Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-04-16
HIS TOUR BEGINS.
The President Leaves Washington
for the West.
The South Preparing to Extend Its
Inequalities Train in
Which He Travels.
WESTWARD no.

Will live for the next thirtvdaVS in the
sumptuously-fitted cars that comprise
the presidential train are Mrs Harrison,
Mrs. Dimmick. Mrs Mckee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Harrison, Secretary RuslS.
who will go as far as FL Paso. Tex;
Postmaster General Wanamal1er, Dam
iel NJ. Ransdell, marshal of the dis
trict of Columbia; L. f. Iibbett, execu-
tive clerk; George w Boyd, assist
ant general passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania railroad; Mrs. Boyd;
r. Y. Callahan, of the United Press; A.
l.. Clarke of the Associated Press, and
o. p Austin, of the,Press News associa-
ton; Col. James l.. Taylor, general
mond 4 Danville system, and
$. Ii. Hardwick, of the Geor-
gia Pacific division of the
same road. Maj. A. p. Sanger. of
the army, will accompany the party as
personal aid to the president Secre-
tary Proctor and a number of other
prominent officials We're at the depot,
and waited to see the train and exeur-
sionists depart
When the train reaches the Alabama
line Gov. Jones viii welcome the pres
ident to the state. All towns between
Atlanta, Ga. and Birmingham, Ala,
will have on holiday dress. At Annis-
ton, which is one of the prettiest of
new cities of the south, the display will
be particularly elaborate. The sehed-
ule of the trip proposes a five-hours'
ct in II a1ftif tfrh
of fifty has been appointed to take
charge of the demonstration in the
presidents honor There is to
be review of the military
by the president, who will be
shown the city under the most ia
vorabe auspices. The decorations
viii be profuse All the other southern
cities fully appreciate the honor of the
presidents visit, and there win be sim
liza demonstrations at each stopping
place of the train.
1t is expected that President Diaz, of
Mexico. viii be at FL Paso, Tex, TO
meet President Harrison as he passes
through on his tour TO California
The train consists Of five cars
which have been thoroughly over
hauled and elegantly furnished. Each
cars exterior is painted in the manu-
facturer's standard color with let
tering and ornamcntation in gold.
One car is inscribed: THE
Presidential Train. " Next to the
locomotive car is the Atazlan,
library and smoker, with "a large com
partment for the storage of baggage
at the end Behind the Atazlan is the
dining-car Corinado, which, besides
dining-room. contains ton
serial department and bath Next
comes the sleeper New Zealand.
upholstered in steel fricze plush,
which is followed by the drawing
car, Ideal, containing one large apart
ment exquisitely upholstered in white
hair, and the woodwork painted
white. At the rear end of the train
is the observation car Nacuma, con
tanning six small drawing-rooms. each
upholstered in silk plush of different
color, the woodwork Of none painted
alike, and an observation room, the
large windows Of which are filed with
fine French plate glass, The ample
platform back of this room is inclosed
by richly wrought and highly polished
railing, from which addresses viii be
made at points where the stop is too
brief for leaving the train. All the
on the train, even TO the
exterior lamps, win be electric. Elec-
trio fans throughout the train assure
the party of relief should the heat be
on the great plains of the
southwest
ROANOKE, Va. April 1.-The train
bearing the presidential party, which
left Washington at midnight, arrived at
Roanoke at $50 o'clock a. m As the
train neared the city people who had
been appraised of its coming stood
along the tracks and on ears
and fences and cheered wei
come. The people on the platform
were packed ia a dense mass ana out
side The fence inclosing the tracks
crowds gathered in an cndeavor to
catch a glimpse OF the chief magistrate.
As the train came to standstill the
president appeared on the rear platform
and was greeted with cheers. Mrs
Harrison. Postmaster General Wanna
maker, Mrs. Mckee, Mrs Russell Har-
ison and Marshal Ransdell also stood
IN the platform. The president smiled
and laughed as he reached down
over the railing, grasping hand
after hand in quick succession.
Then a cry Of speech, speech"
vas sent up and the presi-
lent, leaning on the railing Of the plat
orm, made a,few remarks touching the
prosperity of Virginia The
speech was received with much enthu-
iasm. and, as the train drew out Of the
,tation, more cheers were given By the
,rowd
The run during the night was une-
'entful. At Lynchburg, where the
rain arrived at Gas o'clock, about 100