The sun., 1894-03-07
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS.
NE BRINGS BACK BRON1BD FACE
AND A WAGON LOAD or CAME


svvnu, wns Geese, Rrsnt. Duess, sua sripe
Dt-tributsa ut the Houses or The Cabinet
Onacers-A Very sveesssfsi Husting Trip.
WASHINGTON. March q G-President Cleveland
is back in Washington again. looking hearty
and ,ruddy. and showing In many ways the
good effect OF his outing in the Violet 1t was
lust 1:20 this afternoon when the lighthouse
tender Violet reached the wharf OF the Ma
tional Capital Ice Company. at the foot OF
Seventh street. whence she started nine days
ago. From Indian Head a telephone message
had been sent to Private Secretary Thurber to
have n carriage at the wharf at 12:40 o'clock.
Mr.. Thurber arrived there in his own
broueham at the appointed hour and
peered down the rivei for n sight OF the
vessel A few minutes later Secretary
Gresbnm's closed carriage came St. Clair.
the Presidents steward and valet was already
at tho wharf with n wagon In which to carry
the game to the White House. II was obvious
by the size OF the waRon-a very small one
that st. Clair discredited the published reports
OF the prowess OF Mr.. Cleveland and his COM
panions. But ST. Clair was mistaken. for the
newspaper accounts were not exaRgerations.
About half q dozen people. including Mr..
Thurber. were atthe wharf when the Violet was
sighted coming around the southern end OF
the reclaim ed flats. This was at 1:l5 and
quarter OF an nOur later Vne tenuer was ht NHe
wharf As the Violet neared shore the Presi-
dent could be seen standing on the port side OF
tine upper deck. lie wore an overcoat. which
was unbuttoned. and a DERBY hat. Secretary
dressed. and carried n cane. Near them. pac-
ing the deck. was Capt. Hohley ID. kvans, the
Naval Secretary q ths Lighthouse Board who
Before the snpgganS was put ruth IL place. place MI
bs sd sS ss
panions said "GoSd-by'' TO Cant. Donneli, the
commnnder OF the Violet, MIR, Cleveland
thing that made both Of them laugh The gang.
plank was so springy that when Mr.; Cleveland
feet, and he came near taking > header.
lie and Mr. 1h9rher entered Mr.; Thur
and Capt. Evans went home in the other
vehicle. There we're a score OF pee people on the M
fhs sun IN
strong IN North Carolina the nast week. for
Mr. Slsyeland. iaSs face was r, burned rns deer red
we'll and walked like q man who felt So Sec
retary Gresham and Capt. Evans had also
Tonnell stood on the Violet's deck and watched
the President being driven away. lie said;
jolly good fellow. that's what he is. And can't
he shoot ] saw him knock over two geese
THh Snd d's9S st Sarrs hs rR% a
He did that twice. Yes. they got lots o. game.
Look at those fellows and those. and those"
and brant lying on tho deck. and as he spoke
two colored men came out OF the galley each
carrying n string OF hig game. Yesterday
Evans secured seven swans. three geese. and
one duck. while during the time spent in Cur
rituck Sound they managed to get thirty-one
brant. eight geese. seven swans. six snipe. and
two ducks. There was no sign OF the big bear
that the President hoped to get and was re-
ported as having secured In the SWAMP. The
man who carried the game to steward -.
Claire under-sized wagon had to make several
trips. Two swans were good load. They were
big and fat. fully six feetlrom bill TO feet when
hall nm Il,.y alsn ~ Hai1
Capt. Evans said that from sportsman's
view the trip was emin emily successful. The
trim down the river was entirely without in
cident. 4 blizzard which had been threatened
on sunday overlook the Violet below Fort
Washington. and when ,luantico vas reached
as the storm was so thick that the pilot could
not see q ships length ahead OF him.
The second night was spent at Portsmouth.
Va. the third night at Long Point, \. G. the
and sixth nights at Hatteras. the seventh night
on the return trip at ltoanoke Marshes. the
eighth might at Long Point, and the ninth
night last night the vessel ran all night:
While lying at Hatteras the President and
nelghboring inlets and lighthouses in that
vicinity. He met number of the Inhabitants
and shook hands with them.
Mr.. Cleveland bucklcd down to work a Few
minutes after he reached the White House.
he and Private Secretary Thurber had dis
posed OF a pile OF routine business. Soon after
3 o'clock Secretary Carlisle called on the
President and the two had q talk over Treas
ury matters.
BY the Presidents direction the wagon load
of game was distributed at the houses Of all
the Cabinet officers Private Secretary Thur
Der. and Capt. Evans.