New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-31
THE PRESIDENTS REST.
DAY OF ENJOYMENT FOR THE WHOLE
PARTY AT THE HOTEL CHAMPLAIN.

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Hotel Champlain. Clinton County. y. Y. July
3o-President Mckinley and Mrs Mckinley are
beginning 70 enjoy their vacation. Mrs. McKin-
ley had entirely recovered from the fatigue at
tending her journey here by this morning. and.
ieaVing her room. came out upon the west bal
cony OF the Hotel Champlain to enjoy clear
view OF the farmsteads and pine forests That
cover the level country TO the westward Of the
motel FOR twenty miles and 20 observe beyond.
rising in the sky. White Face and other Of the
Dig mountains Of the Adirondack chain. Driit-
ing clouds, the remnants Of the weeks great rain
storm, hid Mount Marcy. the giant Of the Adiron-
dacks. from sight. On the east side of the
hotel later Mrs. Mckinley and the President.
however looking across Lake Champlain, were
able TO see outlined against the sky most of the
larger mountains OF the Green Mountain range
over in Vermont.
President Mckinley was looking much re-
freshed by the one days rest he had expert
enced here. One could tell also by the brisk
ress OF his step that he felt new vigor He
said in reply to an inquiry that he was feeling
much stronger. The air cold and bracing
and of Adirondack purity.
Toward 10 o'clock the President felt impelled
to undertake an exploring expedition about the
hotel grounds. and did so in company with his
private secretary, Mr.. Porter. The two gentle
men looked into the bowling alley and enjoyed
the sight Of some women bowling. Then the
President and Mr.. Porter went on through the
dense woods leading to the golf links. Ihere
$50 of cleared land and forest IN the
hotel grounds and the President therefore was
able to take long walk without leaving theih'
In walking abou; the grounds he encountered
a good many of the hotel guests and was IN
troduced TO them. Among those ne met were
Robert NJ. Olyphant. president of the Delaware
and Hudson Canal Company; Benjamin WOOD
proprietor of The NewYork Daily News
Samuel =. Avery. NewYork. a. j. c. Snowden'
Of Boston: J. H. Raymond. of Chicago; Samuel
Andrews of Cleveland: S. u. Babcock, OF New.
York and w. f. Lippincott, the publisher, OF
Philadelphia. The wives of some OF these gen
tlemen were also presented to the President
This afternoon the President and Mrs. Nc
Kinlev in company with Russell A Alger,
Secretary Of War. and Mrs. Alger, enjoyed
drive through Plattsburg. which is three miles
distant The President has hired carriage Tor
the three weeks he will be here and intends TO
take many drives about the surrounding coun-
try on the way TO Plattsburg the carriage
was driven past the fine buildings or the Ha,h-
Ollie Summer School which face Lake Cham
plain. near the Hotel Champlain' and thence
onward to the United States government
grounds surrounding the Plattsburg BARRACKS
Here is stationed the DIST United states imam
try. ,
lieutenant Springer the officer Of the guard.
had no warning of the approach of the Com
mander-in- chief of the Army and the Secretary
of War but The moment he caught signt oi
the carriage he called to the guard to ran IN.
and with astonishing quckness the twenty regu-
lars on guard formed in line ana presehtru
arms A bugler at the same time SOUNDED ms
buglc The President was much pleased WIN
the promptness with which the soldiers feil III
and presented arms. and Mr.. Alger looked much
gratifed
The carriage was then driven about the main
dnnt
nized and cheercd. and in response to the BOWS
of his fellow citizens raised his hat in response.
After pleasant ride through Plattsburg the
President and his companions returned mere
much refreshed by the ride
In the afternoon the band OF the list Infantry
which is one of the finest IN the Army previous
to the Presidents drive, came upon the ho,tI
lawn and played in his honor The PRESIDENT az
was noticeable. applauded especially the
marches and other pieces of martial char
acter. Colonel Kline, c0mmandant OF me anJ
Infantry stationed at Plattsburg barracks anu
Lieutenant Truitt visited the President III tne
course of the DAY and invited him To review tne
regiment stationed there he promlsGp1 e9 u
if he could find the time Among the president
visitors to-day were Frank S. Witherbee OF
Port Henry member of the Advisory COMMITTEE
of the Republican state Comm'''ee anu '"'e'
c. w. Raymond. Of Watsoko. iii. !.
The President tomorrow may go a-fshing IN
the morning. In the afternoon ne lntenas 70
enjoy the golf contest on the go1 hhks Vi ''e
hotel. IL, ,,.
Ex-Governor Woodbury., Of Vermont, VIII VISIT
the President tomorrow Frank s. Wltherpee'
who has been well acquainted with the frtsl
dent for many years. had an hours private chat
with him this afternoon. II recommended 10
the President" he said this Hotel Champialn
as a place in which he could surely gam rest
and smoke go highly Of the place that was
afraid for tim, that had overdone the pusi-
ness; but the President and Mrs. Mckinley poth
assured me this afternoon that / had not eA-
aggerated the beauty OF this Lake CnaihP ,nn
country and that they were delighted Win ther
new summer home | am therefore niehi!
nleased The President anticipates much en-
iovment also from his trip over into Vermont
on Wednesday next He will inspect Fort Ethan
AlIen. and will review the I'd United states
cavalry which is one Of the finest regiments III
,be service The cavalry will perform some
ha,utiful evolutions in the course of their drill