New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-22
MRS, HARRISON HOME AGAIN


SHE REACHES THE WHITE HOUSE SAFELY
TINE TRIP COMFORTABLE AND WITHOUT ILL
EFFEcT-THE PATIENT CHEEREp
BY HER ARRIVAL.
Washington, sept. 2l.-At a quarter of O'Clock
this morning the special train on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad hearing the President. with his
wife. his son, daughter, grandchildren and
other relatives and friends, who have been
at Loon Lake with Mrs. Harrison during her ILL
ness, drew into the station here, and the long
and sad journey. which had been undertaken with
some degree Of trepdaton. was ended 1t had
been completed. however. without any suffering or
any other ill-cfIect to the patient Thirty min
later she resting easily In her he'd at the
White House. her mind much relieved by reach
ing home, for which she had been longing for
several weeks. Her physician, DR.. Gardner, re-
ports that she stood the trip we'll and that her
spirits were much bnoyed up by reaching Wash
ineton, which he thinks will be greatly in her
favor.
As the probable time of the arrival had not
been announced in the morning papers. few per-
sons knew at what hour the train woulc reach
the city. So. when it was switched on side
track outside the Sixth-st. station, there We're
q
Colonel Ernst, with an army surgeon. and eight
attendants assembled in the train yard The po-
lice had kept everyone else at a distance and as
the train came down the track from the Navy
Yard tunnel all engine bells and steam exhaust
pipes were silenced, and when the three cars ol
the special train came to q stop not disturb
ing noise of any kind could he heard. 'oionei
Ernst had charge Of the arrangements Ior 'ne
reception of Mrs. Harrison and party, Tic I'd"
ordered an ambulance from the Washington bar'
racks. with picked corps of hospital attend
ants. in charge of Dr. Bannister. to meet 'ie
train and convey Mrs Harrison from her co. III
the car through the streets and up TO the "ni'o
House, O mile distant Few people knew '""'
the ambulance, with the familiar req cross y"
;+s white canvas sides and four uniformed nurses
in charge of an officer of the army was a. VI.
station for any unusual purpose, and when II
arrived soon after o'clock il attracted niue VI
no attention r.,.. ,rd
A soon as the train stopped Colonel Ernst ana
Dr Rannister entered the rear car in wmch MIS-
IIorr;eon was resting The ambulance hao oec'
driven between two lines Of cars up 10 'ne ei",
of the track Two long baggage trucks ari"H
M the rear of the car so as 70 inshe wv" ~
vere placed in position, and stre'cher "1' on
into the car by four men nurses "l'i, D' D
mister at the head. As the stre1cher u'S"Pp
in the car the President came OUT anu, Jumps
-, -, tho nlotform took look at the amou-
,oroa arran0ements and expressed himself ehu'eiJ
satisfied minute later the stretchcr was VI ~ -
out Living upon il was MIS- h'prisoi' WV
with white sheet and holding a ian over "oi
face. With military precision the four a.o"1.
.,n.d tbo head Of the stretcher toward the end oi
;.;r a,,bulance and at tho command OF
~ Rannister slowly pushed it in on the roher
.,a.s Dr Gardner and the President entered anu
80. an either side of her while the army ooc'oi
.,ouu,nd an the outside with the driver. Inc rear
o,,r..in WAS left open to afford air, ana Is u'e
ambulance moved off the few persons present paieu
their heads and stood silently watching N'e ii''''
,roccssion rs il moved away Inc rreSiue','
po,,,a1 much affected and his eyes, red and with
DARK rings under them, told the tale OF MS ueep
distress and slcepless nights spent az ''ie DVu.'.
Of his wife Four mounted policemen prece"e" ,,,o
ambulance and kept the street clear Oh dii u''',
that might interfere with the proces>loh p"""'
csrse two carriages containing husSch nan, =,
N,rs Mckee and Mrs Dimmick, the resi- OF U'e
- driving directly to the White House
rL. .,ute taken from the station was up olAIh-
O.. 90 + in order TO avoid the throngs on renn-
sy-lvania-ave, and then direct 10 uie Ecor'i,. ,s
Mansion The White House was reachea Ill nan
- Co+be,ed ON tie portico were the
attendants and servants, ana from 'le "PP,
;5oe .on,. of the clerks looked doWn a.
49, a,,h,lance came 10 halt under the porte
oocbere the Army nur;cs took up heir p'Sr
,iors and soon tie litter. preceded Dy ti'e
;a.rt and DR. Bennstcr was carried lh'o NV
,.;on ord taken through the corridors ana up
stair. IN Mrs HarIison's room on the s~ooh" nv
Paindrops began to fall as the h'ter was '"
,-o,, rho ambulance. but as 1t was unuei 0o'''
rore foil On tie II 5s,rate invalid WINE ~ wac
- ocr,s. the entrance 10 the mann uooi
,.,. Ill nlovcd acros, her counteDance ar Siie
-''aoonized some of ;he attendants ana gen'Iy
,aising her hand sine waved them pa after
ldislhe ioi ~ , -, do comfortable in bed, allel
one "dS Cnrdner made the following s'ateWcho
", 'I ~ Irsnresentaive of the Associated IIeSs Io,
.Mri Harrison s,Ood the louIhel Ho IN, ,ra
Lake very nicely and much ..i o.'er bomc has
Seioa PH wn ber sDiits and made her sleep ni"on @
puoSc" SSLe wax as comfortable as p0sSlpie VII vi
"a uav and the fac HAT she has r3ac'eu "o''0
has decidedly cheercd her up. ..,,, incident
The trim from Albany was "l.ho"o ,inor .his
rD or wa, reacleo soon before cioGh ~ IN,
morning and q start AT oiGe nla p' +bo route the
stretch for W asnugton. All along .,ae Ne liar
ores,est consideration shown for MIS- ,hc
s;son,s condition and George W. boyo' VI Tho
Pcnnsvlyania Railroad Company, WIZ n "hi .Ics
naciai train i'm char-e saw tat an WI nr
cn.s tho line were silenced apd tIa' ever fr
else possihly was dono to pronlo'gr III o President
and saCctv oc the whole party. Inc L i!.honrnd
am am NJ irarris,n rcreatedly and warmly tnan>cu
Mr. Povd for his constant, thougn' iui @ ,tnn 70
W. ron m;nntcs after Mrs. Harrison was ,ahen w uo
10, rnorn Tho lover portion OF the buiioih. wao was
Tiiod ,vith members Of the G.. A. H. ANXIOUS W 1o'
the interior.