The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-27
GRANT Day N GOTHAM.
Washington Sends Over a
Big Delegation.
TRAIN MAKES A QUICK TRIP.
Question Of Precedence Set
tied al Jersey City.
PAUNCEFOTE WELL PLACED.
DepaW Escorts Him Behind the
President.
PAUNCEFOTE WELL PLACED.

The Platform of the Jersey City
station Crowded with Members of
the Reception Committee to RE
ceive the Distinguished Guests.
Ambassadors PntenOtre Follows In
Third PIace-Gen. Grants widow
One of Those on the TraIn-Cav-
airy, Sailors and Police Escort the
Party In Gotham.
New York, April 26-All day long soldiers
of the regular army and national guard
have marched through the handsomely
railroad stations and ferry landing to their
quarters Every train has brought no
table people to the city.
Late this evening the last of the foreign
warships, the Italian cruiser Dogali,
steamed into port.
Tonight a wind and rain storm cooled
and cleared the air. Tomorrow will be
for the dedication of the massive tomb in
Riverside park, in which rests the remains
of Americas s great soldier Ulysses S.
Grant. Weeks ago, it was estimated that
100000 persons would come to New York
to witness the parade and ceremonies of
dedication of the tomb, and that number
may be exceeded
1, a., 4
shal Gen. Greenville NJ. Dodge, has ex-
cluded many civic bodies which asked for
places and has given room to the regular
army the militia of the several states
and the grand army and kindred organi-
cations. There will be 5000 men in line.
The white squadron lies in the North
river opposite the tomb and the foreign
war vessels are anchored below. The ex-
ercises of the day will be carried out pre-
cisely as arranged weeks ago.
The massive mausoleoum in Riverside
park was completed only a few days ago
and has been handsomely decorated with
flowers and bunting.
President Mckinley, with Mrs. McKin-
ley and his cabinet Mrs. u. >.
Grant and her family, and a
company of official personages, including
ambassadors, ministers and attaches of
the diplomatic corps, and high officers Of
ported from Washington to New York to-
day in a special train of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad TO participate in the ceremo-
nies at the tomb of Gen. Grant. The trip
was a rapid one and entirely uneventful.
The train left Washington, where a small
crowd gathered at the depot promptly at
10.SO and steamed into jersey City depot
at BIT o'clock.
They stopped only at Wilmington for a
moment and at Gray's Ferry, a suburb Of
Philadelphia, where a change of engines
was made From Jersey City the party
was conveyed across the river on the fer
rvboat Pittsburg, to the foot OF Twenty
third street, there to be ushered into car
riages and escorted in procession by de-
tachment of cavalry, sailors and police.
to the Fifth Avenue hotel.
Seven cars made up the train. The pri-
vate car Of President Frank Thomson Of
the Pennsylvania. at the end of the train,
was given to the presidential party. IL was
handsomely embelhshed with roses. and I'm
it were President Mckinley. Mrs. McKin-
lev. Mrs. Saxon (Mrs McKinleys aunO,
Secretary John A. Porter and wife; Dr.
Bates, the Presidents physician. and
William Sinclair, the white house stew
ard.
The next car contained Mrs. Grants
party, the cabinet families and a few
others. In II were Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Nellie
Grant Sartoris, Algernon Sartoris, Miss
vivian Sartoris, Miss Rose Sartor.s, Sec
retary OF State Sherman and his daugh-
ter. Secretary Nom. Callan, Secretary
Gage and wife, Secretary of War Alger
and Private Secretary Mason, Postmaster
General Gary and Miss Gary Attorney
General McKenna. Secretary OF Agrioul-
ture Wilson, J.. IL. Finney. secretary u
the secretary OF the navy; Mai. Cen Miles.
wife and son; Adjt. Gen Ruggies. Capt
Mans, Rear Admiral Brown. wife and
daughter, and Third Assistant Secretary
Of State Thomas W. Crldlcr.
The other cars were occupied by the
British ambassador, Sir Julian Paunce-
fote and Secretary Of Embassy Bax-Iron-
side; French Ambassador Patenotre. At
tache Boefve; Count Goetzer. military At
tache and Secretary Van Rechenau, rep-
resenting the German ambassador; Mex
lean Minister Romero and wife; Minister
of the Netherlands De Weckerthin; Minis
ter OF Brazil Mendoza and Secretary
Lima: Minister OF Guatemala Laza Ar
Rama; Minister Of Chile Cana; Minister
OF Chino Yang Yu and Secretary su; Ven
ozuolan Minister Andrade and Admiral
Mont; Austr0-Hungarian Minister HenRei-
muller Won Hengeryar, ana Secretary
Wagner; Swiss Minister Pioda; Minister
OF spain Dupuy a. LONE and Secretary
Slater, Danish Minister Bruni Hawaiian
Minister Hatch and Secretary IIaatings.
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