The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-07
In ROUTE TO SEATTLE.
Harrison Enters the State Dur
ing . Heavy Rain.
IN cENTRALM At DAYsREAk.
The President Driven About Tacoma
With an Umbrella Up.
N cEkTRALiA At DAvsREAk.
Arches ~ Grain, Tfmber. Cenl apA lr~u
People Staud In . shewerAafh
While the Eminent vlsiters SPEAK
Parade IN Mad. Greaf Knthusaasn.

TACOMA, May a. The president and
party entered the state Of Washington at
an early hour this morning In = driving
rainstorm- This interfered materially
with the arrangements for his reception
at various places along the road.
A more unpleasant May day old in
habitants say they meyer experienced
than today. President Harrison's special
train arrived at 8 O'Clock. twelve minutes
after the pilot engines pulled into the
yard and reported the road clear. Setting
in with nasty drixxle as q m-. the
clouds continued to let down everything,
from Wild torrent to Light shower. At
$50 .. m signal gun summoned the
militia to their barracks and the populace
to the streets. By Z o'clock the three
streets over which the president wss 10
pass swarmed with school children,
men. women and IRE depart
ment companies. and the militia
and civic organizations. Toward
I'D o'clock there was general movement
toward the Seventeeth street depot, where
the president vas to alight from the train
At 7:Jo O'Clock for two blocks around the
depot there was jam of people Every
street cenfering at the station was clogged
with humanity. Owing to the pelting
rain the children we're placed at disad-:
vantage. and many of the future presi-.
dents were not able 10 get their heads
above the tumbling sea of humanity
Gum boots. galoshes and gossamers were
noticeable among the equipment Of the
ladies who stood In the rain with the men
and waited for the presidents arrival
A signal gun heraIded the advent
Of the presidents train at 7.5ss< O'Clock.
and exactly at 8 o'clock the train
drew up in front Of the Nineteenth street
depot. A general scramble for a favor
able position from which to see the Marty
alight followed The police could moi keep
the esger crowd back. Clubs were drawn,
bat the crowd jeered and laughed and
pressed on toward the end Of the rear car.
which was provided with q large omen plat
fozm. designed for observation and speech-
making.
A moment after the train came to !
ssandstill, W. H. Calkins, chairman Of the
committee. escorted Governor
Ferry into the presidentss car. entering AZ
the forward nlafform. and pre.en.ed him
10 President Harrison.
son account of INV noor health :, ..sa
Governor Ferry. clasninr tha nresidept,.
hand. ..you must excu.e me for mot rreef-
lnr vou sooner sunnnSe vnu made No
stops between This CITY and Portland ].
Moves ne did. too reso;ned tha
nlea.an,ly. 1--WE had : ..on "a
centra,i.. hv urgent reoness AZ s o,ciock
this morning. / vanfed 70 .,eer na.t
Cenrralia. but it was no 60. A telesram i,
ron know
Chairman Calkin. then nrexensed Navor
Handle. who out.ined the Arrangements.
TO the president while the governor "a.
being presented TO other members AZ the
party. President Harrison said that Nrx
Harrison vas not feeling we'll and bevrrd
that she be excused from par,icina,inr in
the drive abous the c;tv.
Chairman Calkins led The wav "a fhe
rear p,atform. and "A the pres;dens ~.
reared proposed three cheers for him
The cheers were siyen with : vilI. the
president bovinr and remorinr hi. ha,
The crowd continued 70 cheer While the
Marty VIZ. euter;nc th~ e.rr.a~es
Just as the president entered his car
rage little s-year-old girl presented him
with a small bouquet. Bending low. the
president thanked the little one and shook
her hand cordially. The firing of twenty
one guns IN honor of the president. ar
rival were continued as the column moved
At Sis o'clock. Pacific avenue north from
street to Ninth street was one
mass Of humanity, rooted over with ,os-
ting umbrellas.
A platoon of police. followed BY Troop
B.. cavalry. proceeded ahead of the uness-
dents carriage, Mason's ,ouayes marching
On either side of the carriage as cuard Of
honor. Other organizations in line were.
Band. Sons OF Veterans. Sheridan poss and
Custer post, q. A. r., Sons OF America on
right of 6. A. r, Odd Fellows. Order of
Foresters. Order of Danish Brotherhood.
Puget Sound Lodge of Odd Fellows. the
Tacoma ire department.
The rear part OF the covering 10 the
presidents carriage was lowered. and ne
sxi in the rear seat. nmhralia in hand.
There was much enthusiastic cheering al,
along the ronte of march. and when the
cheering became vociferoas the president
would remove his silk hat and how right
and left. He manifested much interest IN
the arches on Pacific avenue. The arch Of
ar came first, and upon seeing il the
president said Ahe had been much inter
sssed in the timber resources of Washing
ioa since his visit TO Puget sound SIX years
ago. On the lumber arch were the words:
Washington and Tacoma, Welcome,
W Washington FIR" The bases % the x-ch
we're SIX feet in diameter, and the timber
across the top wer LOO feet in length. and
Tree from single knot Or other hlenish
On the Roslyn coal arch were the words:
We can warm the world with r>.sl .