Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-04-16
GEORGIA'S WELCOME
President Harrison Warmly
 Received in Atlanta.
WALK OVER OLD BATTLF1ELDs.
The Chief Magistrate Given Public Re
 ception in the State Capitol

Streams of Callers, Black and White, Pay
 Their Respects-The President Impress
 ed With the Cordial Greeting-Secretary
 Rusk Decides to Remain During the En.
 tire JOurney-At Birmingham Tonight.
 ATLANTA, Ga, April 16.-The pleasure of the trip of the Presidential party from Chattanooga, Tenn, was somewhat mar. red by the receipt of a dispatch from Pri- rate Secretary Halford announcing the death of Mrs. Halford. When informed just after the train left Chattanooga that Mrs. Halford was dead, the President ex- pressed sincere sorrow and immediately dispatched a message of coincidence to Mir. Halrord.
 The track of the Western & Atlanta Railroad, over which the train proceeded to Atlanta, marked the line of the route taken by General Sherman on his famous march to the sea- The President and Marshal Ransdcll sat in the observation car most of the journey and entertained other members of the party with an ac- count of the battles in which they had participated, while the former was Col onel of and the latter in the ranks of the 10th Indiana Regiment.
 Where RansdeII Lost His Arm.
 Resaca provdel the most interesting to the President of all the places along the line of the road. It was here that Mar shal Ransdell lost his arm, while the 10th Indiana and number of other regiments charged the Confederate intrenchments, under command of Colonel Harrison, who was one of the first over the breast works. The President pointed out Con- federate positions and talked reminis- gently of the battle.
 At Kingston and Gainesville the Presi- dent made brief speeches. Marietta was the only other stop made before reaching Atlanta, except Alatoona Gap, between Cartersville and Marietta, where Gen. Sherman signalled from Kennesaw Noun tains, near Marietta, to Gen. John M. Corse, Hold the fort till hell freezes over.''
 As the train approached the vicinity of Atlanta steam whistles from the factories and the wayside, showed that Atlantis s reception was to be cordial one.
 In the vicinity of the depot an im- mense concourse had assembled. Fences, railroad cars, telegraph poles and all i manner of structures being used by those anxious to get glimpse of the President Cheering for half an hour was incessant, and, as the train moved along, the streets of the business portion of the city were fairly jammed with people, who gave their lungs full vent. As the train came to standstill Gov. Northen, who had sent Col. West of his staff to meet the President at Marietta, came on the plat form and grasping the Presidents hand, said:
 Warmly Welcomed to Georgia.
 ''Mr. President, I welcome you to Georgia, and am sure you will find us ! loyal and hospitable."
 ] The Presinent's party and the local committee took carriages after leaving ! the train and passed through a line of Grand Army men and committee of Confederate veterans and proceeded in a procession through the principal streets to Peach Tree Creek battlefield on the outskirts of the city, where Colonel Har- rison commanded the 10th Indiana during the great fight there. A number of the houses on the streets along which the President passed were decorated with bunting. At the battlefield the party l went on foot over a part of it, but did not go far enough to see the position oc- cupied by the Presidents regiment. On the return to the city the President went to the State Capitol building, where a reception to the public was held until o'clock. Large numbers of people at tended the levee. Governor Northern Mayor Hemphill and 61 other prominent citizens assisted the President in receiv ing. When the reception was over the Presidents party went to the executive mansion and held a card reception tc prominent citizens.
 Secretary Rusk, who intended leaving the party at Houston, Texas, has decided to remain during the entire journey.