Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-05-31
HE RAN THE MOTOR.
An Incident of the President s
Rochester Trip.
TO BREAKFAST BY ELECTRIC LINE.

kxa{son Handles the Lever on the Re-
= Ns&Msh, Stops for a Distinguished Passen-
1SGsE But Goes Ahead without Waiting
s&ffor the BelI-Synopsis of His Speech at
the Monument Neutrality-suspicious.
III of Memorial Day Eloquence at New
York and Observation-Disclosures Day
Notes.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, May 31-An inter-
esting incident of the presidents visit to
this city was his trip on the electric line
to Ontario Beach to eat fish breakfast
prepared for him. As a general thing a
man doesn't care to travel several miles
to his breakfast, but the novelty of this
trip was sufficient to make it enjoyable.
Among those who with the president took
the trip were Secretary Noble; General
Henderson, Of Illinois; Hon. Frederick
Douglass, and Representative Cultivate,
of Ohio. The only food taken before the
start was cup of coffee each, The local
committee, headed by Hon. Charles S.
Baker, which called for the president at
$50 O'Clock, found him ready to start The
party went on foot to the corner of State
street, one block away, where the private
car of the Rochester Street Railway com.
pany was waiting.
Wheelmen as an Escort.
1t was richly decorated electric motor
car, carpeted and furnished with uphol-
stored wicker chairs The interior effect
was that of a drawing room. The run tC
the lake over the electric road was made
in about 80 minutes. The members of the
Rochester Wheelmen's league constituted
themselves presidential escort for the
morning and they kept along with the cal
pretty steadily on its run along the boule
ward. Representatives of all the Roches
ter clubs were in line, including the
Ladies' National Bicycle club. On the
way to the beach the president received
many cordial greetings from the crowds
along the route.
The Breakfast at the Beach.
On arriving at the beach breakfast was
served in the dining room of the hotel
The president was seated at round table
in the center. About the room were eight
smaller tables. On each of them was
vase of Madame Gulllot roses. In the cen
ter of the presidents table was a minia
ture lake bordered with lilies of the val
ley, in which was an island of delicate
pink roses. About the lake were pinl
candles with pink shades and pink silk
scarf was draped around them. A banC
in an adjoining room played soft music
while the breakfast was served.
Decorations on the Walls.
The wall decorations were exquisite
They We're chiefly apple branches heavil!
laden with blossoms. In the panels hun!
silken banners Directly opposite tn
president was picture of President vii
liam Henry Harrison. On the president!
right at the table was Hon. William Pur
cell, on his left Mayor Curran. On tn
left of the mayor was Governor Flower
| The president kept his overcoat on durin!
| the meal for the room was quite chilly
He left the table before the omelette wa
served and returned to the parlor Their
was few minutes delay in getting tht
cars ready, but start was made at ga
O'Clock.
A Distinguished Motorman.
The most interesting incident of the re
turn trip occurred when President Beck
ley, of the Rochester Railway company,
asked the president to turn on the current
The car was stopped, the motormaI
| stepped aside and the president took hi!
| place. He grasped the lever with his righ
hand and gradually turned on the current
He seemed to enjoy the experience
thoroughly. Just before the car reached
| a sharp curve, the president saw Righ
| Rev. Bernard McQuade, the venerable
Roman Catholic bishop of the Rocheste
diocese, standing beside the track. anC
stopped the car to let him get on Then
| not waiting for a signal, he started the
motor and took the car around the curv
N at slow speed.
+ Flower Was Nervous.
| A minute later the president surrendered
the lever and entered the car to meet tn
bishop. Shortly afterward Governo
| Flower took hold of the lever for few
| minutes, but he seemed i'll at ease and re
| quired a great deal of coaching Th
president remained in conversation witt
the bishop until the car reached the resi-
dence district, when he went out on tb
| platform and with Governor Flower ac
! knowledged the greeting of the crowd
along the street. The party reached tn
| Powers hotel at 11:30 o'clock.
| a Cheer for Fred Douglass
They had to fight their way through tn
hotel lobby. The crowd cheered as tn
| president started up the stairs and tn
president turned when he got to the land
ing and bowed. A few minutes later
cheer was given for white haired Fre
Douglass as he passed up the stairs. TIL
| president and Governor Flower then CAV
public reception in the parlors and shoo
hands with several thousand people.
SPEECH AT THE MONUMENT
| Impatient to Hear Harrison the Vet