The news & observer., 1897-03-11
The Callers and Office Seekers
Kept Filing BY.
AN INCIDENT WITH MOssY
RECALLS MEETING
HIM IN TIL EVALI,EY.
ACCIDENT TO GEN. HASTINGS
Breaks His Leg and Mckinley Drives
Hastily to the Hospital to See His
CID Commander Mckinley
Resumes His Walk.
Resumes His Walk

Washington, March 10.-The White
House callers were on hand at an early
hour to-day, encouraged by the sun after
stretch of gloomy weather. They
found the President at his desk by o
O'Clock ready to receive in succession the
public men and delegations which filed
Secretary POrter's office and the ante
room. Secretary Wilson stopped on his
| way to the agricultural department and
had short talk with the President ON
| some of the departmental positions He
was followed by Assistant Secretary
| Rockhill, of the State department. who
| arranged for the reception of foreign am
| bassadors and ministers at II O'Clock.
| Then came number of Senators and
| Representatives, including Senators HOar
and Lodge, of Massachusetts, Thurston.
| of Nebraska, Spooner, of Wisconsin.
Pritchard, of North Carolina, Nelson. Of
| Minnesota, Walthall of Mississippi. and
Blackburn, of Kentucky. Representa-
| tlyes Met cCreary, of Kentucky, Heatwole.
McCreary and Eddy, of Minnesota, and
johnson, Of Indiana.
L t~~-A~SSSA OAdhNA AAuu u SHDEA Ld1k WIIn
| the President and within a few minutes
was succeeded by his Ohio colleague.
Senator Hanna, who spent some tune
with Mr.. Mckinley Among the others
| who saw the President was a delegation
Of Bishops of the A. NJ. e. Church who
came to present the superbly bound bible
on which the President had taken the
| oath of office at the east front of the
capitol. The presentation of the bible
was made in the diplomatqc room. Bish-
op Arnett briefly stating the character
of the gift and wishing the President God
| speed. The President thanked the visi-
| tors and said he always would treasure
the volume. There was an interesting
| Teminiscence of President McKinley's
war days when Gen. Mosby, the famous
| Confederate cavalryman, was introduced
to him. 81 have heard of you before"
| said the President smilingly You used
| to cause be a good deal of worry in the
| Shenandoah Valley" But" responded
| the General, I've made ample amends
| by supporting you for President with as
| much vigor as | used to oppose you
| in the Valley" General Mosby's call
was one of respect and no mention was
made of offices. The Presidents recep-
| at II O'clock was one of the notable
| events of the day. The foreign repre-
| sentatives who had met by appointment
at the State department at IL o'clock and
| been introduced to Secretary Sherman
arrived at the White House in a body
| shortly before noon and were shown to
the blue room. They were in morning
dress and were unaccOmpanied by the
/ ladies of the diplomatic circle Secfe-
ta1y Sherman and Assistant Secretary
| RoclIhill came with them to make the
presentation. There were no formalities.
! The ambassadors and ministers grouped
themselves easily in a circle about the
room. The President advanced within
| the circle and greeted each foreign repre-
sentative in turn with cordial grasp Of
the hand. Mr. Rockhill presented most
of them, but in several cases the Presi-
dent recalled old friends and needed no
introduction. With this the reception
closed, the President returning to his
desk and the members of the corps separ-
ating.
While the President was at lunch word
| reached him that Gen. Hastings. of Ber-
muda Islands, who served with the Presi-
| dent during the war, had fallen near the
Treasury and was at the Emergency hos
| pItal with broken leg. 1t was a shock
to the President, as he had been talking
with General Hastings only an hour be-
| fore and knaw that his war wounds and
advanced age would make the accident a
dangerous one. President Mckinley at
once sent messenger with note of
feTang to render any services in his pow
| er. An hour later, when he could escape
| the visitors, he drove to the hospital with
| Col. Taylor, of East Liverpool, Ohio,
and Captain w. G. Williams At the hos
| pital he was shown to the room where
| General Hastings was and sitting down
/ by the Colonel took his freind's hand, 81
am sorry TO find you here, General" the
| President said, and added, II ann told that
| 1T rs not serious and that's good. 1t all
comes from running away from us soon."
| After some conversation the President
/ remarked: "The last time saw You
wounded was at Winchester and l hardly
| Thought You would pull through that
time" He asked the physicians about
their plans for the injured man and was
| told that he would be removed to the
| Garfield hospital. After offering to do
! anything in his power for his friend, the
: President returned to the White House
/ Gen. Hastings was formerly commander
I of the 23rd Ohio, McIIinley's old regi-
ment and now lives in Bermuda. He
came to Washington to see the inaugur-
alton and was to have sailed for home
| Saturday. Early this afternoon he call
ed on the President at the White House
and while returning he was knocked
down by a wagon in the street and
leg which had once been fractured at the
battle Of Winchester by a bullet was
broken.