Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-08
: THE, PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
The Chief Executive and Suit Make Quiet
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The Chief Executive and Suit Make Quiet
Visit to Jefse2iGity.
New York, Aug. 6.-The special train
carrying President Harrison reached
Jersey City at 1920 p. m. The president
and party occupied the private car of
President Roberts of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Cornelius N Bliss and Charles
f. Choat, president of the Fall River
line, met them at the train and escorted
them TO the tug BelYedieTe at the end OF
Adams express pier. Upon boarding
the tug, which was done almost secretly,
the party steamed oceanward without
any demonstration on the part OF the few
bystanders. They went as far down as
The NarrOWs and then returned to the
Fall River line pier. Castle William,
and Forts Wadsworth and Hamilton fired
salutes of twenty-one guns. l.. n. Low
ell, general agent Of the Fall River line,
met the party at the pier and
eight colored porters, clad in
new uniforms, seized with
gloved hands the baggage of the
president and party There was no
cheering as President Harrison stepped
from the tug to the pier, but few hats
"
Of the Pilgrim He bowed and passed
into the steamers cabin with a single
glance at the extra bunting displayed in
honor of his presence. His secretaries
followed him. Secretary Rusk brought
s1b the rear with white hat set upon the
back -of, his head. The head of the agri-
cultural department, however, was not
to accompany the party and took a car
riage to the hotel. He VIII remain here
a few days.
Secretary Proctor will go from Boston
to his home in Vermont. The Pilgrim
left here at $50 p. m.
BOSTON, MASS, Aug. President
Harrison and party arrived here at 9:03
q. m. AS early as 8 clock crowds be-
gan to gather about the station, and
when the train arrived the depot and ad-
jacent streets were packed with human
ity. At $3.50 Lieutenant Governor
Bracket and staff, with Mayor Hart,
arrived at the station and made their way
10 the platform, accompanied by Lieut..
Col. Mansfield of the United States en-
gineer corps, who is detailed as special
aide to the president, Immediately on
the arrival of the train Lieutenant Gov
ernOr Bracket boarded the presidents
car and cordially greeted the president.
moved along the platform, kept
free from the crowd by the police,
to the entrance to Kneeland street, where
carriages were in waiting to convey the
guests to the Hotel Vendome. When the
president appeared at the entrance cheer
after cheer went up from the crowd,
which enthusiasm was continued along
the entire route from the depot to the
hotel. The president bowed his ac-
acknowledgement. The party were es-
corted in five carriages by the First
battalion of *caEairy and police detail.
Many of the buildings and stores along
the route were gay with flags, bunting
and appropriate notices, and the side
walks, windows and streets were
thronged with people anxious to get a |
view of the president. 90,
As the first carriage, containing the |
president, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bracket |
and Adjt. Gen. Dalton, drove up in |
front of the hotel at $40, drawn by four |
horses, q hearty cheer went up which |
was repeated as the remaining carriages |
with the mayor and the other guests ar |
rived. The president. who was evidently |
in good spirits, jumped nimbly from the |
carriage and stepped rapidly up the hotel |
steps. He was followed by Secretaries
and Proctor and Private Secre-
tary HalfOrd. The president and those
accompanying him were escorted to the
reception room, thence to the elegant
suites reserved for them. After brief
rest in his private apartments, following
breakfast tine president entered the beau
tiful ebony room, and there, over-cano-
pied and enyironed on every hand with
flowers and foliage, received the officers
of the state and city, Federal officers,
officers of the United States army and
navy, mayors of cities and others to
whom invitations had been sent The
president during the reception stood un-
der a suspended eagle.
At the close of the reception President
Harrison again retired to his private
apartments, where he rested quietly un-
Ill l2:45, when the party again entered
the carriages and, escorted by cavalry,
started for Faneuil hall, where the pop
llar reception began at 1870 p. IN.