The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-05-17
TAKEN TO SAN FRANCISCO BY SPECIAL
TRAIN SUNDAY.
HER CONDITION IMPROVING
President Accompanies Her, but Toes
Back to San Jose tor the Formal Cere-
monies There Monday and Hastens
Back to sSan Francisco-The PresI-
Dental Train Follows, Carrying out
the Programme-San Francisco Cere-
monies to De Curtailed-An Immense
Bouquet Presented to the President.

Delmonte. Cal, May l2.-Mrs. Nc
Mckinley was this morning taken to
San Francisco by special train. The
president. of course, accompanied his
wife. Her sudden departure was due TO
serious weakness of her physical con-
dition. Mrs. Mckinley has been losing
strength rather THAI gainging il eve,
since the presidential party left New
Orleans.
jacksonville. Cal, May l3.-The menu
bers Of the cabinet left Delmonte oil
schedule time this morning. 1t az
cordance with the agreement reported
yesterday before the departure OF the
president and Mrs. Mckinley for San
Francisco. the original itinerary between
Delmonte and San Francisco will be
followed. The secretary of state will
represent the president until the latter
~rejoins the party.
Pajaro was the first stop today. The
crowd was in waiting. Secretary Hay
briefly explained the cause of the pres
idents absence, but made no speech.
Several little children carried roses
into the train for the ladies of the cab
met. The train left the main line here
for the trip to Santa Cruz.
San Jose. Cal. May 13.-Thousands
of people between Delmonte and San
Jose, who have been anticipating a
sight of the president for months were
disappointed today. The presidents
presence in San Jose for an hour this
afternoon took the edge off of the dis
appointment here. where the rose car
nival was being held in his honor and
where the floral display surpassed any
thing eve seen in this part of the
country.
The president ran down from San
Francisco in his special car, arriving
here just as h cabinet train pulled
into the city from the south, but he
remained only for the formal exercises.
When they were concluded at $3.50
o'clock he was driven back to the sta
ton and left Immediately for San
Francisco AT st. James Squar OPP
posite the court house, a handsomely
decorated stand had been erected and
here the formal exercises took place.
Immediately in real of the stand was
the big bouquet of which so much has
been heard. 1t was ninety feet in cir
sumference and stood in it's frame
twenty-five feet high. The stem was a
telegraph pole sunk in the ground. 1t
was composed of cut flowers of every
variety hat bloom.
The idea of presenting this immense
floral offering to Mrs. Mckinley origi-
mated with the ladies of San Jose and
the presentation was made to the pres
ident by Mrs. E. o. Smith who TX
pressed tender words of regret at Mrs
McKinlay's Illness and hopes for her
quick
San Francisco, May 13.-President
Mckinley returned late this a~fternoo i
from San Jose to the bedside of his
wife at the Scott residence, where ne
will remain until tomorrow. If Mrs.
McKinley's condition shall be still
favorable tomorrow the president viii
carry out the arranged programme
with some curtailment. He Will visit
Leland Stanford. Jr., university at
Palo Alto and make brief stops at San
Mated and Burlingame. At Palo Alto
he will be joined by his entire party,
and the presidents official entry into
this city will take place tomorrow at
ernoon with the previously arranged
schedule.
Secretary Cortelyou said tonight:
Mrs. Mckinley rested we'll and COM
fortably today"