The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-31
Ex-Pres,dent Harrison and Others
Save the New York Governor from
Falling on the stand.
HIS ILLNESS BUT TEMPORARY
LATER HE VISITS RIVERSIDE PARK
AND LISTENS TO M'KINLEY.
Eloquent and Patriotic Address. by
Ohio's Governor mt the Tomb
OF the Great Commander.

NEW YORK. May 3o.-While Governor
Morton was reviewing the parade OF @. A.
r. men at the stand in Madison square
to-day he was observed TO turn pale and
he sat down abruptly. The next instant
he lurched forward and fell with his head
against a rough scantling Of the reviewing
stand. Ashley W. Cole, his private secre-
tary. sprang forward and caught tbs
Governors head and raised a. Ex-Presi-,
dent Harrison was only a moment behind
Mr.. Cole. and they. with the assistance
OF Mayor Strong. lifted the Governor from
his chair and laid him on the floor OF the
reviewing stand. A young lady came for
ward and offered a silver brand. flask
General Harrison poured some Of the liquor
into glass Of water and pressed IL so the
Governors lips. Governor Morton's face
was very white. His eyes closed wearily.
but when a band came by playing a stirring
march they opened quickly. and he strug-
gled to get on his feet. General Harrison
bent over and, putting his lips 10 the
Governors ear, said:
mo. Governor. you must lie still. You
have been overcome with the heat. We
have sent for a carriage. and we will take
you away
The Governor was lying behind q board
partition about three feet high.
Tear away that partition exclaimed
ex-President Harrison. and in a twinkling
three big policemen had torn the partition
down.
The Governor smiled family. and again
struggled to get upon his feet. He was as
sisted this time by Mayor Strong. Mr.. Cole
and a member OF the Governors stsff
II must review the parade" said the
Governor
NO no. responded General Harrison.
"You are not fit; you must come with me-
II will review the parade" insisted the
Governor and he stood straight as ar
row and looked out towards the avenue.
mighty cheer went up from ten thousand
throats and the Governor raised his hand
to his hat, which had been placed on his
head. AS he did so he swayed from side
to side. and would have fallen again had
not strong arms supported him. He then
turned to the Mayor and asked in a tremu-
lous voice.
"win you review the parade. Mr..
Mayor
''Yes, yes" said the Mayor.
The Governor was then helped down 10
his carriage by General Harrison and 9TH
ers. The General got into the carriage
with the Governor John Jacob Astor and
two other members of the Governors staff
climbed in and the carriage was driven TO
the Fifth-avenue Hotel. where he soon re-
covered
AT l2:sO o'clock Governor Morton sent
for the officers his staff and told them
that he had decided to go through the rest
of the days performance. Ii was too late
to go back TO the Madison-square reviewing
stand but he said he would go up 10 the
Hotel Renaissance and thence TO Riyersde
Park to take part in the exercise at Grant
tomb At 12:4O the Governor and his STAN
entered carriages and were driven away.
The crowd about the hotel cheered heartily
as the Governor departed. Mayor Strong
saw the last of the parade, but he was well
nigh exhausted. He remarked TO one OK
his friends that he had never before ex-
perienced such heat. THE heat on. the
stand was terrible" he said. Il could not
have borne it ten minutes longer. Col;
Howard Carroll nearly collapsed. and ali
who stood by the Governor came near
succumbing TO the heat at the time the
Governor tainted. There was not breath
of air and umbrellas were no protection
at all They seemed TO attract and intensi-
fy the heat The Grand army men who
stood beneath the stand also suffered. but
they bore the heat better than the Gov
ernor's staff, probably because they were
not obliged to keep their coats Duttoned
uD."