Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-05-16
'M'kINLEYS OFFICIAL
ENTRY INTO FRISCO.
Great Demonstration in Honor 0,
the President in the Golden
Gate City,
IS ESCORTED BY 1000 SOLDIERS
Ono Thous.nd Marines and Sailor. A,.o
Take Part-isntiro City Takes = Day
on to Welcome the
President.

t"SANiiAey Hlaue MS OfllClal entry into
this city, the objective point of hi.
tour. late yesterday afternoon. Aftel
being formally welcomed by Mayor j
D. Phelan, he was driven through the
principal streets attended by mill.
tary and naval escort. Last night he at.
tended public reception in the large
| Market street ferry depot.
EARLY Tuesday morning President
Mckinley decided that owing to Mrs
McKinley's illness he would not visit
Stanford university, MS had beer
planned, but would limit himself te
the days exercises in this city.
AT 2:40 o'clock in the afternoon he
left the Scott residence for the Valen.
cha street station. Here he met the
train bringing the members of the
cabinet and the remainder of the par.
ty. who had fulfilled the program be.
tween San Jose and this city. Presi.
dent Mckinley was also met here by
Mayor Phelan and formally received
The president, the members of his cab.
met, Mayor Phelan and the reception
committee We're then taken by special
train to the Third and Townsend street
depot, where the military and nava'
escort was waiting. Long before the
hour set for the presidents arriva
Third street, from King to Harrison
was a solid mass of humanity.
Within a very few minutes of the
set time the distant sound of whistle
slgnaled to the waiting crowds Iii
the southern part of the city that the
president was approaching. Similar
signals repeated at intervals told y;
the progress of the train along the
stretch of track between the Twenty.
sixth street station and the Third
street depot and finally the Changing OF
the engine bell announced Its pres.
ence in the railroad yards and near this
end of Its journey.
"A Noisy Welcome.
Then there was Il terrible din. The
whistles of the factories and machine
shops Of the neighborhood were turned
loose, bells of the yard engines were
furiously rung, thousands of voices
Joined in the noisy welcome to the
city's guest and general movement
among the thickly packed humanity
in the streets added to the incident. a
few minutes after the train arrived
the procession was formed and tho
march up Third street was begun. II
the rear of the platoon of mounted po.
Grand Marshal Warfield and his aides.
Behind them We're swung into line
Troop A. the special escort of the press
ident, closely followed by the veteran
guard of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, who acted as a guard OF honor
for the battle flags of President Me-
Kinley's regiment. a second later
President Mckinley, reclining comfort
ably in his carriage, was in full view
of the throng that had waited so long
to greet him. Accompanying him Were
Mayor Phelan and Irving NJ. Scott. the
chairman of the citizens executive
committee. AS the carriage was drawn
cut to the street and turned in line
with the procession cheer after cheer
rose from the multitude and was re-
echoed along the narrow thorough
fares. With his face wreathed In a
smile President Mckinley raised his
hat and bowed in acknowledgment OF
the ovation.
After the presidents carriage came
those of his cabinet. Governor Nash ci
Ohio and staff, and the Ohio congress
sional delegation.
The long line of carriages was fol-
lowed by 1000 troops, infantry. artil
lery and cavalry, from the Presidio, leo
by General Shafter, and 1000 marines
and sailors from the battleships Iowa
Philadelphia and Wisconsin, under
the command of Admiral Casey.
kcsounding Cheers.
From the moment the president
emerged from the depot the cheering
was intense, but as the long parade got
under way it's force seemed to be re-
doubled Far up the line in advance
of the vanguard the cry was caught
up. Block after block in succession
was seen, faced with surging mass
who broke forth into vociferous pro-
clamation OF welcome.
The hoarsc throats of thousands Oh
factory whistles We're opened up in al,
parts of the city. The sliding tones OF
the noisy siren, the harsh blast OF
horns, the din of thousand devices
for the production OF sound, the rattle
of the iron shod hoofs of horses on the
cobbles. the measured tread of thou
sands of feet. the triumphal strains OF
bands-all We're united with the voices
of the people in acclaim to the first
man of the nation.
The line of march was Handsomely
decorated with flags, bunting and ever
green's. At Van Ness avenue President
Mckinley reviewed the procession, af.
ter which he repaired to the Scott resi-.
dence for dinner.
AT o'clock last night the president
was driven to the ferry depot In the
large and handsomely illuminated nave
of the large building the president re-
ceived vast crowd of people. Mayor
Phelan delivered brief address q,
welcome, to which President MCKINLEY
responded.
Entering at one door of the nave, TIN.
people passed down the hall to the
southern end. where President McISin.
ley, surrounded by members of his alb.
met and other prominent visitors, re
ceived. The president did not engag
in handshaking. but graciously bowel
as the people passed, each one saluting
him with small flag.