New-York tribune., 1901-05-03
GUESTS OF NEW-ORLEANS.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PARTY SPEND
DAY FULL OF INTEREST.
DO AND A SAT-. ON THE RIVER
START MADE FOR TEXAS.

| dent and the members of his party. In no other
! city in the United States is the old and romantic
| preserved and placed in such sharp contrast
with the modern as in the Crescent City, and
/ to-day the Presidents party drove through
! the flower embowered city from the into
! the old French and Spanish quarter. It like
passing from America into foreign land or
| from this century into one that has gone And
the illusion OF the transition irightened by
| the interesting ceremonies which occurred In
! the old Cabildo. the seat of the government Of
| the former Spanish and French rulers. which is
still preserved in its original integrity by the
| Louisiana Historical Society.
The weather could not have been finer The
sun blazed from cloudess sky. but the heat
was tempered by light breeze from the river
| The foliage was all tender green. and along
! st. Charles-ave out which the party drove be-
| hind cIattering squadron of cavalry. flowers
! flags and pretty women in gay raiment formed
! brilliant Roses were everywhere
! climbing UP the pillard portcos and creeping
over treilses. and mingling their perfume with
! that of the magnolia. while the public squares
| thrilled with the songs of semi-tropical birds
The entire population apparently
the Chief Magistrate. After short visit to the
Southern University, where thousand colored
students greeted the President with waving bits
of colored bunting. so arranged as to make the
|
dent made brief speech. the party passed
across Canal and Rampant SITS. the boundaries
of the new city, into the old town. with it's mar
row streets, its quaint galleried houses its old
Spanish buildings and French market. all with
! the flavor of another generation, and all now
unfortunately going into picturesque decay.
AT THE OLD CABILDo.
There striking picture when the party
| drew m hot ba MOI Cra
| hundred and fifty years old. The balconies were
| thronged. and down in the square a crush
| Of people. Many races were represented. but
J the foreigners were mostly French and Italians
| Those on the edges Of the crowd stood
! with their faces pressed against the high iron
! ratings that incIose the park. Many people
| were perched in the trees. The French tricolor
and several other foreign flags among them
! the red. white and green banner OF Portugal.
| were interspersed with American flags. Drawn
up in line before the historic old building were
! the young cadets from the Jesuit College. and
| up the winding stairways at the entrance Of the
building ranged a file OF the Continental
| Guards. a local organization, in the Duff and
blue of the Revolutionary era. wearing cockades
and white crossed belts with the figures ''T6'
on their shining brass plates. The President
aghted. squad OF the cadets blew a fanfare
| on their French trumpets. the Louisiana Field
Artillery fred a salute cf twanty-one guns and
! the bells OF the cathedral and all the churches
| in the quarter pealed out their welcome. Up the
stairway, past the Continental Guards the
| President and his party mounted into the Grim
son-draped audience chamber. where the
| cses took place. As in dream the visitors
were carried hack TO the days when Spanish
kings ruled here. and to that memorable day,
| almost century ago, when the keys OF the
| city OF New-Oreans were delivered UP in this
| very room to Wilkinson and Claiborne. the
American commissioners and French dominion
over the great Louisiana Territory passed 20 the
sovereignty of the United States.
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
Alcee Fortier, president of the Louisiana His
torical Society. recalled these great events in
| his address to the President, and the President
in his response dwelt on their momentoaIs beaI-
| ing on the worlds history. It was n notable
speech and received with enthusiasm by
the gathering present. The President. spoke as
follows:
rise only for the purpose OF making ac-
| acknowledgement TO the Louisiana Historical AS
| sOcation for its cordial and generous welcome
| TO this historic place 1t has been great honor
! to me be received here by the Governor of
this great commonwealth. by the Chief Justice
| and his associates of the highest court, and by
| the Mayor of the city in this place InemorabI
| not only in American annals. but memorable In
! the annals of the world. Applause0 am glad to
| stand near by where that great transaction took
/
| to the flag of the stars (applause). a transaction
| which changed the map of the world and made
| this Union what IL is now. the strongest and the
| freest nation on the face of the earth. Great
| applauseD
| After his speech the President appeared the
! balcony to show himself to the thousands out
| side The cadets below presented arms and the
square and the buildings surrounding it futtered
with handkerchiefs and flags while the air was
torn by the hoarse roar of the shouts of the
! multitude The President acknowledged the
| demonstration with bow and spoke follows:
/ Nv Fellow Citizens: l have great honor I'm
| greetings Of my cOuntrymen and TO recall the
| fact that here nearly hundred years ago a
| great scene enacted that dedicated a larger
area than the original thirteen States 10 liberty
| and union forever. (ApplauseD
The party then returned to the hotel for lunch
con, and in the afternoon embarked a steam
| boat for a trip along the river front. from Au-
dubon Park to the battlefield of Chalmette
| where the monument erected in memory of the
defeat OF Pakenham by General Jackson COM
mands a view OF the river. A little further up
| and on the Algiers side of the stream the Presi-
| dents party had a good view of the prepara-
tions being made for the reception of the
new floating drydock, in course of construction
for the government at Sparrow's Point. Mary
land
The women of the party remained quietly at
the hotel during the ceremonies of the morn
ing only a few OF them taking a quiet ride
around the city. but they took part in the river
trip. and enjoyed it,
VISIT TO A COLORED SCHOOL.
President Mckinley, accompanied by Governor