Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-10-13
PRESIDENT AT OMAHA.
Chief Executive Is Given ;
Hearty Welcome.
AK-SAR-BEN PAYS HIM HOMAGE.

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Great Parade Reviewed by the President
and the Distinguished Visitors Who Ac
companied Him From the National
Capital-General Miles Train Delayed
Two Hours by a Wreck.
OMAHA, Oct. 12.-Half a million en-
thusiastic. wildly cheering men, women
and children welcomed President Nc,
Kinley last night in Omaha. With
every symptom of rejoicing and wei.
come the chief executive of the nation
was received to the Gate City of the
west by people to be numbered, not by
thousands, but by hundreds of thou.
sands, and representing every state in
the transmississippi country
The throngs that packed the miles Of
streets along which the president passed
to the reviewing stand before the city
hall were almost Interchangeable in their
enthusiasm. Cheers and huzzas rent
tile air when the head Of the process.
sion came into view and followed along
the street until solid roar filled the
air Of the night. Thousands crowded
out into the streets about the carriages
that bore the president and his distin-
gulshed companions and almost pre-
vented the passage of the line. Never
IN the history of Omaha was such a
scene of wild enthusiasm ever witnessed
on its streets.
The train which bore the president ar.
rived IL the city at 9:15 o'clock. When
1t rolled into the depot the platforms of
the structure were impossible on ac-
count of the throngs and the viaduct
above was solid mass of people The
immense pack of populace remained un.
I'll the arrival Of the second train, which
bore the army and navy heroes and
other prominent men who accompanied
the president, Great waves of cheering
spread over the throngs in testimony of
their welcome to the nation s rulers.
With the assistance of mounted
squad of police a pathway was forced
through the crowds and the procession
slowly proceeded to the center of the
city. President Mckinley was kept
continually bowling to the right and left
in response to the cheers that greeted
him.
Forty gorgeous floats which had APP
peared i'll the parades of the Knights Of
Ak.Sar-Ben of week ago followed up
the hundred carriages that bore the
official party and their escorts to the re-
viewing stand and passed in review be.
fore the presidential party. The grand
spectacle was an hour in passing and
concluded the welcoming ceremony to
the president.
The train bearing the diplomatic rep
resentatives, the army and navy officers
and the representatives of the great me-
tropolitan newspapers arrived about an
hour and half behind the presidents
train. The train was one of the most
noted trains which ever travelled across
this country, having on board more dis
tinguished people than had ever been
hauled before by any railroad at the
same time.
1t was the original intention to have
this train arrive ahead Of the president S
train, but wreck on the Baltimore and
Ohio road in Ohio compelled the train
to make detour of 800 miles, and threw
it behind time for the entire distance.
The special committee which met the
train consisted of Edward Rosewater
q. T. Lindsey, f. P. Kirkendall, E. E.
Bruce and A. l.. Reed.