Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-15
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
Progress of the Party ON the
Pacific Slope.
Receptions at San Francisco and
Other Places.

Other Places.
A little before O'Clock on the morning
of the ninth day of the excursion, toe Presl-
Dental party entered the State Of Califor-
MIA arriving at Fort Yuma at exactly 400
A. II. The entrance of the President into
the State was acknowledged by the pre-
sentation Of g. large quantity Of flowers
and fruit. The party were asleep at
the time. The President and party travelled
through Arizona during the night Extra
guards had been placed on the train because
train robbers on the previous day had held
up a stage coach near Casa Grande.
Tucson was brilliantly illuminated in
the Presidents honor. Indlo, California,
was reached at S:l5. Governor Mark
ham and staff, and Senator FELTON, and
large delegation of influential citizens were
in waiting. The Governor delivered an ad-
dress of welcome, thanking the President on
behalf of the citizens of California for his
visit, and expressed his confidence that he
would be fully repaid when he saw
dent replied in suitable terms, and
afterwards shook hands with large number
of people. Several Indians including Chief
Cabason, chief of the Indio tribe of Indians,
who is over one hundred years of age, pre-
sented an address to the President asking for
took place on the platform of the station,
and were very interesting: The Gov
ernor and party then left in con-
pany with the President for Los Angeles.
At Banning. Cal, the President was wei
coined by all the inhabitants including the
Indio children being educated there. They
all bore bouquets of wild flowers and filled
nearly ell the cars with them. The Presi-
Dental party also received a cordial recep-
ton at Beaumont, Cotton and Pomona. The
President shook hands with several hundred
people.
The President was accorded magnificent
reception on his arrival at San Diego, Cal,
on the morning of the tenth day out from
Washington. The train proceeded di-
rectly to Coronado Beach. arriving there at
breakfast was served, the party was received
by Ex-Governor Murray, Mayor Gum
and members of the San Diego Reception
Committee. Governor Torres, Chief Exec
utive of Lower California and his staff, rep
resenting the President of Mexico, were in
PRODUCED to the President as he entered
the hotel. Carriages were then taken
by the visitors and the Reception
Committee for the ferry, where the
steamer Coronado was in waiting to
take the party across San Diego Bay to the
city. The route of the procession lay along
the principal streets to the plaza, in the cen
ter of which grand stand, fairly covered
with Gala lilies and bunting, had been
erected. School children to the num-
Der Of $500 literally provided with Gala
and as the President passed ty they showered
him with the flowers and scattered blossoms
beneath the feet Of his horses so that he
passed along a continuous floral path
way. AS the procession passed the
army barr barFacks rh the rsguiai0n salute ute
plaza were brief. Mayor Gum made
the address of welcome, to which the Presi-
dent briefly responded, and was heartily
cheered by the large crowd assembled in the
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party left by train for Riverside.
The President and party saw a beautiful
floral display on the eleventh morning Of the
iaunt during a two hours drive through the
principal streets OF Pasadena, Cal. The
President and Mrs. Harrison and Mayor
Luckens occupied a carriage decorated with
acacia blossoms and drawn by four horses
wearing feathery plumes. just before
the President left the hotel he was addressed
by curly headed four ear-old boy, tho ex-
patiated on the fertility Of the valley and
gave the President and his party permission
suit their fancy. On Marengo avenue the
procession passed under a large arch COM
posed Of California lilies and having
base of rare tropical plants. A
large portrait of the President was dis
played at the keystone. About $500 school
Children we're assembled about this arch and
they showered the President and Mrs. Hair
rison with profusion of bouquets Those who
followed passed over bed of flowers. Soon
afterward the procession passed through q
gate Of flowers. It was opened by two little
girls At IL o'clock, the Presidential train start
ed on its way to Santa Barbara, where the par
ty spent the afternoon and evening. Mrs.
Harrison was in danger at Riverside. The
President had just concluded brief address
to the children, when the horses attached to a
carriage containing Secretary Rusk, Mrs.
Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick took fright at
the shower of flowers. and dashed into
q crowd Of children in the open road.
A panic ensued. There we're four horses
to the carriage, and the leaders tripped In
the traces and fell down. Secretary Rusk
had jumped out Of the carriage at the first
alarm, and was at their heads in O moment,
and with the assistance of some bystanders
soon had them under control
The President and party arose at 6 o'clock
on the twelve morning while their train was
crossing the Tehachapi Mountains of Cali
fornia on the way to the valley of the San
Joaquin, and had splendid view of the cele-
brated railroad loop at that point. The first
stopping place of the day was Bakersfield,
where the party arrived at $50 o'clock. The
train remained there ten minutes. The Pres
tdent received a cordial welcome. He
Judge A. B. Conkling and was about
to respond when he was assailed
by such shower of bouquets that he was
forced to seek shelter in his car. Seeing that
the President did not desire this treatment the
people stopped, whereupon the President
again advanced and addressed them. Tulare
Cal, was reached shortly after 10 O'Clock and
the President and party, which now included
Governor Markham, Ex-Governor Perkins,
Mr.. Stump and Mr.. Croker, received
an ovation. A national salute was
fred, during which the party was
base of which was the stump of man.
moth redwood tree. This was surrounded