Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-05-11
Fire Chief at Santa Barbara
Bound to See the Pres
ident.
HIS HOUSE WAS BURNING
And Rather Than Miss the Chance
TO See the President He Let the
Flames Consume 1t.
The Presidential Party Continues to
Receive Showers of Roses In
California.

Santa Barbara, Cal, May 11.-Al
unusual incident occurred during tn,
, presidents stay at Santa Barbara
The residence of the chief of the fir,
brigade caught fire The fire chief
who was on the street awaiting tn,
coming of the president. was informed
that his house was in flames
LET it burn" he replied; Il viii
wait and see the president l car
build another house, but l may never
have another opportunity to see the
president of the United States" and
he stoically remained while his house
burned to the ground.
Il saw the president" he said. when
informed that his house was in ruins
Il saved the lot, anyway
A CONTINUOUS OVATION.
The route of the presidents train
northward from Los Angeles was
through the Santa Clara valley. where
II ran for hours along the edge of
cliffs oyerhanging the Pacific ocean.
At every stopping place there was a
flower show rivaling in beauty the
floral parade which the president wit
"A
and Santa Barbara the president was
simply overwhelmed with flowers.
The carriages in which he rode We're
lined with them. and the streets over
which he passed We're paved with
them. There is no abatement of the
enthusiasm which attended the presi-
dents progress since he entered Cali
fornia.
As he approaches his destination at
San Francisco the programs at the
different stops are more enjoyable and
less fatlguing. drive through the
city was Ia each case the principal
feature Mt the places where he stopped.
The president was very much inter
ested in the oId Spanish missions.
filled with historic relics, which he
visited at both Ventura and Santa
Barbara. San Luis Obispo was the
last stop of the day. 1t was reached
at . O'Clock last evening, in time for
a drive through the town. After
rain wlf H drop deMn ssn ts. {o ef sf.a 5f. IT.
On the bay of Monterey, where the
party will remain over Sunday, which
day will be given up to rest.
At this place President Mckinley
made the principal address of the day.
After expressing his gratitude for the
reception accorded him. and comment
ing on the cosmopolitan character of
the assembly, the president said: My
Fellow Citizens: What splendid
civilization comes out of the old states
and from the old nationalities that are
represented here today the best civ
ilization in the world: a civilization
based upon liberty, upon equality. up
on self government, and civilization
that leads wherever it goes, whether
here or in the distant seas, and wher-
ever this civilization goes. it carries
the ark of freedom. Our liberty. our
freedom. our sense of justice, are not
extinguished in any cline. globe or
land. and here facing the Pacific l am
reminded that this ark of liberty has
moved out into this great ocean,"
Referring to the Spanish war, he
continued: AS the result of that war
we are il the Philippines and we don't
mean to come away lgreat applause
and cheeringl, and we mean to give
to these distant peoples what we gave
to California more than 80 years ago.
the blessings of security and liberty"