The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-02
ESCORT Ta THE TRAIN
A Brilliant AGaIr-CarrIaEO Surrounded
by . Halo OF colOFsd Lights.

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CANTON, O.. March 1.-Promptly at 6
p. M, the bands, military. clubs and CltI-
Gems, began to organize In the city hAIl
square. Captain Harry FreaGs, who
commanded the famous Canton truop
during the campaign. was chief marshal,
and Captain H. L. KunE. his chief Of
stan. They soon broush: order out OF
chaos in the assembled multitude and a
more devoted escort man never had than
that which shortly before O'Clock
marched TO the Mckinley home. A pla-
toon Of white ElOved policemen headed
the line, and back OF It came the Canton
troop. This Il an organization Of nearly
100 representative citizens, organized
early in the campaign to receive, escort
and otherwise entertain the visiting dele
cations. They wore military coats,
broad brimmed hats, top boots, light
colored gAUntIetS and are all well mount
cd and we'll drilled in cavalry tactics.
The troop leaves for Washington to-
morrow and will participate in the fnau-
Following the troop came Cant0n's
famous Grand Army Band. This in turn
way followed by the Third battalion,
Eighth regiment, Ohio National Guard
This regiment was to have been honorary
escort 20 the Presldent-elect on the trip
20 washington and from the Capitol sta
ton to the hotel, but the failure to secure
satisfactory railroad arrangements pre-
vented this az well as other Ohio military
organizations 90 join In the inaugural de.
mopstratlon. Three companies, a signal
and n hospital corps, constitute the bat
talon. In tho order named were the
Canton Business Mems Association,
Grand Army poBts, Old Soldiers, the
FIrrt Ward Republican Club. OF which
Major Mckinley Ia a member; the Sec
cnd Ward Republican Club, other clubs
and societies ana unorganiEeu citizens OF
Canton, MassIllon and other surrounding
towna.
Thus organized, the column marched
through the public square and up Mar
ket street hlll, passing the Mckinley
house and then countermarching on
Worket street When the Business
Nens' Association was opposite tho
NcRtuiey gate, the column hnlted and
waited for MHjor and Mrs, Mckinley
and their attendants TO enter the car
rIaCes in waiting. This carriage was
drawn by four splendldly Caparlsonea
horses and around II the members OF
the Canton Business Mems AssoclnaoH
stationed themselves as Guard OF
bNnor Two mounted aides rode
nbrenst OF the carriage horses and the
business men completed the hollow
snuore in which [he carriage moved
The Mckinley arch, just at the toot
Of Market street hill. was Illuminated
ps darkness fell over the clty' anu
shOne resplcndent as the column
marched under Il. going TO and from
thn Mckinley house Hundreds or trl-
coIorpd inCandesccnt lights sent theF
soft rays far along lhtc street on elther
aide and made brigh: for the time the
decorations and slatuary, now Wasteu
bv ihe weather II was probably H.
Illuminated for the last time tonight
md the marChers. as they passed.
looked backward for last glimpse OF
what is now \hc most conspicuous re-
mInder Of the exciting campaign IN
Canton ,lst fall, In which hundreds nt
thousands OF people from all quarters
Of the country participated II Will be
win regret that the rn2lnE OF thlS
structure viii be Viewed by Cantonltes.
There was no dctour from the direct
route to the stallion made by the col
umn All along the line the carriage
contaln,ng theh PresIdent.elect and
wife was kept In halo OF brilliant
light from nmbeaux. emitting mrld red
ravs. replaced from Hme to time ns
thcg bmucd dimly .Nt various points
aug tfC line, CUlv.cd lircS we're being
IurnrI. ard though the'e was ~ a.
EIniyr,i EFFORT in thR. lire. IN 'iy'tn1is
nj yarims places sen; sky rockets ana
r1rnsn candles whIzZlny through Inc
uir ~ ttc head OF i.tc co'Hma 'elrhe
tho t.lin and halted, The rear 'uSh"'l
forward and the crow " from IN" shia'
walks mingled with the marcha7s "
Ill tEc platform and BurrourGlpr
streets were nled with n Sfc'llEg,
nrglrg rpuss of humanity. each s,iIv'
ing hCroiCllly 10 RET rPi""nt u.r puut
,yEcr. the President .nlcct woU!l nv
llyt seen, and some striving for a last
hnud -ghalIc. although the committee
had arranged that there should be
none OF this.
Amid cheers and hurrahs from thou.
snnds Of thronls which all but drowned
o,rt the melodlous strains OF the bands,
the Mckinley special steamed out Of tho
Canton station at 7:21 p. m, Just mo-