Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-05-04
IN THE CRESCENT CITY
New Dreams Gives Mckinley
Royal Greeting.
FIRST PRESIDENT IT HAS SEEN.

No other Chief Magi-trate visited the
Metropolis of Louisiana During Hts
Term Of 0fIice--Governor of Missfs-
sippi Welcomed Party to Jackson.
New Orleans, May ? The presiden-
| tial party travelled across the cotton
belt yesterday from Memphis almost to
| The gulf of Mexico. Down the low
! lying. rich Yazoo valley. fertile as that
Of the Nile, 1t went to Nicksburg. tenn
1 ing with its memories of war times.
thence east 10 Jackson, the capital OF
| Mississippi. and from there down into
| the land of the magnolia and orange to
the old romantic city near the mouth of
the Mississippi. with its traditions OF
French and Spanish rule.
The outpourinys Of the people to see
| the presidential train along the route
yesterday were larger II anything than
on the two previous days. and the DEM
constructions in yicksburg and Jackson,
the two principal stops. were striking.
| The visit to Vicksburg was in several
respects the most interesting yet made.
Here triumphal arch of cotton bales,
with the magic word Expansion,
pointed out to the president as he
passed under it the path of the new
south.
H. Although ii had not been intended to
make any stops after leaving jackson,
the train was halted ut several OF the
| smaller towns where cotton mills are
in operation to permit the president TO
| m, tha
several of the stations the crowds actu-
ally impeded the progress OF the train
and the engineer was obliged TO slow
down to avoid danger OF running over
enthusiastic persons. As the sun was
lowering the train crossed the bayous,
\ with their tangles of moss covered cy-
press and light oaks, and, skirting
Lake Pontchartrain. steamed into New
| Orleans. This is the first time New
Orleans has ever had visit from the
chief magistrate of the nation. and 1t
was a royal reception that the old city
extended to President Mckinley.
/ Mr. Mckinley himself has been here.
He made speech here the year pre-
ceding his nomination for the presiden-
cy, and former President Cleveland
| was here upon one occasion in the in
term between his two terms. but never
before has a president while in office
visited the Crescent City. The air was
filed with the blare Of bands, the
booming of cannon and the scream of
| whistles from the harbor craft as the
| train drew into the station.
Greeted by Governor Heard.
Here the president and his party
j We're greeted by Governor Heard, May
or CapdevilIe, Senators AfcEnery and
/ Foster. the entire Louisiana congress
delegation, the city council and repre-
| scntatives of the various commercial
exchanges. While the mayor was form
ally extending the hospitality of the
! city to the president a fine military
band was drowning his words with
! New Orleans favorite air. Louisiana
Lou"
The president and his cabinet passed
out of the station between a line OF
smart looking militiamen on one side
| and smart looking line of young ca
diets from Jesuit Military college on
the other The boys ranged in age
from 8 to IA. but despite their youth
they made fine appearance in their
gray uniforms as they presented arms
! to the presidential party. Outside the
governors staff, respondent in gold
lace and mounted on plunging chargers,
awaited the presidential party.
The crowd around the station was SO
dense that it required the heroic eff
forts Of the police to keep the path to
the carriage clear A big military pa
rade, consisting of the Louisiana cav
| airy troop. the Washington artillery
and all the militia from this end Of the
state escorted the party along Camp
| and Canal streets to the new st.
| Charles hotel.
The city was literally but not lavish
| Never except in Mard Gras times.
| were the streets so clloked and jammed
with surging humanity. The iron
wrought galleries which embroider the
| fronts of the buildings here with their
| fine ira eeries fairly groaned under their
burdens of human freight. The feature
| of the crowd was the many handsome
women who watched the procession
from the windows and galleries
Mrs. Mckinley and the women Of the
party dined quietly in the hotel and
later received the women of New Or
leans. The president and his cabinet.
with the other men Of the party. at
tended an elaborate banquet in the ho-
tel in the evening. About 300 of the
prominent men of New Orleans We're
present. and the banquet was said to
have exceeded in every respect any
thing Of similar character attempted
heretofore in this city.
The party drove about the city this
morning and in the afternoon will take
a sail along the river front. The presi-
Dental train again will resume its
journey toward the Golden Gate at 6
o'clock this evening.