The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-16
HARRISON AT HOME.
Made q Hundred and Forty
Speeches on the Trip.
FEES FOR THE TRAIN EMPLOYEES.
Hurried Ride Through Pennsylvanfa-
Washington City the Only Place
No Multitude Was Waiting.

ALTOONA, Pa, May 1.-THE special train bear
Ing President Harrison and party arrived this
morning. The party stood on the rear platform
and listened to cheers from the large crowd as
sembled. The president delivered a short ad-
dress, and was followed by Secretary Rusk
PITTsBUEG, May 1.-THE presidents train
passed through here early this morning en- route
10 Washington City. But seventeen minutes
were spent here. There was no demonstration.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 15.-From Altoona to
Harrisburg the trip was devoid OF special inter-
est The ride through the valley refreshed
the party. and when they arrived here there was
no appearance of fatigue upon any face 1t was
lo:l5 when the train rolled into the station, and
remained fifteen minutes. The post
master general took leave OF the party
here and boarded a train for New
York, whence his family sails for Europe
tomorrow. When the train hove in sight can
non began booming a presidential salute OF
twenty-one guns This was the signal TO great
crowd to gather In the Pennsylvania station,
which numbered several thousand, and all
pressed forward with mighty cheer Governor
Pattison and other state officials boarded the
train and greeted President Harrison. After an
exchange OF courtesies the crowd was addressed
by the president, who said when his steno-
grapher told him this morning that he had
made Us speeches since leaving Washington
City, he realized the magnitude OF his offense
that he would be permitted to pass through
Harrisburg without adding to it. "No one" said
ne, needs TO tell you anything about Pennsyl-
vania or its resources. Indeed, my work was
very much lightened on this journey, because
found that all the people, clear out to Puget
sound, had already found out more about their
country than could possibly tell them. Our
journey has been accompanied with the labor OF
travel, but out of it all / think have gained
higher sense OF the perfect unity of our people
and OF their enduring and all-peryading patriot
ISM
Postmaster-General Wanamaker and Secretary
Rusk also spoke
WASHINGTON City, May l5.-The presidential
party arrived this evening at $50, exactly on
schedule time Before the train reached the
city the president summoned to the observation
car every person who had accompanied him on
the trip, including all the railroad employees
about the train, and made short address.
He said he found he had made 139 speeches
since leaving Washington City on April Ia, and
thought this was good time to make the num-
Der round l40. He referred to the unprece-
dented excellence and perfection of the railroad
service throughout the entire trip, and said the
fact that they had been able to travel over 600
miles OF territory in a splendidly equipped train
without accident or mishap or one minutes
variation from the pre-arranged schedule must
always be regarded as most remarkable
achievement. He returned thanks individually
to every person who has rendered service on the
train, and gave all the employees a substantial
token OF his appreciation. Postmaster-General
Wanamaker, Secretary Rusk and other gentle
men OF the party also remembered the en-
ployes The arrival in Washington City was I'M
marked by any demonstration beyond the pres
ence at the depot of a small knot of officials and
several hundred travellers. The presidents
grandchildren were at the station, and his first
greeting was to them. The president and fam
lily quickly went to the White House.