The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-11
Early Visitors.


The earliest visitors from a distance
were Colonel O'SuIlivan and his daugh-
ter, Miss Mary O'Sullivan, who came
from New Orleans, to be present at the
notification.
The informaiity of the proceedings to
come was exemplified by the absence
of any visible preparation or ceremony
about ROsemount- No request was
made for police protection
Expecting that the day would be fine.
and that crowd would flock to the
ceremony on the lawn, Deputy Sheriff
Webster Of Kingston. volunteered TO
bring up a few deputies and nave them
in readiness in case the press about the
speakers stand made their assistance
desirable. The offer was accepted with
thanks by Secretary McCauSlaud. but
there was little need of even this pre-
sence Of civil authority.
The only police officer or detective
on the place during the morning was
Chief Humphrey, of the New York
Central railroad detective force who
came To look after the railroad end of
the affair At 1850 the train had near
y ceased, turning 10 a hne mist, but
the clodued sky showed no break
Down Came the Rain.
At 1870 the sky which had iightened
considerably after the rain had stopped
again became very dark and lower
ing and Secretary McCsUsland be-
heved that the speech-makinE would
have 10 be done on the boat.
The steamer Sycamore. bearing the
Democratic notification committee was
sighted from Eosemount at l.05 pm,
and reached ROsemCUUJ wharf al 1:15.
The West Shore train arriving just
after noon brought Representative
Bourke Cochran and a Tammany dele
cation. TIE party went to William F.
SheehaH's house for luncheon. About
this time flags and bunting began 10
appear along the veranda at Rose
mount
The Chicago delegation arrived about
L o'clock and included John A. King.
president of the Fort Dearborn bank,
as chairman, Frank +. Doing. Candi-
date for secretary OF state of Illinois;
Preston Harrison. brother of Mayor
Harrison and candidate for congress.
Message From Chicago.
This delegation brought message to
Judge Parker from Mayor Harrison 10
the effect that he was reluctantly
obliged 10 fOregO tie pleasure Of at
tending the notification ceremonies,
largely on account of the great strike
in Chicago.
The trip of the notification commit
tee from New York to Esopus was at
tended with much discomfort to the
passengers due TO continuous rain
which drove everybody from the upper
decks and Over-cTowded the lower
deck and saloon.
Luncheon was served on the boat
The Sycamore was decorated with flags
and bunting. and attracted the atten-
ton of every boat on the river and
trains on both shores Of the Hudson.
At several settlements crowds gathered
and enthusiastically cheered the vessel
At NeWburgh a salute Of several guns
was fired and an immense throng stood
as Z background for huge banner in
scribed, Parker for us. The crowd
on the boat applauded the Newburgh
5emonstrati Ou.
just before reaching the EsOpUs
anding. William :. Roche a member Of /
he New York state executive commit
lee. announced to the passengers the
arrangements for the ceremonies. These
provided that the notification commit
ee should be the first to leave the boat.
and that they should proceed at once
10 Judge ParkeT's home, to be intro
fused By Cord Meyer. chairman of the
New York state committee II was ex-
planned that after the ceremonies Judge |
Parker would receive all Of the guests.