The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-22

Fifteen cameras set up in the windows
opposite the Statehouse were counted dur
ing the speech of President Mckinley not
to speak of a biograph on the balcony of
the Park Theater.
Captain F. p. Van LEW, of the Second
United States Regular Infantry, is stopping
at the Bates while on sick leave. He came
to Indianapolis yesterday morning to see
President Mckinley and the big procession.
One of the scenes in the crowd which
stood before the speakers stand at the
Capitol was a young boy who patiently
waited for the coming of the President
perched on one of the several signs scat
tered about the Statehouse lawn on which
was the inscription Keep Off the Grass
Governor Mount, Senator Fairbanks and
the state officers who acted as an escort for
President Mckinley to the Ohio line came
back to the city last night in detachments.
Senator Fairbanks and several of the Off
Gals left the train at Brownsville, where it
was passed by one returning TO Indianapo-
lis. Governor Mount, however, continued
his journey, engaged in conversation with
President Mckinley, until the train arrived
at Hamilton.
mo yesterday morning, the newspaper men
who have been travelling with President
Mckinley recalled that this is the second
accident of the kind that has happened
since the presidential party started on it's
tour. The first fatality took place in Iowa
while the train was passing through one
of the towns. In this case a boy was killed
while assisting in firing salute in honor
of the trains arrival.
Urged by the cheers of some of their
teachers, the Training School boys yester-
day tried to rush the North Side High
School ''off the earth" Before the Pres
ident's arrival about six hundred pupils of
the Training School formed in line and
marched to University Square There they
found a crowd of High School boys. The
rival shouting soon led to clash The
Training School 'Rah Rahr' boys out
numbered the others two to one and were
soon vctors of the field. There was the
usual damage to clothes and colors and a
few pupils who were in the thickest of the
rush" shed little blood.
Among the people who went to the State
house yesterday to see the President was a.
six-year-old. who was accompanied by his
aunt. The youngster was anxious that he
should be given an opportunity of shaking
hands with the President but was told that
he could not enjoy this privilege. Finally
/ when the President and party left the
building and started down the steps the
youngster broke away from his aunt and
rushed after the chief executive. President
Mckinley saw the child and taking him by
the hand, led him down to the carriage
Here the President parted from his youthful
admirer. who returned to his aunt with hap
piness pictured all over his face.
John S. Shriver. Of the New York Mail
and Express, who is travelling with the
presidential train said yesterday that for
several days the train had mascot in
the shape of big, black cat. The feline
came to the party at Burlington, Ia, on
the day the President was so badly
squeezed in a great crowd After the party
had returned safely to the cars the cat was
found making himself at home in one of
the Pullmans. J. A Porter, the President s
private secretary, saw the cat and declared
it must stay on the train as a mascot The
cat remained until the train was within a
few miles Of Chicago, when it deserted
Mr.. Shriver declares that it began raining
the next day and that rain has fallen every
day since then