Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-29
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BACk 10 SWEET HOME.
End of the Sorrowful Journey from
Loon Lake-Whire House Sufferer.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 2l.-At a
quarter of 9 o'clock this morning the
special train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road bearing the President, with his
afflicted wife, his son, daughter, grand
children and other relatives and friends
who have been at Loon Lake with Mrs.
Harrison during her illness, drew into
the station here, and the long
and sad journey which had been
undertaken with some degree of
trApldation, was ended. 1t had
been completed, however, without any
suffering or any other ill-effec+ to the
patient. Thirty minutes later she was
resting easily in her bed at the White
House, her mind much relieved by
reaching home, Tor which she has been
weeks. Her physician, DR.. Gardner,
we'll, and that her spirits were much
buoyed up by reaching Washington,
which he thinks will be greatly in her
favor.
AS the probable time of the arriva,
had not been announced in the morning
papers, few persons knew at what hour
the train would reach the city. So
when it was switched ON a sidetrack
outside the Sixth Street station there
were only SQUAD of police, some rail-
road officials, Col Ernst with an army
surgeon and eight attendants assembled
in the train yard. The police had kept
everyone else at distance, and, as the
train came down the track from the
steam exhaust pipes were s;lenced, and
when the special train came to stop
not disturbing noise of any kind could
be heard.
Col. Ernst had charge of the arrange
ments for the reception of Mrs. Harri-
son and party. He had ordered an am
bulance from the Washington barracks
with picked corps Of hospital attend
ants, in charge Of DR.. Bannister, United
States Army, to meet the train and con-
vey Mrs. Harrison from her bed in the
car through the streets and up to the
White Houge, q mile distant. Few peo-
ple knew that the ambulance, with the
familiar red cross on it's sides, in charge
of an officer OF the army was at the sta
ton for any unusual purpose, and when
tracted little or no attention.
AS soon as the train wheels ceased
rolling Col. Ernst and DR.. Bannister
entered the rear car in which Mrs. Har-
rison was resting. The ambulance,
drawn by two quiet horses, had been
driven between TWO lines of cars up to
the side of the track where Mrs. Harri-
son could be transferred with ease.
Two long baggage trucks, arranged at
the rear of the car SO as to make two
steps, were placed in position, and at
once a white stretcher, with snowy
white linen and pillow, was taken into
the car by four caretully-trained men
nurses, with DR.. Bannister at the head.
AS the stretcher disappeared II the car
the President emerged and, Jumping
down on the platform. took a look at
the ambulance arrangements and eN-
pressed himself entirely satisfied.
A minute later the stretcher was gent
ly brought out of the car, and lying up
on it was Mrs. Harrison, covered with a
white sheet and holding fan over her
face. AS the stretcher was carefully
lowered from the car to the trucks and
then to the ground, beam of sunshine,
which had been obscured by passing
cloud, peeped out and shone upon her
face. An umbrella was raised to shield
her from its rays. With military precl-
sion the four attendants turned the
head of the stretcher toward the end OF
the waiting ambulance and at the
command OF DR.. Bannister, slow
lv pushed it on the roller sides.
DR.. Gardner and the President entered
and sat on either side of the patient
while the army doctor mounted on the
outside with the driver. the rear cur
tain was left open to afford air, and, as
the ambulance moved OFT the few per-
sons present barred their heads and
stood silently and sadly watching the
little procession as it moved away.
The President seemed much affected,
and his eyes, red from weeping, and
with dark rings under them, told the
tale OF his deep distress and sleepless
nights spent at the bedside of his wife.
-Four mounted policemen preceded
the ambulance and kept the street
clear of all traffic that mig 1t Interfere
with the procession. Behind came two
carriages containing Russell Harrison,
Mrs. Mckee and Mrs. Dimmick, the
rest of the party driving directly to
the White House. The route taken
from the station was up Sixth
Street to F, in order to avoid the
throngs on Pennsylvania Avenue and
then direct to the Executive Mansion.
The same consideration which was
shown the party at the station was OBJ
served along the streets by all vehicles
and street cars and any band which es-
sayed to play was promptly stopped by
the watchful police.
The little procession, as it slowly
wended its way along the brilliantly
decorated and crowded streets, attract
ed, however, little attention, as few
people knew that the President was IN
the little red cross vehicle tenderly
watching over his wife, and bringing
Ter to her home for which she has daily
longed.
GREEK infantrymen were AWAY s