The herald., 1893-07-17


drive in the afternoon. At s p. m. the
steamer Corona sailed for the north.
The vice-president and party will dis.
embark at Santa Barbara.
HANDSOMELY ENTERTAINED.
How the Vice. President Was Received at
San Diego.
The San Diego Union has the follow
lug account of the reception of the vice.
president at that city. The Mr.. Tyler
spoken of as delaying the party by talk
ing too long at Redondo eeems to be q
myth, as no such party figured in the
ceremonies. according to local reports:
The city began to assume q holiday
appearance yesterday afternoon. Flags
flew and bunting streamed from all
prominent buildings, and men in uni
form began to dot the crowds in the
streets. Everybody 80 arranged his
business as to be at leisure at 6 80, in
order to see the vice-preHident. A tale-
gram was received from the committee
that the vice-presidential train would be
delayed until 7 :15 and the carriages were
accordingly held for that hour.
Mapor Carlson, Gen. Eli III. Murray
and John O. Fisher went to Oceanside
on the 2:l0 train to meet the distin-
guished visitors. At 7 p. m. the line of
carriages left the city hall for the depot,
and lines of military wended their way
thither and rested.
THE TRAIN ARRIVES.
At 7:25, when the train pulled up to
the depot, fully 10000 people were as
sembled on the grounds and along D
street, waiting to catch a glimpse Of the
vice-presidant. AS he descended from
the car cheer went up, and was re-
echoed far up the street. Mr.. Stevenson
quickly stepped through the crowd.
escorted by Mayor Carlson, followed by
Mrs. Stevenson on the arm of General
Murray. As the vice-president stepped
into his carriage he removed his hat,
and great cheer wentup as the crowd
caught sight of his familiar features.
THE RIDE UP D STREET.
Maj. Charles L. Davis, U. s. A., was
in charge of the military escort, and
formed the companies in the following
order: City Guard band, United States
troops, Company A, Ninth regiment, N.
G. O.; Company B, Ninth regiment, N.
q. c.; Company A, Naval battalion !;
San Diego cadets.
The carriages containing the vice.
president and party followed, and these
in turn were followed by carriages con-
tanning army and national guard off,
GERS, members of the reception commit
tee, foreign consuls, members of the
city council and other city officials, and
prominent citizent, about 25 carriages
in all.
The vice-president was received with
an ovation along the whole line Of
marchs He wore common straw hat,
which was oftener off than on his head,
returning the hearty salutes and waving
OF handkerchief on each side. At the
plaza the carriages stopped, in the midst
of an immense throng, and Mayor Carl
son, rising, introduced the vice-presi-
dent. After the cheering had subsided,
Mr.. Stevenson said:
ME. STEVENSON SPEAKS.
"MAYoR, LADIEe AND GENTLEMEN: For
your kind words OF welcome to your city,
on behalf of my friends and myself, de-
sire to return profound thanks. This is
the first time we have had the pleasure
of visiting your fair city, but we have
heard OF it before, and can truly say
that the half has never been told. Jap
plause.I But even if we had never heard
of it, this welcome shows to US that,
whether in Illinois or California, wheth-
or Illinoisans or Californians. or Repub-
licans or Democratic, we are all of us
Americans. [Applause.]
again thank you for my friends
and my self, and assure you that we shall
carry back to our distant homes, across
the mountains and rivers, grateful mem
ories of the welcome you have given us
tonight"
A storm OF applause was the anawer
ss the vice-president resumed his seat,
and the procession started for the ferry
The band played patriotic airs, and
Fifth street became stream of human
ity, reaching its flood tide at the spot
where the straw hat was bobbing on and
off the distinguished head.
AT HOTEL DEL CORONADO.
The party, remaining in their car
riages, took the ferry and went directly
to Hotel del Coronado. They were ac-
companied by several hundred promi.
nent San Diegans. Dinner was served
at once, and in addition to the distin.
guished visitors was partaken OF by
Mayor Carlson, Gen. Eli H. Murray, III.
M. Kutchin, D. @. Reed, ]. @. Fisher,
Zach Montgomery, Col. E.. r. Kellogg,
DR.. v. D. Rood, E. E. Capps, Lewis r.
Kirby, DR.. T. L. Magee, Lieut.. Col. John
r. Berry, Col. E. B. Spileman, Judge
Puterbaugh, X. II. Wade, S. F. Barker
and E. J. Louis.
After dinner Mr.. Stevenson and party
retired for time, while the guests made
merry at the ball. Sig. Romaudy, who
had led his magnificent orchestra in