Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-27
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY ARRIVES.
Received in New York by city OIL
cinIs mud the POpmInce.


NEW YORK, April 26.-Presdent McKin.
ley, with Mrs. Mckinley and his cabinet, Mrs
U. S. Grant and her family and a company
of official personages, including the ambGesa-
doris. ministers and attaches of the diplo-
matte corps and high officers of the army and
navy, were safely transported from Wash
ington to New York today in a special train
to participate in the ceremonies at the tomb
of General Grant The trip was rapid and
uneventful. The train left Washington
where small crowd was gathered at the
depot, promptly at 1890 and steamed into
the Jersey City depot at seventeen minutes
after Q o'clock, stopping only at Wilmington
for moment, and at Grey's Ferry, suburb
Of Philadelphia, where a change of engines
was made. From Jersey City the party was
conveyed across the river to the foot OF
Twenty third street, to be ushered into car
rages, and escorted in procession by a de
tachment of cavalry, sailors and police to the
Fifth Avenue hotel.
The private car Of President Frank Thorn
son Of the Pennsylvania at the rear end of
the train was given to the presidential party.
1t was handsomely embellished with roses
and in 1t were President Mckinley, Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Mrs Saxton MRS McKinley's aunD,
Secretary John Addison Porter and wife, DR..
Bates, the presidents physician. and William
Sinclair, the white house steward
The next ear contained Mrs. Grants family,
the cabinet families and few others. There
were Mrs. Grant and Mrs Nellie Grant Sar-
torls, Mrs Algernon Sartoris, Mrs. Vivian
Sartor3, Mrs. Rose Sartoris, Secretary of
State Sherman and his daughter Mrs Nc
Callum; Secretary of the Treasury Gage and
wife, Secretary of War Alger and Private
Secretary Mason; Postmaster General Gary,
MIS-. and Miss Gary, Attorney General Nc
Kenna, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, l..
H. Finney secretary to the secretary of the
navy; Major General Miles, wife and son
Adjutant General Ruggles Captain Mans,
Rear Admiral Brown, wife and daughter, and
Third Assistant Secretary of State Thomas
w. Crider.
Four other coaches were occupied by the
ambassadors, min'Nte and attaches OF the
various foreign legations at Washington,
many of whom were accompanied by ladies'.
In the seventh coach were the members of
the New York reception committee and sew
eTal Washington newspaper correspondents.
During tho journey the president con-
yersed with members of the cabinet and dip
lomats VINO came to the car to pay their re-
spects. Mrs. Mckinley wore a gray costume,
the one in which she had Travelled from
Canton to Washington She bore the jour
ney well amusing herself part of the time
with knitting. Lunch was served to the
presidential party in their car, while a din
ing car vas attached for the other travel
ers.
The platform of the Jersey City depot was
tIOWutu Win HltNlDeIS Ol lHt reception CDll-
mittee when the train pulled up at tho
ED OF its journey. General Horace Porter
gave an arm to the president and then and
there the much mOOted question of ambss-
sadorial precedence was solved by Chauncey
Depew who took the arm of Sir Julian
Pauncefote and walked after President Nc
Kinley Ambassador PatenotTe followed, es-
eorted by Whiteaw Reid former ambassa-
dor Of the United States to France. Fred
erick ID. Grant escorted his mother who
was dressed In deep mourning. The other
celebrities came after in a dlsorganized
group, with a Gordon Of valets bearing up
the rear, laden with bags and yalises con
tanning all the gold laces and swords wsich
the diplomats arc to display tomorrow. Pc
tween the DlatoOns OF sailors the cOmpany
marched to the ferryboat where car
riages were aligned on the lower deck to
take them from the opposite dock 10 their
hotels. On board the boat the president
received all the members of the reception
committee and then stood on the lower
deck absorbed in the sight OF the river,
until the New York shore was reached.
On the New York side pla ,oon OF about
nifty police were drawn 10 in front Of the