Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-26
New York Preparing for Tomorrow's
Celebration.
DEPARTURE OF THE DIGNIrARIES
President Mckinley and the Vice
President Leave.
POURING INTO THE CITY

NEW YORK, April 26.-Tomorrow's pa
geant is being vividly forecast today on
the streets of this city, and on the wa
ters- that encompass the town. Many pub
lie buildings have been decorated with
flags and bunting in honor of the soldier
President whose mausoleum is to be ded-
icated with ceremonies in which all the
states of the Union and many of the for
eign governments will be represented
Everywhere one goes about town arc to
be met men in uniform, the military pre-
dominating, while sailors and marines from
the foreign men-of-war anchored in the
river or harbor are to be met with. Cruis-
ers, battle ships, gunboats. torpedo boats,
dispatch boats and launches moving about
from one to the other or from craft to
shore are objects of interest to deniZens of
towr or country, who line the river front
interestedy watching the naval represen-
tativeS of so many governments.
Every train reaching New York or Jer-
scy City brings its hundreds of strangers
to swell the throngs, already made more
dense than usual by the earlier comers
The hotel corridors are crowded with uni
formed officers of the army or National
Guard of the several states, and with The
more gorgeously attred members of the
STATS of the governors who have come
as the special guests of the city. Thou
sands upon thousands f1ocked to the vi
cinity of the Grant tomb. on Riverside
drive, to obtain a nearer view of the rest
Ing place of the nations hero than will be
possible tomorrow.
The preparations for the accommodations
Of the multitude of sightseers on the NOR
row are well advanced. Along the entire
line of march ashore stands have been
erected, except in cases where they would
interfere with the rights of residential
property owners, and over these structures
the building department is exercising a
| immunity
from accident The weather today is
threatening, the atmosphere being charac-
terized by high degree of humidity; but
according to the weather bureaus observer
there Is every promise of a fair day to-
morrow.
The Vice Presidents Train.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 2f.-The special
Baltimore and Ohio train bearing Vice
President Hobart and the Senate and
House committees to the Grant celebrat ation
arrived in Baltimore at II o'clock. The
run from Washington had been made in
quick time, and the distinguished passen-
gers lad hardly found opportunity to
glance through the New York papers
which were distributed by the officials of
the road.
When the train vas we'll on Its way to
Baltimore I little figure now grown famil-
iar to Washington threaded its way
through the cars where the gray-headed
legislators talked of the days of Grant 1t
was the Junior Mr.. Hobart's thirteen
year-old son, who left his fathers flower
decKed car IN the rear to make tour of
exploration. At one end of the fourth car
there were two notable veterans Gen
Longstreet and Admiral Benham With
almost youthful enthusiasm they talked of
hy-sone days and discussed the battles of
the past FROM one end Of tine train to the
other reminiscent vein pervadad the chats
OF friendly groups, and many ar interesting
anecdote of Gen. Grant was told.
Arrival mt Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 26-The
special train on the Pennsylvania railroad
bearing President Mckinley and party ar
rived at Gray's Ferry station, on the out
skirts of this city, at rs pm The loco.
motives and train crews were quickly
changed. and the train sped on its way to
adelphia.
The Baltimore and Ohio special train.
with wee President Hobart on board, ar
rived at Philadelphia at 1:23 today, about
two minutes ahead of schedule
During the run from Baltimore Mr.. Ho-
bart and Speaker Reed received many call
ers in their private cars. For about half an
rour the wee President chatted with the
representative of the Associated Press.
Senator Cullom, the Lincoln of our day :"
as Mr.. Hobart called him, sat on one side
While the Junior" read book, from which
he occasionally glanced up to listen to Sena-
a. ,oN VI GiaHt anu Dy-eone
days. Mrs. Hobart sat beside a great bou-
quet of sweet-smelling flowers, and through
the open door in the rear of the car came
welcome breeZes.
Speaker Reed and his wife and daugh-
ter In the next car also accorded interviews
to senators and representatives.
Both Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Hobart arranged
for two dinner parties. the Vice President
inviting about ten and the Speaker about
fifteen of their friends on board to the mid
day meal il their private cars. Those not
favored with such invitations proceeded TO
the regular dining car 1t Is expected that
the train will arrive in Jersey City about
3:15 o'clock.