The Lamar register., 1891-05-02
HARRISON AT SAN FRANCISCO.
A Royal Welcome and Magnificent
Illumination.

General Kruger anu stAi VI enS 80
army and General Diamond and stan OF
the State troops escorted the Presidents
marty TO the large ferry steamer Piedmont
The President occupied position on the
ppper deck. where he obtained full view
of tho aagniheent display made In ms
honor. As the steamer left the wharf NJ
Oakland, signal rocket was sent up rom
,he bow. Instantly bonfres blaxed from
the mountain peaks of Telegraph and
California street hills, and dozen other
elevated polnts in san Francisco Long
lines OF streets, brilliant with electric and
and red lire, were also plainly visible
from the dock Of the steamer
Tie marine display was one OF the most
striking features Of The occasion The
Piedmont passed between two lons lines
Of vessel froul Oakland to san Francesca,
iuclrdinr the uuitcd States cruiser
Char!eztou, several revenue cutters ana
| coast survey steamers and number oi
outrolns steamers Of the Australian, China
and other lines. Al these vessels as well
as every craft lying at she docks On eoth
sides OF the bsy, were brilliantly hlnmin-
| ated by rcd are aud electric lights, which
displayed their decorations Of hags anu
| bunting. Saiutes were fired from shore
| and from number Of merchant vessels As
the President approached san Francisco
| The night was clear. and the whole scene,
As Witnessed by the Prcsiden, and h's
| partv from the upper dcck OF the steamer,
was bcautiiuL
/ The Piedmont arrived al the foot OF
Market street al oelock- The crowd
which had collected there was as great as
any ever seen in that locality. And ss
the parts left the steamer great cheering
was coEneuccd hy the voices OF teous-
auds o. pccple In waitins and continued
for several minutes. Upon isnding Toe
President was. .yTeleotaca by Mayer san
deF4cn, and the party At osce tocA car
| rgagcs and prepared fer the march oai
| Market street. 10 the Mechanics pAviiios''
| Tie ulnn.insiions along t1c water froat
near tho ferry landing. and, In fact, al
along the liHo of march. weru tnc nosi
| brilliant ever seen IN tsis city. Hundreds
Of eleelrle lights had been erected tempo
rarly Al ever available point ne4fiae
ferry, and o. Market street, IN addition 10
these. fireworks were displayed eonttn-
u5asiy ever where. $eatly every balldAas
IN Market street ,sas decorated with rags
and bunting. and long strsAmers and
bsnners were stretched across the strssi
At short lgtesvas TIE Presitcni and
party were escorted 20 the pavilion by a
degzu ef mounted paIce and three reSi-
meats q tae Second brigade % the Call
fornia National Guard. the latter In con-
laand otGeacrsl Dickinson
THcre Nzs decse crowd Of people On
AiaFke; street All The way froa tho ferry
iandlsg 20 The pavilion. and the i'rcsidest
was rrccy-d with great Cheering a. the
procession passed. sioEE. TIE street a.
rsany points was - i.Eht as day, and tae
Presiaruf Was able to sec crowds as they
,vcicoaed hin % the city aud wh5 follow
ed Ia the rcar Of The procession
The Pnesideai and party scccrspan led
by the military escort arrived al Mechan-
les PavliIen al go'clock. The Immense
baldiur. which holds 1000 peo9,e. was
dccoulted with bunting, everSreels aad
electric light displays
Toe crowd vas kept outside untii the
Prcsidcat had entered the pavilion, when
the people frclged In by ihoasAads- After
Tie Presiaeut had entered the stand the
military formed 10 lines, betwesn which :
stream OF people passed for over aa hour.
As they PASSED the President they al.
raised their hats. Tue chief executive
Responded b. boging and waving his
hand as the crowd passed by sso siasd-
There was constant cheering and waving
Of hats and handksrchieis-
As fast as the people Ind paid their
respects % tue President they marched
out the eide door and made EooHs rot
others. Uuder the Circumstances Ii was
impossible Tor the large crowd TO remain
in the pavilion, 50 the President made &c
speech- TIE reception lasted until II
! O'Clock whea the President and party
were driven to the Palace Hotel and re-
tired for tho night.
Daring the fow hours that the President
was al the pavilion al least G0,doj passed
before him and nearly as many more werS
unable to ootain entrances 70 The building
Surveys for the Inter- r-Continenia
Rslroad.
Three parties will soon be In the
aeld engaged in the work Of preliminary
survey for the proposed Intsr-eontineuta
American railways, Ihe party sent u
Ecaator will begin work in about month,
l and the Central American expedition mus,
+ now DO very near It's destination, while
e the third party Will also be at work bcIors
a great while.
8 Having completed all that could be dOns
, for the present the IHter-oontineuta "a
: Railroad Commission has adjourned Until
= the lst OF February next year, by which
g time II IS expected tie three surveying
a parties viii have secured valuable dat.
a upon which tho commission can base it,
] future work and outline a more dennit,
0 line OF location for the proposed road, il
= its construction be found feasible ant
: practicable, physically and financially.
4 Meantime the delegates on the commits.
I sion viii return TO their respective coun
g tries in order to gather information fol
] use when they reconvene. There is al
. executive committee, however. with full
powers to act, that viii attend any busi
ness coming up during the absence Of tn,
conission, whose office in Washington viii
remain open all the year 10 receive an,
suggestions and information that may b
| offered