The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-22
At Atlanta, Which the Mckinley Bill
Virtually Built, the President
spoke of Tin Plate.
NoBLESvILLE's HUGE CROWD
SECRETARY OF TREASURY GAGE AD-
DED FEW WORDS THERE.
Brief Addresses at RushviIIe, Com
nersviIIe and Across the Ohio Line,
and Cheers for the President.

William Mckinley. President Of the
United States, made his first speech in
northern Indiana yesterday morning on the
banks of the Wabash. This was at Logans-
port, the first city on the schedule of In
diana towns where the President was to
stop. The train, which was composed of six
handsome Pullmans drew into Logansport
at o'clock and was greeted with a big
crowd of people The train left Chicago at
II o'clock Thursday night and came south
at an easy rate of speed. The plan was to
allow the. distinguished party an opportu-
nifty Of gaining a good nights rest In adj
! dition to Logansport, the President was
greeted with magnificent crowds at Koko-
mo- Upton and Nobesville before reaching
Indianapolis.
The train ON which the President and par
| ty Travelled through Indiana yesterday was
one of the handsomest in the service or the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company. It was
made up of baggage car. a composite car.
diner a sleeper and the private car
which was allotted to the use of the Press
| ident and those of his Cabinet who travelled
with him. The train was in charge of
David N. Bell, of Philadelphia tourist agent
! for the Pennsylvania Company. Mr.. Bell
has accompanied the President on his trip
since the start was made from Washing-
| ton, two weeks ago. In addition to the reg
ular presidential train, the private car OF
Governor Mount and staff was attached
yesterday. The train left Chicago Thurs
day night with the following people aboard.
in addition to the tralnmen and servants:
! President and 4ars. Mckinley, Secretary
Gage and wife, Secretary Wilson and
daughter, Miss Flora Wilson; John Addison
| Porter. private secretary to President Nc
Kinley; George b. Cortelyou, assistant pri-
vate secretary: Rudolph Forster. executives.
clerk to the President; VIM. E. Curtis, spe-
cial correspondent of the Chicago Record;
John S. Shriver. of the New York Mail and
Express; Raymond Patterson, of the Chi-
cago Tribune; Frederick Benzinger, OF the
Chicago Times-Herald Robert S. McFar-
land, of the Associated Press, and ID. W.
| Carroll, of the New York Sun.
| AS the train drew into Logansport Sena-'
| tor Fairbanks and John l.. Griffiths. CT this
| city, boarded the Presidents car. The Pres
| ident greeted them cheeriy and had few
minutes talk with the gentlemen before
making short speech. The President was
| introduced by Senator Fairbanks and spoke
for five minutes from the rear OF his car.
His appearance provoked hearty cheering.
Although the hour was very early and many
people had evidently come to the station
without breakfast. there was plenty OF en-
thusiasm, which was not bit dampened
by the raw weather that gave indication Of
a rainy day.
THE LOGANSPoRT SPEECH.
The President said:
my NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. a week ago
I entered your State, at O'Clock in. the
morning, and was greeted by tens Of thou
sands of people in the city OF Terre Haute.
A hour Il tnrOnE
my felow-countrymen. But since Dewey
entered Manila bay on that early morning in
May there has been no hour too early for
the people of the United States to assemble
to rejoice over our national victories and TO
triumphant peace. (Applause.) The flag
never seemed dear to us as It does now,
and it never tioated over so many places as
crowd 1t will stay therei) ] have re-
joiced as / have jOurneyed through the
country at the patriotism of the people The
flag Of our country is in every mans hands
and patriotism is in every mans heart.
(Applause) That is a good omen for our
country. Our army and our navy have done
brilliant service; have added new honors
to the American name; given new mean
Ing to American vaiOr, and 1t only remains
for us, the people, who, In country like
ours. are maSterful when they speak, to do
the rest, and to write into honorable treaty
the just fruitage of this war I thank you
for this call, and bid you all good morning..
The following committee had charge Of
the demonstration at Logansport and was
formally presented to the President: w. T.
Wilson, chairman; ID. B. Mcconnell, ]. c.
Nelson, b. F. Louthain. d. w Tomlinson,
w. II. Giffe, ]. T. McNary, John Gray. Rev.
e. L. Seamans. Walter A. Osmar, Rev.
Father Champion, DIR. j. b. Shultz, William
Hagenbuck. Joseph Wiler. George w. Sey-
bold. DR.. C. l.. Thomas. ID. ID. Dykeman
G. A. Myers. DIR. H. ID. Hattery, ID. p
Baldwin, Rev. d. p. Putnam and George w.
Funk.
A TRAGEDY AT KOKOMO.
At Kokomo, just after the train reached
the Junction there was tragic happening
which had it's effect on all who witnessed
or heard of it. James Jones. Il young mar
ried man, a member Of the s. OF V. Artil-
lery, who was assisting in the firing
of cannon In honor of the Presidents ar
rival, was so badly injured by an explosion
in loading the piece thar he was carried to
the hospital on a stretcher. and II was said
last night that he would undoubtedly die.
The accident happened within fifty feet Of
the presidential train. Jones was busily en-
gagged with two other young men in firing
the salutes when the train reached the
junction. Two or three salutes had been
fired and Jones was in the act of ramming
another load of powder into the gun when
there was a deafening report The young
man was Immediately In front Of the piece
when 1t went OF. and he was blown several
feet away. The rammer, which he held in
his hands when the cannon was discharged.
passed through the side of freight car i
half block distant. Two OF the other men,
w. A. Smith and Louis Haney, lost fingers
and were badly burned. Jones's wife stood
short distance away and witnessed the acct
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