The sun., 1889-04-28
Virgins fair and matrons grave.
Those thy conqroring arms did save,
Build for thee triumphal bowers
Strsw, ye fair, his way with flowers,
Straw vOur h0rO's wly with flowers

From Trenton Washington went to Princeton
SskSs Hna TEs S New
reached Elizabethtqwn. and there, embarked
harbor pilots The barge cost over s206 and
was specially made for the transportation of
the baFEe b9rS also
officers OF .Sew York; Tho procession was tho
York Day had borne. Elias Boudinot, ono Of
the congressman on Washington's barge. wrote
to his wife:
sze Th M,
the Newark Bay, tho very water seemngto rejoice IN
sss
Se pS KIN. M q
with various sss came up with US and ioopSa in our our
several other ohieers in large barge presented them.
s.vs, With ths ,Rsn!d eSIGT % boat .0op
ADDED e Tan sa and 10 a %
came came With fu sSi "e5GN OaP n"x SSsR
fsi: ';s2a sGa "'Ga 5. as
ode Kn iF the
great CHIEF to the seat Of Government On It's toncla
sion salu!ed them with our hats and then they With
ano1her boa. came under our stern and presented Us
ney about dazen sssHsn BEGAN to ns IN parts
as we passed along Our wer,hy President was sTsass
the nc @ and 7" s ms
brilliant Al This moment number OF porpo!ses
snas ws s Of As ali s sE pph Ten up
w nov discovered sss shores to e crowded with
20 % Of Haa
III. place Of landing although near halt mile you
en poard every f but heads M anE s te
ears Of corn before he haryes The Tessss IN the har
az he9 haf mos Re
s ESn Of I
s Of OF sa e & sr Snd Gnf .s
ad also another vessel in the harbor the NoT!n caro-
.iriysd he ferry ,,iars where ,hGrs w,Ts ,Is
he of Of e 70 ssoe w5aa M
excellent patriot to that shore which he re;
snS hs s' y s sns %
and n ne most 1rs n, manIs5
III ~. .aa sS .sloH ns bee.
and Of day wh o m WIG f nad
patience. and who Joined the universal chorus Of
HssSmGS sel s %,sa Ssasy
ssSMd ,: sho By the Of Ss 5'ss
man q nc EsSp me % wsTe
and it required az The exeriions Of train OF
s s' Sopany WIN 4ha her sd R %
men and ladies The whole distance being abou:
The
an hour sefors s eoS I'M ns our and So
denct "' A. socn as his was done landing b.
81 n GSdy to ana .ry % as no s %S
wished tO show their respect in the aGectOnats
manner. When this was finished and the people dis
rersed, we went and dined with his Encellency Gov
Clinton, who had provided elegant dinner for uS
Thus ended our commission Tho evening though very
after street being illuminated in superb manner
cannot he stating how highly were favored in
the weather Tho whole procession had been com
peteiy finished and We had repaired 10 the Governors
before II began to rain when the President the
wharf an officer up and addressing him said he
had tho honor command his guard and that It WAS
ready obey his orders Tho President answered that
the prcEent arrangement he should proceed
directed, bnt that after that was over he hoped he
wOrd give himself further trouble. the affection
of his fellow citizens uurning to the crowd was all the
guard lie wanted.
The chronicles OF that period relate that the
sun shone warmly upon the scene upon the
bay. twas ut Mprrny's wharf N tho foot OF
Wall street that Washington walked up the
carpetcd steps about p NJ. on Thursday.
April 23. Gov. Clinton stood at the head Of the
staircase and badc Washington wei
come No sooner was he seen by Clintons
side than the multitude clecrcd with al! their
strength Of lungs. Fervor enthusiasm hilari-
GUS 10y mpde the concoprfe shout until, as
10 clear a path for tho Presidential process