The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-04-16
HARRIsoN,s TOUR BEGUN.
An Enthusiastic wslcsne Promised i,

An Enthusiastic welcsme Promised in
the South.
WASHINGTON, April lA.-President
Harrison left Washington ON his South
ern and Western trip at ten minutes
past midnight.
The other members Of the party, who
will live for the next thirty days in the
Pullman cars that comprise the presi-
Dental train, are Mrs. Harrison, Mrs.
Dimmick, Mrs. Mckee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison, Secretary Rusk, who
will go as far as FL Paso, Texas; Post
master General Wanamaker, Daniel M.
Russell, marshal of the District of Co
lumbia; e. F. Tibbott, executive clerk;
George w. Boyd, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, who will have charge of the party
during the entire trip; Mrs. Boyd, r.
v. Oulahan, of the United Press; A. L.
Clarke, of the Associated Press, and A.
p. Austin of the Press News associa-
ton; Col. James L. Taylor, general pas
senger agent of the Richmond and Dan.
vile system, and S. III. Hardwick Of the
Georgia Pacific division of the same
road. Maj. A. p. Sanger, Of the army,
will accompany the party, through the
courtesy of Secretary Proctor, as per-
sonal aide to the president. Secretary
Proctor and number of other promi-
nent officials were at the depot and
waited to see the train and excursionists
depart.
The Acme of Elegance.
The special train is the acme of ele-
gance. The exterior of each car is
painted in Pullman standard color, with
lettering and ornamentation in gold.
One ear is inscribed "The Presidential
Train. Next to the locomotive was
the car Atazalan, the library and
smoker, with large compartment for
the storage of baggage at the end The
library and smoker is upholstered in
seal brown plush. Behind the Atazalan
was the dining car Coronado, which,
besides dining car, contains tonsorial
department and bath. The wood work
of the dining room is painted white and
the upholstering is in red plush, which
was followed by the drawing room car,
Ideal, containing one large apartment
Exquisitely Upholstered
in white hair and the woodwork painted
white. At the rear end of the train was
the observation car, Vacuum, contain
ing six small drawing rooms, each up
holstered in silk plush of different
color and the woodwork of none painted
alike, and an observation room, the
large windows Of the latter filed with
fine French plate glass. The ample
platform of this room is enclosed by a
richly wrought and highly polished rail
ing of brass. Ali of the cars have vesti-
bules, and the carpets and curtains of
the several rooms are handsome and of
the finest texture. Each Car has triple
brake, and in all the new water pressure
system has been introduced.
General Passenger Agent Hardwick,
of the Georgia Pacific division, who will
| travel with the presidential train until
| it leaves the Richmond and Danville
system, says that great preparations are
being made in the Southern cities that
the president will visit to show him
What Southern Hospitality Means.
All the towns between Atlanta, Ga,
| and Birmingham, Ala, will have on q
holiday dress. At Admission, which is
one of the prettiest of the new cities of
the South, the display win be particu-
Iarly elaborate. The schedule of the
| trip proposes fve-hour's stay in Bir-
mingham. There is to be review of
the military by the president, who will
be shown the city under the most favor
able auspices. All the other Southern
cities fully appreciate the honor of the
presidents visit, and will be prepared
to give him warm reception.