecting
railroad travel. The speech was fol-
lowed by cheers for Vice President
Thompson, George w. Boyd and E. T.
Postlethwaite. At all the larger sta
tions along the road, crowds cheered
the train as he went by. A large crowd
cheered the president as he walked
through the station here and took his
seat in the White house carriage, which
was waiting for him.