Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-03

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nell boarded the train. e, uering car Noi IS
where the Rresident-eleet /, with the mem mem
Ing. The executive ,cornn dttee also Ttait
their respects to the incom We E,tea foI HI
and without delay the party stal teo ioI LIZ
carriages which were to co. 2Nsy thens u
the Ebbitt.
notwithstanding the, long journey @ nae aae
the broken night, nearly all tT the part!
looked fresh and bright. Thet president
elect, in particular, appeared. tsf Noe IN tne
best of spirits and those who g. lz,sd IN his
face for signs. of the illness FRONT 9'nich ne
has suffered very recently locke III .aii
for any sign of distress or impahv hvei Nitai'
ity; 1t was generally remarked by tne 2n,
lockers that he was certainly stot ltF ano
of better complexion than when ne was
last in Washington. Mrs. Mckinney aisG
appeared to advantage. She was al treo
beamed from every lineameut as she @ tme
forth into the bright sunshine on the o pen
platform. After a short greeting TO 80 me
immediate friends who stood year, ne
party formed n line and started throu sh
the station. Messrs. Parker and Bare T.
tall, robust men. came just behind the pa D
lice. who cleared the way DOWN the the pias pm
form. The president-elect, with Mrs. Mo
kinley holding closely on his arm, came
through, with Chairman Bell and Mr.. j.
Addison Porter on either side to prouedt
them from the pressure of the crowd
Colonel Britton. with the greatest care, es-
corted Mrs. Mckinley, ST., mother of the
president-elect,. and the remainder of the
party took their places in the line just as
they alighted from the cars the staff of
the governor of Ohio bringing up the rear.
As he passed the head of the train, Major
quickly appreciated by the crowd. He
paused and beckoned to one of the party
who bore aloft great bouquet of cut flow
ers and. carefully selecting, from it. some
white carnations of wonderful size, he
handed them to the engineer, all grimy
and perspiring, who sat aloft in his cab.
instead of turning TO the right through
the nearest passage to the street. the party
went straight through the station and were
seated at once In the carriages provided.
: The people Were packed so -densely in
electric cars made the horses so restive
that it was not deemed wise to wait TO
form the carriages in line, and as fast as
they were filled with passengers they were
dispatched by the members of the recep-
ton committee having the matter in hand.
president-elect was nearly at its destination
before the last of the carriages started
from the station. As the party drove off,
the people outside set up a cheer, in which
the Ohioans. members of Troop A, Ma
t'onal Guards, who were TO have formed
part of the escort, made themselves heard
above all else.
On Pennsylvania avenue, where the car
riages We're driven. there Were SO many
vehicles and pedestrians and bicycles and
street fakirs. and SO much confusion in
general, that the president.elect' passed
along as fast as the conditions permitted
. Al the Ebbitt house the crowd had been
gathering since early breakfast time. pre-
and other points Of vantage. During the
hour and a half while they waited, a strong
detail of police gradually accumulated
itself in an unostentatious way.
The presidential party finally arrived
about 1l:20 O'Clock, and by clever coup
the president-elect gained entrance to the.
hotel without crowding and Inconvenience
All The preparations indicated that the en-
trance would be made on the Fourteenth
side of the hotel There was guard of
policemen at the door and the corridors
leading from that point was kept clear.
Women were almost in the majority in the
crowd. and most of them were armed with
bouquets.
At twenty minutes past II there was
cry of Here they GOMEZ" as the first car
rlage of the presidential party drove up
Fourteenth street. Everyone crowded for 1
ward toward the eofridor leading to the
Fourteenth street entrance. But it was
only a feint. The carriage never stopped.
but swung briskly around the corner 10 the
ladies' entrance. on the F street front. The
police reformed and pinned the mass of
the crowd down in the cul- de sac toward
the Fourteenth street entrance. Another
parlOr and formed q solid line of bluecoats
from the ladies' entrance elevator, fifty feet
away. In an instant. Major and Mrs. Nc
Kinley were out of the carriage and inside
the hotel under convoy of Chairman Bell
and Secretary Porter. Mark Hanna. Cen
eral Alger,- Colonel McCook and General
L
ing been given hint of the movement.
greeted the new president before anyone
else.
Mr.. Mckinley once inside the hotel en-
tered an elevator and went. to his apart
ments. Major Mckinley received a few
friends informally. and then settled down to
rest and q light luncheon.
The Royal Blue line train. which brought
Vice President-eect Hobart and party to
Washington from New York over the Jer-
sey Central. Reading and Baltimore &
Ohio railroads. reached here at 3:23 D. M. i
having made the run in four hours and
Ts 1wenty.thEee I T minutss. the best on record.
thirty-nine miles. was made in thirty-siS
minutes. also record time for this division
The engine which made the record breaking
trip on the Washington and Baltimore d.
vision bore the ominous number 1913. 1t
has been On the road about six months and
is regarded by the officials as wonderful
machine, having been Systematically cut
ting down the records between Philadelphia
and Washington, where ii has been speed
ed recently It's performance to-day. how
ever, broke all its own records. Taking out
time for stops. the total run of 231 miles
from New York to Washington was made
in 235 minutes.
f. The trip was without incident. save that
the people crowded the stations along the
route over the Jersey Central. Reading and
ba timore & Ohio. and cheered the train
as II passed and focked about 1t when 1t 4
stopped. No speeches We're made but at
Philadelphia the party went to the rear
platform of the train and were introduced
Besides the vice president-elect his wife
and son, the party was made up of the
following state officials: f.,.-
Hon. John w. Griggs, governor of New
Jersey. and wife; General William s. Stry-
ker. adjutant general; General Richard A.
DoEnelly. quartermaster general; General
Joseph w. Condor, inspector general: Gem
enari Bird W. Spencer. inspector general of
rifle practice. General Edward p. Meaney
judge advocate general; Colonel William
Barbour. aide-de-camp: Colonel Henry 4.
Porter, aide-de-camp: Colonel Anthony r.
Kuser. aide-de-camp: Colonel Nathan
Raines. aide-de-camp; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
A. Wilcox, of Paterson, and Mr.. and Mrs.
L. +. Ball. of Paterson.
The vice president-elect and his wife
brought sixteen trunks with them.
When the party left the depot they We're
driven at once to the Arlington where
a apartments had been reserved for them
near those occupied by the family of Mark
BaEna-
W00DS0N STILL UNC0NFiRMED.