The New York herald., 1869-03-05

sent, not even General Sherman. General Rawlins
was engaged In an adjoining room, as also were
General Porter and Colonies Leet ana Webster. All
these gentlemen, members OF Grants military family,
were attred with scrupulous exactness in undress
uniormsthat Is without cockade epaulettes, swords
and belts. AT half-past ten two members OF the
Inauguration Commttee-Admiral Bailey and Will
liam A. Cook-arrived. Soon after q cavalcade OF
regalized offcials dashed up and ambled and cur
vetted to the admiration Of the boys and citizens OF
African persuasion for a few minutes, when atten-
tion was drawn away from their graceful gambols
by the crowd exclaiming, "Here he comes. Here
he comes.n
En- Route TO the Capitol.
General Grant and Mr.. Colfax. followed by the
officers OF the Generals staf, then appeared and
entered the carriages exactly at twenty minutes to
eleven. The Vice President was dressed with
great care in full suit OF black, pre-
cisely the same as Grant in every re-
spect, except that he wore o great coat and
was without gloves. General Grant and General
Rawlins seated themselves IN the phaeton and the
two members Of the committee with the star ON
GERS entered close carriages. Just as the General
emerged nom his headquarters q change occurred
In the weather so sudden and so remarkable that 1t
was mentioned by many present as an omen. The
dense clouds that up to that time had darkened the
sky rolled apart and flood Of sunshine burst
through. The appearance Of the sun added fresh
cheerfulness to every face, as it promised q fair
conclusion TO the day.
Now everything was ready for the start The
command was given to the cavalry escort, "Atten-
tion; draw sabresn The signal march was blown
by the buglers, the band struck up s'Hail to the
Chief" the escort wheeled to the right by platoons
the drivers cracked their whips hut something was
wrong. The procession did not move. Every one
inquired, "What's the matter9n The cause Of the
detention was discovered. General Grant wanted
his umbrella. Two or three messengers rushed into
the house after It, Half dozen persons stepped up
to the General and offered their umbrellas but no. the
General wanted his own, and the procession could
not move without that umbrella. At length the
umbrella was brought forth, and Off went the
cavalry, the platoon Of officers the carriages and
the crowd. 1Sa.a
Route of the Procession.
The procession moved slowly along Seventeenth
street to Pennsylvania avenue, and turned to the
right. Here 1t was swelled by the addition of q
body OF mounted police, which wheeled into line IN
front Of the cavalry, though General Alexander
Webb, the Chief Marshal, retained his position
at the head OF the military. When the front
of the procession turned into the avenue the
street was closely packed with people along the
sidewalk. AT every fifty yards mounted police
man was stationed to keep the crowd from passing
over the curbstones. As the rush OF the musc-lov-
ing, sightseeing multitude was somewhat impetu-
GUS, and the pushing and squeezing was great In
proportion, fine opportunity was Afforded these
fierce guardians Of the law to show the weight Of
their authority as well as that Of their batons and
all those who were unlucky enough to be pushed
into the street were either beaten back with their
climbs nr hv air
When Grants carriage reached the west
ern gate to the White House grounds o
halt was called, and the General sat
looking. with an imperturbabe expression OF
countenance, at the building then on the eve OF
evacuation. In front Of the Executive Mansion was
posted Dupont's light battery. A gun was unlim-
bered and the gunner stood, lanyard in hand wait
ing to fire the gun which to be the signal to the
whole city that President Johnson had entered his
carriage-fn other words, left the White
House. few minutes passed In silence,
while all eyes were turned toward the lofty
portal Of the White House, eager to behold the ap-
pearance OF the outgoing President. But they
looked in vain. Notice given that the President
was too much engaged to join the procession. The
word was given, the signal gun was fred and the
procession once more started, not to pause again
until 1t reached the Capitol.
Appearance of the Procession.
the procession itself, the organizations compos-
ing 1t, their dresses, appearance, numbers,
&C., something should be said. 1t was
not like a New York turnout whose
thousands upon thousands swell the ranks, and the
line extends mile after mile. 1t was not
made up Of numberless companies and regiments
decorated In the richest uniforms and clothed with
glittering regala. There were not thousands, not
even hundreds or dozens Of banners, fags, scrolls
or notices In the line But If II lacked the mammoth
proportions Of your New York pageants, and was
deficient In the charming variety and costliness that
characterize the huge displays Of your metropolis
II was certainly q remarkably well managed, well
ofcered, orderly and respectable turnout for city
OF the pretensons size and ability OF the national
capital.
The Military Organizations.
The battalion Of the Twelfth United States infantry
turned out every available man and presented re-
markably fine appearance, Notwithstanding they
paraded in great coats. This preparation for foul
weather really proved an attractive feature In the
procession, the great coats were light blue and
gave pleasing variety OF color to the line. The
battalion OF United states marines made O very
creditable show, as they always do. The men moved
with precision and were uniformed with the most
solderly neatness. Their dark blue coats with white
belts ana glistening brasses, formed a pleasing
contrast with the light dress OF the infantry.
Dupont's light battery rined guns, which
was next In order, could not be exceeded In
cleanness and good order. The uniform OF
each soldier fitted him to a nicely. These men
wore dark blue jackets, trimmed with red nan-
mel. and light blue pantaoons. The horses seemed in
excellent condition, and the whole battery was SO
perfect that the most critical military eyecould not
note one defect. The Washington Grays, OF Phadel-
phla. also looked extremely well, although few men
in the ranks. Their uniform as their name indi-
Gates. is martial gray. relieved by pipeclayed belts
and profuson OF glitterng ornaments. The Third
battalion OF Maryland infantry also attracted
good ldeal Of attention by their neatness and
soldierly bearing. The Philadelphia. Fire lzouaves,
though. took oil the brlliancy from the
other portions Of the procession by their
most gorgeous uniforms. The predominance or
scarles'. tnanann blue aud white made
up very imposing and quite dazzling