The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-11-20
THE PRESIDENTS GUARDS,

New York HERALD
when DR.. Joseph D. Bryant's pri,
vate carriage pulled up in front of the
Broadway Theatre at a quarter of
o'clock last night in the midst of q
drenching rain, a well built young
man in a light overcoat stood behind
the liveried attendent when he opened
the carriage door. DR.. Bryant de-
cended first and helped out the two
ladies of the party, who Immediately
hurried into the lobby. The young
man in the light overcoat let them
pass.
But as soon as President Cleveland
alighted and hurried with heavy tread
to the theatre door the young man
dropped in behind him followed
closely until the party had safely
passed the ticket taker and was inside
the theatre.
He stood around for a little while in
the lobby and then purchased a ticket
and went inside himself. He was
seen to move in the direction of the
Presidents box, but was soon lost to
sight.
"Who is that9' inquired a bystander,
who watched the modest and unex
pected entrance of the chief magis-
trate of the nation and his party.
81 don't know" said the official of
the theatre addressed, 'but he seems
to be n of the party"
"Don't you know who that is9"
asked a man who stood near. "Why,
that is the Presidents guard"
1t is not a secret that Mr.. Cleveland,
whenever and wherever he travels, is
accompanied by a guard of secret ser.
vice detectives, but it is a fact not
generally known. More than this, not
only the person of the President is
constantly protected, but official
watchers, heavily armed, guard the
presidential household by day and
night. There are always detectives IN
the White House, and when little Ruth
goes out to walk with her nurse the
well dressed man who saunters near
attracts attention.
So it is when Mr.. Cleveland walks
out in the national capital. Unnoted
by the passing throng, there is always
some man near who hides under the
guise of a common office holder or
business man the identity of an armed
detective. These things are not noted
in Washington, but they are known to
the knowing. The example of Gar
fate is ever present to Mr.. Cleve-
lands mind, and he is not taking any
chances with his family either. Should
cranks or kidnappers assail the presi
Dental children they would meet an
instant and formidable resistance.
1t is this Secret Service bodyguard
hat the President brought with him to
the city yesterday.
The presidential guard consists of
three men. One of them is a man of
middle age, of powerful build and natty
appearance, who has the manners of a
man of the worldi in easy circumstances.
The other two are younger men. One
of these is short and thick set, with a
brown mustache, the other of lighter
build. Both are men of intelligent
faces and manly bearing.
Mr.. Cleveland's place at Buzzard's
Bay occupies a small promontory, and
is approached by a single road. On
this road one of the detectives was
constantly to be seen. Passing through
the big gate and into the grounds the
visitor was sure to encounter another,
and the third was generally to be found
on the porch or within the house.
When the President went out one of
these men was continually near him,
and when the family or any member
of it appeared without the grounds one
of the trio was sure to be not far away.
At first these three men were some
thing of a puzzle to Mr.. Cleveland's
neighbors, and the residents and trades
men of the place. But after a time.
though none Of them would admit his
identity, it came to be pretty well
known that they were Secret Service
men. They were a matter of gossip
for awhile, and then became an old
story.
When Mr.. Cleveland and his family
started South the Secret Service guard,
of course, accompanied them. They
were not numbered in the Presidents
actual party, which consisted of him
self, Mrs. Cleveland, Miss Ruth, the
baby and a maid, but they were pres
ent, nevertheless. They took no part
in the embarkation of the party, mol