Public Ledger, November 24, 1892

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Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - Lodges

Mr. Cleveland seems to have gone gunning in the solid South, partly to keep office hunters from gunning for him.

ON THE WAY TO BROADWATER

Tourists and sportsmen -- Field sports - Lodges

THE PRESIDENT-ELECT SEEKS A QUIET RETREAT

At "Sportsman's Paradise," on the Coast of the Virginia Peninsula.

EXMORE, Va., Nov. 23. -- The train bearing President-Elect Cleveland and party arrived here at 5.11 o'clock this morning, and Mr. Cleveland, who had travelled in the private car of General Superintendent Kenney, of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, started with his companions the journey to Hog Island, his destination being the Broadwater Club house.

Shortly after the train left Wilmington, between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning, a midnight lunch was served for the party. People who gathered around the car at the Wilmington station saw the President-elect seated at the table awaiting his meal. When the train reached Harrington, Del., a party of enthusiastic Democrats returning from a jollification at Milford attempted to board the car, but were not permitted to do so.

At Laurel a band which had but shortly before arrived at the station from the Milford celebration serenaded the party, but Mr. Cleveland did not show himself. As the train approached Seaford the party retired to rest. The train reached Delmar, where the Philadelphia, New York and Norfolk Road begins, at 2.57 A. M., and the run of 72 miles to this place was made without incident in a little over two hours.

An overland trip of ten miles is necessary to reach the coast, and then will come a ten-mile trip by water to Hog Island or Broadwater Island, as its new owners have named it. Here the President-elect will be about as completely cut off from the outside world as though he were in Africa. The island is the property of the Broadwater Club, an organization composed of about 50 wealthy Philadelphians, and no boats can land thereon unless by permission of the club.

The club house is a very comfortable structure, although the island itself is bleak and barren. There is any quantity of game on it, however; in fact, it is a perfect hunter's paradise, and Mr. Cleveland during his two weeks' stay will probably burn great quantities of powder.

[SPECIAL TO THE PUBLIC LEDGER.]

WILMINGTON, Nov. 23. -- Ex-City Councilman and Mrs. Thomas Johnson started to-day for their farm, Highland Light, near Exmore, Va., where they will remain until next week. Mr. Johnson will steam over to Hog Island on his yacht to-morrow and invite Mr. Cleveland to take Thanksgiving dinner with him. He will also offer him the use of his country seat. Mr. Johnson was confident to-day that the President-elect would accept his invitation to dinner.