The record-union., 1891-04-27
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
They Spend a Very Quiet Sabbath
in San Francisco.
PRESIDENT AND MRS. HARRISON
ATTEND DIVINE SERVICES.
President Harrison's Sister Meets With
avery Serious Accident Near Cleves,
Ohio - -PoStmaSter-GeneraI Wana-
maker Addresses the Sunday-School
Children, and Later the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Special to the REcoRD-UN1oN.

Dental party spent very quiet Sabbath.
This morning the President and Mrs.
Harrison accompanied Mayor Sander
son and Mrs. Sanderson to the First
Presbyterian church. The remainder of
the day the President spent in his rooms
at the Palace Hotel. A number of per-
sons called during the day, but he
generally asked to. be excused on the
ground that he needed rest after the
fatiguing efforts of the last two weeks.
EPostmaster-Gene Wanamaker ad-
dressed the Calvary Sunday-school at
noon, and in the afternoon he addressed
the Young Mems Christian Association.
All the ladies of the party drove to the
residence of Senator and Mrs. Stanford
this afternoon.
ACCIDENT TO PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's S
SISTER.
CINCINNATI, April 26.-This evening a
telegram was sent to President Harrison
on the Pacific Coast, and to John Harri-
Mrs. Bette Eaton, of North Bend, had
been fatally injured to-day by being
thrown from carriage in a runaway.
The accident happened this afternoon
at CleveS, about twenty-three miles west
of this city. Mrs. Eaton and her niece,
carriage, driving family horse, which,
though spirited, has always been con-
sidered safe. On their return the horse
SHE'D at something and started to run
away. The breeching Of the harness
broke, and the horse plunged down a
bank, throwing both women out of the
Mrs. Bette Eaton was thrown to the
hard ground violently, her head striking
first Miss Moore had her shoulder dis
located and suffered other injuries. She
was able to be removed to the Eaton
homestead at North Bend, and it is hoped
the injuries are not fatal. Mrs. Eaton's
Injuries were known to be so serious at
first she could not be removed to North
Bend. She was at once taken to the house
of friend, Mr.. Hayes of Cleves, and DR..
Hughes called in Immediately.
y telephone message from CleYes at s
O'Clock tonight, said that all hope of her
recovery seemed vain.
About midnight tonight, the Cincin-
natl agent OF the Associated Press re-
ceived telephone message from Mr..
GroSsman of Cleves, who said that at IL
o'clockfto-night Mrs. Eaton was conscious
and able to talk, and there were some
hopes of her recovery.
lie says, moreover, that the horse did
not run away, but that the breeching
broke when he was going down steep
hill between Cleves and North Bend, and
that he could not help rushing down the
nil, and that Miss Moore in her fright
caught the reins and the horse veered and
upset the buggy over a steep bank.
Miss Anna Moore lives in Chicago and
is here on visit. Miss Moore's mother
is at Cummingsville tonight on her way
to North Bend.
Mr.. Grossman telegraphs that Miss
Moore's Injuries are not thought to be
serious.
The hopes of DIR. Hughes are that Mrs.
Eaton has not suffered internal injuries.
rs was thought at first. She is about 90
years old, and has son, Archibald Eaton,
now at Ell Paso Mex, in the service of
the Vandalia Road. Mrs Eaton was idol
lied by high and low. rich and poor, and
all Cleves and North Bend are grieved
over this accident.
THE NEWS CONVEYED TO THE PRESIDENT
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.-President
Harrison received the first news of his
sisters $ injury from an Associated Press
telegram stating that his sister had been
fatally injured in runaway accident. 1t
was shown to him by Postmaster-G General
Wanamaker. President Harrison was
greatly shocked, and could scarcely be-
lieve the news. He said that he had no
information on the subject, and that he is
not aware of any sister being in Chicago
His brothers widow lives there, and he
thought the telegram might refer to her.
He had sister living at North Bend, and
another one at MINNEAPOLIS.
The President Immediately telegraphed
TO Chicago for further information. I'm
til he received definite news he could not
state what change would be made in his
plans.
The President was later furnished with
copies of the Associated Press dispatches
containing the news Of the accident to his
sister as fast as they We're received here.
When the news first came Postmaster
A7orn ,t,.J. 81,
as If the entire party would start directly
for the East. When the news came that
Mrs. Eaton was not so dangerously in
jured as at first thought, the President
was greatly relieved, and stated that un-
I'll definite news was received no change
would be made in his plans.
The President and Mrs. Harrison sat
up until a late hour, anXiously awaiting
further news
At2 A. NJ. President Harrison was still
awaiting further news from his sister.
lie was trying to obtain direct wire to
North Bend, and stated that if the news
was not more encouraging he would
start Immediately for the East.
April H.-2:30 a. M.-At 2:15 A. NJ.
PRESIDENT Harrison received a dispatch
from North Bend stating that Mrs. Eaton
was DONG very WELL
osTMAsTER-GENERAL wANAMAKER
SAN Francisco, April 6.-Postmaster-
GCHSidI W anafnaker addressed the
children at the Calvary Baptist Sunday
School. He said, on being introduced to
the children: when / ann introduced to
ehllcren like to speak TO them, and
nave them speak TO me. L like to shake
hands with them. Now, you all have got
programmes, haven't you? Suppose You
all 90 them up in the right hand like
this"
There, was rustling, waving of white
above the heads of the children as OF
many wings. Thus two thousand sun
day school children shook hands with
the superintendent of the largest Sunday
school III America
Now We're acquainted and I am so
glad to know you, to come here and see
YOU and hear your sweet songs. They
are the same old songs we sing all over
the land. How sweet it is TO think of
that The same old Bible open i'm every
church in the land. l have been going to
Sunday school ever since | was q little
youngster like you, and find as / grow.
that the SundaY-school jacket grows too
and that's the best of il. 1t is true that /
teach Bible class III the Bethany sun
day-school in Philadelphia, where 700
scholars often attend. Who will say
there is anything better for fiill-grown
man to do on Sunday than to open his
Bible and study God ways for us to live?
In all the 1000 miles / travelled I've not
seen so many sweet faces nor heard such
rare music as have to-day. You have a
aori,tural land here, OyertiOwlng with