The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-03
LOUD CHEERING THRONG
Welcomes President-Elect Cleveland
to Washington.
THE CITY IS IN GALA ATTIRE
And Ready to Proceed with tho Inaug-
ural show-Thousands Witnessed tho
Departure Of the Tammsny Braves
Washington Is Dressed Up.

crowd surrounded the Baltimore and Ohio
depot last evening awaiting the special
train bearing President-elect Cleveland
and party. The multitude which filled
the streets for blocks around began 81 as
semble as early as 5 p. m, and by the hour
that the train rolled into the station the
throng was almost beyond control. The
crowd was finally rewarded by seeing the
president-elect alight from the car and
take the arm Of Colonel James Berret,
chairman Of the Inauguration committee.
A Mighty Shout
then went up and with great difficulty a
passage was cleared, and Mr.. Cleveland,
bowling his acknowledgements, made his
way to a carriage, and was at once rapidly
driven TO the Arlington hotel. Assistant
Chairman Norris of the inaugural COM
mittee escorted Mrs. Cleveland, and be-
hind them was Mrs. Cleveland's infant
daughter in the arms of her nurse.
The party arrived at the Arlington
about $50 o'clock by an unusual route, In
order to avoid the crowds that thronged
Pennsylvania avenue. After leaving the
station, the little procession of carriages
passed up New Jersey avenue 70 Massa-
shusetts avenue, and thence Hp X and
Fifteenth streets to Vermont avenue. A
small crowd had gathered at the hotel, but
there was no demonstration Of any kind.
Mrs. Cleveland was the first TO alight, and
she was followed by the president-elect,
Mrs. Cleveland's maid and the nurse with
little Ruth. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel ;. La
mont, Mr.. and Mrs. Don NJ Dickinson,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watson Glider, DR.
and Mrs. John ID. Bryant, f. c. Benedict
and family, Mrs. 5. NJ. Williams and
daughter, and Robert O'Brien, Mr.. Cleve-
lands personal secretary, occupied the re-
naming five carriages. The members OF
the party were Immediately shown to their
apartments.
Between the host of Tammanyites and
the army of street fakirs the inauguration
jubilee started in way that made the ma
tives stare. IL seems as though all the
fakirs in the country have gathered here.
But as there are twice as many OF Tam
many men as there are fakirs, inhabitants
View With no Little Alarm
the concourse of struggling Democrats
who are booked to come today. Tammany
seems to be the chief show, Mr.. Cleveland
being but second in prominence.
The eight trains which brought Tam
many's rank and file from New York were
from four to five and a half hours late,
owing TO the unusual number of trains
run on both roads. The delay put the
Tammany men in bad humor. Before the
Journey was over nearly all OF them were
fighting drunk. In the scrimmages the
lights in the cars were put out and win
dows smashed. Several were badly pun.
meled and one man was laid out with a
blow from wine bottle.
Many braves who valued their skin: got
off at Baltimore to take regular trains to
Washington, and just before the first sec
tion of the Royal Blue line train from New
York reached Baltimore after nightfall il
was boarded by a swarm of drunken hood.
lums from a side tracked Tammany excur
sion train. This invasion frightened the
women in the parlor cgps, of which the
train was formed, and the Srainmen, helped
by some of the male passengers, had hard
night TO fire the roughs of the train.
Colonel Lamont, describing the journey
of the presidential party from Lakewood
TO Washington, states that the trip was
without Special Incident.
except at a small station near Philadel
phia, whore the president-elect did some
handshaking. At nearly every station
DiSotu ny Tue lItiiu tHtIt NtIo
many persons assembled who were more
or less demonstrative. In one or two in
stances bands of music enlivened the
scenes, while bunting and other decora
tions were very generally displayed at sta
tions along the route.
The members of the presidential party
were promptly located in their spacious
apartments in the Vermont avenue and the
street wing of the Arlington, and when
an o'clock dinner was served in the pri-
vate dining room, devoted two hours to
the table
The presidential party received a few
callers and these were confined to personal
friends. One of the first TO arrive was
Vice President-elect Stevenson, who re-
mained but a short time The meeting be-
tween the two Democratic leaders was:cor-
dial and hearty In the extreme.
While at dinner, many friends and &C
quaintances called and left their cards, for
the doorkeepers were instructed to inform
all visitors that Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
could not be disturbed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Harrison called while the party
were at dinner and left their cards.