New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-29
cTIrDENTS GREET M'KINLEY.
rur PRESIDENTS VISIT TO WILLIAMS
COLLEGE.

,rprD Ry THE BOYS AS HE RODE INTO TOWN
,,pov ApAMs-A RECEPTION TO THEM AND
rr,r rowNsPEoPLE-MR MKINLEY's
VACATION ALMOST OVER.
Icy rELEGr >pH so THE rRrBUNEl
a,u,,amstown. Mass, Sept 2S-The residents
-, .bis beautiful village have been hoping ever
.,,ca President Mckinley arrived at Adams a
,..el ago that he would pay them visit. The
.vo places are only about twelve miles apart
o,d are connected by fine road leading by a
picturesque route through the mountains. And
90 one more keenly desired to see the President
.,or the students Of Williams College. located
here
Word was received yesterday that the Presl-
aert would surely visit the village to-day
president Garter Of Williams College was ap-
no,nted an escort and this morning ne departed
for Adams where at noon he took luncheon
With Mr. Mckinley at the house OF w. Il.
Punkett.
M- Garter upon arriving at Mr.. Plunkett's
house found the members OF the household still
somewhat agitated over the accident to the
president Yesterday. which threatened at one
time 10 be disastrous. Mr.. Plunkett said he had
received a great many telephone and telegraph
messages asking IL the President had received
anv injury. Mr.. Plunkett assured every one
that the President had received no injury what
over Mr. Mckinley said he was in good health
and that he considered the driver Of the carriage
q good horseman. as he had prevented what at
one time threatened to be a dangerous runaway.
After luncheon a drag drawn by four bay
horses was ordered out ana Mr.. Mckinley. At
torney- General Mckenna. Miss Made! Mckinley.
Miss McKenna. President Garter and Mr.. Plum
kett started for this place. The ride was along
the valley northward and then westward. 1t led
through the villages OF Renfrew and Zylonte,
the city Of North Adams and the village OF
Greylock The President was recognized In
each place and cheered. At Greylock cotton
mills all the working men and women were
standing outside the factories. They cheered
the President with great heartiness when his
carriage passed by.
The President was expected here about $50
o'clock A few moments before that time the
three hundred students OF Williams College as
sembed on the hill in the village, which is capped
by a tall soldiers monument. As soon as they
saw the Presidents carriage approaching they
gathered along the curbline When the car
rage came near there was roar OF cheers, FOL-
lowed by the college yell Mr.. Mckinley APP
nsared pleased and bowed his Acknowledgements.
The carriage went on to the house of Mr. Car
ter. where the visitors alighted. n few moments
later the President and Attorney-GeneraI NC
Kenna left the house in company win MI Gar
fer and visited several of the college buildings.
Then they walked to the Laselle gymnasium
where Mr.. Mckinley held reception, Whlch
was attended by the college faculty, the STU
dents. Chief Justice Mott Of the Court or claims
al Washington and many persons living IN the
village The students. class by CLASS We're IN
troduced TO the President; then came an oreahi,
cation known as The Chiidren's Brigade
whose members have been drilled in military
evolutions by r. H. Lansing. colored man Inc
children marched swiftly by the President, m
tently watching his face. He bowed repeatediy
10 them. and finally to the American mas WhlCii
thev carried The children of the pubic schoos
followed. and then the elder people OF the VII
lage. 1,o, ,,vo,ro
The President and Acknowledgement Mchenn is
sra,,e bacL 10 Adams where they arrived early
IN the evening Tomorrow the President VIII
enjoy his final day OF rest before resumlhg his
work at washington. The special tram 10 con
vev him to Washington will start Tor the Ma
tjonal capital Tomorrow night at III O'CLOCK.