Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-04-27
Everything in Readiness for
the Ceremonies, Today.
President and Vice President and
Parties Arrive at New York.
An Earnest Tribute 10 Grants Worth from
Aged General loasstrsst.

CABINET, MIS-. u. .. GTdnt ana ner lam .
lily, and a company of official person
ages, including the ambassadors. min
listers and attaches Of the diplomatic
corps and high officials Of the war and
navy were safely transported from
Washington to New York, today, in a
special train of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to participate in the ceremonies
at the tomb of General Grant. The
trip was a rapid one and entirely I'M
eventful. 1t left Washington. where a
small crowd was gathered at the depot
at 1890 o'clock, and steamed into
Jersey City depot at 3.17 p. NJ, stopping
only at Wilmington for moment. and
at Grays Ferry. where a change of
engines was made. From Jersey City
the party was conveyed across the
river on the ferry boat Pittsburgh to
the foot of 23d street, there to be
ushered into carriages and escorted in
procession by a detachment Of cavalry.
sailors and police to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel.
Seven cars made up the train. The
private car of President Frank Thorn
son of the Pennsylvania, at the end of
the train was given to the Presidential
party. 1t was handsomely embellished
with roses and in it were: President
Mckinley Mrs. Mckinley. Mrs. Saxton
MRS. McKinleys aunt, Secretary
Porter and wife: DIR. Bates, the Presi
dents physician. and VIM. 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. MIR. Algernon Sar-
tors. Miss Vivian Sartoris. Miss Rose
Sartoris. Secretary of State Sherman
and his daughter Mrs. McCallow. Secre-
tary of the Treasury Gage and wife. Sec
rotary oil War Alger and Private Secre-
tary Mason, Postmaster General Gary.
Mrs. and Miss Gary. Attorney General
McKenna. Secretary of Agriculture Will
son, Mr.. l.. ii. Finney, secretary to the
secretary of the navy Major General
Miles. wife and son. Adjutant General
Rugles, Captain Hans. Rear Admiral
Brown. wife and daughter, Third Assist
ant Secretary of State Thomas f. Grid
ler the British ambassador Sir Julian
Pauncefote and Secretary of Embassy
BaX-Ironsides. French Ambassador Pate
notre. Attache Boeufves Count GoetZer.
Military Attache and Secretary Van
Rechenau, representing the German am
bassador. Mexican Minister Romero and
Mrs. Romero. Minister of the Neither
lands Deweckherlin. Minister of Brazil
MendOnca and Secretary Lima. Minister
of Guatemala Laza Arriaga, Minister of
Chill Cana, Minister of China Yang Yu
and Secretary Su. Venezuelan Minister
Andrade, Admiral Montt, exPresident of
Chill, AuStrO- Hungarian Minister Hen
gelmuller Won Hengervar and Secretary
Wagner. Swiss Minister Pioda. Minister
of Spain Dupuy de LONE and Secretary
Slater, Danish Minister Brun. Hawaiian
Minister Hatch and Secretary Hastings.
Minister of Ecuador Carlo. Charge
d Affaires of Russia De Wollant. Argen-
tine Minister Merou, Turkish Minister
Bey. Secretary Seifeddin Bey,
Minister Rodriguez of the Republic of
Central America, the Belgian minister.
Count De Lichtervelde, and Minister of
Costa Rico Calvo.
The train was in charge of A. H. Steele.
secretary of the transportation commit
committee, Messrs. r. A. Smith. chair
man. Charles A. Moore. Gustav H.
Schwab. VIM. l.. Trenholm and Frank
S. Wetherbee.
AS soon as the President was settled in
his quarters. he sent for the reception
committee and thanked them for their
of the trip and talked with
them for half an hour. During the re-
mainder of the journey he visited with
members of the cabinet and diplomats :.
Mrs. Mckinley bore the journey well.
Several hundred people were gathered
in the depot and on the car tops in the
railroad yards at Wilmington. and the
President bowed from the car window in
response to their cheers.
AT Wilmington. President Frank Thorn
son, of the Pennsylvania Road. boarded
the train to accompany them to Gray's
Ferry. Lunch was served to the Presi-
Dental party in their car. while a dining
car was attached for the other travellers.
The platform CT the Jersey City depot
was crowded with members of the recep-
ton committee when the train pulled up
at the end of it's journey General Horace
Porter gave an arm to the President and
then and there the much mooted Ques-
ton of ambassadOrial precedence was
solved by Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew. who
took the arm of Sir Julian Pauncefote
and walked after President Mckinley
Patenotr followed. escorted by
Hon. Whitelaw Reid former ambassador
of the United States to France: Abner
the Presidents brother. took
Grant escorted his mother, who was
dressed in deep mourning. The others
came after In the rear. laden with bags
and boxes containing all the gold lace
swords and medals which the Diplomats
were to display on the morrow Between
lines of police and blue-coated sailors the |
marched to the ferry boat where |
carriages were aligned on the lower deck |
to take them from the opposite dock to
their hotels On board the boat the Pres
ident received all the members of tho
committee and then stood on |
the lower deck. absorbing the sights of |
the river until the New York shore was |
reached.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY