Daily Republican., 1890-05-30
A HEARTY WELCOME.
PRESIDENT HARRISON AND
PARTY IN CLEVELAND.
Received by Thousands OF People with
Cheers-A Salute from Man-oE.
war-A Reception to the
Public In the Evening,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 29.-The roar
Of cannon and the cheers Of 30, 900 people
welcomed President Harrison and Vice
President Morton to Cleveland this after
noon. Buiness men stood upon depot
platforms and street corners and waved
their hats, w0rkingmen gathered at the
windows of factories and cheered, house.
wives stood In their doorways and So
luted the nations Executive, and school
children swarmed along the railroad
tracks and waved the American flag ~
the Presidential train rushed on to its
destination.
The monster demonstration at the
Union dspot. however, crowned the
trlumphal entry to the city. The inter-
ior Of the depot had been transformed BY
gay bunting and bright flags. II was
gaily decorated with strsamers OF red,
white and blue. hung from the irou
trusses near the roof, and he'd In place
BY fright colored shields. When the
train stopped there WAS . grand rush for
the rear car. Outstde the gates the
space was packed with people, and II
was NO easy task for squad of patrol
men 10 keep open . passage from the
| main gate to the carriage entrance.
The frat to greet the President was ex-
l ACbiuuub A4oySus 4hV A01E PihtlOi III
railing Of the car was swung back and
the steps lowered. Then nine police dc.
tectivss and officers In citizens dress,
who had boarded tho train at Euclid
avenue, alighted. They were followed by
Dan p. Eells and President Harrison.
The President shook hands with eX-
President Hayes and several either gen.
tlemen, and WAS then escorted to his
carriage. The police had great difficulty
In keeping the passage Opsn. and whom
the Presidential party parsed along the
crowd closed In, driving tue police before
them.
AL this time cheer after cheer for the
President had ascended, aud now tho
guns upon the man-ot-war Michigan,
which lay under the east arm Of the
Breakwater, began to thunder the Presi.
dents salute. Outside the depot the
street was packed with thousands OF
enthusiastic and demonstrative people.
As the President stepped into the car
risge there was q mighty roar. Cheer
followed cheer, and, a. the carriage
moved from the entrance, the cheering
was repeated until the noiie OF the guns
of the man-oi-war even were drowned by
the plauiits of the multitude.
In advance of the carrlage, doing
escort duty, were the dashing cavalry-
men OF the First Cleveland Troop, In
their handsome black and yellow uni
forms, mounted upon spirited thorough
breds. As the bugler sounded the ad-
vance the troopers dashed of at brisk
trot. The occupants OF the carriages
were:
First, President Harrison, ex.Prssi.
dent Hayes, Hon. Amos Townsend and
Mr.. D. P. Eells. Second, Vice Presi-
dent Morton, Ex-Governor Foster, Mayor
Gardner and General Barnett.
Among the others were Secretary
master General Wanamaker, MARSHAL
Ramsdell, Attorney General Miller, Sec
retary Rusk. All along the line gay
bunting wa. displayed aud hundreds OF
flags were flung TO the breeze. From
the sidewalks. windows and housetops
came cries OF welcome. At the home OF
Mr.. Eells the escort opened order and
the carriages passed between. President
Harrison aud Marshal RAmsdell, the
guests Of Mr.. Eells, alighted, and the
other carriages rolled away to the vari-
Gus houses where the occupants were to
be entertained.
General w. It. Sherman has arrived.
Major General echofield, Of the army, Ia
being entertained by Mr. William Shis.
holm.
Tonight the President was rendered an
Informal reception at the Stlllman, open
to the public, aud an awful crush was the
iesult.
The dedicatory ceremonies at the Gar
field memorial will begin At 8 O'Clock tc-
morrow.