The record-union., 1899-10-11
A Ceaseless Round of Activities
and an Exciting Incident.
The President Has a Narrow Escape From
Serious Accident.
One of the Horses Attached to His
Carriage Becomes Fractious,
Causing the Team to Run Away,
But Was Fortunately Stopped
by the Captain Of a Military
Company Acting as an Escort.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10. - At II 80 to-
night President Mckinley and members
of his Cabinet left Chicago for Evans
vile, Ind, on a special train. His de-
parture, with the cheers of an i'm
mense throng ringing in his ears.
brought TO a close a day of genuinely
hard work, in which the President had
scarcely a moment of leisure for him
self. The crowds which greeted him
at every turn were SO good natured and
so disposed to cheer that the Presi-
dent, although wearied, expressed HIM
self as having enjoyed himself The
final numbers tonight on the Presi-
dents extraordinarily lengthy list of
engagements were a magnificent ban
quet by the Commercial Club and his
visit to a meeting of the Chicago
Bricklayers' and Stonemasons' Union,
of which he was a fortnight ago elected
an honorary member.
An exciting incident varied and for
a moment threatened to upset the
Presidents ceaseless round of activi-
ties. While in his carriage on Con-
gress street, en- route to Memorial Hall,
the Army of the Tennessee, one of the
horses attached to the Presidents car
riage became fractions and evinced
desire to run. The driver had all he
could do to restrain the animals, and
after he had been tugging at the lines
for several blocks the team finally
broke away and started on a run. Cap
tain Matt Pinkerton of the Chicago
Hussars, a detachment of which hal
joined the procession, galloped beside
the unmanageable steed and grasped
it's bride, bringing the animal TO Il
slow trot The Captain maintained his
hold the balance of the trip.
HOW THE PRESIDENT SPENT
THE DAY.
CHICAGO. Oct. 10-President Nc
Kinley had scarcely finished breakfast
this morning when delegation of la
boring men reached the Auditorium
The President was closeted with them
for half an hour. The party was made
up principally of members of the
Bricklayers and Stonemasons' Union,
which made the President an honorary
member of their organization.
President Gubbins of the Union, in
conversation, mentioned the brick
layers organization"
Our organization, if you please;
don't forget me-" smiled Mckinley,
and the committee promised that he
would always be remembered as full
fledged union bricklayer and stone
mason.
The President asked many questions
relative to the condition of Chicago la
boring people, and expressed his pleas
ure that they were feeling the effects
of prosperity.
The President declared that he con-
sidered it a compliment to belong to
the Bricklayers' Union, and pulled from
an inside pocket the card emitting him
to voice in it's proceedings. Il would
like to have the international body of
which our body is part hold it's con-
vention of 1901 in Washington" said
the President, as the building trades
men were about to retire.
President Gubbins thanked him for
the invitation, and declared that the
matter would be laid before the dele
gates to the convention of 1900.
When the President emerged from
been nearer perfection Mr.. Mckinley
drove first to the Battle of Manila"
panoramic reproduction of the famous
battle. where he spent few moments.
In the G. A r. Memorial Hall he next
greeted the Army of the Tennessee.
which is holding it's reunion at that
place In addition to the 500 veterans
present, the hall was packed with spec
tators, who cheered frantically.
General Granville M. Dodge, in intro
ducing the President, declared he could
rest assured of the support of the Army
of the Tennessee in his present policy.
The President responded:
81 do not intend to interrupt your
business at this meeting, and have only
called that / may pay my respects and
present my personal good wishes to the
Army of the Tennessee, and respond
with expressions of gratitude anl sat-
isfaction of the warm words Of Gem
eral Dodge, your President. in present.
ing the support of the veterans of the
Army of the Tennessee to the flag and
the patriotic purpose of the Govern
ment of the United States, Indeed.
no such pledge is necessary from vour
y
his stating it where the army stood
when the flag was assailed, carried by
soldiers and sailors of the republic. 7
would know where this veteran army
would stand when / should recall it's
/ history, with its Grant, Sherman. Nc
Pherson and Logan, and. as | said r
have only come to pledge the honor
which I feel for the veterans of 1861,
who have for more than thirty years
taught patriotism to the people of the
United States, and when the hour of
peril came last year. as Il result of
your instructions, more than a million
men volunteered to defend the flag. I
thank you for your cordial welcome and
bid you good morning."
After leaving the veterans Mr. Me-
Kinley took short drive, followed by
a cavalcade of the city's guests. and
called at the hotel for Mrs Mckinley.
The entire party was then driven to the
hall of the Womens Athletic Club,
where a light luncheon was served in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley.
Society leaders and women prominent