The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-02
At WASHINGTON.
The Mckinley Party Reaches
the Capital
In Safety at 1915 This Morn
ing.
INCIDENTS OF TRIP
Crowds We're in Waiting at Sta
lions Along the Route
All Through the Night to Cheer
the President Elect.

washington, March 2.-PreSldenI-
elect Mckinley and party arrived here
in a special train about II O'Clock and
were driven to the Ebbitt House, where
they will be quartered until the presi-
dent-elect takes up his abode in the
White house the afternoon of March f.
In accordance with Mrs. Mckinley s
expressed wish there was no escort or
display connected with his entry into
the national capital. 1t had been ar
ranged that a company Of militia
should receive and escort him up the
avenue but the president-el vetoed
this programme so that the only for
NAL reception he received was the
greeting of a small committee of prom
inent local residents of Washington.
There was of course, an informal dem
Onstration by the public.
Harrisburg, Pa, March 2.-The spec
ial train carrying President elect Nc
Kinley and his party from Canton, o.,
TO the national capital arrived at the
Union depot in this city at 6:45 O'Clock
this morning. a stop of ten minutes
was made here. which time was con-
sumed in changing locomotives, inspec-
ting the car wheels. trucks, etc, and
shifting the presidential train from the
Pennsylvania to the Northern Central
tracks. The train then at 600 O'Clock
proceeded on its way to Washington.
The run from Altoona to this city
which was made on schedule time was
without incident Notwithstanding the
early hour a large crowd of people
which filed the station proper and the
train sheds assembled at the station to
witness the arrival of the presidential
special and with the hope of catching
a glimpse of the man who is to sue
coed Grover Cleveland as the chief eX-
ecutive of the nation on Thursday next.
In this respect, however, the big crowd
was disappointed, as the president-elect
was still asleep in his berth when the
IL 1T he. \
had to be content with a view of the
beautifully decorated car in which the
president ELECT was riding, the floral
decorations within being visible
through the windows at either end of
the car.
There was no demonstration on the
part of the crowd and the brief stop
made by the train was without special
feature. By direction of Gov. Hastings
a national salute of 81 guns was fired
at the state arsenal While the train was
in the city.
The outpouring of four or five thous-
and people in Harrisburg station was
enthusiastic in cheering the car of the
Mckinley train. Flags and bunting
were displayed and people lined the
tracks for miles along the road during
the night. Locomotive whistles kept
up the enthusiastic greeting to the
president-el AS the train slowly
passed through York at 7:45 thousands
of factory employees and other citizens
denSeiX nn6Q the track LOT TWO miles,
Flags and waving handkerchiefs added
to the salutations of cheering of voices.
During the night as the train was get
ting up into the mountainous country
east of Pittsburg, a small boy was
found sitting on the steps just outside
the vestibule door of a car platform.
He was shivering with cold and pinched
with hunger. He said his name was
Johnny Robinson of Pittsburg. He was
10 or II years old. He said he was a
Pittsburg newsbOy. He had been fore
ed on the platform by the midnight
crowd in the Pittsburg station fearing
he would be forced under the cars.
Several men had followed him but they
did not jump off so he could not get
away until the train was going so rap
idly that he was afraid to jump. He
was quickly taken to the dining car and
warmed and fed, Conductor Cowie say
ing he would return MIN to his home
from Altoona
At Altoona another crowd had gath
cred at O'Clock in the morning. Dur
ing the night the whistling and playing
of bands and cheering of railroad en-
plOyes was heard at every station until
after daylight, Harrisburg station was
reached Maj. and Mrs. Mckinley
breakfasted in their own car and the
other passengers were all up early to
enjoy the scenery as well as to par
take of the breakfast in the flower laden
dining room.
Baltimore. March 2-Maj. Mckinley
waved his salutatiOns to country school
children gathered along the road while
he sat at the breakfast table at o'clock
this morning. With him and his wife
were General Manager Loree of the
Pennsylvania company and Captain
Lafayette McWilliams and wife of Chi
cago, who were with their cousins the
Mckinleys, at both Ohio gubernatOrial
fnauguratons.
While at breakfast the major bowed
his smiling good morning to the compa-
ny of track layers outside as the bright
sunshine made the fast going snow
sparkle with brillianCy on the beautiful
hilltOpS in the scenic country round
about.
Breakfast over. Maj. Mckinley start
ed on a tour through the train to make
a morning call on his guests.
Il feel in splendid health" he said to
the Associated Press representatives,
as he walked up to his physician. DR.
Phillips, in the second car back, saying:
Il thought you were going to call upon
me this morning, doctor, but 1 see
must do the calling"
The doctor quickly rejoined that he
was glad his patient was progressing
so well. Before Baltimore was reached
the major joined a company of friends
In the combination car and chatted and
smoked.
The last time he went to Washington
was when he was governor of Ohio
three years ago. He was attacked with
grip at Mr.. Hanna's Thomasville, Ga,
home, and returned to Columbus via
w ashlngton, where he called on Presi-
dent Cleveland.
Looking out of the car window. the
president-elect remarked that the scenes
seemed very familiar to him He had
traVerSed the road frequently eOi,7o TO
and from Canton during the ii Years he
had been in congress. His first act a f
ter arising this morning was to call uD-
on his mother in the car adjoining his
She was seated at the breakfast table