Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-19
DEAD LINE AT GRAY GABLES.
How the President Is Protected From
UnwelcOme Visitors.

How the President Is Protected From
Unwe1cOme Visitors.
According to the New York Herald cor
respe ndent at Buzzards Bay, the only ap-
rroaches to Gray Gables, the Presidents
Gotta ge, is by the water landing at the
floating dock belonging to Mr.. Cleveland,
and by private road. All other approach
es are cut off by swampy ground. In or
der to protect the President and his family
from intrusion a dead line'' has been es-
tstlished across the road near the cottage,
and all persons except those who are ex-
pected at the cottage. or whose business
entities them to go, are there turned back.
cat the lodge" says the Herald corre-
spordent, "all carriages are met by either
officers McManus or Hazen, and their &C.
cupants are questioned If they are per-
sonal friends Of the President or are ex-
pected they are allowed to go on. If they
are there simply out of curiosity or with
allowed to go on to the dead line,' as 1t is
called. Beyond that may no man pass
without Mr.. Cleveland's direct permission.
"This dead line is established just west
of the stables. 1t was placed there SO that
vehicles could have an opportunity to turn
around in the open space in front Of the
carriage shed. The driveway is too narrow
to turn in any other place. From this out
folse, while visitors wait with hope that
is almost sure to be blasted.
"All the people in the neighborhood who
have horses that can be hired, and the
livery stable keeper at Buzzards Bay. have
been explicitly instructed that under no
circumstances can they drive their teams
beyond the dead line no matter how Wig
orously their patrons urge them to do so.
AS Mr.. Cleveland is naturally held in more
or less awe by the natives, this rule has
never been dsregarded.
1.-The occasion for the establishment of
the dead line was not SO much to keep at
distance importunate Office seekers as to
put stop to the great annoyance which
over-curious people subject the Presidents
family. Until the dead line edict went
forth wagon loads Of people from all
around would drive into the Presidents
grounds, pull up directly in front Of the
north piazza, the favorite gathering place
of tho family, and stare at the people who
happened to be sitting there in way that
was, to say the least, embarrassing. Not
only would they stare, but also point out to
each other the various members of Mr..
Cleveland's household, and in stage whs-
pers make such remarks as:
There. that's Mrs. Cleveland over there
in the corner, with the light dress on.
Don't look SO pretty as her picture does
she: Kinder nice looking. though
DO you think that's Ruth?'
That fat mans Cleveland, sure. You'd
never think he was President, to look at
him.
81 wonder who that other fellow is?
Maybe it's Lamont
after year of that sort of thing every
day, with no holiday from the ordeal of in
spection, even on Sunday, Mr.. Cleveland
established the dead line
He said he was not only willing, but felt
much complimented to have his fellow cit
liens make trips to see his house and his
grounds, but he seriously objected to hav-
ing his family and himself put on exhibition
like many freaks in a museum. He
thought he was entitled to a little Of the
domestic privacy which is accorded with
out question his 60,0OOO0O fellow citizens
Every right thinking man will agree with
him.