The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-06

pod hats on-snsy may have been visitors from Other
itiea There were great many soldiers seen on the
treets IN groups and thsro escort Of drsgoons
polished up handsomely at the White House gate. There
we're grand marshals in white saddle cloths and blue
cars hurying with desperate speed up street and
own another Many very satisfied looking dariss were
be sen wherever there anything to lean against
mara ~ very evident disposition all sides to Do
- - holiday style, only there are mot 50 many
- IN Washington 10 do It as there in some other
places and the disposition was tempered by the uneer-
an.y Of the skies which have the real washington fac
OF chang their colors and were very evideny NOS
md sreamsd steadily down the that lead q
Pennsylvania There were crowds on the stoops
and hanging out Of sas % On inc long
aiming itself up against the iron railing between the
pillars the sidewalks, everywhere were crowds that
made difficult to pass; and the crowdsin all places were
A. half past ten i had apparently become evident to
put AZ twenty minutes TO eleven the rain began to
all in torrsntI This dampened the popular ardor The
light seers went down with a slam. The stoors were
Implied with marvellous rapidty. There room and
spare everywhere Tho fair creatures In the street
heir little bits Of new bonnets declared that II was
perfectly horrid" and the nlggers. with one accord,
concluded that II was "mizzabul-n
IN THE MUD.
But the rain was not ALL It was NOT even the worst
here was tho mud Washington has little mud in
feunHylv8ulh
and all the other avenues There is also mud in the
rees that the Pennsylvania avenue and all Of tho
NEW
oes not the thing. It means that there Is
foundations that the streets are Hooded and aaoat with
vile yellow fluid not thick enough TO walk on, thin
pnoughto swim in Particles OF this yellow material
TO the holiday appearance Of the people marking
heel Ali the hacks were yellow with i, and ali tho
horses and all the little boys, all the world noundered
about In IT, and swore at H. and laughed at IT, In Penn
u so deeua "a n ma
places for a. that street is paved It was always possible
touch bottom there 4 was backer there, however,
nan In other places and when spattered people
1id not look 80 much like golden spanges.
DELINQUENT OFFICIAL.
On previous Inauguration days II has been usual to
clean this great avenue, and 1t certainly ought to have
been done this OCCASION il This Is duty per-
eaning to the Commissioner Of Public Buildings Mr..
French Congress appropriated money for the purpose
alto on the Sd ns and the fact that she money not
appropriated until then will doubtless be Mr. French's
Explanation of the fact that he did have the street
eaned; but that Is difficulty that other commissioners
have managed TO get over
FORMATION or THE PROCESSION.
At eleven the procession began to form the
larry escorta squadron Of dragoszs section Of artillery
and regiment OF the Veteran s@sorve corps-folowsd
by the Aremen OF Phnd slphia and Washington, MA
their gay decorated engines, civic societies. and regi-
ment Of negro troops II still rained the crowd that
ounged the street in this neighborhood Of the
kind that quite Indifferent the weather Hardened
old soldiers who had stood the rains Of many campaigns
moved up and down the sidewalk and talked about Uncle
Abe and moro various sLad OF dakeys than
before seen n one place swarmed on tho wide pavement
IN front Of White House square,
Thero were three sets OF marshals on duty-one set
icing those Of tho procession proper one set the
shas OF the several United States districts and another
II was intended that the procession should move at
ewelve from the White House and escort the President
had BEEN al the q The nss
signing bills had not yet returned TO the White House.
Marshal LAmon and his assistants however, escorted
Mrs Lincoln out from tho White House, and drove r.
pidly towards the Capitol
The procession moved immediately and there was
. the same time general move Of the mass OF
spectators each crowding forward catch glimpse OF
the President and with the cheering Of the crowd the
mont Of the scone tho procession moved through FL
teenth street and again up the avenue
THE MARCH THROUGH PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
the procession passed down the part Of the avenue
thai leads directly from the Treasury buiding the
Capitol the crowd either side had become very
IN the street Not spot on the pavement that could
Of the houses all the usual articles OF extemporzed plat
forms were seen In the shop windows there was
BroadNV sometimes show us Higher up, tho paror
windq balconies the windows OF second third and
tasoH or the various moods and manners-gentlo-
men who listcssy looked on and had their little joke
end ladies who waved white handkerchiefs with an on.
shusasm that would win bate and every part Of the
picture there always Of color people
Generally the spectators who come to SEQ are, uncon-
oc0uey, tho best part OF what Is to be seen, they
wonder whether 1t Is Coming as they gaze excitedly
upon II whom II has csme and inspirited by the fine
"
spectators wore nearly good usual except not
% enthusiastic New Workers are and though many
onswew OF the was the best part Of the affair."
slough evon the spectators themselves contributed 10
make that Wow what y was This was view Of the
procession indeed OF the whole scene the procession
have visited the national capital L necessary s for for
yana avenue is q straight reach OF about mile
In length, closed at the further end by the
m mi wi he
heavens The avenue Is very wide and the view quito
clear and as the well ordered procession moving with ad
nrabe regularity the Dragons the infantry, the ar
lery, and the civic societies with their many
ncrs, moved down this wide street, and from tho
walls Of the high houses either hand the ladies' eyes
rned influence, and the ribbons waved and the bsnnets
and dresses all contributed their quota OF color and
one and magnacenty closed as the whole view wss by
the towering temple OF the nation toward which the
procession went on, the son ITSELF and the lines
OF spectators either hand lifted into scenic fell
Iowshp with the great cdce and became but parts of
very grand whole. I. was hardly thirty minutes from
e time Of starting before tho procession was Ut the
Capitol
Scenes mt the Capitol.
While the procession forming at the White House
and marching up Pennsylvania avenue Of people
waded through the mud to the eastern entrance tho
Capitol Over the main entrance Of the building was
erected very large and massive platform-hgh broad
and capacioua Upon this placed chairs and read
ing desk; but the rain caused their speedy removal
Lines Of soldiers, in blue overcoats and mud trowser
guarded the passage way this entrance and dis
tbuted about in positions that might have seemed pic
turesqus had not tho rain spoiled the effect The people
were admitted 70 the Capitol only by ticket and the
north wing alone accessible to them. To that there
fore, the great body OF the crowd slowly moved; but
many persons with great faith in the weather. planted
themselves In the mud around the platform.
GETTING UP STAIRS
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70 the northern entrance and there the door, but n
easy thing TO get up and Halfway down from
thc entrance nle Of soldiers barred the passage fire.
quent Intervals and oratorical captain frequently
addressed the crowd "Ladies and gentlemen" he
would say "my orders from the ssrgeantatArms are 70