Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-03
GROVER WELCOMED
Thousands Hail His Arrival at
the Capital.
A DENSE THRONG AT THE STATION

Watches and Cheers the Next President
and Party as They AIieht-Many Callers
at the Arlington, Among Them the Vice
President-Elect-An Official Call and It's
Return-The Palatial Special That Bore
Cleveland and Party to the Capital
Washington Fail of Visitors, and Gay
with Color.
WASHINGTON, March. 3.-The special
train bearing President-elect Cleveland
and party arrived at the Baltimore and
Ohio station in this city at $50 o'clock
last evening. An immense throng of peo-
pie surrounded the station and filed the
streets on each side of it, all eager to get a
glimpse of the next president. The crowd
began to collect as early as 5 O'Clock and
constantly increased until the arrival of
the distinguished party. IL was rumored
that Cleveland had gotten off at the New
\ 1ork avenue crossing, where he deceived
the vigilant newspaper reporters on his
honeymoon trip TO Deer Park This init
nation, however, did not have the desired
effect of dispensing the crowd, and finally
they were rewarded by seeing the presi-
arm of Colonel James Berrett, chairman
of the inaugural committee
Sent Up a Mighty Shout.
A mights shout went up when Mr.
Cleveiand's presence was known With
great difficulty Il passageway was cleared
and Mr.. Cleveland, bowiug his acknowl-
edgenents, made his way TO a carriage
and was at once rapidly driven to the Ar
lingtOn hotel. Assistant Chairman Nor
ris, Of the inaugural committee, escorted
Mrs. Cleveland and behind them was the
infant daughter in the arms of her nurse.
The party arrived at the Arlington about
ten minutes before O'Clock In order TO
avoid the crowds that thronged Pennsyl-
vani2 avenue an unusual route was taken
to the hotel After leaving the station the
little procession of carriages passed up
New Jersey avenue TO Massachusetts ave
nue. and thence up X and Fifteenth streets
to Vermont avenue. a small crowd of
people had gathered in front of the hotel to
see the party arrive. Perfect order was
maintained and there was no demonstra-
tion of any kind
Was Palatial Train.
The special train that brought the presi-
DalaILhl
one. The pres.dent-elect's car was the
Oriental" There is drawing room in
Ne rear. TO this are two large bedrooms.
They are furnished with brass bedsteads,
bkhroofh, toilet stazadssazssz all the other
equipments of private house. small
section adjOins the bedrooms and opens into
the dining room. Before the dining room
Is another small section, and then comes
the kitchen. The drawing and dining rooms
looked like bowers Flowers were on every
hand. In the center of the dining table
WAS large bouquet of 100 Jacqueminnt
roses. Beside this stood large silver
fruit stand that was filled with oranges,
apples, peaches, pears, and tropical fruit
Roses and LiIies-of-the-Vaney.
Bouquets OF pink and white roses and
lillies-Of-the-valey hung from the walls
III the corners and in the little brackets
that decorated the sides of the car. The
pvofusion of roses extended out TO the bed
rooms as well. The flowers in the draw
ingroom We're arranged as they were in the
dining-room. The interior is finished in
hand carved mahogany and upholstered in
silk plush of old rose tint. The curtains
ut the windows are of raw silk of an old
rose tint, with golden braid. The carpet
ing is OF dull blue and old rose 1t is light
~ - AhSsaiNAC9SSAlt bN illtsillS
OF 4 storage battery
For Others of the Party.
The Monmouth and "Baltimoren were
| the cars selected for Cleveland : patty. The
Monmouth" is seventy-five feet long and
has deep olive green exterior 1t is fin
ished inside in quartersawed oak and has
large observation room at one end with
| sage green curtains and red plush uphol-
stored easy chairs. The Baltimore is 81 m
| liar to the Oriental" in size and general
plan, but is not so rich in its ornaments
ton. 1t is furnished in dark red plush.
and its exterior is also a dark red The
party started from Lakewood at 1910 D. m.
the whole settlement having turned out to
see them off The trip was uueventful.