The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-02
PreSident-EleCt Mckinley
in Washington.
With His Party He Reached
National Capital at IL.
Much Enthusiasm Shown by People
Along Route From Canton.

| Washington, March 2.-President-e elect
| Mckinley with his family and large
| party of friends arrived safely in the
] Capital city minute after IL o'clock this
morning over the Pennsylvania railroad.
| The weather was cheerful and bright
with warm sunshine over all and a tenn
perature if anything too high to be sea
sonable.
| a crowd assembled at the Pennsylvania
| station before the train arrived and it
tried the efforts of "a considerable force
of police to keep clear the approaches To
the station. There was great deal of
disappointment expressed over the absence
of military escort but it was by special
request of the president elect.
The crowd had 10 be content with the
sight of the magnificantly attired staff of
Governor Bushnell of Ohio i'm place Of the
expected military parade.
Only few persons had been admitted
within the enclosure at the station where
the train was to stop. There was Chair
man Bell of the legislative committee
with reception committeeman Barrett,
Barker, Glover, Norris, Lowell and Britton
especially designated as subcommittee
to receive the presidential party in place
of the full committee. Governor Bushnell
and staff were present in uniform. j.
Addison Porter, who will DC the Presi-
dents secretary was early on hand, having
arrived at the White House for the pur-
pose of meeting the Prcsident-clect.
1t was generally remarked by the on
lockers that he was certainly stoutcr
and of better complexion than when he
was last seen in Washington. Mrs. Nc
Kinley al SO appeared TO advantage. She
was attired in dark travelling gerb and
happiness beamed from every lineament
as she came forth into the bright sunshine
on the open platform. After short
greeting TO some immediate friends who
stood near, the party formed line and
started through the station. Messrs.
Parker and Barrett, tall, robust men, be-
hind the police who cleared the way down
the platform. The Prcsid ,Lt-e cct with
Mrs. Mckinley holding lose to his arm
took the lead as they alightcd from the
cars, the staff of the governor Of Ohio
bringing up in the rear. As he passed
the head of the train Major Mckinley did
graceful thing, which was appreciated
by the crowd. Selecting from "A bouquet
some white carnations of wonderful size,
he handed them TO the engineer, all grimy
and pcrspiring who sat aloft in his cab.
The party went straight through the
station and were seated at once in the
carriages provided. People were packed so
densely in front of the Pennsylvania sta
ton and the electric cars made the horses
SO restive that il was not deemed wise to
wait for the carriages in line and as fast
as they were filed with passengers they
were dispatched by members of the rccep-
ton committee having the matter in
charge As the party drove off the people
outside set up cheer in which the
Ohioans, members of the troop A., national
guard, who were To have formed part of
the escort made themselves heard above
all this.
At the Ebbitt house the crowd had been
gathering since carly breakfast time. AT
twenty minutes past eleven there was a cry
of "Here they come. " as the first carriage
of the presidential party drove up four
tecnth street Every one crowded forward
toward the corridor leading to the Four
tecnth street entrance. The carriage
never stopped but swung briskly around
the corner to f. street front. The police
reformed and pinned the mass of the crowd
down in the cul dc sac toward the -Four
teenth street entrance Another body OF
policemen emerged from the ladies parlor
and formed solid line Of blue coats from
the ladies' entrance to the elevator hity
feet away. In an instant Major and Mrs
Mckinley were out of the carriage ana
inside the hotel under convoy of Chairman
Bell and Secretary Porter. Mark Hanna
General Algcr Col. McCook and Stewart
woodforl Of New York had been given "a
hint of the movement and greeted the new
president before any one else.
Mr.. Mckinley once inside the hotel on
tered an elevator. Secretary Porter hcav-
ing u sigh Of relief raised y much muillcd
silk hat i'm grave salute To his disappear
ing chief and then clbowcd his way over
To the entrance Of the ladicsi parlor TO re-
ccivo the gentle malcdictions of crowd
of ladies pinned i'm behind the policemen,
The disappointed ones admitted that the
flank movement had been clevcrly done.
but declared the Secretary too mean for
anything. Behind the presidential car
riage there followed score of other con
veyanccs with the other persons of the
Canton party and Governor Bushnclls
staff. They were all safely landed in the
hotel Major Mckinley received few
friends quite informally and then went to
n light luncheon.