The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-05-02
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
Harrison Arrives at San Francisco and
is Received in Il Blaze
of Glory.
Fireworks and Red Lights Blaze Forth
From Every Hill Top
in the City.

SAN FRANCI,co, April u. Harrison
was welcomed to night 10y agrcat display
Of enthusiasm. The presidential train
arrived at Oakland at : o'clock. The
party was met 10y committee of citizens.
General Kruger and staff Of the regular
army. and General Diamond and staff of
the state troops escorted if to the large
ferry steamer, Piedmont. The president
occupied a position on th" upper deck
where he obtained = fun view of the
magnificent display made in hIs honor.
The Piedmont lid not Cross to San
Francisco at once. hnt steamed around
the bay slowly to enable the president 10
witness the brilliant Examinations or the
bay and the hills in the city. As the
steamer left the wharf at Oakland a sig
nal rocket as sent up from the harbor
and instantly bon fires blazcd from IA
dozen elevated points in San Francisco.
The long lines Of streets were brilliant
With electric lights and red fires were also
plainly seen fromthcdcck Of the steamer.
The marine display was one of the
most striking features of the occasion.
The Piedmont passed between two lines
of vessels from Oakland to San Fran
cisco. including the United States cruiser
Charleston. several event cutters and
the coast survey steamers and Il number
of ocean going steamers, Of Australia.
China and other lines. All of these YES
sells as well as every craft lying at the
docks on both sides of the bay were bril-
liantly Illuminated by red tire and clcc-
| tric lights. which displayed their dccOra-
tions of flags and bunting. Statutes were
fired from the shore and from a number
of merchant vessels as the president ap-
preached San Francisco. Ihcnight was
| clear and the whole scene as Witnessed
by the president and his party from the
upper deck of the steamer. was beautiful.
The president arrived at the foot of Mar
kct street at 3 o'clock. The crowd
which had collected there was
as great as any ever seen
in that locality. As the party lett the
steamer great cheering was commenced
by the thousands of pcopl" in waiting
and was continued several minutes.
Upon landing the president was wei
coined 10y Mayor Sandcrson and party.
and at once entered carriages and pre-,
pared for the march out of Market street
to Mechanics pavilion. The illumina-
tons along the water front near the
ferry landing. and in fact all along the
line of the march, were the most brill
liant cver seen in the city. Fireworks
were displayed continuously everywhere.
The president and party were escorted
to the pavilion by a detail of mounted
police and three companies of the Sec
ond brigade Of the California National
guards. There was a dense crowd of
people on Market street, all the way from
the ferry landing to the pavilion, and the
president was greeted with great cheer
ing as the procession passed along the
street. At many points it was as light
as day and the president was able to see
the enthusiastic crowds who welcomed
him to the city and who followed in the
rear of the procession. The ladies of the
party accompanied the procession as far
as the pavilion and then went to the
Palace hotel. The crowd in waiting out
side the pavilion was as closely packed
as that along the line of march, and the
enthusiastic welcome was renewed rs the
president alighted from the carriage to
enter the building.