The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-30
RETURN OF Hi PRESIDENT
MAJOR MpKINLEY AND HIS PARTT
GO BACK TO WASHINGTON.

They Ieft jersey City at 1i1B ana Reached
the Capital without Incident - In Coed
Health and spirits-Tho President Receives
. rev Callers Here Before Starting.
President Mckinley and his party left for
Washin xton yesterday afternoon on the 1:13
train from the Pennsylvania Railroad station
in Jersey City. The Pre- ildentiai party occu-
pied the private car Of President Frank Thorn
son. It included Mrs. Mckinley. Senator aud
Mrs. Mark Hanna, Miss Hanna. MIS-. Spencer
Yorden Of Fall River. Mrs. Saxton. Mrs. Abner
Mckinley. Charles Gates Dawes OF Illinois,
who 10 to succeed James II. EcKels Of Illinois
rs Comptroller Of tho Currency; Secretary j.
Addison Porter. Miss Mabel Mckinley. and
DR.. Bates, Mrs. McKinley's physician. Most
of the party left the Windsor Hote, at noon in
carriages. followed by Detective Sorgeants Cuff
and McNaueht in n hanson. They were driven
to the West Twenty-third Street Ferry
and onto the ferTyboat New Jersey. The
President was In excellent health and spirits,
and as soon as his carriage stopped on the boat
he got out anu stood on the forward deck 70 got
the fresh ait. lie was interested in the Span;
ibn 3ruiser lnfanta Isabel, which was anchored
in nldstream, ara after this was passed turned
bis attcntion to the tall buildings in this city.
superintendent BlUOInsburg OIL the ferry, who
has offended to the trans oortaton of many
notable passengers. nninted out tho various
buildings to tho President.
Senator and Mrs. Hanna were already walt
Ing aboard the private. car which was on o sid
Ing. and the Presidential party lost no time in
getting aboard. The crowd of railroad officials
Ind other citizens chcered as the private car
passed out of the station with the President,
Senator Hanna. and Mrs. Mckinley sitting In
the observation section. Adelbert II. Steele,
chairman OF tho Committee On Transportation
OF tho Grant Day Committee. and Robert a. G.
smith attended TO the arrangement for the de-
parture OF the Presidential party.
Among those who called on the President ut
tho Windsor ycstordoy morning we're William
George Babcock, Richard A. McCurdy. Col.
Fred D. Grant ard Mrs. Grant, Mayor Strong
and his son, A. j. Juilliard, Col. j.. J. McCook,
Gen. Grenvilio NJ. Dodge, aud Gen. Daniel But
terhcld. Abner Mckinley returned to Now
York after seeing the President oT.
-.WAsHiNGToN, April 29.-The President and
Mrs. Mckinley, ACCOMPANIED by Senator Hanna,
Secretary aud Mrs. Porter, Charles q. Dawes,
DR.. and Mrs. Bates, and Mr4. Spencer Borden.
reached Washington from New York at 6:lS
this afternoon. Tho train WAS Il long one. SO
that when T. pulled up the private car, which
was on tho extreme end, was out side the train
shed and opposite the White House carriages,
which were waiting on Sixth street. The Presi-
dent ann Mrs. Mckinley appeared on the rear
platform and were helped 10 alight by two rail
and bowling to them AS he passed on to the street.
As tho party reached the sidewalk the crowd
which had assembled in the station to catch a
glimpse OF the President came rushing up. and
the squad OF policemen stationed there had
great difficulty in maintaining u clear passage
way. The party then drove off to the White
House. The President appeared greatly re-
freshod by his holiday. and Mrs. Mckinley
looked none the worse for the trip.