St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-27

punches of carnation pinks and hya-
cinths. As the train left behind it the
venerable city where Gen. Harrison's
grandfather was nominated for the
presidency, the general, Mrs. Harrison
and the members of the family re-
mained out upon the platform some
little time. The train was moving slow
when
A BRIGHT-FACED BOY
wearing a knit cap, with tassel, and
carrying small photographers outfit,
ran beside the train and called out to
the general that the train would stop
ure. The general nodded his approval
and watched the Jealous lad with inter-
est as he kept pace with the moving
train. Opening the door, the general
called Russell and his wife and Mrs.
Mckee and Mrs. Lord to come out with
him and Mrs. Harrison and have their
photographs taken. Of course they all
complied. while the nurses held Ben
jamln and Mary Mckee up at the win
dow, Russells baby, Marthena, being in
the other ear at the time. Finally the
train stopped at Bridgeport Junction,
across the river, and the young amateur
hastily adjusted the. tripod, and waving
his hand for them to prepare, he
uncovered the lens for moment
and then politely doffed his cap.
The train moved up little
and so did the boy, and coming closer,
he secured second picture. The gen
eral inquired his name, and he said it
was Hugh Beaver, and one of the
crowd OF boys called out that he was
a son of Gov. Beaver, whereupon
Russell Harrison opened the gate and
assisted the little fellow up the steps,
and the general shook his hand and
told him to give his regards to his
father, the governor. As the train
moved off Mrs. Mckee requested the
young artist to send her one of the
do so; provided" said he. II have
secured good picture.' These were
the only photographs of the general
secured since his departure. From
Harrisburg to Baltimore the ride was
over the Northern Central railroad, and
he train pulled out of Pennsylvania s
capital city at II, attached to
Engine II, in control of George Rule.
j. G. Hammell was conductor. and
Trainmaster S. D.. Mill had general
supervision of the train as the repre-
sentative of Supt. Kapp. On the way
down to Washington the train ran
ahead of the news special put on for
Inauguration business, and therefore
had no trouble in keeping strictly up to
schedule time. At New Cumberland,
GoldsbOro, Mount Wolf and York
Haven the scenes common to all towns
OF like size along the route from In
dianapolls were repeated, and the train
passed York on time at 11:2S.
ARRIVED AT BALTIMORE.
The train bearing President-elect
Harrison and party to Washington ar
rived at union station promptly at LIS
ia the afternoon. A tremendous crowd
was assembled at the depot, and thou
sands were on the bridges overlooking
the Pennsylvania tracks. There was
StOppage of but few minutes for the
purpose of reversing the train, and
the presidential party started on the
last stage of its journey amid storm of
cheering. Upon arrival at Baltimore,
and while the cars were being shunted,
preparatory to entering upon the last
stage of Gen. Harrison's trip to the ma
tional capital, the employees of the rail-
road about the yards and station in the
city, to the number of several hundred,
surrounded the car containing tue pres
ident-elect, who, with Mrs. Mckee and
Mrs. Lord, appeared on the platform.
Cheers were freely given, and relatively
more enthusiasm manifested than at
any point on the way. None were ad-
mltted within the gates save employees,
and many others were content to take
their view of the next president at a
distance. There was one exception,
Mrs. John l.. Findlay, whose husband
is cousin of epresident-elect. Owing
to the shifting about of the cars, she was
unable to gain access to Gen. Harrison,
greatly to her disappointment. She
came to present the congratulations
and regards of her husband, who is con-
form on which the general and the
ladies STOOD was crowded by the eager
WOuld-be hand-ShakerS until the train
started for Washington, via the Balti-
more Il Potomac, at | :19. Pennsylvania
Engine No. 105. Engineer Rowe, was in
advance. Trainmaster Bell was in gen
eral charge of the train and ii. j. Myers
was conductor. Whether because of
their propinquity to the permanent
locale of presidents and consequent
lack of curiosity concerning them, the
train commanded less attention there
than on any other part of the route.
The occupants of the train turned their
attention to lunch and then to prepa-
rations for debarking. Engineer Rowe
pulled the throttle wide open, and at 2::3O
the train drew up on the track along
side the freight house, Ninth street and
Maryland avenue, at which point the
executive committee of the inaugural
committee was in waiting with carriages
for the travellers. The train was run at
this point in order to escape the crowd
which had gathered at the Sixth street
station. and the ruse was successful,
albeit several hundred shrewd curiosity
hunters were drawn to this spot by the
appearance of the carriages. With as
little delay as might be, Gen. Harrison
was seated and then driven rapidly to
the Arlington house. where they at
once sought the privacy of their apart.
| mems. Others on the train were sent
| to their several destinations in the city,
after good-byeS had been said, and the
trip of President-elect Harrison to the
capital was at an end. 1t had been ac.
complished in twenty-three hours and
eighteen minutes without single mis-.
hap and with great comfort.
IN WASHINGTON AT LAST.