The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-26
CLEVELAND OFF IN A STORM
Two Other Mighty NimrOdS Set Sail
With Him After Ducks.

They Are Bound for North Carolina,
Via the Dismal Swamp-If Possibls,
They viii Have a Try at Bear or
Other Big Four-Iegged Game on the
Way-A Light House Tender Com
veyinE Them.
Washington, Feb. 25.-President Cleve.
land sailed away from Washington this
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the light house
tender Violet for duck shooting trip
along the North Carolina coast. He was
accompanied by Secretary Gresham and
Capt. Robley d. Evans, the naval secre-
tary of the light house board. The
Violet has been lying at Rich's ice wharf,
at the foot ofSeventh street, since Friday.
Every arrangement had been made for
the trip and the usual secrecy was OBJ
served concerning the intentions OF the
President. This morning heavy snow
storm struck Washington and it in
creased in intensity until at the time
when the Violet sailed the flakes were
coming down so thick and fast that OBJ
jects on the river could not be seen with
any distinctness at hundred yards dis.
tance.
ARRIVAL OF THE NIMRoDs.
The snow fall was fairly binding at
3:20 O'Clock, when Mr. Cleveland and his
companions arrived at the wharf. There
was no wind, but the atmosphere was
very cold. Capt. Evans alighted first.
then came Secretary Gresham with the
inevitable cigar between his teeth, and
last of all came the President carrying
leather gun case under his arm. Other
guns in cases and cases of ammunition
and cases of other things had been
sent aboard the little tender yesterday
All three of the party wore derby hats
and had their overcoats buttoned tightly
around their necks. Each in turn shook
hands with the captain Of the Violet who
was waiting at the gang plank to receive
them Two sailors followed, CARRYING a
big English portmanteau and a bulging
satchel, which they took from the coupe.
SLIPPERY DECK.
IL was very slippery on the upper deck
OF the tender, to which the gang-planx
ran, as the President found out the minute
his feet touched IT, He had considerable
dtficulty in proceeding toward the ladder
leading To the lower deck and the en-
trance 10 the cabin. A sailor walked
ahead Of Mr.. Cleveland. sweeping away
the snow, while the Violetslcaptain and
one of her officers assisted Secretary
Gresham, whose old war wound has left
him somewhat lame, and Capt Evans,
who was badly crippled by a shot at the
storming OF Fort Fisher.
The President went down the ladder In
way that would have surprised the peo-
pie who had been calling him "a very sick
man, and waited at the bottom to assist
the others. Then all three went into the
cabin and Lit fresh cigars.
THE LINES CAST OFF.
A toot from the engineers whistle, fol-
lowed by the casting of of the lines, and the
Violet glided away from The wharf with
the piratical-looking ensign OF the Light
house service flying from the fore
mast and the stars and stripes floating
from the stern.
An hour after the Violet left Rich's
wharf, when the vessel was off Alexan-
dria, northwest wind began to blow and
gave binding force to the snow.
"Theyll have to lay TO tonight" " said
a riverman, nodding his head towards
down stream. This snow is worse than
fog"
THE OUTLOOK FOR DUCKS
The ducking season is nearly at an end,
but there is said To be good sport In the
North Carolina sounds and rivers. It is
the intention Of the Presidential party to
proceed to North Carolina by way of the
Dismal swamp, where they may get
shot ct a bear or some other big game.
- biiC lplCb pIONCtQb AZ HtE USUAL hpceu
she will reach Fortress Monroe to-nor-
row forenoon.
The trip will last week or ten days.
Secretary Lamont, who was asked to
join the party, decided at the last mo-
ment not to go.
The Presidents trip has been in com-
temptation for week or more.
DISSATISFIED WITH CONGRESS.
In private conversation with friends he
has not hesitated TO express openly his
dissatisfaction with the present aspect OF
affairs in congress and elsewhere, and
his desire TO go away for time from his
disagreeable environments, and to 20
where no kilograms could reach him and
no reporters could follow him. He has
spoken in strong terms of the lack Of
unity displayed on all important party
questions.
The inactivity Of the Senate on the
tariff bill Is to him source of much con-
cern, and the apparent determination Of
the democrats OF the House to force the
coinage Of the silver seigniorage has also
given him great uneasiness. Added to
the party troubles in New York, the dis
satisfaction of an element of the party in
Illinois over the local appointments was
4,Io 10.