The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-17
PRESIDENT WARMLY WELCOM-
ED BY SAN FRANCISCO.
RENDERED SPECIAL HoNoRS
Several Thousand Regular Troops
and Sailors from Battleships
Act as Escort.

San Francisco, May 14.-President
Mc--.nley made his official entry into
this city, the objective point Of his
tour, late this afternoon. After being
formally welcomed by Mayor J. D.
Phelan, he was driven through the
principal streets, escorted by a mill
tary and naval escort. Tonight he
attended a public reception in the large
nav OF the Market street ferry depot.
Early this morning President Nc
Kinley decided that owing to Mrs. Nc
Kinley's illness he would not visit
Stanford university, as had been
planned, but would limit himself to
the days exercises in this city.
At 2:40 o'clock this afternoon he
left the Scott residence for the Valen.
cia street station. Here he met the
train bringing the members of the cab
met and the remainder of his party,
who had fulfilled the programme be-
tween San Jose and this city. Presi-
dent Mckinley was also met here by
Mayor Phelan and formally welcomed.
The president. members OF his cabi-
net, Mayor PheIan and the reception
committee were then taken by a spe-
cial train to Third and Townsend
streets depot, where the military ana
naval escort was waiting. Long be-.
fore the hour set for the presidents
arrival, Third street, from King to
Harrison, was a solid mass of humani-
ty.
The whistles of the factories and ma
chine shops of the neighborhood were
turned loose, bells were f%uriously
rung, thousands Of voices Joined in
the noisy welcome to the city's guests
and a general movement among the
densely packed humanity in the streets
added to the incident,
A few minutes after the train ar
rived the procession was arranged
and the march up Third street was
begun. In the rear of a platoon OF
mounted police and a battalion Of
patrolmen came Grand Marshal War.
field and his aides. Behind them were
swung into line Troop A, the special
escort of the president, closely fol-
lowed by the veteran guard Of the
u. A. R., who acted as guard of honor
for the battlef1ag of President McKin.
ley's old regiment.
A second later President Mckinley,
in his carriage, was in full view of the
throng that had waited so long to
greet him. Accompanying him were
Mayor Phelan and Mr.. Scott. AS the
carriage was drawn out to the street
and turned in line with the procession,
cheer after cheer rose from the
1r0yyT VIII IS~ f~o@ ,~@%1 to-
smiles, President Mckinley raisec his
hat n bowed in Acknowledgement
of them.
After the presidents carriage came
those of his cabinet, Governor Nash,
of Ohio and staff, the Ohio congress
sional delegation.
The long line of carriage was fol-
lowed by 1000 troops, infantry, artil-
lery and cavalry, from the Preside,
led by General Shafter and 1000 mar
ines from the battleships Iowa, Phila-
delphia and Wisconsin under COM
mand of Admiral Casey. From the
moment the president emerged from
the depot the cheering was intense,
but as soon as the parade got under
way it's force seemed to be %redoubled.
Far up the line in advance of the van-
guard the cry was caught up. Block
after block in Van Ness street, was
soon blocked with a surging mass who
broke forth into a vociferous demon
stration of welcome. The line of
march was handsomely decorated
with flags, bunting and .e~vergreens.
At Van Ness avenue, president Nc
Kinley reviewed the procession, after
which he repaired to the Scott resi-
dence for dinner.
At s o'clock the president was driv-
en- to the ferry depot. In a large and
handsomely Illuminated nave of the
building he received the vast crowd of
people. Mayor Phelan delivered a
brief address of welcome, to which
President Mckinley responded. En-
tering at one door of the nave, the
people passed down the hall to the
southern end, where the president
stood, surrounded by members of his
cabinet and other prominent men.
The president did not engage in
~handshaking, but graciously bowed as
the people passed, each n saluting
him with a small flag.
FURTHER TOUR ABANDONED