The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-30
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
Conducted to the Lexington Hotel Through
Lines OF Cheering People.

Conducted to the Lexington Hotel Through
Lines OF Cheering People.
CHICAGO. April 29.-President Cleveland
was welcomed to the worlds fair city to-
day. His train arrived at 12 o'clock. noon,
having made few stops on the journey
from New York. Large crowds had gath
cred at the stations in Northern Indiana.
but no time was wasted at any place. At
Ft. Wayne salute was fired. but Mr..
Cleveland was not visible to the crowd.
The President appeared on the rear plat
form at Warsaw. Plymouth, Hobart. VAL
paraiso and South Chicago. but as the
train was going at the rate of forty miles
an hour the people got q mere glimpse OF
Mr. Cleveland. The worlds fair committee
and Mayor Carter II. Harrison met the
train at Colshour, Ind, at 1880 A. NJ.
When the Presidents party arrived at
the Union Station a military band and
three thousand people were ready to well
come the visitors. For an hour the surg
ing mass of humanity had been clamoring
at the iron gates ana vainly seeking en-.
trance to the sacred inolosure, but guard
of policemen with bat0ns drawn and ever
ready for use on the slightest prOvOc8tiOn,
belsbored the unfortunates who were
showed to the front by their less discreet
companions in the rear. Sometimes these
Incldents took on the appearance of q dis
graceful squabble, and when at last the
Presidents train did arrive the police be-
came excited and exerted their brief au-
thority in roughly handling, not only the
eager spectators. but the members of the
reception committee who were unfortunate
enough not to be recognized by the
officers of the municipality. As the Presi-
dents train drew In at the statl on the po-
lice made another fierce onslaught on the
crowd, and, after battle of thirty seconds
or more. made passage way or one hun.
- E. l.
distinguished visitors Of the day were to
march.
AS the President stepped Off the rear OF
his car be was instantly recognized, and
to the loud cheer that went mp from the
crowd he retured slight bow. A minute
later he grasped the hand of President
Palmer of the national commission, who
was accom- panied by Vice President Ste
veneon and the following fficials and citi-
zens: A.. I. Ewing. ID. V. Croner. General
A, Captain Michter, u. s. A., Hon. LAM
bert Tree. of the diplomatie COMMITTEES. d.
u. SmalleY, c. III. Mccormick. G. J.
Mcfarland. j. w. Scott. T. B. Bryan,
+. w. Peck. j. w. Ellsworth, W. ID. Ker-
foot, A. Fl. Revelle and Charles Henrotin.
At one side of the President marched Gov
ernor Altgeld, on the other Mayor Harri-
son; Secretary of State Gresham and Mrs.
Gresham came next under the escort of I.
w. Peck. representing the local directory.
Following were Secretary of tho Treasury
Carlisle and Mrs Carlisle, Secretary OF the
Interior Hoke Smith. Secretary of Agri.
culture j. Sterling Morton and son, Secrs-
tary of the Navy Herbert and daughter and
Hon. Thomas Z. Bayard. In the rear came
the Governors staff in resplendent uni
form. led by Adjutant.general Orendorf.
During all this time the band was playing.
and the excited policemen were shouting
stentorian commands 10 the crowd which
quite drowned the voices of greeting be-
tween the committee and the guests of the
exposition. A few hurried introductions of
q personal character took place and then
the visitors were hurried to the street
above A few hasty commands were given
and the line W as formed with military pre-
cision and the march TO the Lexington
Hotel was commenced.
The procession was headed by o de-
tachrnent of police and the military. Then
came the worlds fair committees the Pres