The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-12
G. A. R. WEEK AT BOSTON
PRESIDENT HARRISON AND HIS
PARTY IN THE CITY.

Salutes From Men-of-War Greeted
Him as He Sailed Up the Bay on the
Cruiser Baltimore-A Banquet With
out Speeches a Reception at the
Parker House.
BosToN. Aug. 1L.-Grand Army week
opened here with hustle and excitement.
Fortunately the weather is cool, light over
coats being in demand. Visitors have been
coming to the city for several days in
crowds, but to-day they swarmed in, and
the streets have been filed with marching
bodies of men in process of distribution to
their quarters.
As the cruiser Baltimore, flying the presi-
DENTAL flag and bearing President Harrison,
Secretaries Rusk and Noble, and Private
Secretary Halford entered Boston harbor
this afternoon, she was metby the cruiser
Atlanta, the corvette Kearsage, the gun
boats Petrol and yorktown, the
dispatch boat Dolphin, the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius and the torpedo boat
Cushing-all save the Kearsage and Cush-
ing firing salutes-and the revenue cutter
Gallatin, with Gov. Brackett, Col. Beard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee on board, aud
THE CITY's REPRESENTATIVES.
Mayor Hart and other members of the
city government also went down the har-
Dor in the j. Putnam Bradley to welcome
the chief magistrate, while Mrs. Noble aud
the other ladies were on board the Vigi-
liant. President Harrison landed about
40 O'Clock amid the thunder of cannon at
Rowe's wharf, and was escorted to the
Hotel Vendome by the First Battalion of
cavalry, the route being through
Broad, State, Washington, fremont,
Boylston and Dartmouth streets.
The sidewalks and windows along
the line of march, which was nearly two
miles long, were packed with enthusiastic
multitudes, who greeted the President with
hand-clappings and cheers. The President
rode with Gov. Brackett in a carriage
drawn by four dark bays. He carried his
hat in his hand and bowed right and left at
the greeting of the throngs. Behind rode
Secretaries Rusk and Noble. and in the third
carriage were Private Secretary Haford
and the members of the governors staff.
IN THE DINING HALL.
A few minutes having been allowed the
visitors to remove the marks Of travel the
party proceeded to the state dining hall,
where two long tables were arranged
lengthways with the room and one across
the hall At the latter Gov. Bracket occu-
pied the post of honor, and the states guest,
President Harrison, sat at his right, with
Secretary Proctor on his left. Also seated
at this table we're Secretary Noble, Secre-
tary of Agriculture Rusk, Gov. Leon
Albeit of New Jersey and Lieut.. Gov
Hale of Massachusetts,. The other tables
were filled with distinguished guests from
abroad and prominent citizens
SILENCE THAT WAS PAINFUL,
Tho company sat down shortly before
O'Clock and it was past when Gov. Brackstt
broke the almost painful stiffness that had
prevailed throughout the entire feast with
the announcement that carriages were in
waiting. This was the only audible speech
that was made during the banquet, the en-
tire absence Of speech-making being one of
the conditions upon which Gen. Harrison
accepted the invitation. Escorted by the
governor and the members of his party
they were driven to the Parker
house, where they attended reception
given by E. w. Kinsly of
Boston to Lafayette Post No. 149 of New
York. Vice President Morton, Secretary
Tracy, Gen. Sherman and Postmaster
Corse were on the list of the state guests at
the banquet, but Secretary Tracy tele-
graphed from Bar Harbor that the
United States Steamship Dispatch would
not reach Boston till tomorrow morning