New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-27
PRESIDENT IN QUAKER CITY.
urAvY RAIN COMPELLED POSTPONE
MENT OF CIVIC PARADE
,uJ7ARY PAGEANT ARRANGED FOR DAY
RECEPTION AT UNION LEAGUE CLUB

LAST NIGHT
philadelphia. oct. 96-President Mckinley ar
,,yed here al noon to-day. but instead OF ind
,,e the city in the midst OF the enjoyment Of
-. neace celebration he found a dreary desolate
.ondition OF things and many thousands OF citi-
ans and visitors in the throes OF disappoint-
,,snt on account Of the interruption OF the Jubi-
,>e exercises in consequence OF a rainstorm
The days Jubilee programme included the
civic parade. the greater part OF which il
vas expected would lie witnessed by the Pres
6en. General Miles and other distinguished
r,stors At o'clock this morning. however.
,ain began to fall heavily. and from that time
mill Ia o'clock there was an incessant down
nour. and FOR the remainder Of the day heavy
rain fell at frequent intervals
Early in the day the Citizens Jubilee Com
r,ittee met at the Mayors Office and quickly
concluded to abardon the days programme and
N postpone the parade until Friday The OBJ
Get Of carrying the civic parade over to Friday
was 10 permit the military and naval street
parade to proceed tomorrow. as had previ-
ously been arranged The rededicatlon OF In
dependence Hall. the exercises in connection
With which were TO have taken place this morn
ing was also postponed until Friday
The special train bearing the President and
Washington reached here at noon The train
was composed OF two Pullman parlor- The
party comprised the President. Mrs. Mckinley.
Secretary and Mrs Alger Secretary and Miss
Wilson. Postmaster General Smith. Solicitor
General Richards John Addison Porter score
;ary % the President: Private Secretary Cortel-
you and Major Hopkins. The party was met at
the station by the Reception Committee, and es-
corted TO the Bellevue Hotel. which Will be the
home o. the party during their visit.
Mrs Mckinley and the other women OF the
PARTY were taken IN charge by a committee
consstins Of Mrs Cornelius Stevenson. Mrs.
Hastings Mrs Warwick and Miss Anne Thorn
son daughter of President Thomson. Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Vice-Presi-
dent ard Mrs Hobart arrived from Washington
4 half hour earlier than the President and were
escorted TO the Hotel Stratford. where quarters
had been reserved for them. General and Mrs.
Miles also arrived shortly after noon. and were
taken to the Hotel Walton.
There was a great crowd in and about the
Rroad-st. station when the Presidents party
arrived but the police kept clear passageway,
through which Mr. Mckinley and his COM
nanions walked Tho first cheer given for the
President was ly the engineer Of locomotive
which Jay on the track Of the Presidents train
-
badge from his coat, A squad Of mounted police
was in waiting outside the station. and escorted
the carriages Of the party to the hotel
General Miles was accompanied by Brigadler-
General Gilmore. Colonel Allen and
o.ber rnonbers Of his staff and Captain a.
paget. Of the British Navy. who went through
the entire war as a spectator for his Govern
ment General Graham and his staff arrived
from Camp Meade early In the afternoon, ana
are quartcred at the Lafayette.
The Presil lent was the guest this evening at
a dinner and reception az the Union League
Club The dinner was entirely informal anu
was given by the Board of directors % ,oS ,te
league There were sixty persons at the taoe'
President c. Stuart Patterson. OF the league.
welcomed President Mckinney ana tne 'a''er
responded briefly with a word OF THANKS.
Among those at the table were Nioe-Presldent
pohart Postmaster General Smith, secretary
wilson Secretary ASer. General Miles COmtho-
dore philip Captain RObley Evans captain
sigsbce. Generals Shafter. Wheeler. Chaffee'
Patterson. sumner. Lawson Young ana SiCkeIs.
Private Secretary Porter. Captain \. faget' OF
the Royal British Navy, Governor Hastings ana
Mayor Warwick. ,
Al tho md Of tn dinner the original banner
% the Union League. with a number OF ola pat
tle-1ags. were brought into the dlningrooIin Wy
an escort OF the veterans corps. uhOeI COIoHeI
Theodore T. WeiderSheim. and created Conslu-
cradle enthusiasm. At the reception Whlch 10y
lowed there were fully four thousand guests.
Il. even asked 10 say anything. He stood IN
one Of the side rooms. the line OF visitors pass
ing and shaking him 10y the hand me Ma
rine Band and the lst Pennsylvania Regiment
Band and the regular orchestra OF the league
were in attendance
Nayai Constructor Hobson was among those
who shook hands with the President, and he re-
oe.ved kindly word OF greeting. The Presl-
dent is much pleased with the preparations for
the jubilee celebration. and was surprised ny
their magnifcence He Will tomorrow reNle" the
military parade and he expressed his regret
that he VIII not be able 10 remain to see the
POSTPONED civic parade on Friday. he say :
there will be an important Cabinet meeting on
Friday morning. which Will require his presence
at Washington. and furthermore he desires 70
begin the preparation OF his Message to CON
gross -,
Il is learned that the Presiden: has had with
him at al times since leaving washington
hOdy-guard Of three detectives. The PRESIDENT
however. said tonight that he never felt 50
safe as he did while in Philadelphia. lie VIII
start for Washington tomorrow night