The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-04-24
AT RIVERSIDE
A Delightful Drive Through Six Miles of
Orange Groves

d Delightful Drive Through Six Miles Of
Orange Groves
RIVERSIDE, April 23.-The Presidential
party arrived at Riverside at 5 o'clock this
afternoon after delightful trip from San
Diego over a route abounding with beautiful
scenery. Short stops were made at Ocean
side, Santa Ana. Orange and at South River
side. The President received cordial vel
come at each of these places, and expressed
his thanks in brief speeches complimentary
to the people and to their country. The
crowd at each Of these places was swelled
by school children, who presented the ladies
of the party with flowers.
At Santa Ana the reception took place in
a floral pavilion, suJmounted with a fine
specimen of the American eagle. Post
maSJer-General Wanamaker made speech
there.
The President left the train at South Riv-
erside for a Jew minutes and was photo
graphed, standing on low platform, with
his left hand resting against tall column of
block tin mined and manufactured in the
immediate vicinity. He congratulated the
people on the development of this impor-
tant industry.
The reception by the people of Riverside
this afternoon to President Harrison and
party was an ovation which the Executive
of the nation can never forget. At very
low estimate 10000 people greeted him
alonB tne lOute VI IKE procession from
Arlington Station. at the foot of
Magnolia avenue, to the Santa Fe
depot, at the head of Eighth street.
One thousand people. with carriages,
awaited the arrival of the Presidential train
at Arlington The President and party, to-
gether with Governor Markham, ex-Gover-
nor Perkins, j. C. Stump, Senator FELTON,,
Colonel Crocker. +. McCoppin and Mr..
Horsburgh of the Southern Pacific were
transferred at that point into carriages
drawn by four horses and slowly driven to
this CITY, the route being over Adams street
and the worldwide renowned Magnolia
avenue. at the residence of Hon. A. p.
Johnston on Arlington avenue the party
was driven into his fOrty-acre orange or
ehard. heavily laden with fruit and bloom,
aud halted long enough for those who de-
sired TO pick oranges and blossoms. The
President improved the opportunity, as did
ali the ladies and gentlemen of the party.
At the High School building on Four
teenth street the school children of the
valley had congregated to the number of 400
and when the Presidential party came up the
Presidents carriage was stopped in front of
the entrance and introduced by Hon. 5. c.
Evans. The President spoke as follows:
My trip from Washington has been full of
pleasures and surprises, but nothing has
given me greater surprise and more pleasure
Than the drive of this afternoon through
this beautiful valley of Riverside / am
glad you are interested in the cultivation of
children as we'll as oranges, and | trust that
they may be kept as free from evil as your
orange orchards are from weeds. Then will
the fruitage of their young lives be as glorious
as that Of your orchards is famous. AS the
time for cur departure has already arrived |
can only repeat the pleasure it has afforded
me to have met you, the remembrance of
which shall always give rise to thoughts of
greatest delight. Good afternoon and
gOnd-by."
From the school-house the procession was
escorted through the business portion of the
town by the militia companies of Riverside
and San BernardiuO. The Uniform Ranks
Knights of PythiaS, Sons of Veterans and
the Grand Army, headed by the Knights of
Pythias Band, Grand Marshal of the day
and aids At the intersection of Seventh
and Main streets an informal reception was
held, and the President spoke few words,
thanking the people for the enthusiastic
manifestation of kindness and patriotism in
their welcome, and commencing tLem for
the many evidences OF prosperity he had
witnessed during his shOrtstay among them.
During the halt beautiful bouquets were pre-
sented to the President and Mrs. Harrison.
Immediately after the President spoke the
procession again moved 20 the Santa Fe
Depot, where, amid strains of music and
cheers fer President Harrison and Governor
Markham, the party boarded their train and
departed. President Harrison and Post
masteT-GcneTal NaDdmaker took great
deal of interest in asking questions about
the value of lands and the yields of our
orange orchards. In answer to q question
by Mrs. Harrison as to the income from a
1Qg-acre orchard. the lady looked some
and remarked; " Why that's bet
ter than wheat" All the business
houses were appropriately decorated,
and business totally suspended during the
afternoon. Both the President ard Mrs.
Harrison expressed profound sorrow when
INF nf doafb Of T Of -
Banning Herald, which occurred at Arlington
a few moments before the arrival Of the
Presidential train. They remembered the
gentleman, as he had made a snort address
OF welcome to them the day before upon the
arrival Of their train at Banning, which
others spoke OF us being an effort of literary
brilliancy. This is the first time Presi-
dent has ever visited Riverside and our
people will ever remember II as being the
most enthusiastic event in the history of
our city.
The President had just concluded a brief
address to the school children, when the
horses attached to the carriage containing
Secretary Rusk. Mrs. Harrison, and Mrs.
Dimmick took fright at a shower of flowers
and dashed wildly into a crowd of children,
who Were standing IN the open road.
panic ensued, and the children tumbled over
each other in precipi;ate fight. There were
four horses to the carriage and the leaders
became unmanageable aud they tripped in
the traces and fell down. Secretary Rusk,
who had jumped out of the carriage at the
first alarm, was at their head in moment,
and, with the ass sistauce of some OF tile by
ISLANDERS, soon had them under control.
Several children went into Mysteries from
fright, but beyond that no harm was done.
Mrs. Harrison was very nervous over her
narrow escape and DECLARED she would never
again ride in procession behind four
horses, unless men walked at the heads Of
tho leaders