The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-02
ESCORTED TO THE TRAIN.
Great Goodbye Demonstration in
Honor Of the MckinIeys.

Promptly at o'clock this evening the
bands, military. clubs and citizens began to
organize in the City Hall square. Capt.
Harry Frease. who commanded the famous
Canton troop during the campaign, was
chief marshal. and Capt II. l.. Kuhns his
chief of staff. They soon brought order out
of chaos in the assembled multitude, and
more devoted escort man never had than
that which shortly before o'clock marched
to the Mckinley home. A platoon of white
gloved policemen headed the line. and back
of it came the Canton Troop. This is an or
ganization of nearly one hundred repre-
sentative citizens, organized early in the
camapign to receive, escort and otherwise
entertain the visiting delegations. They
wore military coats, broad -brmmed hats.
top boots, light-colored gauntlets, and are
all we'll mounted and we'll drilled in cav
airy tactics The troop leaves for Wash
ington tomorrow, and will participate in
the inaugural parade.
Following the troop came Cantons ia
nous Grand Army band. This was in turn
followed by the Third Battalion, Eighth
Regiment, Ohio National Guard. This regi-
ment was TO have been honorary escort TO
the President-elect on the trip to Wash
ington and from the capital station to the
tory railroad arrangement prevented this
as well as other Ohio military organiza-
tions TO join in the inaugural demonstra-
tion. Three companies, signal and hos
pital corps constituted the battalion. In
the order named We're the Canton Business
Mems Association, Grand Army posts. old
soldiers. the First Ward Republican Club.
of which Major Mckinley is a member, the
Second Ward Republican Club. other clubs
and societies and unorganized citizens OF
Canton, Massillon and other surrounding
towns. Thus organized. the column
marched through the public square and up
Market-street hill, passing the Mckinley
house, and then countermarching on Mar
ket-Street.
When the Business Mems Association was
opposite the Mckinley gate, the column
halted and waited for Major and Mrs Me-
Kinley and their attendants to enter the
carriage in waiting. This carriage was
drawn by four splendidly caparisoned
horses around which members of the Cam
ton Business Mems Association stationed
themselves as guard OF honor. Two
mounted aids rode abreast of the carriage
horses. and the business men completed the
hollow square in which the carriage moved
The Mckinley arch, Just at the foot of
Market-stret hill. was Illuminated as dark
ness fell over the city and shone resplen-
dent the column marched under il going
10 and from the Mckinley house. Hundreds
OF tricolored incandescent lights sent their
soft rays far along the street on either
side and made bright for time the deco
rationS and statuary, now WOrsted by the
weather. 1t properly Illuminated for
the last time tonight, and the marchers as
they passed looked backward for a last
glimpse of what is now the conspicuous re-
minder OF the exciting campaign i'm Canton
last fall IN which hundreds of thousands
of people from all quarters OF the country
participated. IL win be with regret that
the razing OF this structure will be viewed
by Cantonians.
The column made no detour from the di-
! rect route 10 the station. All along the