The age-herald., 1901-05-15
Mr. Mckinley Formally Ws|- COmed to the Golden Gate
 With Great Pomp
AN IMMENSE PROCESSION
Long Line of Carriages Was Followed By Four Thousand, Troops, ln- fantry, Artillery and Cavalry.
 Mrs. Mckinley Better.

san FrdnclSco, May l4.-HreSloeut nc- Kinley made his official entry in this city. the objective point of his tour late this afternoon. After being formally well comed by Mayor J. D. Phelan he was driven through the principal streets, att tended by military and naval escort To- night he attended a public reception in the large nave of the Market street ferry depot
 Early this morning the President de- cided that owing to Mrs. McKinley's ill., ness he would not visit Stanford Univer- sity, as had been planned, but would limit himself to the days exercises n this city.
 At 240 o'clock this afternoon he met the train bringing the members of the cabinet and others of his party, who had fulfilled the programme between San Jose and this city. President Mckinley was then met by Mayor Phelan and formally received The President, members of his cabinet, Mayor Phelan and the reception comnit- tee was then taken to the Third and Townsend street depot, where the mili- tary and naval escort was waiting. Long before the hour set for the Presidents | arrival Third street, from King to Harri- son. was solid mass of humanity. Within a few minutes of the set time the sound of distant whistle sgnaled | to the crowds in the southern part Of | the city that the President was approach
 ing. Similar signals at intervals told of
 the progress of the Presidents train
 along the stretch of track between the | Twenty-sixth street station and the
 Third street depot, and finally the clang-
 ing of the engine bell announced its pres
 ence in the railroad yards and near the
 end of It's journey.
 | A Terrible Din. | Then there was a terrible din The whistles of the factories and machine shops were turned loose, bells were furi- ously rung thousands of voices joined in the noisy welcome to the city's guests and a general movement among the thick ly acked humanity in the streets added to the incident In a few minutes after the train arrived the procession was formed and the march up Third street was be- gun In the rear of the platoon of mount ed police and a battalion of policeman came Grand Marshal Warfield and his aides. Behind them were swung into line Troop A, the special escort of the Presi- dent, closely followed by the veteran guard of the Grand Army of the Repub- lie, who acted as guard or honor TOT the battle flags of President Mckinieys regiment.
 A second later President Mckinley re- clining comfortably 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 M. Scott the chairman of the citizens executive committee. AS the carriage was drawn out to the street and turned in line with the procession cheer after cheer rose from the multitude and was re-echoed along the narrow thoroughfares. With his face wreathed in smile, President Mckinley gracefully raised his glossy high hat and bowed an acknowledgements of the ovation.
 After the Presidents carriage came those of his cabinet, Governor Nash of Ohio and staff and the Ohio Congressional delegation.
 A Long Procession.
 The long line of carriages was followed by four thousand troops, infantry, artil- lery and cavalry From the Presidio. led by General Shafter and 1000 marines ana sailors from the battleships Iowa, Phil adelphia and Wisconsin, under the com mand of Admiral Casey.
 From the moment the President emerg- ed from the depot the cheering was hear ty, but as the long parade got underway it's force seemed to be redoubled Far up the line III aOVaHCo ol the NsiiBudLu the cry as caught up. Block aftv block, in succession, was soon faced with a surg ing mass who broke into a vociferous well come.
 Thousands of factory whistles were blowing in all parts of the city. The blasts of horns, the rattle of horse hoofs on the cobble stones, the measures tread of thousands of feet and the triumphal strains of bands united with the voices of the people in bidding the President welcome.
 The line of march was handsomely de- corated with flags bunting. and ever greens At Vanness avenue President Mckinley reviewed the procession. after which he repared to the Scott residence for dinner. At o'clock tonight he was driven to the ferry depot. In the large and handsomely illuminated nave of the building, the President received vast crowd Mayor Phelan delivered brief address of welcome, to which President Mckinley responded
 Entering at one door of the nave. the people passed down the hall to the south err, end where the President stood, sur rounded by members of his cabinet and other prominent visitors The President did not engage in handshaking but bow ed as the people passed each saluting him with a small flag.
 At the Scott residence this evening it was annouced that Mrs. Mckinley was some better than early in the day and that she was brighter and stronger than since her illness began.