Salt Lake Herald | 1890-03-16 | Page 10 | Washington's Boston Visit

Washingtons Boston Visit The hundredth anniversary of Washing tons visit to Boston recently celebrated in the old south church recalls the fact that twice on that occasion he gave the citizens evidence of his punctuality punctual-ity An hour was appointed for his reception recep-tion by a committee of Bostonians at the line between Roxbury and Boston Punctually Punc-tually at the moment Washington was there and by some mismanagement was detained two hours waiting the arrival of the committee A raw northeast wind was blowing and Washingtons exposure gave him a severe cold The crowd was large and so many persons also caught cold that the affection affec-tion was called the Washington In lluenza On his departure for Portsmouth ho gAve notice that ho should depart at eight oclock in thoznornig At the moment he left the house and as the escort was not ready he went without them They followed and overtook him i Another 1 incident t tho visit illustrated Washingtons character John Hancock who was governor of tho State took the position that as tho representative of tho commonwealth he should be first visited by the President of the United States Washington refused to respect this exhibition ex-hibition of state rights and caused Hancock Han-cock to be informed that he would not seethe see-the unless he saw him at his lodgings On the fourth day after Washingtons arrival Hancock went in his coach to the house where Washington was As ho had given out that an attack of gout had caused the delay of tho official visit ho appeared wrapped in red baize and was earned by his servants into tho house