The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-03
PresIdent-EIect Mckinley and Large
Party Arrive in Washington.
GIVEN AN ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION
A Large Crowd Greets tho Train NJ tho
Station md Loudly Chccr tho In
coming Chief Magistrate Who Rsis-
penscs Bows ma Smiles nnd Flow-
ers-sIr. Ifohnrs md Party Arrive.

| ley entered Washington day as q. pri-
Hate citiZen, and as quietly and ,lnostenta-
similar circumstances. At the request OF
| the President, there was no military or
| through the crowd ut tho railroad tution.
ana entering the carriage awaiting him,
was driven to the l1bbitt House, the hotel
ut which ho made his home in Washing
ION while member OF Congress. That
was theefntre program attending his ap-
| TnhranCe in the Capital city nS tho future
| President Of the United States.
AN IMMENSE CROWD.
1t was just II O'Clock When the Mckinley
special rolled into the PennsyIyunin yta-
ti' Hon. fexac,iy OH time. Outside the sta
gathered, tho dcnsest around the iudi.es'
elntrance, where number Of carriages In
party would appear there. Only those who
could satisfactorily explain that their bust
ness REQUIRED them in attendance to be
| ,ri mere We're permitted to enter the station.
| Ine biE iron gates. guarding tho trucks
from the waiting rooms. were closed
against all except the comparatively few
who were concerned III the personal recep-
n aiom or the fresident.clcct and those ac-,
companylng conn! ,,.n him The police arrange
AS the heavy train came to II stundstill
the members of the Reception Committee
rear car the nS "nv p'"!sSrn N" ss g 'he s
which tho President elect made the jour
ney. When the wci-known figure OF Mai.
Mckinney appeared, on the platform The
people who peercd through the high board
FENCE set up cheer that rcverberatel
! through the biz train shed.
| BOWS FOR EVERYBODY.
| Maj. Mckinley doffed his silk IN, III re-
Sponse, and then stepped TO the plat form
| 10 receive the greetings Of the reception
committee.
Half dozen policemen marched ahead
and on the TANKS of the Presidents elects
.arEe party It proceeded Very slowly and
Trna Mih d'En.ty 1hT.i M,j Mckinley @ aa sle
frock coat, while in the other lie en- rrictl
large bunch OF white carnations. Don-
who salutcd him. Maj Mckinley walked
along toward the crowd outside the Iron
gates eagerly awaiting. him. Ic bowed
| the porterS. and others who We're on the
platforms and n the windows Of the train
| FLOWERS FOR THE ENGINEER.
| When the engine was reached the pro-
cession halted a moment while the prcsi-
dcnt-eicct handed the engineer the carnu-
| tons he had been carrying. This made
| everybody in the vicinity look happy. but
| none so happy as the begrlmed throttle
handler, who fairly blushct through the
SCOT on his face.
Another cheer from those within told
icncc was to h, rewarded at last They
| too. yelled when the well-known face and
,isnrn ,M r,a Of ,, The new President appeared nt
room. The task OF getting the President
elects <arringc started from the station
| was the work, of n moment only, and be-
| fore the crowd knew it lie was rapidly dis
| appearing up Pennsylvania avenue. At
Fourteenth street, where the carriage
turned from Pennsylvania avenue toward
| the Ebhitt House. Il large crowd shouted
| enthusiastically when the carriage appear
ed.
| The. block along Fourteenth street be-
! tween Pennsylvania avenue and the Eb-
bett is the situation of newspaper row. a
| large number of newspaper correspondents
We're gathered there in front Of their offices
Maj. Mckinley recognized number OF
Them, whom he had known during hi;
nl1 an In tod
| them pleasantly. The gathering about the
| Ebh.tt was larger than ut the, station;
| from the time the prcSident-clect was
! sight ed until he disappeared inside the
hotel.
| Tho Prcsidcn, is confined 10 his bed with
an acute attack OF pedal rheumatism.
OVERWHELMED WITH CALLERS
Soon after the Arrival At the Ebbitt
| House. Maj ana Mrs. Mckinley were tieu-
rauvclv showed under by slips OF white
mate friends only. Gen. Russell y. -alger
was among the callers Mrs Mckinney
was very much iatisned and retired 10 her
room for Il rest In preparation for the din
| ncr at the White House tonight. The
suitc of the prcsidcnt-elect and his party
was fairly overilowing with flowers. much
to the delight of Mrs. Mckinney. who cx-
pressed her appreciation OF the thouShtful-
ness Of those who had sent the iloral trib-
Mai. Mckinley, who had been somewhat
depressed yesterday over the prospects for
SQOQ weather inauguration NlS, OIL dC-
count 0 { the tisnGrCcublc condition Of nf-
fairs in Canton. became very cheerful
under the influence of bright sunshine and
bal1ny atmosphere, which greeted his ar
rival here. This has been the most per
feet day Washington has had since winter
began. Neritahle spring weather prevails.
ard there IS every reason to hope that the
4th will be fitted in all respects for II suc-
cssful ceremonial
HOBART ON HAND.
The special train bearing Vice President
| elect Hobart and party arrived at the Bal
| timore and Ohio station about 1925 O'clock
! this AFTERNOON. There were no special de-
monstration attending Mr. flobart's rcccp.
| ton.
Gov. Griggs and staff accompanied the
| party and were the first to laight from the
| train. Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart and son were
| met by the District Reception COMMITTEES.
consisting of Vice Chairman Lewis y.
Wine S. ". Woodward, Gen. benjamin
Rutterworth. Gen. w. ". Dudley and Mr..
Henry T.. Davis. The ticc-PresidentS an-
pearunce was the signal for an outburst
| OF cnthusinsm from the l.ttlc party, chiefly
| ladies. who were fortunate enough to set
| through the gates.
! * like demonstration met them rs they
Iclnerstd from tho building and took car
| ria.es for the Arlington Hotel.
5000 Pairs.