Morris tribune., 1889-02-27
A TRIUMPHAL TRIP.
Gen. Harrison and Party start
On Their Journey to the
White House.
Immense Crowds Gather at 1ndianap-
oils to Bid the Chief Of the Nation
Farewell.
The Route to Washington the Scene OF
Great Observation-Disclosures by
the President. elect.

RICHMOND, Ind, Feb. 26.-When Pres
ident elect Harrison reached the union
station at Indianapolis there were thous-
ands of people surrounding the cars OF
his train, and it was with considerable
difficulty that those entitled to admiss-
ion to the cars reached them. When, at
3 p. M, General Harrison reached the
depot, when he appeared on the back
platform of President Roberts private
car to address the multitude, there was
the greatest enthusiasm. The speech
delivered by Gen. Harrison was atten-
lively listened to, and upon its conclu-
sion the crowd gave three times three
cheers. About this time Private Secre-
tary Halford showed himself and was
received with a hearty round of applause
from his friends and comrades. AS the
train whisked through Irvington, CHM
berland, Philadelphia, Greenfield and
Charlottesville, it was cheered by the
crowds that had assembled at the re-
spective stations. At Knightstown a
stop of five minutes was made. The
President elect addressed the gathering
as follows:
NY Friends: 81 thank you for this
cordial greeting and demonstration. I
can detain the train but moment, and
l only stopped at the request OF the SUI
perintendent of the soldiers orphans
home, so that the children might have
an opportunity to see me, and that
might visa them the bright and prosper
GUS future which their fathers won for
them. I bid you goodbye"
At Dunreith, Lewisville, Strawn, Dub
lin, Cambridge City, East Germantown
and Centreville, there were demonstra-
tons by the people who had gathered to
see the train pass. At Cambridge City
one gun was fired. When Richmond
was reached the excitement and hurrah
of the assembled multitude became
| deafening.
While the engine was taking water at
Richmond, in response to the cheers and
cries for Harrison, the president-elect
from the rear platform of his car adj
dressed the citizens as follows:
My Friends: have SO long had my
home among you that l cannot but feel
sense of regret in leaving the soil of In
quacy, but am sure you will be patient
With my mistakes, and that you viii
give me all your help as citizens [CheerG
and cries, "We will in my efforts tt
promote the best interests of the people
and the honor of the nation we love. ]
thank you for this cordial greeting"
At Piqua there was brief stop. Cries
were made for the president-elect by {
large crowd of people who had gathered
at the station. Gen. Harrison went or
the rear platform of his car and wa
about to address the assemblage, whe1
the bell rung and the train started
While this was going on Governor anG
Mrs. Foster were pushing through the
crowd and finally succeeded in boarding
the car Haywood" and hastily made
through that car, which is occupied by
guests of Gen. Harrison, to the presi
dent-elect's private car, where they wer'
cordially greeted by Gen. and Mrs Har
rison. Jordans, Fletcher, Conover, st
Paris and Westville were passed without
incident, except cheers.