Year: 1877




Governor 60 the DepOt-The Air Fill.
ed With Music and Cheers-A Speech
From the Car Platform.


CoLUMBUs, March AT noon to
day, Governor Hayes and family
left for Washington by way of the
Pan Handle route, in the private car
of President Scott of the Pennsyl-
vania railway. Among the promi-
nent gentlemen who accompanied
the party were Ex-Governor Moves
and General Mitchell of Columbus.
Representatives of the New York
Times, 7ribatne, Herald, and Gin
cinnati Enquirer and Times were al
so on the train. The occasion was
embraced by the citizens of Colum-
bus to tender another ovation, hard
ly second to the one of Wednesday
afternoon and evening.


All the forenoon crowds of people
thronged in front OF the family man
sion, on Broad street, even filling
the north side of the State House
yard, which it overlooks. At eleven
o'clock the crowd was so large that
the street was completely blocked
up. At half-past eleven the Colum-
bus cadets and cadets from the Ag-
ricultural College arrived, headed by
a fine band, the latter marching up
to the tune of "Hold the Fort" At
twelve o'clock the Governor left the
house and entered the carriage in
waiting, then making the first step
upon the trip that was to land him
in the White House.


AS he stepped into his carriage,
which was drawn by two white
horses, deafening storm of cheers
filled the air, mingled with the mu-
sic of the band to the tune of "Hail
to the Chief" while on every hand
innumerable handkerchiefs waved
and futtered from the fair hands of
ladies of every social standing, who
had come to bid the distinguished
family farewell. The line of march
was taken up by the band leading,
then the Agricultural College ca
diets, followed by the carriage con-
tanning the President-elect and fam
lily, and others containing the fami-
ly servants, and last the Columbus
cadets. If the first appearance of
the Governor was an ovation the
march down High street to the de-
pot was more so. Flags were flying
from every available place, while
windows were up and filed with
those who desired to get a parting
glance at Ohio's favorite son.


Cheer after cheer arose all along
the route by the multitudes who fill
ed the street, sidewalks and build
ings. "There he goes" "God bless
him, !" and like phrases were heard
on every hand. 1t was like one
general holiday. At the depot an
other crowd was in waiting, which,
when augmented by those who went
down with the procession, must nave
numbered six or seven thousand.
Upon reaching the platform of the
car, turning to the crowd Governor
Hayes made short speech, as fol-
lows:


My FELLow-CITIzENs: I appear
to say few words in bidding good
bye to you. l understand very well
the uncertainty of public affairs at
Washington. l understand very
we'll that possibly next week l may
be with you again to resume my
place in the Governors office and as
your fellow-citizen, but l also under
stand that it is my duty to be at
Washington prepared to assume an
other position, higher and more re-
sponsible, and with more difficult
duties. have thought as looked
upon this audience, and as to-day
gazed upon the people who throng'
ed our route to the depot, of simi
lar occurrence sixteen years ago. A
little less than sixteen years ago
with a thousand men, / marched
down High street to pass to the
East and South to do what we coulC