Iron County register., 1898-10-20
PRESIDENT At ST. LOUIS.
The Nations Chief Executive the
Honored Guest of the
Future Great.
GIVER Al MOST ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.
H. Busy Day Put fin Reviewing the Parade
OF Escort, Visiting the Merchants Ex-
change, Riding About the City and Ap-
pearing Before Two Immense Audiences
@S the ExPosltion.

st. Louis, Oct. 15.-Hon. William Nc
Einley, president of the United States.
IS the guest OF ST. Louis.
The train bearing the presidential
party arrived at Union station at 9:15
a. m., and its coming was greeted by
pandemonium of steam whistles and
the welcoming shouts of ten thousand
or more people who occupied every
foot of available space around the sta
ton
Everybody was Prompt.
The programme of the committee of
arrangements was admirably carried
out Everybody was prompt. The
Twelfth United States infantry and
BATTERY <, First United States artil.
lerY, from jefferson barracks, had ar.
rived on the ground and taken theiI
stations; the various posts of the
Grand Army of the Republic were in
line with remarkably full ranks OF
gray-haired veterans; Chief of Police
Campbell, with a large detail OF
mounted police, and the reception
committee, in carriages, were all in
position, SO that no delay was necessary
in escorting the city's guest to his
hotel.
A Dense Throng.
1t was one thing to have the differ
ent portions of the escort in position,
but quite another to move it with
facility; indeed it was with the ut
most difficulty that way was made
through the dense masses of people,
who good-naturedlyp pressed forward to
get a glimpse of our honored chief
magistrate, who was vociferously
cheered as he alighted from the train
and passed through the open ranks of
the reception committee to the wait
ing carriage on the arm of eX-Gov.
Stone.
The Parade Moved Promptly.
The sun shone brightly, but the ail
was cool, SO there was no lingering in
starting the procession to the South
ern hotel, the entire route to which
was densely packed with the waiting
throngs, who vOciferously cheered the
president as soon as he came in sight,
and then cheered again and again as
the old veterans and the new veterans
came along. They were particularly
Semonstrative over the returned regu-
lars from Santiago, who formed the
military portion of the escort.
Reviewed the Parade.
Arrived at the Southern hotel the
presidential party was escorted to the
balcony of the hotel, from which the
parade was reviewed, the president re-
peatedly doffing his hat in response to
the salutes of the marchers. He seemed
to be particularly moved at the sight
of SO many of his old comrades in
arms, many of them feeble, but still
with vim enough left to make a good
bluff at keeping step to the music.
Reception ON Change.
After the parade had passed the
party took a brief rest in the elegant
Iy appointed rooms prepared for them
and about noon was escorted to the
merchants exchange, where the pres
ident made brief address in response
to addresses of welcome by President
Sharp and Mayor Ziegenhein. At 1:3C
lunch was partaken of at the hotel
and at three o'clock the president and
party with the committee,in carriages
started on drive through the prin-
cipal residence portion of the city.
AT the Exposition.
At night the distinguished visitor
was present at the exposition, where
an enormous throng, filling to reple-
tion the great coliseum greeted him en-
Enthusiastically, where he again made q
brief address, in response to a well
coming speech by President Sampson
Later the president appeared on the
stage of music hall, in the exposition
building, where he addressed another
large crowd, and then partook of a
aunch with the directors of the exposi-
7tion, after which he was escorted tc
the Union station whence he departed
sor Chicago.