The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-03-16
THE DEPARTURE OF HARRISON,

ton.
TIE DEPARTURE OF HARRISON,
EX-President Harrison left Washing.
ton for indianapolis on special train
over the Pennsylvania Railroad at 4.O5
| TINS afternoon. lie was accompanied
to the station by Acting Secretary of
State Wharton, Secretaries Foster, o.
the treasury, Noble, Elkins, Tracy,
kusk, Postmaster General Wannamak-
er and Attorney General Miller.
The EX-PreSidents immedi tie party
comprised Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee, their
children, Benz jamin and Mary Mckee,
l. Llcut Parker and Assistant Private
Secretary Tibbott, II Postmaster General
Wannamaker and Marshal Ransdell.
rs they reached the Baltimore and Po-
tomac station by private entrance for
the purpose Of avoiding the crowd
which congregated in the depot there
was hemonst alton as the few who
saw the distinguished party recognized
them.
TIE INAUGURAL BALL
Was a grand success and was attend.
ed 10y at least twelve thousand people.
The hall was SO crowed that there was
really no dancing. The room in which
IL was held IS nearly one hundred yards
IN length, more than forty yards in
breadth, and fifty yards from floor to
ce:ilng. There were many distln-
gulshed people present. 1t was twenty
minutes to 10 o'clock when Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland arrived at the pension
office building, accompanied bY u reti-
nue. of friends. Without going to the
rooms reserved for them the President
AID his wife Started n il tour of the
bail room. The lrrS'd-nj led the way
ou the arm OF Gen. ;inhOlield, while
Mrs. Cleveland followed under the es-
cert of Justice Gray, of the Supreme
Court. AS they entered the Marine
Lana at Il signal from the d ,orway,
started up with "IIail to the Chief'
and this familiar air was the first inti-
nation given the majority of the peo-
pl" present that the guests of the eve.
ming had arrived. There was a crowd
ing forward Of those in the centre to-
ward the sides of the room, and partic-
uarly towards the west or 5tn stree
entrance, through which the Presidel-
llal party had entered, The greatest
INTEREST was manifested in Mrs. Cleye-
| land.
"A lew minutes only were consumed
III tht circuit of the hall and then Mr..
ana Mrs. Cleveland ard their party
went upstairs to their apartments and
| thtre received alarge number of prom.
| lhtnt persons, including Senators, REQ.
| ltSenIaIlVeS, lOregn ministers ana Of
llctrS OF the army and navy
The Vice Presidential party arrived at
lhH hour OF 10 and circuit of the hail
was made in Il manner similar to that
OF the Presidential party. Mr.. and Mrs.
stevenson, with their son and daughters
and their friends, who accompanied
them TO Washington, then joined the
President and Mrs Cleveland in their
rooms. There was no applause while
the PRESIDENTIAL party and Vice Presi-
DENTAL contingent were making their
tour or the hall, but q Subdued murmur
mat betokened the enthusiastic feeling
followed.
Mr.. and Mr.. Cleveland left the ball
room at halfp 10 O'clock Their de-
parLure was made so quietly that but
lew people were aware of it, and the
great multitude gathered about the
stairway leading to the Presidential
apartments and remained there for
some time after the President and his
wife had left the hall.
Precisely at II o'clock the band
struck up "llome, Sweet Home" and
the assemblage quietly dispersed. The
whole proceedings were marked b\ a
staid and stately decorum, more charac-
terlstlc of any minuet than of a modern
ball.