The state herald., 1901-05-03
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY
BEGINS HIS JOURNEY

Bristol, Tenn, April 20.-The first
day Of the Pres dents long tour to the
Pacific coast l,y through historic
section Of Virginia, across the Valleys
of the Rapidan and James, in sight Of
the homes of Madison and Jefferson,
up past the perks of Otter, SO dear to
the heart Of the Nirginian, into the
picturesque Blue Ridge mountains.
The Tennessee line was reached Mt
1850 tonight With the arrival of the
train at Bristol The route as far as
Lynchburg was over the Southern rail-
way. There the train was shifted to
the tracks of the Norfolk & Western,
for u short cut to Bristol, where 1t re-
sumed its flight over the Southern
road. The presidential party received
a flattering ovation from the time the
train left Washington. Large crowds
assembled at every station; the coun-
tryside and crossroads each had Us
little group of watchers straining their
eyes to catch glimpse of the chief
magistrate as the train whlsked by.
At Charlottesville the students of the
University Of Virginia turned out.
At Lynchburg Senator Daniel, Virgin
las crack oratoI, made a speech greet
ing the President; at Roanoke two
bands crashed out their welcome. At
each of these places the President re-
sponded to the loud calls made upon
him, and spoke briefly from the rear
platform Of his car
If to-day's reception through Vir-
ginia Is an indication of what is to oc-
cur Throughout the rest of the trip,
the Presidents tour across the conti-
nent will befa triumphal one. Some
Of the peoph in their eagerness to
grasp the Presidents hand, clambered
up the railing surrounding the plat
form. The President received these
demonstrations good-naturedly, and
never failed smilingly to grasp the
hand extended to him. Mrs. McKin-
ley, sitting at the window in the OBJ
servntion car, smiling and waving her
handkerchief in response to the greet
ings of the multitudes. created no less
enthusiasm than the President.
| Mrs. Mckinley was not feeling par
| ticularly well when the train started,
but became better as the day progress
ed, and tonight said she had enjoyed
It all very much.
The following briefly outlines the
itinerary of the tour, showing the dates
at which the principal points to be WIS.,
tied will be reached:
Monday, April 20-Lv. Washington.
Tuesday. April 30-Mcmphis.
Wednesday, May New Orleans.
Friday, May 3-Houston, Texas.
Friday, 5 p. M, May 3-Austin.
Saturday, May 4-San Antonio.
Sunday, May 5-Rest in FL Paso.
Monday, May G-Leave FL Paso.
"Wednesday, May S-Redlands, Cali
fornia.
wednesday. May S-Los Angeles.
Friday, May 10-Del Monte.
Monday, May 13-San Jose.
Tuesday, May 14-San Francisco.
Saturday, May 1S-Launching battle
ship Ohio
Monday, May 2O-Sacramento.
Wednesday, May 22-Portland, Ore
gon.
Thursday, May 23-Tacoma.
Monday, May 2T-Spokane, Wash
ington.
Tuesday, May 2S--Butte, Montana.
Tuesday, May 2S-Helena.
"Wednesday, May 29-Yellowstone
Park.
Friday, May 31-Anaconda.
Sunday. June 2-Salt Lake.
Tuesday. June 4-Glenwood Springs.
"Wednesday, June 5-Denver.
Wednesday, June 5-Cheyenne.
Thursday. June 6-Colorado Springs.
Friday, June Pixies Peak.
Saturday. June S-Pueblo.
Sunday, June 9-Kansas City.
Monday, June lO-Kansas City.
Tuesday, June li-Chicago.
Thursday, June l3-Buffalo.
Saturday. June i5-Washington.
Those who travel with the President
are Secretary and Mrs. Hay. Postmas-
ter General and Mrs. Smith, Secretary
and Mrs. Long, Secretary and Mrs.
Hitchcock and Secretary and Miss VIII
son. Miss Mary Barber. Henry II.
Scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Moore.
Secretary and Mrs. cortelyou. DIR. and
Mrs. Ricky, Assistant Secretary
Barnes, NJ. A. Dlrnam. several stem
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associations, Illustrated weeklies.
Washington dalllcs and n representa-
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