The herald., 1897-03-03
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
Arrives Safely at the National
Capitol
NO DISPLAY IS ATTEMPTED
And Even the Usual Military Escort Is
Omitted
sident and no Untoward Accidents oecur.
Visitors Are Not Received
Associated Press Special Wire

WASHINGTON March 2.-Major Nc
Kinley, with his family and a large party
of friends, arrived safely minute after
II this morning over the Pennsylvania
railroad The weather was cheerful,
with the temperature, If anything, too
high to be seasonabie. A large crowd
assembled at the Pennsylvania station,
and it required the efforts of consider
able force Of police to keep the ap-
proaches clear. Disappointment was felt
over the absence of a military escort,
which was by special request of the
president-elect. Only a few persons
were admitted within the inclosure
where the train was to stop. These were
Chairman Bell of the executive commit
tee, with Reception Committeeman Bar
rett Parkes, Glover, Norris, Lowell and
Britton.
Gov. Bushnell and staff were present
in uniform. Addison Porter, the pres
ident's secretary was early on hand.
About a minute behind the schedule
time the special train came rolling into
the station amid the cheers of the pecta-
tors, who gathered at the lower end of
the big shed. Soon the cars came to
SlOp. anu OON. buSnHtll Gar NO.
3S, where the president-elect and mem
bers of his immediate family were wait
ing.
The executive committee paid it's re-
spects to the incoming chief magistrate,
and without delay the party started for
the carriages to convey them to the Eb-
btt house. The president-elect ap-
peared in the best of spirits and showed
no traces of his recent illness. 1t was
l1V rk ed hV 0nlOnkerc that
he was certainly stouter and of better
complexion than when last in Washing
ton. Mrs. Mckinley also appeared to ad-
vantage. She was attired in a dark
travelling garb, and happiness beamed
from every lineament as she came forth
into the bright sunshine on the opposite
platform. After a short greeting to
friends who stood near, the party formed
a line and started through the station.
Messrs. Parkes and Barrett came just
behind the police, all robust men, who
cleared the way down the platform.
The president-elect, with Mrs. Nc
Kinley holding closely to his arm, came
through, with Chairman Bell and j. Ad
Olson Porter on either side to protect
them from the pressure of the crowd
Col. Britton. with the greatest care, es-
oorted Mrs. Mckinley, ST., mother of the
president-elect. The remainder of the
party took places in line just as they
alighted from the cars, the staff of the
governor of Ohio bringing UP the rear.
AS he passed the head of the train Ma
jor Mckinley paused and beckoned to
one of the party who bore aloft great
bouquet of cut flowers. and carefully Sc
lecting from IL some white carnations of
wonderful size, handed them to the en-
gineer, grimy and perspiring. in his cab.
There were ten carriages. In the first
sat President-elect Mckinley Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Chairman Bell and Mr.. Porter
AS the party drove off the people outside
set up cheer.
Troop A of the National guard of Ohio,
who were to have formed a part of the
escort, made themselves heard above all
others. AT the Ebbitt house a crowd
had been gathering since early break
fast, pre-empting doorways, carriage
steps, windows and other points Of van
tage.
The presidential party arrived at the
hotel about 11:20 o'clock, and by clever
coup the presdent-elect gained en-
trance without inconvenience. All the
preparations indicated that the entrance
would be made on the Fourteenth-stree
side of the hotel. There was guard OF
policemen at the door and the corridors
leading from that points were kept
clear
Women were almost In the majority
armed with bouquets.
Tt 20 minutes past II there was cry,
Here they comet" as the carriage CT
the presidential party drove up Four
teenth street Every one crowded for
ward toward the corridor leading to the
Fourteenth-s entrance, but it was
only feint. The carriage never stopped,
but swung briskly around the corner
to the ladies' entrance on the F-street
front The police reformed and pinned
the mass of the crowd down in the cul
de sac toward the Fourteenth-street en-
trance. Another body of police emerged
from the ladies' entrance and formed
solid line of bluecoats from the ladies'
entrance to the elevator, fifty feet away.
In an instant Major and Mrs. Mckinley
were out of the carriage and inside the
hotel under convoy of Chairman Bell
and Secretary Porter. Mark Hanna, Gen.
Alger, Col. McCook and Gen. Stewart l..
Woodford of New York. having been CIV
en- hint of the movement, greeted the
president President-elect Mckinley,
once inside the hotel, entered an eleva-
tor and went to his apartments.
Behind te carriage there followed
score of ether conveyances with the re-
mainder of the Canton party and Gov
ernor Bushnells staff They were all
safely landed in the hotel and the Sec
ton Of the house reserved for them was
guarded against the intrusion OF the
crowd. Major Mckinley received few
friends informally and then sat down to
q light lunch. A large number of visit
ors called at the hotel during the after
noon, but Secretary Porter took de-
cided stand and at once sent word that
no cards were to be received.
Everything was found to be to the sat-
isfaction of the president-elect.
Some members Of the executive COM
mittee who called at this time, described
some of the details of the arrangements
but aside from these persons everyone
was refused access to Major Mckinley
during the afternoon.
HOBART ARRIVES.
2 WASHINGTON, March 2.-The Royal
Blue line, which brought Vice-President
eject Hobart and party to Washington
from New York over the Jersey Central
and Baltimore and Ohio railways, reach
ed here at 1923 o'clock, having made the
run in four hours and 23 minutes, the
best time on record. The run to Wash
ington from Baltimore. thirty-uire
miles, was made in thirty-six minutes,
also record time for this division. The
engine which made the record breaking
time on the Washington Baltimore run
bore the ominous number of 1873 1t has
been on the road about six months and
Is regarded by the officials as wonder
full machine, having systematically cut
down the records between Philadelphia
and Washington, where 1t has been
speeded recently. It's performance, to-
day, however, broke all its own records.
Taking out the time for stops. the total
r,vx, n IN a. ffv,no CQ1 vnf1ou from Nou,