Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-04
The INAUGURATION.
Immense Gathering.
THE ARRIVALS.
4 NIGHT OF EXCITEMENT.
EasHlnTCa TURNED INSIDE OUT AND
UPSIDE DOWN
SCENES TO-DAY.
j. LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE.
LOCHABER NO MORE.
GEN. GRANT LEAVES HIS HEADQUARTERS.
THE PROCESSION.
A GRAND PAGEANT.
Ceremonies at the Capitol.
THE INAUGURAL.
A GRAND PAGEANT.
Ceremonies at the Capitol.
THE INAUGURAL.

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The day opened rather gloomily. with 10 wer-
ing skies and occas ional showers, which late
IN the morning settled into q steady drizzle.
The irrepressible crowd, however, who had
come TO see Grant inanguraied were not to be
dashed by bit OF rain, aud the streets were
thronged with umbrella bearing pedestrians,
while the military folk, firemen. and other
processionlsts who are not supposed to use
umbrellas. dashed about in the wet. unpreto Ct
ed, if they rather liked II. The city was
supposed TO be chock-full and something over
yesterday, but the CONTINUOUS arrival O. i'm
mense trains throughout the night seemed 10
double the fioiting popu.auon here. Undoubt.
edly the numbers here are one-third larger than
ever before Os an Inauguration occasion.
At ten O'Clock Jupiter PIuviu3 be.an to 7.
lent and TIE opeaIng skies gave promise of d
iaI day. The crowds on the str; ct, the baico.
mes and the house-tops lowered tner um ,r. y.
las as with feeling OF relief and lere was a
general eranipg Of necks in the direction OF III :
expected procession. II was not, however, un.
tIl five minutes to eleven that the signal gu 4
announced InIt a start had been made.
THE CITY LAST MIGHT.
Washington was lively last evening and no
mistaAe. The o.ganIzed bodles-milItary COM
panies, nremen poi.lcal ciuo7, &c. waich
came In ON the nigh trains. and had made their
preparations before hand or had friends TO re-
ceive them, trsmped eheerfuily along behind
livery panos OF music 10 quarters more or less
comfoT TIaDie. Not 80, dIseop Solare siugle gem
La LIE u, aLd small small groups of massuIius
anu feminine humanity, VIII. had NO irIepGs u
receive them. ana came ~ take thetT ehaa ce5
TnC sc trutIeu around, caIpet-blx In hand, In
quest OF lodging places, IN wnIca arch soms
were successful aud some no.. One original
Grant man from the back settlements, with a
carp. t-0ag IN each hand, and a fem lie on eacn
aim, Was s'en about two O'Clock tAiS morning
lie At the CI-els, EayIIg vainly trIeo every house
between the ur pot ana that point LOT a sleeping
place. he Is probably IN The n-ighnor-
hood of IeUnailytowu by this time. Our
streets never prvSrntcd more animal
appearance al EIgnt tntn they uld last ey, IIuy
fIoIn Gark untII midnight. Various deIeys-
iiOns, With bands OF music, anu msuy of Item
With tOrcnltghIs, were passing tnrOush Ice
principal IhOIoughtGres every lew mlnu..;
ana the side - alks particularly on PennsyIv:-
IA ayeL ue were go thIo" geo as TO II .ke ped.
tTianlsm very dIftcult The street cars could do
but hItle 10 relieve the trouble, as with the nj
most stretching they could accomp oda.e but
small portOn oi toe travel Tne various
places Of amusement were crowded. For most
VI the strangers h.Te, however, the Capitol
Was the place OF greatest attraction. Both
Houses OF Congress were IN session, aud the Ie-
gIslanye chambers, as we'll az the halls and
cOITdors, We're packed UEtIl late hour. Tue
imposing appearance OF the building when IL
Illuminated d irom basement To dome, which /;
50 familiar a sight 10 our citizens, is q
strlking one 70 VISITORS. The brilliant ligh, In
the tholus of the dom. is Il landmark al night
fOr miles around the Metropolis, while the
beautIIul effect OF the national cobOrs over the
Halls OF Congress, when they are lilumInaei
by the Hood OF hight through the glass roofs
below, and relieved ac aIDst tne caIk sky, never
fails 10 excite the sdmIratiCn Of strangers
P.nnsy lvan.a avenue was on this occa.
sion well lighted, we are glad To say,
ara as many II the prominent buildings
were decorated with trans pirencies, IA Is, Sc
II presented u gaia appeLrdnce. One u the
hnest effects in the way of decoration was at
the Headquarters Of the Government Fire
brigade. The whole reservation On which
the buildinss are situated, and which Is
bound by PenDsylyaBla avenue and aud
18TH stress, was surrounded win thousands
of chinese lanterns. suspended At intervals of
few fee;- Most OF them were OF red, White
and blur-the stars ana stripes-w hile the word
.tnlon" was emblaZoned or most of them
TEE engine houses, Offices. &c., were hand
somely decorated and briinanuy illuminated.
and the effect altogether was very fine
Asout three O'Clock the inyIueIole newsboys
renewed the dull tecIum OF The wee sma' hours
by crying the various morning papers for sale,
With PIeeident J0hnsons farewell aduress :
has seemed to awaken the political feelings of
brLlshts q strangers, aud the ecno of the fir L
hurrah Tor Johnson or Grant would In each
nom square to square along PennsyIvaria
aveU I'LL, IN very short wnile, the air was
alive with the voices OF these .'early BIRDS
RECEPTION OF VISITING FIRENEN
Last evening the " Washington Fire Department
headed by Heald's Washington Band proceed.
ed 10 The depot where they received the Har-
mony Engine, No. u, Good Will, No 70, aud
Tay lor Hose, No. IS, all of Phlladelphia, and
escorted them 10 their respective q uarters, the
hrsI named ~ the Washington House and the
last tw TO the kirkwood.
The Government Fire Department, Chief
Engineer Drckson, and the Georgetown Depart
nept Colonel Drew, Chief Eagneer, were leo
ON tne ground, beaded by the splendid baud Of
the 4ith u ;. Infantry, with drum major and
new uniforms and received the Washington
Hose No s. OF Reading. Chief Er giueer
Dsckson making reit little welcome address
Govern neDt department members and Ali
being supplied with torches and fireworks a
nne appearance was made by them There
,sss ISs Shifsier Hose did nos srs1s srprs,ssd ,n
having giveE up the proposed Trip on account
OF the death Of one Of their ofhcers
ON THG AVENUE.
PennsyIvania avenue, from the White House |
10 the Capitol, was the objective point, to winch
sight-ssers from all directions tended, from an |
rarly hour in the morning, and some Of them
looked rs If they had taken 9 hint from the col
pred voters here, and located themselves in
good positions during the night. How to get |
= good view Of the procession was knotty |
POINT with many; force and strategy were eI-
pended 70 secure vantage ground from which |
TO overlook the pageant. Windows, balconies, |
and por, eoes fronting upon the Avenue were
- demand, and negotiations for such poiots
Ess,n.p N progress as ss early a. me m,oo,s o.
paid IN many instances. One geuslsman, hav-
ing nne balcony in front of mis- residence on i
ne ne. north side Of the avenue, between 9Th and
Nh sueeI, was offered one hundred and NIFTY
dollars for its use while the procession was
pasefng, but refused, prefeninG 70 have u for |
ne use OF has family and friends. twenty-five