The morning times., 1897-03-05
EXIT FROM THE EBBITT.
Mr.. Mckinley Tries In Vain to El3de
Waiting Thousands.

The Ebbitt House has been, since the
arrival OF Mr.. Mckinley, the loadstone Of
I'LL local and visiting Republican politicians,
a tremendous andtremendously industrious
| throng. The hotel has also been the
center OF attraction for all the outgoing
and incoming Cabinet ladies, because it
was only there that it was possible to
make the acquaintance of Mrs. Mckinley
and the ladies Of her party.
Yesterday morning. hoYever, there was
a new impulse to see the President and
all OF his family 1t was only one out of
thousand who got beyond the guards
al the head OF the corridor on the third
floor, west side, which leads to the apart
ments OF this interesting family. Those
VINO did not assemble there with political
purpose We're there ont OF the curiosity
which prompts men and " oInen to see IN
the act Of PreSidcat-elect getting INTO
his carriage, the event OF a lifetime Mr
Mckinley did not crafty this curiosity so
far S he could prevent it, He made his
escape ingloriOusly, but modestly by
side door, and left 5000 or 1000 people
on the f street side to mourn their Illuck
Among the early callers on Mr.. Nc
Kinley, who breakfaSted early, were Hon
Mark Hanna, Vice President-eIect Hobart.
Senator EIkins Senator Sherman and
Senator Mitchell the latter two OF the
Senate committee on arrangements, and
the former Mr.. NcKinIey's Secretary Of
State. Mrs Mark Hanna and the ladies
OF the gentlemen named also called on
the ladies' OF the Mckinley party, aul
were received by Mrs. Merck and Mrs.
Mckinley. All callers had to run the
ganuet OF the tremendous pressure in
the corridor ard on the stairs. There
were mass meetings everywhere.
While all this was going on, Mr. Nc
Kinley was reported by descending visi-
tors 10 be III good form and quite ready
for the ordeal OF an Inauguration. He was
congratulated on the beautiful day as an
augury OF a prosperous and peaceful ad-
ministration, but at that very time he
must have been thinking out plot TO
circuuvent the patriotic Americans who
were enthuSing Themselves on the street
and having tie advantage of the bands
passing and repassing with troops for
their various rendezvous.
1t was getting on to 1920 when a de-
tachmeut OF the Black Hussars, the A
Troop, arrived in front of the hotel. That
was dead straight tip to the multitude
that his excellcncy, in futurO,'' was COM
ing out on that side, and especially as the
carriage was there to take him to the
White House
Just about 1870 Lieut.. Amiss. with some
of his men, passed in the ladies' entrance,
through which Mr. Mckinley on a former
occasion, eluded his pursuers. The word
was passed around that Mckinley was
in front of the entrance. The driver was
Lot on to the game, and he was startled
whcE an officer heckoned to him to come
on, and away he drove round the corner
to the Fourteenth street entrance, where
the four distinguished men above named
managed TO escape with their lives through
the crowd in the hotel.
They We're hurried into the carriage,
which went off down hill half urged by
the throng which set out in pursuit. There
was no police force in the world that
could have repTessed that kind Of courtesy
The stream with its impetus down hill
was only stopped against the barrier of
the serried column on the Avenue, which
opened tn let tie carriage pass. MIR. Nc
Kinley and lis fcllow-meteors We're soon
out of SIGHT and the event of a Pres
dent getting to a carriage had become
history.
After a while a half dozen or more
carriages came to the hotel The crowd
had dwindled do wn to a mere mass meet
ing of few hundred people, so that tie
ladies of the Presidents party had no
ovation, and what was much better had
no difficulty in getting into their car
rages. Some Of them We're driven Up to
the reviewing stand, others went direct
to the Capitol, while others took advantage
OF the hour and a half to take a drive
The glory Of the administration had
then departed from these quarters, the
former home of the industrious Congress-
man. who is now the President Of the
United States.