The herald., 1897-03-02

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otherwise entertain the visiting dele
gates. They wore army coats, broad
brimmed hats, top boots, were well
mounted and well drilled in cavalry tao
tics. The troop leaves for Washington
tomorrow, and will participate in the
inaugural parade.
Following the troop came Canton's
famous Grand Army band. This, in
turn, was followed by the Third battal-
ion, Eighth regiment. Ohio National
guard Their regiment was to have been
honorary escort to the president-elect
on the trip to Washington and from the
capital station to the hotel but the
failure to secure sufficient railroad ar
rangements prevented this, as well as
other Ohio military organizations, from
joining in the demonstration.
Three companies, a signal and hos
rital corps, constitute the battalion. In
the order named were the Canton Busi-
ness Mems association. Grand Army
posts. old soldiers, the First Ward Re
publican club (of which Major McKin-
ley is a member), the Second Ward Re-
publican club, and other clubs and
societies and unorganized citizens of
Canton, Massillon and other surround
ing towns.
Thus the organized column marched
through the public square and up Mar
ket-sireet hill. passing the Mckinley
home and then countermarched on Mar
ket street When the Business Mems
association was opposite the Mckinley
home the column halted and waited for
Major and Mrs. Mckinley and their at
tendants to enter the carriage in wait
ing. This carriage was drawn by four
splendidly caparisoned horses, and
around 1t the members of the Canton
Business Mems association stationed
themselves as a guard of honor Two
mounted aids rode abreast of the car
riage horses. and the business men COM
pleted the hollow square In which the
carriage moved
The Mckinley arch, just at the foot
OF Market street hill was illuminat ted
as darkness fell over the city, and shone
resplendent as the column marched 'un-
der 1t going to and from the Mckinley
house. Hundreds of incandescent lights
sent their soft rays along the streets on
either side and made bright for the time
being the decorations and statuary, now
worsted by the weather. 1t was proba-
bly, Illuminated for the last time to-
night, and the marehers as they passed
looked backward to what is now the
most conspicuous reminoer of the cam
palgn in Canton last fall, in which hun
dreds of thousands of people from all
quarters of the country participa ted
1t is with regret that the razing Of this
structure will be viewed by the Canton
ians.
There was no detour from the direct
route to the station. Along the line
the carriage containing the president
elect and wife was kept in a halo of
brilliant light from f1ambeaux emitting
lurid red rays replaced from time to
time as they burned dimly. At various
points along the line colored fires were
also burned, and though there was no
q n rad off tx,t lxnt t,,~ l.
at various places sent skyrockets and
roman candles through the air. As the
head of the column reached the train
and halted, the rear pushed forward and
the crowds from the sidewalk intermin-
gled with the marchers, until the plat
form and surrounding streets were filled
with seething, surging mass of human
ity, each striving heroically to get near
est he point where the president-elect
would last be seen, and some striving
for last handshake, although the COM
mittee had arranged that there should
be none of this.
ON THE ROAD.
PITTSBURG. Pa, March 1.-The
presidential train passed over the Ohio
state line and out. of the old Mckinley
district at $40 tonight. All the news
paper men agreed that no such crowd
OF Cantonians had ever been out before.
Don't forget the workingmen, ma
jor," cried one man, as the president
elect mounted the train. He bowed his
acknowledgements. Those about him
saw he was visibly affected, as he came
from the train platform to greet his wife,
after the Canton FAREWELL his eyes were
moist and his voice trembled with emo
tion.
The first station, Louisville, was but
seven miles away, and the major stepped
out into the dark night on the rear plat
form, after donning macintosh. He
waved his hat to the railroad and track
men and workingmen assembled there
The 10 miles even to Pittsburg was
an uninterrupted succession OF ova-
tions, although the train was net
point but at water tank.
At Alliance the railroad shops people
cheered as Mr.. Mckinley again ap-
peared on the platform and waved his
hat as the train sped BY Beaver Falls,
New Brighton and Rochester are
grouped about Baxter, Senator Quay's
home, and at these points acres of peo-
pie had gathered about the stations, and
as the president-elect passed there were
che ers and other demonstrations.
AS the train approached Pittsbu~g 1t
was greeted by crowds of people. who
lined both sides of t\e track from the
bridge to the union station. The crowd
in and about the station has seldom II
ever been equalled. Just before the
train left the station the major went to
the platform and made a short speech,
thanking the cheering crowd for the
greeting and giving all the credit of the
iecept on to the well wishes of the peo-
pie to do honor to their country through
its representative.
Just at midnight the train again start
ed on its journey eastward. when the
majority of the party commenced to think
of retiring for the night.
VISITORS POURING IN.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The rail-
roads are pouring Inauguration visitors
into town, and with baners flashing
from innumerable windows. the city is
fairly alive to the fact that Inaugural
tion day is at hand.
Should the estimates of the severa.
railways running into Washington hold
good, there will be crowd of 250, 900
strangers In the city before the 4th- Of
March.
Among the arrivals of the day were
Gov. Hastings and staff of Pennsylva-
MIA.
The pension office building was today
turned over to the decoration commit
tee to prepare for the inaugural ball.
Mrs. Cleveland returned from Prince
ton this evening and will be at the
White House until the morning If
March 4.
1t has been arranged that Major and
Mrs. Mckinley will be the guests of
President and Mrs Cleveland at dinner
tomorrow evening.
The question Of what church will have
the honor of entertaining President Nc