The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-03

Mayer OF the Baltimore & Ohio, These
cars were selected for the guests OF Mr..
Cleveland. The car Of the President
elect was the last OF the train and the
most magnificent, 1t Is the "Oriental,"
the private car OF Austin Corbin, presi'
dent Of the Long Island railroad.
The train went directly to Lakewood,
When the train pulled out the follow
ing we're on board, having been invited
by MIR, Cleveland to go on his train;
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Lamont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Don NJ. Dickinson, Mr., and Mrs.
Richard Watson Glider, DR., and Mrs.
John D. Bryant, L. 9, Benedict and
family, Mrs, s. NJ. Williams and daugh-
ter and Robert 0'Brien, private secre-
tary to Mr.. Cleveland.
The "Oriental" is elaborately fitted
up for the President'elect, All its ar
rangements and decorations were the
design OF Mr.. Corbin. Tho car consists
OF drawing room in the rear. To this
are two large bedrooms They are fin
ished with brass bed-steads, bath room,
toilet stands and all the other equip
ment OF private house, A small sec
tion adioins the bed rooms and opens
into the dining room. Before the dining
room Is another small section, andthen
comes the kitchen. The drawing and
dining rooms this morning looked like
bowers. Flowers were on every hand.
The profusion OF roses extended out to
the bed rooms as well.
CLEVELAND ABOARD.
LAKEWOOD, N. j., March 2,-All Lake.
wood turned out to-day to see Presi'
dent.eleCt Grover Cleveland and party
off for Washington. The day was
bright with sunshine and the big
crowd that came down to the station to
wave farewell to-the family which has
been among them two seasons were gay
with bright raiment. Fully 1000 peo-
pie were at the station. Hall the num-
ber were ladies and they were moro in
terested in seeing Mrs. Cleveland and
baby Ruth than the President.elect. 1t
was 1:45 a. In. when the special train
arrived from Jersey City, The engine
that brought the train from jersey City
was detached from the train here and
No. $3.50 was attached to tho other end
as tho route was back as far as Eliza
bethport over the same track the train
had passed. The train arrived here
with the baggage car in tho rear With
the change OF engines, the baggage car
preceded the others. Engine No. S3B
ia one OF the big powerful new ones
used for express purposes only by the
Central railroad OF New Jersey. The
car "Oriental" for Mr.. Oloveland's use,
10 one OF tho most sumptuously fur
nished cars in the country.
A RousING OVATION.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland, Baby Ruth
and the nurse started from the ''little
white house" at IL o'clock. They
reached the depot in hotel bus. The
bus was drawn by four horses, driven
by George Messer, the professional
whip. Mira. Cleveland wore dark
blue wool dress, with tight fitting
astrakhan Jacket and black felt hat.
Baby Ruth was in white with an cider
down hood She smiled and waved her
hand to the crowds that surrounded the
party when the station was reached Mt
i2:Oj. 1t was with difficulty the party
alighted, SO closely did the crowd press.
Mr.. Cleveland was the first to step out.
lie helped out the nurse with Baby
Ruth, and Mr.. Strauss assisted Mrs.
Cleveland. The crowd on the platform
parted slightly and Mrs. Cleveland led
the way to the train, Mr.. Cleveland
last. He was cheered from the mo-
ment he alighted from the carriage I'M
| I'll he was on the train.
Every one in the front rank shook
hands with him as he slowly made his
way across the platform. When he
mounted the steps OF the car there were
more cheers and shouts for speech.
Mr.. Cleveland stood for moment with
his hat in his hand bowing to the crowd
and then entered the "Oriental ," which
tho others had preceded him, Bob
Brawl, the conductor, waved his hands
and shouted "all aboard" Engineer d.
Houston pulled the lever and the train
moved out OF the station on the journey
to Washington.
1t was Just 1913 p. M, parting cheer
from the crowd and crowd OF camera
tionds took snap shots at the departing
train.
ARRIVAL IN wAslIINGToN
WASHINGTON, March 2.-The special
train bearing President-e!ect Cleveland
and party arrived at tho Baltimore &
Ohio station in this city at half past 0
o'clock this evening. An immense
crowd OF people surrounded the station
and filed the streets OH either side OF 1t,
all eager to get a glimpse OF the next
President. Tho crowd began to collect
rs early as s o'clock and constantly in.
creased until the arrival OF tho dis
tinguished party. 1t was rumored that
| Mr.. Cleveland had left the train at the
New York avenue crossing, but this in
timation did not havo the effect OF dis.
persing the crowd, and finally they
were rewarded by seeing tho President
elect alight from the car and take the
arm Of Col. james Barrett, chairman oI
the inaugural committee.
A mighty shout went up when Mr.
Cleveland's presence was known. With
great difficulty passage way was clear
ed and the prosidontelect bowing his
acknowledgements made his way to d
carriage and was driven to the Arling
ton hotel. Assistant Chairman Norris
Of the inaugural committee, escorted