The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-02
M'KINLEY AT NEW ORLEANS
FIRST TIME A PRESIDENT EYER
YISITED THE CITY.
A Royal Reception Given-Grent OUT
burst Of En- tn ustasm as the Train Ar
riyed-Presidential Party Met by the
Governors staff, Senators, Congress
men and state CavaIry-An Elaborate
Banquet.

New Orleans, May 1.-The presiden-
tial party Travelled across the cotton
belt to-day from Memphis almost to the
Gulf of Mexico. Down the low-lying,
rich Yazoo valley, fertile as that of the
Nile it went to Vicksburg, teeming
with it's memories of thirty years ago,
thence east to Jackson, the capital Of
Mississippi, and from there down into
the land of the magnolia and the or
ange to the old and romantic city near
the mouth of the Mississippi, with its
traditions of French and Spanish rule.
The outpourings of the people to see
the presidential train along the route
to-day were larger, if anything, than
on the two previous days, and the DEM
onstrations at Vicksburg and Jackson,
the two principal stops, were very
striking The visit to Vicksburg was In
some respects the most interesting yep
made. Here triumphal arch OF cotton
bales, with the magic word "Expan-
sion," pointed out to the president, as
he passed under it, the path OF the new
south.
Although 1t had not been intended to
make any stops after leaving Jackson,
the train was halted at several OF the
smaller towns where cotton mills are
located to permit the president to see
and speak to the operatives. At some
Of the stations the crowd actually I'M
peded the progress of the train, and the
engineer was forced to slow down 70
avoid running over people. AS the sun
was lowering the train crossed the sba-
yous, with their tangles and moss-coV-
cred cypress and light oaks, and, skirt
ing Lake Pontchartrain, steamed INTO
New Orleans. This is the first time
New Orleans has ever had visit from
the chief magistrate of the nation, ana
it was a royal reception that the old
city extended to President Mckinley.
Mr.. Mckinley himself has been mere.
He made notable speech here the year
preceding his nomination for the presi-
dency, but never before has presl-
ident. while in office, visited the Cres-
cent City.
The air was filled with the blare OF
bands, the booming of cannon and the
scream Of whistles from the harbor
craft as the train drew into the sta
tion. Here the president and his party
were greeted by Governor Heard, May
ar Capdeville, Senators McEnery and
Fnster. the entire Louisiana congress
sional delegation, the city council ana
representatives of the various CONNER
cial exchanges.
The president and his cabinet passed
out of the station between a line Oh
smart looking militia men on one slde
and smarter-l looking line OF young
cadets from the Jesuit military college
on the other.
outside the governors staff, resplen-
dent in gold lace and well mounted,
awaited the presidential party. Inc
crowd around the station was dense.
A big military parade, consisting or
the Louisiana cavalry troops, me
washington artillery and all the militia
from this end of the state, escorted the
party to the new St. Charles hotel.
Mrs. Mckinley and the ladies OF the
party dined quietly at the hotel and
later received the ladies of New Or
leans. The president and his cabinet,
with the other gentlemen OF the party
were given an elaborate banquet at she
hotel in the evening. About three nun
dred of the prominent men OF New Or
leans were present, and the banquet
was said to have exceeded in every re-
spect anything of a similar character
attempted heretofore in this city.
The party will drive about the city
tomorrow morning and a sail will be
enjoyed in the afternoon along the riv-
er front.