The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-27
HARRISON IN VIRGINIA.
TIE OLD DOMINION GIVES HIM A
CORDIAL RECEPTION.

Crowds at the Depots at Richmond,
Petersburg and Other Places to Well
come Him to the stste-The Party
Reaches It's Destination in Time for
Late Supper.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-President Har-
rison left Washington at 10:57 o'clock this
morning in special car of the Atlantic
Coast Line for Virginia Beach. Va. where
be expects to enjoy a weeks respite from
the cares Of official life. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Harrison. his two grand.
children, Mrs. Dimmick, Private Secretary
Halford and two servants.
HAND-sHAKING AT RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, VA, Feb. 26.-President Har4
rison and his party arrived at the Union
station In this city at O'Clock this evening
en- route to Virginia Beach. There was
small crowd at the station, and during the
brief halt of the train a number OF persons
shook hands with the President. When the
train arrived at Ashland, sixteen miles
north Of this city, the Students Of Randolph-
Macon College gave the college yell, ending
with Three cheers for Baby Mckee"
AT THE BEACH.
NoRFoLK, VA, Feb 26-President Har-
rlson, Mrs. Harrison, their two grandchil-
dren, Mrs. Dimmick and two servants
arrived here this afternoon on a speciali
train for Virginia Beach, where the Presi-
dent and his party will spend q week in rests
and recreation. When the train drew into
the station here tho President was salutedl
with a salvo OF twenty-one guns from thol
battery OF the Norfolk Light Artillery
Blues, the crack veteran company Of Nor-i
folk. A large crowd was at the station to
meet the distinguished visitors. The
Ua in hU Ian
v. ID. Groner, who escorted them to Virginia,
Beach, where they arrived for o'clock
| supper. The President seemed TO enjoy his
run through Middle and Tidewater Virginia,
and when he retired tonight was not at all
fatiRued. The weather, which has been
bad for several days. is clear and pleasant
| this evening.
THE STOP AT PETERSBURG.
PETERSBURG. VA, Feb. 26.-Presidenb
Harrison and party arrived here this After
| noon on the fast mail train en- ronte to Vir-
| ginia Beach. Fully 1000 people we're at the
| station TO greet the President. A large ma
| jority OF them, however, were negroes.
| Hon. Charles II. Collier mayor of the city;
| Col. James ID. Brady, collector of Internal
revenue; Gen. Stith Boiling, postmaster.
aud other prominent gentlemen entered the
Presidents car as soon as the train
arrived, and shook hands with the chief
executive. There were loud calls
for the President, and he was
forced to make his appearance.
He was gracefully introduced by Mayor
Collier as Benjamin Harrison, Presidents
Of the United States" and was greeted with
cheers. The Presidents speech was very
| brief, a mer Q expression OF thanks for the
| courteous reception extended him and the
hospitable spirit Of our people as shown by
the large gathering. The President ex~
| cused himself from much speaking be ecause
| of asevere cold. The mayor called the Presi-
dents attention to the condition Of the Appo-
mattox river, for the improvement Of which
she citizens of Petersburg have so long been
| trying toget liberal appropriation. but the
| Presidents response was not heard by the
| public.
| Ex-senator Malone was not present, or
| at least was not seem