New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-03
THE JOURNEY no THE CAPITAL
rr1G;IT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN TO
WASHINGTON.
vc CLEVELAND AND HIS PARTY TRAVEL SOUTH
WARD IN MAGNIFICENT CARs-THEY START
FROM THE LAKEWOOD COTTAGE Az


FROM THE LAKEWOOD COTTAGE AT
NOON CROWDS NT All. THE STATIONS.
Lakewood. y. j.. March 2.-Al Lakewood
turned ont to-day 20 see lrcsident-elc@t "roVer
Cleveland and his party start for Washington
The day WAS bright with sunshine, ana the pis
crowd that came down 10 the station TO wave
farewell 10 tho family which has been among
thcm t,yo en,ons were gay with bright raiment.
Fully = 600 p.onlc were at the station. Half the
number were women and they wcr" more interested
in SEEING Mrs Cleveland and Baby Ruth than
the Prosldcnt-"lcct.
|, was just II - a. m when the special
train arrived from Ncw-lork. On the tram were
Mr.. and Mrs Don VI. Dickinson, Mr. ana MIS-
lamont Mr. and Mrs. Richard Watson Glider
Dr. and Mrs Joseph d. BRYANT. f. {. Benedict
and his family second Vice President :. A.
Williams. Of the Ncw-JcrScy Central: Mrs. Will
lam. and Mis-, Williams, Private secretary Robert
/. OIIri,n and f. K Bacon, president of the
Baltimore and Ohio and Southwestern Railroad
rpoiuc No lG1 brough: the train from Jersey
CIV. II was detached from the train and NO.
3ss was attached TO the other end As the
route was back rs far as Ellzahchport, over th"
sam. track the train had passed the train ar
rived here with the baggagc-car IN the rear
With the change of engines the baggagc-car
preceded the other cars.
The train consisted of engine No. 3s6, on" ot
the liz powerful new engines used for express
purposes only by the Central Railroad of New
Jersey: the special cars Oriental. Monmouth and
Baltimore and onc baggagc-car. The Oriental
i the private ear of Austin Corbn and is one OF
the most sumptuously furnished ears in the coun-
try. Ii is - feet ! inches long. The exterior
il of brownish- green color. and the artistic
pancing o. tie sides is lghtcned mp with gild'd
fc>toons. The platform rails are bright Siv"r'
and jcwccd glass above the plate WINDOWS
>parlled in the sunlight. The interior is finished
in hand-carved mahogany, and upholstrcad III
silk plush Of old rose tint. The curtains az the
windows are Of raw silk OF an old rose tint. with
golden braid. The carpcting is of dull blue AMI
old rose The car has an observation room AZ
the rear. dining room, two bedrooms, n kitchen
and "A wine cellar. II is lighted from incandes-
cent electric lights by means, of Il storage bat
terry The Monmouth is the directors car of the
Central Railroad of Ncw-Jcrscy. II is - feat
long and has deep olivc-grecn exterior II Is
finished inside in quartcrsawed oak and has
large observation room AZ one end with sage
green curtains and red plush upholstery. Tn"
Baltimore is the private ear of President Mycr of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad II is similar
to the Oriental III size ana general pan, Dnt i
not so rich in its ornamentation. 1t j. furnished
in dark red plush, and it, exterior is also dark
red The baggagc-car was No. 81 Il regular Bal
timore and Ohio ear. In il were placed in"
thirteen trunks and a number of boxes and pack
ages belonging TO the Cleveland family
Mr. and Mrs Cleveland, Baby Ruth and the
nurse started from the Little White House AZ
II o'clock They rode TO the depot in the li-
rcciors bus of the Lakewood Hotel which Nathan
Straus had provided for the occasion. The bus
WIS drawn by four horses driven by George Mes
serve the professional whip. Nathan Strlus AMI
two of the servants rode to the station with th"
Cleveands Mrs Cleveland wore dark-blua
wool dress, with a tight fitting astrakhan JACKET
and black felt hat. Baby Ruth was in white with
an eilerdown hood. She smiled and waved her
hand to the crowds surrounding the party when
the station was reached AT |? .0j 1t was with
difficulty that the party alighted, close did ti'
crowd press. Mr. Cleveland was the first to step
cut lie helped ont the nurs" with Baby Ruth, AMI
Mr. StIaus assisted Mrs Clevelanl The crowd
on the station platform parted slightly and Mrs
Cleveland led the way 10 fhc train. The Others
followed. with Mr. Cleveland last. lie was chc"rcd
from the moment he alightcd from the carriage
until he was on the train. Every ore in the front
ranks of the crowd shook hands with him as he
Confined o. Finh Psss.