The Iola register., 1891-04-24
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
president Harrison Travels Through the
South Where He 10 Treated With
Great Distfnction.

President Harrison and party consist
ing OF Mrs. Harris m. Mrs. Mckee, Mrs
Dimmick. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Harri
son Postmaster General WanamaKer
Marshal Ransdell, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
W. Boyd, Mr.. E. F. Tibbott, the presi
dents stenographer, and Messrs. Clark
Oulahan and Austin, the news
paper men, left here at 1 o'clocl
last Tusday morning for tour of tn,
continent.
The first stop was made at Roanoke
Va. where the reception was not very
enthusiastic. At Radford Tenn, the
president was received in a cordial way
One excited individual started what he
called Yankee yell in which all joined
All the villages along the route through
Tennessee wore holiday appearance
At Bristol there was SO much cheering
for Mrs. Harrison that she was COMPEL.
ed TO appear and bow her acknowledge.
ments. At Johnson City the party
Tet with a royal reception ard the
president made a speech. At Jones
boro the president complimented the
people on the improvements time had
wrought.
At Chattanooga, 5000 people were as
sembled at the station. A salute OF
thirteen guns was fired. The party
was joined there by Mr.. and Mrs Carter
Harrison, the presidents brother and
sister-in-law, from Nashville.
The gaily decorated electric cars.
three in number, rapidly conveyed the
party TO the incline at the foot of his
toric Lookout mountain, where the
party remained few minutes At the
station, prior to the presidents de-
1arture, the crowd surrounded the
observation platform. and men, women
and children were lifted from their
Get by the surging mass. The presi.
lent remained on the platform shaking
hands with all who we're lifted up, and
among them there were many women.
AS the train pulled out o shower o
lowers thrown from the crowd fell over
he head and shoulders of the president.
The trip from Chattanooga to Atlants
vas made over the Western & Atlanta
Dad. There were many historical
POINTS along the route. These included
he battlefelds OF Chicamauga, Tunnel
Hill, Resaca, dug Gap, Kenlesaw an6
Peach Tree creek. Short stops were
made at each of these places and the
PRESIDENT shook hands with large
lumber Of people. 1t was at Resacs
hat General Harrison led the charge
gainst the confederate battery, in
which he lost nearly half OF his regi
nent. Marshal ..Randaell, who accom-.
anies the president on this trip, lost
lis arm in that engagement He was 6
on-commissioned officer in the presi
ent's regiment. Among other places
isitedl we're Ringgold, Dalton andCart
ersville.
st MGrietta the party vas joined BY
reception committee ff11fn Atlanta
hey Game from Atlanta in a special
ruin. composed OF parlor cars and 6
dt car. on which was mounted a field
a,tery in charge of members of the
atlanta artillery, which, as soon as tho
rain started beiched forth welcome
-hich it kept up every three minutes
uring the ten mile run to Atlanta
Imid tumult caused by the concerted
lowing of thousands of steam whistles,
he presidential train entered Atlanta
IS soon a. t." presidential train reach. |
d the city limits, the signal was given
v the Exposition cotton mills, and one
fter another of the hundreds OF mills |
long the line chimed in and hundreds |
railroad engines in the several rail. |
pad yards in the city joined the chorus. |
he car mounting one of the heavy |
uns of the Atlanta artillery ran in ad |
lnce Of the presidential train, and the
lnnon firing as the car rolled on. add. |
IL TO the tremendous din by which |
he entire city was notified that the
party had passed into the
ty limits. At this city the president
as welcomed to the state of Georgia
; Governor Northern, saying: II am
ad to welcome your excellency to the
ate of Georgia. You will find among
; loyal and hospitable people, and in
leir name welcome you to the state"
Leaving Atlanta the presidential
lrty went 10 Birmingham via the
eOrgia Pacific railroad where the
resident delivered an address and
General Wanamaker made
short speech. A feature OF the TRIP
rough Georgia and Alabama was the
splay of the American flag at all the
atiOns. This was particularly notice
lie at TallapooSa, known as the
! Iankee City under a southern sky"
cause so much eastern capital
invested there.
The president was received at Bir-
ingham bv the governor of Alabama
d his staff and wecomed to the state in
speech by The eX- lieutenant governor /
I'm McElroy. Mr.. William Stevens
81 made speech on behalf OF the {
loreG people. The president ackonwl. {
ged the reception in a speach OF ,
length. The reception at I
rmingham was the nOisiest of the q
p. the day being made a universal 6
liday. {
From Birmingham the party went tc {
emphis were they were received by
iior Clapp ard other officers ]
eeches were made and a reception f
S given, the floral offerings were very i
giant and numerous. After reviewing Il
9 city and its institutions, the party 5
t for Little Rock. C
One of the most pleasant features
the presidents visit to Birmingham
S IT,, welcome he received from the [
ildren of the pubic schools(white and f
ored. They turned out over 4.OOC {
ong, and each child was provided
tn small American flag. Just bel o
e the president reached the Caldwell C
use he was approached by two little n
'ls-Carrie Cobbs and Sadie Elliot, L
o. on behalf of the public schools. C
him with an address of vel. a
ne printed on fatin. The president o
pped out of the carriage to receive il 81
/ taking the children in his arms. a
sed them both. amid the cheers oil Fl
popu,ace. Twelve other little girls a
N presented the president with a ii
ge floral design OF the American flag. ly
placed this in his carriage and p
,ok hands with the young committee. Ii