Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-27
the committee and the Pennsylvania
road.
MKINLEY's THANKS.


AS soon as the President was settled In
his headquarters he sent for the Recep-
tion Committee, thanked them for their
management OF the trip. and talked with
them for half an hour. During the re-
mainder OF the journey he conversed With
members OF the Cabinet and diplomats
who camc in the car TO pay their respects.
Mrs. Mckinley wore a gray costume,
the one in which she had travelled from
Canton to Washington. She bore the
Journey well. amusing herself part OF
the time with knitting. several hohnfeu
people were gathered in the depot and on
the car tops in the railroad yards az
Wilmington. and the President bowed
from the car window in response TO their
cheers
At Wilmington President Frank Thom-
son. OF the Pennsylvania railroad. board
ed the train, TO accompany the party 10
Gray's Ferry. mean time paying shoi'
visit TO the President. Lunch was
served to the presidential party in their
car, while dining-car was attacheu
for the other passengers.
The platform OF the Jersey city depot
was crowded with members OF the Recep-
ton Committee when the train pulled u
at the end OF its journey, without having
experienced a single jar or jolt.
PAUNCEFOTE NEXT TO PRESIDENT.
General Horace Porter gave an arm TO
the President and the much-mooted ques-
tion OF ambassadorial precedence was
solved by Mr.. Chauncey Depew, VINO TOOK
the arm of Sir Julian Pauncefote ana
walked after President Mckinley. Am
bassador Patenotre followed. escorted py
Mr.. Whitelaw Reid. formerly Ambassa-
dor of the United States 10 France. MI
Abner Mckinley the Presidents brother'
took Mrs. Mckinley. and Colonel freue-
rick ID. Grant escorted his mother, VINO
was dressed I'm deep mourning. The other
celebrities came after these in disor-
ganized group with a Gordon OF Wallets
bringing up the rear, laden with bags and
boxes. containing all the gold-lace. swords
and medals which the diplomats are 10
display on the morrow.
Between lines Of police and blue-coated
sailors. the company marched 10 the
ferry boat where carriages were aligned
on the lower deck to take them from the
opposite dock 10 their hotels. on board
the boat the President received all the
members of the Reception Committee,
and then stood on the lower deck. alb
sorbed in the sights Of the river, until
the New York shore was reached.
IN NEW YORK.
on the New York side. a platoon Of
about fifty policemen was drawn up in
front Of the ferry-house. Squadron A,
in command Of Major Roe, was await
ing as a military escort. and led the pro-
cession up Twenty-third street as far as
Eleventh avenue. where they turned up
to Twenty-fourth street and TO the
Windsor Hotel. The diplomatic corps.
members of the Cabinet. and justices Of
the Supreme Court went to the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. where the majority Of
them will stop
More than a thousand people had
gathered about the Windsor by the time
the party arrived there. They lined the
sidewalk on the opposite side of the
street and crowded into every available
space.
When the party drew near. the cavalry
escort halted, and formed along the
sidewalk opposite the hotel. Then the
carriage containing President and Mrs.
Mckinley. the Presidents brother. and
General Porter started up the line. 1t
was greeted with cheers. and the women
in the crowd waved their handkerchiefs
and the men their hats. The President
acknowledged the greeting by lifting his
hat repeatedly. and bowling toward the
crowd.
When they reached the hotel, Mr.. and
Mrs Mckinley went straight 10 thelI
rooms on the first floor. Mrs. Mckinley
carried in her hand a bouquet of pink
carnations
The remainder Of the party followed
Immediately after the Presidents car
riage.
SERENADE FROM VIRGINIANS.
Soon after President Mckinley arrived
AT the hotel he was serenaded by the
Stonewan Brigade Band, of Staunton'
Va. which was taken 70 the hotel by a
delegation Of the Sons Of Confederate
Veterans. At the request Of the Presi-
dent. the band went upstairs and played
from the front balcony. The young
southerners then went into the parlor.
where President Mckinley granted them
an informal reception.
There was no speech-making. Mrs.
Abner Mckinley Will give a dinner IN
honor of Mrs William Mckinley to-mor-
row evening, at the Windsor Hotel
tI,voa ladies no va hppn invited