The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15
Chief Magistrates; Of the the.
Nation Have Often
HOnOred Us.
WESTINGHOUSE TOUR
OF ALL THE SOUTH
Father Of His Country Took
Much the Same Trip As Mr..
Roosevelt Has Planned.
Six Presidents Have
Been City's
Guests. q

In the course OF the past half century
Richmond has formally entertained four
Presidents OF the United States, endured
the presence OF one scarcely at that
day welcome visitor, and from time to
time has been the mofnentary hating
place OF perhaps a half-dozen others on
their way to or from the farther South,
Tho coming OF President Roosevelt
now 30 near at hand. recalls attention to
those signal events III the history OF the
y city, and rovlvcs many interesting and
now historic Incidents In connection With
those previous visits OF tho chief mngis-
tratcA OF the land. Washington was
here In tho d.,days and many years
afterwards Buchanan came, and while
wandering unattended one early morn
Ing In the East End delivered that fa-
nous address to the butchers Of the Old
!. Market section. Two days after the
evacuation OF Richmond IN tho last
hours OF tho great C&vll War Abraham
Lincoln, even then n tho shudow OF
death, was for Bono hours an undeslred
guest In the capital OF the fallen Com
federacy. Several other Presidents and
men who were to become Presidents
passed through Richmond after that, and
then in 187 cnmo Hayes III 1856 Cleye-
land. In 1889 Harrison, and in 1899 Me-
\ KInley. the four VIII om the city formally
and cordially honored. l'
Washington's Visit. n
Wnshington's visit to Richmond Is In
teresting on account OF the record Of Il
made In his own hand. The first Presf-
dent says in his Journal concerning this
tr !!2;, -, !, -, {, J, n
]. phia about II o'clock to mako tour
through the Southern States. Reached
Chester about 3 o'clock. Dined and lodged
M r ri
heavy and cut In places by carriages
which used them In this tour l was
companicd by Major Jackson. My
5eGuipage and attendance consisted OF
chariot and four no rses. drove In hand.
"A light baggage wagon and two horses !:
four saddle horses besides a led ono
for myself, and five. to w.t. my valet de
chambre, two footmcn. goodman and
position.
by tortuous course, passing through
various places by the best high road OF
the time. after nine days OF continuous
travel. he reached Mount Vernon OH the
81st, where no remained until the 7th OF
a pr1l. He then SAYS: Recommended my
journey (&c). In attempting to cross the
ferry at Colchester with four horses
hitohed to the chariot. by the neglect OF
the one who stood before them, one Of
.
was In swimming water and fifty yards
from the shore. With much difficulty
he escaped drowning before he could be
disengaged.' Adds: His struggling fright
rned the others, and they all got over
board, harness and fastened. Provi-
dcntialy-indecd, mira gulously-' Il no
damage was sustained by tho horses. carr
Rage or harness. Passing through Dunn
fries and fredericksburg, says: Monday,
18th, took an early breakfast at Kinners:
batcd at one Rawlings, halfway be-
tween that and Richmond. and dlncd at
the latter about 3 o'clock. On my ar
rival was saluted by the cannon OF the
place; waited on by the Governor and
other gentlemen. and saw the city lllu-
r,innted at night Tuesday. 18th, In CONF
pany with the Governor. the directors OF
the James River Navigation Company,
the manager and many other gentlemen,
l. viewed tho canal sluices. locks and
other works between tho city OF Rich
mond and Westham: received an address
from the Mayor, Aldermen and Council
or the city Of Richmond at O'clock and
dined with the Governor at 4 O'clock
"wednesday, 18th. dined at a public en-
ltertain1nent given ny the corporation OF
Richmond. &c. Thursday, 14th, left Rich
HoHu aAteT ~ ehtiS ~ etanA"Ss' 5S.}S
Visit Of Lincoln.
Z Over seventy years later, after Zach
airy Taylor had come and gone. Abraham
Lincoln slipped into Richmond and spent
G. day in the capital of the Confederacy.
which had Just been evacuated. Flo came
UP James River on a gunboat, getting
here about April 5, 1865, and after n brief
stay, left by the same route for WASH
ington where about ten days later he
fell by the hand OF an assassin. He wan
dered unattended, and almost unknown
through the streets OF tho city and
among other places visited the White
House OF tho Confederacy which had
been vacated by President Davis not
forty-eight hours before. and which
proved OF tho most extraordinary inter-
est to Mr., Lincoln,
Referring TO this Visit the lamented