Evening journal., 1901-09-05
PRESIDENTS DAY
AT THH EXPOSITION
Mckinley and His Party ar
rive in Buffalo
Waiting Thousands Greet the Chief
Executive and Mrs. Mckinley
With Hearty Cheers

Buffalo, Sept. 5.--Today is Mckinley
day at the Pan-American Exposition.
The President, In whose honor the day
was set aside on the Exposition calen-
dar. entered Buffalo last night through
the portals OF the Rainbow City. A few
Of the party left the presidential train
ut the Central Station, but the Presl-
don't and Mrs. Mckinley, the Misses
Barber and Miss Sarah Duncan, the
Presidents nieces, and the members of
the reception committee were taken at
once to the north gate Of the Exposition
grounds. The screeching of whistles
and the booming OF guns greeted the
Presidents train as It passed along the
lake and river fronts over the Belt
Line tracks to the grounds. AS the
train flashed past the front a salute of
twenty-one guns doomed forth from
Fort Porter.
An immense crowd had assembled at
the railroad terminus at the Exposition
grounds to await the arrival Of the
President. From the electric tower
down 'the west side Of the court OF
fountains as far as the triumphal
bridge people were packed so closely
together that there was scarcely any
room to move. At 6.3O the blowing OF
whistles in the factories north OF the
Exposition grounds announced the ap-
proach of the train.
A few minutes later President Nc
Kinley with. Mrs. Mckinley leaning on
his arm and surrounded by the recep-
tion committee. emerged from the en-
traneeto the terminal station. A great
cheer went up from the thousands who
caught a glimpse OF the party, and it
was taken up and re-echoed by the 9TH
ers farther back, who, although they
could not see the President, knew what
the cheering meant. President Nc
Kinley. with Mrs. Mckinley and Mr..
John G. Milburn, president Of the Ex-
position company, entered the first car
riage, which was drawn by four hand
SONS bays. II was with difficulty
that the police kept a passageway clear
for the carriages. which proceeded
slowly toward the Lincoln Parkway en-
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the salutations of the crowd by bowing
and raising his hat Mrs Mckinley,
who looked remarkably well after the
tiresome journey. also smiled happily.
The carriages paused for a moment
on the triumphal bridge to give the
members of the party moment to take
In the beauties OF the grounds. They
were then driven rapidly out of the
Lincoln Parkway entrance, up the
Parkway to Delaware avenue. to the
home Of Mr.. Milburn, whose guest
President and Mrs Mckinley and the
members OF their party will be during
their stay in the city.
This morning at 10 o'clock he will
leave Mr.. Milburn's house, accompanied
by an escort of mounted police and
cavalry, and proceed directly to the
Exposition grounds. where ceremonies
will be held in honor OF the day.
Never before mas so distinguished a
gathering of foreign oficials visited
Buffalo as are present to attend the
exercises today, Eleven countries are
represented with the ambassador from
Mexico as the ranking official Among
the countries represented arc the fol-
lowing; Mexico. Senor Don Manuel de
Aspiroz and secretaries of legation;
Japan, Kogoro Takahira; Spain. Duke
de ARGOS; Colombia, Carlos Martinez
Silva; Peru, Manuel Alvarez Calderon;
Costa Rica, Senor Don Joaquin Ber-
nardo Calvo; China. Ou Sho-Tchun;
Turkey, Chikik Boy; Venezuela, Senor
Don Augusta f. Puildo; Korea, Min
hui Sho.