New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-25
A GREAT DAY AT MT. GRETNi
PRESIDENT HARRISON VISITS THE PENN
SYLVANIA TROOPS.
A BIG CROWD GREETs THE CHIEF MACrsrnIr,
GENERAL HARTRANFT's SUCCESSOR.

GENERAL HARTRANFT's SUCCESSOR
Washington July 4.-The President accompanied
10y Secretary Proctor Attorney General Miller Posi-.
maSterlGencral Wanamaker, General schoneld ColonN
Ernst and Captain Taylor Of the Army left here hi.
morning at ) O'clock on special train on the Penn.
sylvania Railroad. 10 visit the encampment Of the
Pennsylvania National Guard at Mount Gretna. Tia
party will return at midnight.
Mount Gretna, Penn, July 24.-There were two
Important matters engage the attention Of the mem.
bers Of the National Guard at Camp Hartrnit day
one being the arrival Of the Presidential party from
Washington, and the other the formal appointment Of
General Snowden, Of Philadelphia. 20 be MajorGen.
cral and successor Of General Iarrant Commlnder
Of Pcnnsylvania's troops. Governor Beaver at the
same time, directed commission 10 be issued to
Colonel Dechert 10 be the commander Of the First
Brigade. These appointments give great satisfaction,
especially among the Phila1elphians. General snow.
den has been connected with the National Guard many
years, and is an enthusiastic soldier.
This being Presidents Day, hundreds OF visitOH
braved the rain, which began falling at dawn. and
there a great crowd TO greet the distinguished
visitors when they arrived I'm camp about noon. Tho
trip from Washington had been accomplished in four
hours. All the cavalry organizations were In line a,
the station when the visitors arrived, and the troopers
escorted them TO General Snowden's headquarters
electric current conveyed the fact to headquarters.
where the cannon Of the United states batteries doomed
the Presidents salute. Before the echoes quit chasing
each other through the mountains, the cavalry escot
dashed mp the hill to headquarters, closely followed BY
the carria ccs containing President Harrison, Secretary
Proctor, Postmaster General Wanamaker, Attorney
General Miller, MajorGcneal Schofeld, and two aids
Licutenauts Bliss and Andrews Colonel Ernst Of the
Engineers Corps; Captain Taylor, Of the ordnance
Bureau. Major John VI. Carson. clerk Of the Ways and
Means Committee Of the House Of Representatives and
James b. Young, executive clerk Of the senate, were
also with the party, as were Colonies North and
Krumbhaar, who went 70 Washington a special s.
'cort The reception at headquarters was cordial In
tho extreme aud President Harrison greatly
pleased. lie paid the National Guard some high com.
pllmentS, and referred % the magnificent showing ID
the division in Washington at hi, inauguration.
The review OF the 5000 troops. including the United
state Army detachment. took pac, al 80 O'Clock.
notwithstanding the almost iuce,>ant rain, which,
however. ceased during tho parade, the men mar ned
we'll ard presented a line appearance. HE PT',lden.
and his party watched the passing column with mora
than ordinary interest. 1T $50 the visitors returned
to Washington delighted with their trip. Sc t.ry
Proctor and General Sch0heli wer. partlculary
pleased the latter r'marling that with tine National
Guard behind him. lie would fee, that he had some
thing 81 depend upon IN actual contli't. After tho
review there another brief reception az head.
quarters and then the Presidential part driven
away 10 the station. the assembled officers ral-ins
their caps, and the battery laundering parting
salute.
The cncampmeut ceremonies We're ended with ths
review thi, afternoon. Tomorrow the soldiers VIII b.
gin their return home.