Evening star., 1897-03-02
A Hearty send-of Given the Presi-
dent-Elect.
ALL CANTON TURNS OUTM HIS HONOR
Major Mckinley Addresses His Fet-
low Townsmen.
DEPARTS FOR WASHINGTON

All Canton turned out to bid farewell to
President-elect and Mbs. Mckinley as they
entered the special train which left with
them for Washington at z o'clock last even
ing.
Promptly at 6 pm. bands and military
clubs began to organize in the city hall
square. Captain Harry Frease, who COM
manded the Canton Troop during the re-
cent campaign. was the chief marshal.
Following the troop in the parade came
the Grand Army Band. This in turn was
followed by the Sd Battalion. Sth Regi-
ment Ohio National Guard. The sth Regi-
ment was to have been an honorary es-
cort to the President-elect on the trip to
the Ebbitt House, but failure to secure
satisfactory railroad arrangements pre-
vented this and other Ohio military or
ganizations from joining in the inaugural
demonstration Three companies, a signal
corps and a hospital corps constitute the
battalion.
The column marched through the pub
lie square and up Market street hill, pass
ing the Mckinley home and then counter
marching en- Market street. When the
Business Mems Association was opposite
the Mckinley gate the column matted ana
waited for Major and Mrs. Mckinley and
their party to enter the carriage in walt
ing. After the party had entered mounted
aids rode abreast of the horses, and the
business men completed the hollow square
in which the carriage moved.
The Mckinley arch, just at the foot of
Market street hill, was illuminated as dark
ness fell over the city and sho1e resplend-
ent when the column marched under 1t.
Hundreds of tri-colored :ncandescent
lights sent their rays from the arch far
along the street on each side and made
bright the decorations. The marchers as
they passed looked backward for d last
glimpse of what is now the most canspicu-
.1cy. tH1 nf< <ipry in
Canton last fall
All along the line the carriage contain
ing the President-elect and his wife was
kept in halo of brilliant light from fam
beaux. Col0red fires were burned and sky
rockets and Roman candles whizzed
through the air
AS the head of the column reached the
train and halted the rear pushed forward
and the crowds from the sidewalks MN
gled with the marchers until the platform
and surrounding streets were filled with a
surging mass of NUN unity striving to get
nearest the place where the President-eIect
would be last seen.
Farewell Address.
In response to repeated calls, Major Nc
Kinley made a speech from the rear plat
form of the train. He said:
My Neighbors and Friends and Fellow
CitiZens-On the eve Of departure to the
seat of government, soon TO assume the
duties Of an arduous responsibility as great
as can devolve upon any man, nothing
could give me greater pleasure than this
farewell greeting-this evidence of your
friendship and sympathy, your good will,
and, am sure, the prayers Of all the peo-
pie with whom I have lived SO long, and
whose confidence and esteem are dearer
to me than any other earthly honors.
ITO all Of us the future is a sealed beck,
but, If l can, by official act or atlminstra-
ton, or utterance, in any degree add to
t1,or L1J-
the comfort and well-being of our splendid
citizenship. / will devote the best and
most unselfish efforts of my life. The as
sumption of the chief magistracy is of
cannot blind the judgment or accept any
other considerations but the public good
of all to every part and every section.
With this thought uppermost in my
friends and my neign5ors, cherishng in
my heart the sweetest memories and the
tenderest thoughts of my old home-my
home now, and, / trust, my home here
after, so long as ] live. / thank you and
bid you all good-by.''
The Presfdent-elect and his party entered
the train few minutes before O'Clock,
and short time later it started on the
journey to Washington, amid a salute of
cannon at Dueber Heights
Back of the locomotive was combination
car No. 4S10, with smoking apartments In
p,,1,s the rear Of this were dining car three
"Delphos s'-private car No. sos and private
car No. So
Car No. 3S was the one occupied by the
Presldent-eiect and Mrs. Mckinley. This
and the other cars We're beautifully dec
GRATED with cut flowers and potted plants
Almost every possible convenience for the
comfort OF the party was provided.
. Occupants of the Cars.
The full list of occupants of the cars was
as follows:
NO. 3S-The President-elect, Mrs McKin-
ley. Mrs. Maria Saxton, who will be Mrs.
Mckinley's companion in the White House A:
Capt. and Mrs. l.. M. Williams of Chicago.
cousins of Mrs. Mckinley; Clara Thorein.
Mrs McKinleys maid
No. 5O5-Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley
mother of the President-elect: Miss Heller
Mckinley, the President elects sister: Geo.
b. Morse of San Francisco and Mrs Morse
who Is niece of Major Mckinley; James
Mckinley, the President-elect's nephew !.
Mrs. Abner Osborne and Mrs. Clarence
Shaffee Of Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Barber's car
Marshall Barber and Mrs. Barber. who is
Mrs Mckinleys sister: Mr.. and Mrs. DUN
can of Cleveland, cousins of the President
elect; William Mckinley Barber. James
Barber. Miss Ida Barber, Capt and Mrs,
49,. D. u, s. !, aeistand' a;,t Mr. M and Mrs: Seward
brother of Mrs. Mckinley; VIM. Duncan.
Miss Sarah Duncan of Cleveland. joseph p
Smith OF Urbana, Ohio; Mrs. George r
Frease of Canton, B. L. Mckinley Of San
Francisco.
Escort committee, car "Arien"-col q
A. Garretson, Henry Grouse. Webb g
Hayes of Cleveland, Col. and Mrs. John n
Taylor Of East Liverpool, Ohio: Minnie
Lancroft. George w. Floyd, Dr. c. e. Man
chester. the President-elect's pastor; DR.. T.
ii. Phillips, the President-elect's physician: /:
Private Secretary James Boyle and Mrs.
Boyle.
Press car-M. A. Havens, w. &. Ilovd
A. N. Howells. e. G. Rowland. c. M. Pen,
per. F. b. Loomis, r. P. Skinner Mr. ani
Mrs. D. G. Baillee, George B. Frease DIR
VIM. Shaw Bowen, F. B. Gessner. q n
McMurray, Mr.. and Mrs. P C. GreenweI
H. G. March and L. E. Reed
Major Mckinley Affected.
Don't forget the workingmen, major -.
cried one man In the crowd, as the Presi-
dent-elect mounted the train. He bowsd
his acknowledgements Those about him
saw that he was visibly affected. and as
he came from the train platform to greet
his wife after the Canton farewell his
eyes were moist and his voice tremulous
with emotion. -.
The first station, Louisville, was seven
miles away. and the major stepped out
into the dark on the platform after dom
ming a macintosh. He waved his hat to
the railroad trackmen and workinemen
assembled.