Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-16
How He Bored the Great Amer
lean People.
One Hundred and Forty Speeches
Delivered During His Trip.
The Presidential Train Pulls Into Wash
ington After Most Remarkable
Journey.
Associated Press DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The presiden-
tial train arrived this evening at 5:30
exactly on schedule time. Before the
train reached the city, the president
summoned to the observation car every
person who had accompanied him on the
trip, including all the railroad employees
about the train, and made short ad
dress. He said he found that he had
made 139 speeches since leaving Wash.
ington, on the 14th of April, and though,
this was good time to make the mum
ber round 140. He referred to the
unprecedented excellence and perfection
of the railroad service throughout
the entire trip, and said the
fact that they had been able to
travel over ten thousand miles of terri
tory in splendidly equipped train,
without accident or mishap, or one min
ute's variation from the pre-arranged
schedule, must always be regarded as a
most remarkable achievement. He re-
turned thanks individually to every per-
son who had rendered service on the
train, and gave all the employees sub
stantial tokenSof his appreciation. The
postmaster-general, secretary OF agricul-
ture and other gentlemen of the party
also remembered the EMPLOYEES.
The arrival in Washington was un-
marked by any demonstration beyond
the presence at the station of small
knot Of officials and several hundred
travellers. The presidents grandchil-
dren were at the station, and his first
greeting was to them. The president
and family quickly went to the white
house.
THE LAST STOPS.
PITTsBURa, May 15.-The presidential
train passed through here early this
morning, en- route to Washington. But
fifteen minutes was spent here. There
was no demonstration.
ALTOONA, Pa, May I5.-The special
train bearing the presidential party ar
rived at $3.50 this morning. The party
stood on the rear platform and listened
to cheers from q large crowd assembled.
The president delivered a short address,
and was followed by Secretary Rusk.
HARRIsBURa, Pa, May 15.-From AL
.toon to Harrisburg, the presidents trip
was devoid OF special incident. On ar
rival here, Postmaster-General Wana-
maker took leave OF the party, and
boarded the train for New York, whenc
his family sails for Europe tomorrow.
When the train hove in sight cannon
began booming and the great crowd
gathered in the Pennsylvania railroad
station, pressed forward with a mighty
cheer. Governor Pattison and other
state officials boarded the train, and
greeted President Harrison. The crowd
was addressed briefly by the president
and others. and at the conclusion OF the
speech-making the train left for Wash
ing ton.
THE MAGNITUDE OF HIS oFFENsE.
In his address, the president said,
when his stenographer had told him
this morning that he had made 1873
speeches since leaving Washington, he
realized the magnitude of his offense
against the American people, and was
in hopes be might be permitted
to pass through Harrisburg without
adding to it. "No one," said the
president, "needs to tell you anything
about Pennsylvania or its resources.
Indeed my work was very much light
ened, this journey, because found that
all the people, clear out to Puget sound,
had already found out more about their
country than could possibly tell them.
Our journey has been accompanied with
the labor of travel, but out of it all /
think have gained higher sense of
the perfect unitytof our people, and of
their enduring and all-pervading patri-
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