St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-30
President Harrison and His
Distinguished Party Arrive
at Cleveland.

cannon and the cheers OF 5U,UOO peOpsp
welcomed President Harrison and Vice
President Morton to Cleveland this aft
ernOon. Business men stood upon de-
pot platforms and street corners and
waved their hats workingmen gathered
at the windows of factories and cheered;
housewives stood in their doorways and
saluted the nations executive, and
school children swarmed along the rail
way tracks and waved the American
flag as the presidential train rushed on
to its destination. The monster demon
stration at the Union depot, how
ever, crowned the triumphal entry to
the city. The interior of the de-
pot had been transformed by gay
bunting and bright flags. 1t was gaily
decorated with streamers of red, white
and blue hung from the iron trusSes
near the roof, and held in place by
bright colored shields. When the train
stopped there was a grand rush for the
rear car. Outside the gates the space
was packed with people, and it was no
easy task for squad of patrolmen to
keep open passage from the main gate
to the carriage entrance. The first to
greet the president was eX-President
HAYES. The rear platform railing of
the car was swung back and the steps
lowered. Then nine police detectives
and officers III citizens dress, who had,
boarded the train at Euclid avenue,
alighted. They were followed by Dan
P. Eels and President Harrison. The
president shook hands with eXPresl-
dent Hayes and several other gentle
men, and was then
Escorted to His Carriage.
The police had great difficulty in
keeping the passage open, and when
the presidential party passed along the
crowd closed IN, driving the police be-
fore them. All this time cheer after
cheer for the president had ascended,
and now the guns upon the man-Of-war
Michigan, which lay under the east arm
of the breakwater, began to thunder
the presidents salute. Outside the de-
pot the street was packed with thou
sands of enthusiastic and demonstrative
people. As the president stepped into
his carriage there was mighty roar
Cheer followed cheer. and as the car
riage moved from the entrance the
cheering was repeated until the noise of
the guns of the man-Of-war. even, were
drowned by the plaudits of the multitude.
In advance of the carriage, doing escort
duty. were the dashing cavalrymen of
the First Cleveland troop, in their hand
some black and yellow uniforms,
mounted upon spirited thoroughbreds.
AS the bugler sounded the advance, the
troopers dashed off at brisk trot Be
hind them in the first carriage were
President Harrison, eX-President Hayes,
Hon. Amos Townsend and d. p. Eels.
In the second carriage were Vice Presi-
dent Morton, eX-GOv. Foster, Mayor
Gardner and Gen. Barnett. Secretary
Window. Lee Mcbride, Hon. r. G. Par
son and l.. E. Holden were seated in
the third carriage, and in the fourth
were Postmaster General Wanamaker,
Marshal RansdelI and NJ. A.
Hanna. Attorney General Miller,
Hon. George H. Ely and S.
II. Everett occupied the fifth
carriage, and Secretary Rusk, Hon.
William Mckinley Jr. and Hon. d. A.
Dangler the sixth. Several carriages
containing citizens followed. AS the
plumed dragons escorted the preSi-
Dental party up the hill to Bank street
the people on foot followed. but, as at
the depot. SO along the street, the
of foot could not keep pace with the
procession. Up through Bank street,
with its handsomely decorated business
blocks, the party was driven, and then
down st. Clair street to Water street.
All along the line gay bunting was dis
played and hundreds of flags were flung
to the breeze. From the sidewalks,
windows and housetops came cheers
and
Cries of Welcome.
Water street was traverSed to Superior.
The parks of the public square were
crowded withpeople as the procession
trotted through. At Bond street the
escort wheeled and led the distinguished
visitors up to and along Euclid avenue
past decorated blocks and residences
until the home of Mr.. Eells was reached.
Here the escort opened order and the
carriages passed between the lines of
troopers. The party then disbanded.
President Harrison and Marshal Rams
dell, the guests of Mr.. Eells. alighted
and the other carriages rolled away to
the various houses, where the
occupants were to be enter
tanned. Attorney General Miller
and Postmaster General Wanamaker
were driven to the residence of S. L.
Everett. Vice President Morton went
to the home of j. H. Wade. Secretary
Rusk is being entertained by Gen. M. D.
Leggett, and Secretary Window by
William Edwards. Gen. W. T. Sher-
man arrived later in the day and is the
guest of his nephew, Henry S. Sher-
man. Maj. Gen. Schofieid, of the army,
is being entertained by William CHS
holm. Tonight the president was
rendered an informal reception at the
Stillman, open to the public, and an aw-
full crush was the result The dedca-
tory ceremonies at the Garfield memor-
ial will begin at 8 o'clock tomorrow,
and if the weather is pleasant, there
will be at least $4,000 strangers in the
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