St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12
President Harrison Comes
Close to Losing His Sec
retapy in KaWville.
Ben Yanks the Bell Rope of
His Train and Causes It
to Stop.
st. LoulsanS Entertain the
President With ParadeS
and Mule Races.
Chieago's Repeated Invita-
. tions to Visit That City
Not Needed.

Not HeedeQ.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 1.-THE presi-
dent arrived in ST. Louis at 9 9o'clock
this morning. The departure from
Kansas City last night was marked by
stupid piece of mismanagement which
came very near dividing the party into
two sections. The president was in the
first carriage that drove from the Com
mercial club reception at the board of
trade to the station. Several members
of his party had not attended the re-
ception and they were on the car await
ing his coming. Others of the party,
among them Private Secretary Halford,
were in the carriages behind that of the
president. AS the president and Sec
retary Tracy mounted the steps of the
Haselmere, the division superintendent
of the Wabash gave the signal for the
train to start, and before the president
was fairly OH the platform OF the car,
the train was moving through the rail-
road yards ON its way to st. Louis. Mr.
Halford's absence was noticed before
the train had gone far, and the presi-
dent cried: Stop this traln." The
presidents colOred valet, Charlie Lauer,
jumped for the bell-rOpe and hung on to
it, but the train kept right on. The
bell-rOpe apparently was not connected.
Mr.. Bishop ran forward into Supt. Ma
gees car and pulled the rope there,
again without result. 1t was not until
the bell-rope in the third car was pulled
that the train was stopped. 1t was then
t,oa into of md ll1lr net Nf
the party was taken aboard. All night
long the presidents rest was disturbed
by the blare of trumpets and the beating
of drums. At every small station along
the road a brass band and crowd OF
people awaited the coming of the train
and made every effort to get sight of
the PRESIDENT; but the Haselmere re-
manned dark, and there was no response
to the cries of
ssCOIne Out and Show YOurself.''
Breakfast was served on the HaSel-
mere at 8 O'Clock. The president was
the guest at breakfast of K. G. Kerens.
of the st. Louis, Arkansas d Texas,
whose private car was part of the
train from Kansas City to st. Louis.
The run from st. Charles to st. Louis
was made at very slow rate of speed,
as the train was ahead of the schedule
time and it was the wish of the st. Louis
committee that the president should ar
rive exactly at the time announced. 1t
arrived exactly at . o'clock. At the
depot there was she usual huge thrOng
in waiting. but it was kept in admirable
order by the police, and there was no
unpleasant crOwding and JoStllng of the
presidential party. as there has been at
many OF the places visited. The preSi-
dent was welcomed by the governor of
the state, ID. r. Francis, Mayor Edward
A. Noonan and the local committee. He
was escorted to carriage drawn by four
horses, in which rode also the governor,
the mayor and Hon. E. o. Stanard. Sec
retary Tracy and the other members of
the party followed in victorias, each ac-
companied by member of the local
committee. Preceded by the cavalry
depot band, the line of carriages moved
up Eleventh street. passing the First
regiment M. n. e., drawn up in line at
the side of the street, the Grand Army
posts, Sons of Veterans, Western COM
mercial Travellers association. the
Loyal Legion and other organizations.
These fell in behind the
Double Line of Carriages
and the procession moved through some
of the principal thOroughfareS until the
Southern hotel was reached. The side
walks were packed with people and all
of the windows of the business houses
along the line of march were filled with
spectators. There were many demon
strations along the line of march, the
most unique being trying the ringing
of 500 bells from the windows of a hard
ware establishment on Washington ave-
nue.. At the Southern hotel the presi-
dent reviewed the parade from the Wall
nut street balcony. After the process
sion had passed the crowd from both
streets packed the street in front of the
hotel and there were cries of speech,
Speech" but the president laughingly
shook his head. From the balcony he
retired to one of the parlOrs, where ne
was introduced to number of PROM
inent citizens. The Colorado delega-
ton, which is visiting the exposition
and fair, paid their respects to him in a
body. At the close of the informal re-
ception at the Southern hotel the presi-
dent retired to his room for an hours
rest. After brief lunch the presiden-
tial party was, shorty after 12 o'clock.
taken by a special committee to the
merchants exchange. where he was
formally welcomed to the state
and city by Gov. Francis aud
Mayor Noonan, respectively. The
president responded briefly, thanking
the city and state for the magnificent
reception and generous welcome, and
saying it inspired, if possible. to greater
efforts In the conscientious service of
the people as their public official.
From the Merchants Exchange the
president and his party were escorted
To the Fair Grounds
and conducted through its various de-
partments by Gov. Francis, Mayor
Noonan, the reception committee and
the officers of the fair. in the fair
grounds amphitheater the president
with great interest some bloOded cattle.
Secretary Tracy is an expert in cattle
and he was much pleased with the ex-
hibition. The presidential party then
witnessed from the pavilion in the CEN
ter of the amphitheater an amusing
mule hurdle race. Then the presidents
party resumed their seats in the car
riages which were driven down town
by way of Grand avenue and Washing
ton avenue to the great bridge which
spans the Mississippi. The people of
East st. Louis had been notified that
they would be given an opportunity to
see the president on the bridge, and it's
walks was therefore packed with men,
women and children. At-the east end
of the bridge the mayor of East st.
Louis welcomed the president. The
column of carriages then turned and
went back over the bridge. and the
president was taken to the hotel again.
Here dinner was given to him at
o'clock by the executive committee.
Leaving the table at about o'clock the
president and Secretary Tracy were