The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-28
PRESIDENTS VACATION
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BEGINS WITH A VISIT 70 MEN AT
CAMP MEADE
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An Order to Troops to March in Review
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and Mrs. Mckinley left Washington at
S.-this. morning over the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad for Somerset, Pa, where they
will spend. some days with Mr.. Abner Nc
Kinley, the Presidents brother. The only
other members of the party were DR.. Cor
telyou, Assistant Secretary to the Presi-
dent, and Mrs. McKinley's maid.
Secretary Alger arrived In town from
Montauk Point about o'clock this morn
ing and drove at once to the White House,
where he had a half hours conference wi IN
the President in regard to the condition at
Camp .Wikoff The only other caller was
Mr.. Kohlsaat of Chicago, who saw the
President for a few minutes. -5~...,
The president expects to be in Jackson
Vile, Fla, on September 18th and review
the soldiers Of the Seventh corps, General
Lees command He told Colonel Durbin
of the Sixty-first Indiana today before he
left the city. The colonel is here for the
purpose Of asking the president and Sec
rotary Alger to visit Jacksonville and fix a
date 1t is quite likely that Secretary AL
ger will accompany the president
..a3. At Harrisburg ..-.,..
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 27.-President
Mckinley and party arrived in Harrisburg
at 1885 today and were met at the station
by Attorney General Mccormick and Sec
rotary of the Commonwealth Martin, who
had been requested by Governor Hastings
to welcome the President. The greeting
between the gentlemen was very cordial,
and the Pennsylvanians were then present
ed to Mrs. Mckinley. There was crowd
Of over thousand people at the station,
and, for ten minutes the President held al
impromptu reception, the rush to shake
hands with him being so great that some of
the people were almost caught by the car
wheels. The party left at 1245 for Camp
Meade. The Presidents car will pass
through here about lao en- route west.
Camp Meade Visited
CAMP MEADE, Middletown, Pa, Aug.
27.-President and Mrs. Mckinley spent a
pleasant hour today at Camp Meade en-
route to Somerset, Pa. for a short vaca-
ton. General Graham had ordered a
marching review in honor of his distin-
guished guests, but at their request the
order was revoked. The President and
Mrs. Mckinley reached here at o'clock
on a special train from Washington, and
were met by General Graham and staff and
the First Delaware Regiment, which was
detailed as guard of honor. The regiment
was drawn up along the road leading to the
camp, and when the President and other
guests had been seated In open carriages
the regiment presented arms and the band
played 1.-THE Presidents March," .~.-
President Mckinley remarked to Major
General Graham as he was about to start
for Somerset that he was very much
pleased with the camp, and that 1t was an
Ideal location. The president was much
distressed over the accident which befell
two soldiers shortly before his arrival in
camp A.t. .t...a.,.t. D.
One was Private James Carr Company F,
Third Missouri, and the other Private John
Sullivan, First Rhode Island They were
walking on the Pennsylvania tracks and
were struck by a fast train and instantly
killed.
At Somerset
SOMERSET, Pa, August N-The presl-
Dental party, composed Of President and
Mrs. Mckinley, Assistant Secretary Cortel-
you and Major Webb Hayes Of the Sixth
Ohio cavalry, reached Somerset by special
train from Johnstown this evening.
When the president stepped out Of the
car with Mrs. Mckinley on his arm the
two thousand people who had gathered
cheered heartily. and the Meyersdale band.
which the Burgess brought here for the
occasion, played while the party was going
to carriages.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley are in
good health, having passed a restful day.
and both say they greatly enjoyed their
trip to Somerset. The party will leave
here at II o'clock Monday for Cleveland.
reaching there in the evening. They will
go from Cleveland to Canton to pass day
at their old home, then return to Cleveland
and leave there Friday for New York,
reaching there that. evening. The presi-
dent will visit the camp at Montauk Point
on Saturday and return to Washington that
evening.