, 1890-10-09
ONE LONG OVATION
Scenes and Incidents of Har-
rison's Trip.
RECEPTION AT TERRE HAUTE
Address by the President. Secre-
tary Tracy. and Representa-
tive Grosvenor. of Ohio.

magistrate of inc natiOn. hentuCky,
Ohio and Indiana have Joined to pay
him hotHge, and In the land of Dixie,
greetings we're no less warm than In the
native state OF President Harrison. II
was hardly more than daybreak when
the presidential train passed through
Newport and Covington, but the presl-
dent was up and bowed his acknowl-
edgments to the curious kentuckians
that crowded tho depots as the train
passed through.
ncinnati was reached ut 1880 A. NJ,
and despite the early hour several thou.
sand people had gathered at the Central
station to greet the president. At s A.
M. the train pulled out. The principal
event of the day was to come.
Near North Bend, Ohio, the old Har-
rison homestead was reached and the
train came to stop just above the
house in which Benjamin Harrison first
saw the light. and but few yards from
the white shaft that marks the tomb Of
his illus,rlous ancestor. President
William Henry Harrison. The occa-
sion was not one for words, and as the
president passed to the rear platform he
was unaccompanied, the rest of the party
delicately leaving him to the solemn
memories that the scenes OF his child.
hood and youth called forth. After a
brief stop the train passed on, but the
president was visioly affected by the
sights that brought SO many tender
memories to his mind, and when the
little town of Lnwrenceburg was reached
his voice was heavy with emotion as he
addressed a crowd of neighbors and
friends that thronged to greet him.
"My friends" SAID the president, ~
want to thank you very cordially for
this greeting All the scenes about here
are very familiar to me. This town of
Lawrenceburg is the first village of my
childish recoilections, and as 1 ap-
preached 1t this morning. past the ear
liest homo OF my recollections, the home
In which my childhood and early man
hood were spent, memories crowded in
upon me that were very full of interest,
very full OF pleasure and very iul of
sadness. They bring back to me those
who once made the old home the most
Gear, most precious spot on earth. /
have passed with bowed head the place
whore they rest. We are here in our
generation with the work of those who
are gone, upon us. Let us see. each of
us, that in family, in neighborhood and
in state we do, at least, with
equal courage, grace and kind
ness, that work so bravely, kind
ly and generously done by
those who filled our places fifty years
ago. Now must hurry on to those old
friends, and these new friends who have
come in since Lawrenceburg was famil-
iar to me. extend again my hearty
thanks for this welcome. and beg in part.
ing to introduce the only member of my
cabinet who accompanies me, General
Tracy, secretary of the navy"
Secretary Tracy contented himself by
merely bowling to the ell thusiastic crowd,
and the president had time to shake a
few hands extended, as the train pulled
out.
At Milan and Osgood large crowds also
assembled, but the president merely ap-
peared on the rear platform, introd uced
Secretary Tracy, and bowed to the In
dianans as the train passed through.
RousING RECEPTION.
MITCHELL. Ind, Oct. t7.-Seymour,
Ind, gave rousing evidence of Har-
rison's popularity in that little town,
and after he had introduced Secretary
Tracy, the president said: IL feel that
ought to thank you, my friends, for
your friendly greeting this beautiful
morning. Ii is indeed Il pleasure TO me
greet so many of you, and thanking you
Tor this welcome, l hope you will cx-
cIse me from any further speech"
IApplausel.
ADDRESSED THE CHILDREN.
WAsHiHGToS, Ind, Oct. Just be-
fore the train pulled OUT of Seymour
note was handed the president, asking
him To speak a few words to the rs.
sembled school children, which lie did
counseling them rs to the necessity OF
education for good citizenship.
At Shoals the president made brief
speech OF appreciation Of the welcome
extended to him.
SOME QUEER CHARACTERS.
VINcESSEs, Ind, Oct. Z. - IL was
quickly demonstrated that the village of
Washington, which was reached at +.
NJ, had many old friends OF the presi-
dent. An old, gray haired man made
his way sturdily through the crowd to
the president, and grasping his hand
said: "How are ye, Ben. | am glad to
see ye. l voted for your grandfather
and then voted for you, and hope, Ben,
Tlllhave chance to vote for you again.
You don't mind. IL l call you Ben?'
lGreat laughter from the crowd. The
president assured his visitor that to his
old friends he hoped always to remain
Ben" as of yore, and the crowd loudly
applnuded the sentiment. This enccur-
aged an old lady TO exclaim us she
grasped the presidents hand "I feel
as though am related to you, Mr.. Har-
rison. Your grandfather and mine ate
roast turkey and pig together, and that
makes us related doesn't it?" Great
laughter The pre- resident bowed an
affirmative to this logic, and the train
moved rapidly out.
ESCORTED TO TERRE HAUTE.
SULLIVAN, Ind, Oct THE presi-
dental party reached Vincennes little
before 9 O'Clock, and were met by COM
mittee of Terre Haute citizens, headed
by President w. X. McKeen. of the
Vandalia railroad, and Hon. Cyrus |.
McNutt the eminent democratic leader
of Indiana. This committee escorted
over the Evansville a. Terre Haute rail-
road.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS.
A Period OF Unailoyed Pleasure-The
Reception at Terrs Haute.
DANvIIdE, H., Oct T. The president
is certainly making his Western trip a
period OF unalloyed pleasure. No official
bIsiness of any character is allowed TO