The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-02
DEPARTURE OF THE TRAIN.
Occupants of the Various Coaches
Panhandle Car No. IS.

After his farewell address the President
elect entered his car and the train started
for the East. In the cab of the engine
Henry Hullill was at the throttle and y. l..
Strawn looked after the fires. The trains
crew was completed with S. It. Bower, con-
ductor; James Duey. bagg lgemaster: n. +.
Kink and r. Il. Stewart, brakemen. I'M
mediately back of the engine is combina>
tion car No. 4S10. with smoking apartments,
and back OF it the dining car. Three Pull
mans-Elkton, Arden and Delphos follow
i'm the order named Then comes private
car No. 505 and private No. 50 in the
rear Car No. IS is the one occupied by
the Presdent-elect and Mrs. Mckinley. 1t
is a private car without a name. save that
it is known all over the Panhandle system
as mo. 3S." The walls in it are of white
Cak planked solid instead of the usual stud
ding. If it should roll down an embank-
ment the sides would not break and it
would resist almost any kind of shock
in collision. The top is double frame
work of steel and the ceiling is thoroughly
cushioned The floor is four thicknesses of
heavy white oak. The entire car is a huge
indestructible bCx. The chief luxury of the
interior is the perfect arrangement of
everything pertaining to human comfort.
1t has an old-fashioned log fire place and
two palatial bed rooms and bath opening
from each chamber. There is a magnifi-
cent silver service and a large collection
of rare china. This, as Well as the cars,
had been beautifully decorated with cut
flowers. potted plants and tropical exotics,
and every possible convenience for the COM
fort of the pa rty provided.
n party Of officers of the Pennsylvania
railroad system arrived in the city to-day
in General Manager L. L. Lorer's private
ear. In the party We're l.. +. Lorer, Charles
Watts, general SUPERINTENDENT. AS the
train pulled out from the station amid sa-
lutte of cannon fired by Mr.. John G. Due
ber, at Dueber Heights IL was greeted by
cheers from the assembled multitude. Fol-
lowing are the cars OF the inaugural train
with occupants
Presidents car No. 3S-Major Mckinley
| Mrs. Mckinley. Mrs. Maria Saxton, who
| will be Mrs. McKineys companion in the
White House; Captain and Mrs. l.. NJ. Me-
Williams, of Chicago cousins OF Mrs. Nc
| Kinley; Clara Thorein, Mrs. McKinley's
| maid.
Nancy Allison Mckinley, the mother of
| the President-elect; Miss Helen Mckinley,
| sister of the Presdcnt-elect; Mr.. and Mrs.
| George b. Morse, of san Francisco, Mrs.
Morse being a neice of Major Mckinley
| Mr.. James Mckinley a nephew, Mrs. Alb
| er Osborne and Mrs. Clarence Staffee, of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Barber's car-Mr.
| and Mrs. Barber, Mrs. Barber being Mrs.
| MchlnleyS sister, MI. ana Mrs. duncan,
| Of Cleveland, cousins of the President
| elect w. Mckinley Barber, James Barber.
| Miss Ida Barber, Captain and Mrs. III. o..
| S. Heistand Mr.. and Mrs. Seward Bow
| man. of Elyria. o.; George Saxton, a
| brother of Mrs. Mckinley; Mr.. Will Dun
| can, Miss Sarah Duncan. of Cleveland;
| Joseph p Smith, of Urbana, o.; Mrs.
George 3. Frease, Canton; Mr.. b. l.. Nc
| Kinley. San Francisco.
| Escort committee ear, Arden-Col. G. A.
| Garrison. Henry Grouse. Mr.. Webb c.
Hayes. of Cleveland Col and Mrs John
| n. Taylor, of East Liverpool. o.; Minnie
| Lancroft, George w Floyd. DIR. c. f. Man
| wife; DR.. r. III. Phillips, phy yscian to the
McKinleys; Private Secretary James Boyle
Press car-M. A. Havens, w. S. Lloyd,
| A. n. Howellls, Il. c.. Rowland. c. NJ.
| Pepper, +. b. LOOMS r. p. Skinner, Mr..
and Mrs: ID. G. Baillee George b. Frease.
| G. f. McMurray, Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Green
wall. II. G. March and l.. L. Reed.
| Amid cheers and hurrahs from hundreds
| of throats which all but drowned out the
| melodious strains of the bands, the N1cKin-
| ley special steamed out, of the Canton sta
tion at 7:2I p. m; Just moment or two
| before a slight shower set in, but not I'm
| time TO interfere with the hearty recep-
| tion Cantonians had arranged for their dis.
nnguishsd that. 1s depaarting guests, The crowd
| bic and never equaled before I'm Canton. III
| was not until a detachment of escort had
| ridden ahead and opened the way that the
carriage containing Major and Mrs. Nc
| Kinley could approach the train. AS the
| party approached the station those on the
| outside of the crowd sent up a cheer Ii
| was taken up by those nearer the train and
| grew in volume until it became fairly deaf
| ening. The cheering was renewed when
| the major appeared on the car platform
with Mrs. Mckinley. He assisted the lat
| ter into the train, and then with bare
| head, turned and bowed to the crowd.
| When the cheering had sufficiently sub
sided he spoke the few words of farewell
| given elsewhere. 1t was with deep feeling
| that he addressed the nelghbors and
| friends he had known so long and he as
| well as thousands in the crowd, were much
| affected by the parting. As he concluded
and bowed a final farewell the cheering
| was renewed as the train left the station
| McKi1ley's special is running ON a moder-
| ate schedule in Difference to the wishes OF
Major Mckinley and his aged mother, and
Is making but few stops. AT Louisville
| small station some eight miles out OF
| Canton, large crowd was gathered on tine
| station platform, and as the train whirleC
| through loud and vocferous cheers from
| many lusty throats echoed above the noise
| of the cars. At Alliance there large
| crowd al the station. Red fires were burned
| making the whole scene lurid. This IS the
| location of Mt. Union College, of which
Major Mckinley is a director and the col.
| lege boys were out in force TO greet him
| The college yell was heard clearly and dis
| ttnctly above the cheers from hundreds OF
others. Major Mckinley bowed his ac.
| acknowledgements TO the great throng al
Canton station as he stepped inside the
car where the cheerful Crate fire greeted
him. and he found his wife almost cush
ioned In flowers. on table near the CRATE
was gold-plated horseshoe on a miniature
metal easel II was rusty iron shoe
picked up by City Clerk Howard Burgess
of Cleveland. on the way To Cleveland sta
tion before Chairman Hanna started on his
trip 10 ST. Louis. IL was then tied TO tn,
back of the car, but has since been golC
plated.
Shortly after the train pulled out of Can
ton Mother Mckinley, eighty-eight year.
old. passed back from her car, next il
front accompanied by her sister, Mrs Os
borne. of Cleveland. nearly as old. and Mrs
Major Mckinleys sister. Mrs. Marshal Bar
ber. They added their congratulations, bu
formed memorable and picturesque scen
as they sat about the CRATE fire. When tn,
train reached Salem Captain and Mrs. Me
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