Grand Rapids herald., 1893-04-30
ALL HAIL TO GROVER
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Wslcems Royal.
NILES OF CONTINUOUS CHEERS
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CascAon Apsil 3-Fsssh from thu
splendors q ths naval display. presidcnt
Clevslaud vas welcomed b Chicago 10.
day With the shouts q . multitude. the
hoo@ing a eassoa and the hearty greet.
ings q the ollciai representatives of ths
seste a Iliipois and The city of Chicago.
The Welcome vss insogursted svsy
down In The sistsr state Of Indiana.
where the special train was boarded by
composite delegation. comprising
Governor Alteeld and thu members a
his stan. Mayor Harrison and his
cabinet. Directos General Davis and
Collectos oe the Port John n. Clark.
Prcsideat Palmer and Vice President
Peck were Ia waiting at the depot 10 OK.
preas = word q greeting in behalf Of the
expnsition. and this done the services of
the sscorting police wcre called into
requisition. and . pathway was found
for the visitors from the depot 10 the
street Tho crowd had commenced tn
let itself looss when the first rumble of
the train Was heard. and they kept up
the cheering almost incesaantly until
the president had entered his carriage.
When ono knot Of enthusiasts CON
menced 10 get hoarse another crowd re-
lieved them and in this wny the roar of
welcome was pretty we'll Continuous.
Grover Looked We'll
Mr.. Cleveland looked none the worse
for his head humping II yesterday. and
the only evidences oe the fact was q
amall bit Of court plaster On tho fore.
head. He pleasantly responded to the
cheering by repcatsa dofllnes of his hat.
II was notable also that Secretary
Gresham came in for Q general recogni.
tion.
The presidential procession stretched
out over several squares. This Was the
order in which il moved: A detachment
Of twenty -seven mounted police led the
way. Then came Company b Of the
United States cavalry commanded by
Capt. f. A. varnum. Tho Illinois Ma
tional guard was represented by its first
and second regiments. commanded re-
spectively by Colonels Koch and Judd.
n well - the cavalry troopA. Light bat
tery E. U. s. A.. brought up the rear Of
the military contingent and cleared the
way for string Of forty carriages Four
Of these were occupied BY national com
missioner aud members Of the local d.
rectosy.
behind white Heesss.
President Cleveland was seated in the
fifth carriage. . handsome vehicle. drawn
by two white horses. Governor Altgeld
sst on his right and Mayor HarrisoE ON
the oppoeite seat. In the sixth vehicle
Vice President Stevenson and Ferd W..
Peck for company. while Secretary
Gresham had Director General Davis al
tn himself. Secretary Carlisle rode with
Collector Clarke and Collector Lawrence.
Secretary Martin with Director Kerfoot
and Ambassador Bayard with Commis.
sioner Bradley B. Smalley. Postmaster
General Biseell rode with Adlai r.
Ewing. Carriages were provided for
Major General Miles and his staff a
we'll - for the mayors cabinet and the
members Of the city council. The pro
ccssion continued on Michigan avenue
q mile to the southwark and came 10 q
full stop at the Lexington hotel. As the
presidential carriage pasted the harbor
presidential salute was fired from the
Andrew johnson.
Md Floral Lanes.
The hot houses Il the worlds fair city
had been next tn emptied. 20 that his
pathway might be lined with flowers.
He passed into the hotel between rows
Of shrubs with unpronounceable names;
the elevator that carried him to the
second floor Wss literally embowercd
with cut flowers and ferns, the wains
cotting of the corridor into which ne
stepped was banked with the gems of
the conservatory. while the suite al
rooms into which he was escorted were
fillsd with q fragrance that Was over
powering. There were flowers from the
worlds fair grounds. flowers from the
White Houee conservatory; these latter
having Mira Cieveland's card and a
wifely inscription in her own dainty
handwriting; flowers from Detroit. from
Grand Rapids. fruh Cleveland. from,
Buffalo. from Albany and from New
York city. There were white tulips in
the siecping room, American beauty
roses by the hundred In the parlor. in
the library half . dozen Axslez trees in
full bloom. yellow tulips in the dining
room.
The Cleveland SwIsc.
II was flowers. flowers. nothing hut
hovcrs. And yet even without them
the apartments would have been re-
gariei - sumptuous In the extreme
Curtains of the finest lace and richest
siik sdorns the windows lending splen
DIR a. the richness ~ tho furnishing,
within. The psrlor is done in light blue
shading. aud long banners Il heavy
tapestry cover the walls. The balloon,
IN the tay window wb,ch corners ~
Michigan avenue ard Twenty -second
sirse' - fll~-i with isrdinirre$ - ro-c-
and bright Aow~rin9 r.~ss. nanhet b,
palms aud ferns. Adjoining the psri,-
10 q library in green anil oil rss~. and
over its msni-l. incio~i In . massive
frame . steel engraving - Columbus al
Salamanca
This opeas out into q dainty iittis
dining r,-,n shining With dainty French
chtas. silver. cut class sod wonders IN
tahis linen. ,ioii,es and saphins The
sisetans 10 ia white and gsid. the eat,rr
suite wbi.h 10 la fact the britsl rhsmt.l
- the h.ssl have never hitherto te~r
o~.ap..d is inclos.d tn = separate hall
cay Nth private sessiisiss Tn. .sb
met efsiesrs accompany ins ,hs pr-sssienI
ssEe assigned o. quarters 80 the s.ma
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