The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-30

Ihc time Was principally occupied al
breakfast boo the Pullman dining car Con.
,inenial, where am elaborate mann wa
served
an ooNtENoN CnFEN's
EiI1Auruu. N.J. April 30 The Pre-.
-.dmuM train arrived at ,2j The
President bad risen, and thc family wa.
90 once taken tO Governor Green's The
Centennial celebration in cOmmemora.
lion of the Inauguration of the first
President 0f the lu'iei States may hc
said t0 have commenced here This morn.
ing with the arrival of President llarri.
son. ON the 23l of April one hundred
wears ago General Washington arrived
mere uhe place then called Elizabeth
town. after tedious journey of siN days
from Washington This morning presi-
dent Harrison .O great is tbc contrast in
means of transportation wrought 10y a
century. arrived at s3j A. NJ, having
covered ihe same distance. surrounded
by ihc ease and comforts and elegance 0i
% PENNSYLVANIA railroad palace car, with
ln six hours.
10 was cloudy ai sunrise. but later ON.
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weather and % beautiful balmy day. later
on. however they shut down again The
people of the city were asiir early, and
long before the Presidential train arrived
crowds gathered at the niOn depot and
aloua the streets leading To- Governor
Green $ residence where President llar-
ri.on was to take breakfast The resi-
lcnres stores and hotels on the
.treefs leading from Governor
Grccn4 mansion. ON Cherry street
to Ellabethp0U. along the route of
the procession were eayiy decorated
with flags and bunting Three arches
.panncd the streets at different points.
The first-scyentv feet broad and twenty
eight fee. high-at Broad and East Jer-
scv streets Another, called the Living
Arch" al Elizabeth avenue and the
Cross roads. ON which were stationed
forty-nine pretty girls. 60 represent
foriy-twO STATES and seven Territories,
who threw yollcys of flowers at thc Pres
idcnt as Dee passed under the arch. The
.inc of march followed, rs near as pos"
.ible. fhe historic route taken by General
Washington hundred years ago, aud
from Governor Green residence 10 the
Alcovnc Boat club house is distance Of
about iWO miles and half The parade
and procession was the most imposing
ever witnessed hero Nearly fve thou
sand men were i'm line The first diyi-
sion was composed of five companies OF
ihe Third regiment. New Jersey militia;
Zine second. members of the Grand Army
of tine Republic. 300 strong thlri,
lodge. of the Ancient order OF
odd Fellows. the Junior Order OF
American Mechanics, knights ol
pylhias. the knights of ST. John, and
thirteen boys lon continental uniform.
Z he fourth division was the Ancient Ut
der of llcrbria, Sis hundred strong.
The hiih division, called the Department
of Agriculture. made striking ana
pictur s0ue feature of The procession.
This was The granger or farmers. mere
were numerous floats carried IN TINS N
vision. representing comparisons
between farming one hundred
wears ago and lately. There were men
I'm line i'm old time costumes. carrying
-e,thes snd svckles, boys going 10 mil
with bags OF grain. and groups OF farm
ers with old fashioned agricultural I'M
pie,nenfs. such ~ wooden moGld.board
olows. cradles. fails. e'c. The IRE de-
pafimcnt Of Elizabeth. ten companies
,ttone. with their engines and apparatus,
made up the sixth and last division.
By , O'Clock 800 people were massed
in and around the Pennsylvania depot
!, aiunr the arrival Of the Presidential
irair.. The sidewalks of the principal
streets were ALIKE giih people, martial
music resOunded everywhere and march
inc men were moving in every direction
10 the places in the procession. At ''20
Ihe Presidential train drew slowly in the
depot President HARRISON who WIN
his family occupied the last car, was the
first to step from the rear platform
unlcklg followed by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs.
Mckee and others.
President llarrison's appearance on
The platform was at once the occasion
Of q prolonged shout Of welcome 'iom