The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-04-29
THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN, WITH
MANY NOTABLEs ABOARD, HAS
REACHED NEW YORK.
NEW YORK FILLED WITH VISITORS.
Soldiers. Marines and Civilians
Throng Public Places-FOreign
Warships in HarbOr-Bright
Uniforms to BE Seen.

| Kinley, with Mrs. Mckinley and his cab
| met, Mrs. u. 5. Grant and her family, and
a company of official persOnages, includ-
| ing the ambassadors, ministers and at
taches of the diplomatic corps and high
| officers of the army and navy, were safe
" transported from Washington to New
| York today on special train of the Penn
| sylvania Railroad to participate in the
ceremonies at the tomb OF Gen. Grant.
| The trip was rapid one and entirely uh-
| eventful.
The train left Washington, where a
| small crowd was gathered at the depot,
promptly at 1890, and steamed into Jer-
sey City depot at 3:17 O'Clock, stopping
only once for change of engines. From
Jersey City the president was conveyed
across the river on the ferry boat TO the
| foot of Twenty-third street. to be ushered
into carriages and escorted in procession
by detachment of cavalry police to the
| Fifth Avenue hotel.
Seven cars made up the train. the pri..
vate car of President Frank Thompson OF
| the Pennsylvania at the end of the tram
| was given to the presidential party. III
was handsomely embellished with roses
and i'm it were President Mckinley. Mrs.
Mckinley. Mrs. Saxon CMrs. McKinley's
aunt, Secretary John Addison Porter and
wife, DIR. Abbott, the presidents physician
and Mrs. William Sinclair, the White
House steward. The next car contained
Mrs. Grants party, the cabinet families
and few others. They were Mrs. Grant,
Mrs Nellie Grant SartOris, Mrs. Alger,
Sihon Sartoris, Miss Vivian Sartorls,
Miss Rose Sartoris, Secretary of state
sherman and daughter. Mrs. McCailnm;
Secretary of the Treasury Gage ana Wile'
Secretary of War Alger and Private Sec
rotary Mason, Postmaster General Gary;
Mrs. and Miss Gary, Attorney General
WcKenna. Secretary of Agriculture Will
son. Mai. Gen. Miles, wife and son, Ad! I.
Gen. Ruggles, Rear Admiral Brown wife
and daughter. The other cars Were oc
cuped with the foreign ambassadors ana
their suites. TT
The train was in charge of Mr.. A. ii.
Steel. secretary of the transportation com
mittee and five members of the reception
committee, together with representatives
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. AS soon
| rs the president was settled in his car ne
sent for the reception committee, thanked
them for their management OF the Trip
and talked with them for an hour. ~,
During the remainder of the journey the
president conversed with the members Vi
the cabinet. -.,o
the one in which she had Travelled from
Canton to Washington. She bore the
journey well.
Several hundred people were gathered
in the depot and on the car tops IN the
railroad yards mt Wilmington, and the
president bowed from the car window III
response to their cheers. ,..,.
The platform of the jersey City depot
was crowded with the members of,tne re-
ception committee. Gen. Horace forter
gave an arm to the president, ana then
and there the much mootcd question or
nmbossadorial precedence was solved by
Mr. Chauncey Nj. Depew, who took the
arm of Sir Julian Pauncefote and walked
after the president Ambassador Pate
notrc followed, escorted by MIR. WhltelaW
Rced. former ambassador of the United
States to France. Mr.. Frederick ID.
Grant escorted his mother, who was
dressed in deep mourning. The other
celebrities came after in dlsorganiIed
group, with a Gordon OF Wallets Drlhgihs
M the rear. Between the lines OF ponce
and blue-coated sailors the company
marched to the ferry boat, where car,
riuces were aligned on the lower deck 10
take them from the opposite dock to their
hotels. m
On the boat the president received all
the members of the reception committee,
and then stood on the lower deck, az
sorbed in the sights of the river until the
New York shore was reached. On me
New York dock platoon of about n
teen police were drawn up in front OF tne
ferry house. Squadron A, in command OF
Mai. Roe, was awaiting as military es-
cort. and led the procession to the Windsor
hotel. When the carriage reached the
hotel. Abner Mckinley was the first to
alight followed by Gen. Porter. After
that the president stepped out and helped
Mrs. Mckinley to alight. and taking her
arm within his they entered the hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Mckinley went straight
70 the rooms on the first floor. .,
The remainder of the party followed
after the presidents carriage. Soon after
President Mckinley arrived at the hotel
he was serenaded by the Stonewall
Brigade band of Staunton, Va, AT tne
request of the president the band went up
stairs and played from the front balcony
rh,ro ,vos m sppech making.