The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-05


Wednesday evening. and after parad-
ing Pennsylvania avenue in the rain,
which was falling at that time. the
slightly lone cavalrymen waited for two
hours in vain for the arrival of the
Governor. They were then ordered to
quarters by Captain William A.
Bryant.
Union County Party Lost.
Hamilton Kean, of Union county,
with $50 men, left on a special train
over the Baltimore and Ohio from Eliz-
abeth Wednesday night and at 6 o'clock
last night hadn't reached Washington.
Jerseymen struggled in all day and all
night. At 5 o'clock in the evening Col
onel Nelson G.. DUNCAN. of Somervile,
came in with a story that startled.
For hours the train was stalled"
said he when he reached the New
Willard. Snow and sleet had carried
not only wires but telegraph poles down
across the tracks. Twenty miles out l
abandoned the steam railroad and came
in by trolley. IT was awful"
Colonel DUNCAN was cold and hungry,
and was taken to dinner by Leslie r.
Fort. the Governors son and secre-
tary.
At $3.50 last night the Frelinghuysen
I.ancers arrived, having been en- route
for 1917 hours. They brought a hun
fred or more friends from Newark with
them. Some of the party were conf
pletely exhausted when they reached
their headquarters in Thirteenth street.
too late for any Of the celebration, ex-
cept the fireworks, inaugural ball and
20. D1tIf.o K~zvpIa nna nf
those accompanying the lancers. spent
but a few hours in the city, arranging
to start back Immediately after his ar
rival.
An army of helpless newspaper men
moved restlessly about the city all IN
auRuration day. Communication north
stopped entirely at 2 o'clock yesterday
morning, the Postal having lost TWEEN
ty-seven wires at once, due to falling
poles. Baltimore was cached by WIRE
less from the new Wizards station.
but news came back promptly that
nothing was doing north of there. A
STAR correspondent sent a telegram
to Atlanta by way of the western
Union in the morning, and another at
night. having them repeated to Gin
cinnati, thence to Buffalo. and so TO
Newark, 1000 miles In all. These were
the only dispatches out.
Limited Was Delayed.
The Congressional Limited of the
Penn. which the Governors party had
contemplated taking, required eleven
hours for the trip. leaving New YORK
AT & Wednesday afternoon and arriving
here at 2 yesterday morning.
The Essex Troop, just by way OF
diversion held an election on its trip
down. Corporal Bayard w. Kirkpatrick
was elected sergeant, Private Charles
r. French made guidon sergeant, and
Private David b. Pickering chosen cor
poral.
Governor Fort went directly to the
New Willard on his arrival. Although
it was late and he was tired Governor
Fort and his personal aide. Colonei
Austen Colgate, who was a a.
allmnus, dropped in at the yale
alumni smoker, given to Mr.. Taft.
Upon the Governors return to his
rooms he found that most of the Jersey
Congressmen and Senate John kean
and the Misses Kean had called ana
left cards during his absence. Captain
BRYANT was another caller. 1t was l:l0
this morning before the Governor couid
break away from Jerseymen VINO
poured in to pay their respects. he
was up betimes, despite the late hour
Of retiring and after breakfast with
his staff he Colonel Colgate went
70 the Capitol at 10 O'Clock, accom-
named by Prof. and Mrs. John ID.
Prince and Senate and Mrs. Joseph s..
FreIinghuysen and others of the or
fetal party. They were admitted to the
Senate chamber, where the ceremonies
attending the assumption of h once
bv the President and Vice-President
took place. outdoor plans all having
been abandoned.
Yesterday afternoon Governor Fort,
his staff and guests attended a recep-
ton given by Senator Kean in honor
of the Jersey executive at his home.
100 street. Congressman Ira Wells
Wood. Senator Kean and Major Wilbur
IT. Sadler, of the Governors stan. nave
made the visit most pleasant for the
Jersey official party. Major Sadler is a
magician. He procured seats ana
tickets for all long ago and the party
enjoyed fine quarters at the New Will
ard through his foresight. Congress-
maj Wood waited III storm
Wednesday night with FIVE carriages
for over four hours to take the Jersey
men to their hotel. Last night the Jer-
sey officials attended the great inau-
arral ball in the pension building,
where G.. Ledyard Blair, of Belvidere.
n. j.. represented his State in the grand
march. Governor Fort and his party
reached the ballroom at II o'clock,
paid Respects to TAFT.
This morning the Governors party
paid their respects to Pre- sident Taft at
the White House The Governor had a
brief chat with President Roosevelt be-
fore he became an ex Prominent Jcr-
seynler are at all the hotels of import
ance. Former Governor urphy and his
sister are here, Chancery Clerk Vivian
Lewis, of Paterson; Charles n. Cod
ding. OF Elizabeth; Harry w. Buxton,
of Morristown; James McMurray, of
Plainfield. and State Treasurer Daniel
s Voorhees,. of Morristown, make up a