Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-04-17
The Presidential Party Given a Grand
Ovation at Chattanooga
and Atlanta.
\ Party on a Special Train. With a
Heavy Cannon, Meet the
Party.
They Enter Atlanta with Cannon
Booming, Whistles Blowing and
Flags Flying.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April lo.-When
the presidential train reached here at
$50 o'clock this morning, fully 1000 peo-
pie we're assembled at the station. A sa-
lutte of thirteen guns was fired as the
president descended from the steps of
the train in the Union depot, one of the
largest in the south. The heavy pillars
of the depot were draped with the nation
al colors, and weaved in evergreens
above the main exit to the street were
the words. 'Welcome to President Har-
risou." The electric cars, complete.
ly covered with flags and bunting,
awaited the party a half block from the
Carter street entrance of the depot, and
from the depot arch to the cars two lines
of policemen were drawn up in full uni
form. The reception committee num-
hered fifty and was composed of leading
citizens and representative colored men
The party remained a few moments on
Lookout mountain. The day was es-
peciaIly desirable for grand view. The
cars were again boarded and the party
returned to the city, where carriages were
in waiting, and the party were driven
through the principal streets. With few
exceptions the business houses along the
line of the presidents route were hand
somely decorated, flags and bunting float
ing from every window. The public
schools had been given holiday, and
the children were drawn up in line on
McCo]lie avenue, waving flags. The
stand from which the president spoke
and where he held general reception
was profusely and tastily decorated. At
II 80 the train left for Atlanta.
ENTERING ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 15.-The trip from
Chattanooga to Atlanta was made over
the Western Il Atlanta road. There were
many historical points along the route.
These included the battle fields of Chica-
manga, Tunnel HILL Resaca, Dug Gap,
kenesaw and Peach Tree Creek. Short
stops were made at each of these places,
and the president shook hands with
large number of people. 1t was at Re
SAGA that Gen. Harrison led the charge
against a confederate battery, in which
he lost nearly half his regiment Mar
Shall Ransdell, who accompanies the
president on this trip, lost his arm in
that engagement. He was a non commits
stoned officer in the presidents regiment.
Among the other places visited were
RinSgold, Dalton and Cartersville. At
Marietta the party was joined by a re-
ception committee from Atlanta, consist
ing of Mayor Hemphill, ex-Gov. Bullock,
Captain John Milledge, Con. j. B. Lewis,
S. W. Inman, Col. W. T.. Calhoun, presi-
dent of the Confederate Veterans associ-
alton, Col. A. W. West, of GOV. Northens
staff, and seventeen members of the city
council. They came from Atlanta in
special train composed of parlor cars and
a gondola or flat car. on which was
mounted field battery in charge of
members of the Atlanta artillery. The
purpose of this cannon was made
known as soon as the train
started, for it then belched forth a vel
come which it kept up every few minutes
during the run to Atlanta. Amid the
tumult caused by the concerted blowing
af thousands of steam whistles the presi-
dental train entered Atlanta on time,
and reached the depot at half past three
O'Clock. The depot is in the center of
the city and the Western and Atlanta
road by which the presidential special
came from Chattanooga is lined on both
sides almost it, entire length inside of
the city limits by manufacturing estab-
lishments of various kinds. AS soon as
the presidential train reached the city
limits signal was given by the exposi-
tion cotton mills and one after another
of the hundreds of mills along the line
chimed in and hundreds of the railroad
engines III the several railroad yards in
the city joined the chorus. A car mount
ing one of the heavy guns of the Atlanta
artillery ran in advance of the presiden-
tial train, the cannon firing as the car
rolled on, adding to the tremendous din
by which the entire city was notified that
the presidential party had passed into
the city limits. President Harrison
stood on the platform of the rear coach
as the train rolled in to the depot, bow
ing in acknowledgement to the welcome
with which he was greeted. When the
train stopped, Governor Northen. with
large delegation of citizens, received the
party.
An accident occurred at the time of
the president's arrival in the city that
might have resulted in an injury to the
president and Mrs. Harrison, had it hap
pened a few minutes sooner. It resulted
from the milit ary salute fred in honorsof