Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-05-29
BACK IN THE WHITE House.
President Harrison Completes
His 5000 Mile Tour.
Final Receptions and the Ar
rival in Washington.

The Especial" bearing the Presidential
| party entered the State OF Nebraska at an
. early hour the morning OF the thirtieta
/ day out from Washington and the President
| began the work OF the day at $50 o'clock,
/ which was the time of his arrival at Hast
! ings. A large crowd including Grand Army
/ men, civic societies and school children,
/ were gathered at the station, and the Tresl-
/ dents appearance on the rear platform pro-
/ voked enthusiasm. The Chief Executive
made an address. Governor Thayer, Lied
! nant-Governor Ma ors, and all the State
| officers joined the visitors at Crete ana
/ welcomed them TO the State. The travellers
| arrived al Lincoln at O'Clock and received
a cordial welcome. A procession was formed
/ and the visitors were escorted IN carriages
to the Capitol, where formal addresses OF
| welcome were made by Governor Thayer
on behalf OF the State, and by the Mayor
OF Lincoln behalf OF the
| citizens. Appropriate responses were
made by the President, the Postmastar-Gene-
raj, and the Secretary OF Agriculture. No
where did the President receive
heartier or more enthusiastic well
come than was accorded him by the cltl-
| zens OF Omaha. The people turned out
! en- masse in honor of the occasion. and
| they cheered the President nearly the entire
| time of his appearance in the city in public.
| The visitors were met at the station by
! large committee Of citizens headed
by Mayor Cushing and the ClIy
! Council and taken to the Court
! House stand The President held public
| reception, during which he shook hands with
several thousand persons. The reception was
| followed by drive over the principal part
! of the city and to the high school,
where nearly $4,000 school children vera
| gathered. They greeted the Chief Magls-
! trate with national airs AMI received his
thanks in a short speech. A similar scene
was enacted at Creighton College, after
which the visitors proceeded to the residence
OF ex-senator Saunders and had dinner,
| Thousands of visitors from ne:ghhoring
| towns helped the people of Springfield, ILL.,,
welcome President Harrison to the Flower
| City on the morning of the thirty-first day OF
the jaunt. At Springfield Junction, short
J distance from the city, Governor Fifer, Sena-
"~'"" Cullom and
springer, Mayor Lawrence ana Otner
! prominent persons met the President at 9:l5
| O'clock. Notice that the President had ar
rived at the station was given to the crowds
| in the streets by Presidential salute fired
| by State troops. Carriages in waiting were
| placed in the center of the procession
! and the President was escorted through the
principal streets to the Lincoln monument.
A temporary stand at the monument &C
commodated the Presidential party and
their hosts during the exercises. Mayor
| Lawrence presided. Governor Filter
| delivered an address of welcome, to
which the President made brief answer.
! This concluded the exercises, and the visitors
were driven rapidly under an escort of
mounted aides to the State House. Another
| great crowd surrounded a platform in front
| of the Capitol. A few minutes were spent
here, the President making brief re-
marks to the assemblage, and car
riages were again taken. Quick driving
| brought the party back to the station at
| the specified time, the train leaving for
indianapolis at 1920 o'clock.
The President and party had an enthusiast
tic reception at Decatur where
they arrived at 80 o'clock. and re-
manned ten minutes. They were met at the
station by Mayor Chambers and a commit
tee of citizens and escorted to stand near
by, where the President made an address.
| The Presidential train arrived in IndianapO-
lis, Ind, promptly on schedule time
! 4:45 o'clock in the afternoon-and its ap-
proach was heralded by salute
preparations for the Presidents reception
were magnificent in every way. Che crowd
gave the President a genuine Hoosier wei
come to his old home. Arrived at the stand,
| Governor Hovey addressed the multitude,
and Mayor Sullivan, in a neat speech, well
| coined the President home, and President
| Harrison responded briefly. AS the Pres1
dent remained but forty-five minutes in the
city the entire programme of the line o.
! march was not carried out. A hurried enc
barkation was made, and the party was on
the home stretch for Washington.
! and his party arrived at Washington at $50
| O'Clock in the afternoon of the thirty-second
day of the 5000 mile journey on schedule
time. There was no demonstration at the
station. Secretaries Foster and Proctor.
Attorney-Genera1 Miller General Nett1e-
ton, and several other prominent Off
cials were on hand to greet their chief.
The McKes children had been brought
down, and Immediately upon alighting from
his coach the President clasped his little
grandson in his arms. Then came the little
granddaughter turn for a squeeze and q
kiss and then the President shook
hands cordially with the Cabinet officers.
The party proceeded to the carriages in
waiting and the President and family were
driven at once to the White House The
drive without incident A light rain was
falling and the streets vera almost deserted.
The Presidents train was delayed only seven
teen minutes in Pittsburg and arrived at
$50 A. NJ. at Altoona, where a large crowd
had gathered. Children OF railroad officials
nearly filled the observation car
with mountain flowers. The President
and Secretary Rusk made brief speeches.
From Altoona to Harrisburg the trip was de-
void of special incident, no stop heing made
except at Huntington, where Superinten,
dent and Mrs. Thee. n. Ely, who joined the
when the train rolled into the station
utes. Postmaster General Wanamaker took
train for New York, whence his family
sails on European tour. Governor Pat
tison, State Secretary Harrity, Speaker
os,1 Il