Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-03-07
WASHINGTON.

THE INAUGURATION NaoENEs-DELAwARE HAS NO
MILITARY IN THE PARADE
Special Correspondence of he Commercial.
wAsmNaToN D. @. March g.
The electric messenger has already carried
far and wide the news relating to the second in
auguration Of President Grant, and it is with
this knowledge that rather hesitate to prepare
for the COMMERCIAL synopsis Of the came
which many Of your readers may have already
perused in articles from the penn Of others more
able and experienced. Still there are always
some, think who from one cause or another do
not get the time or opportunity to read those
articles, and to such hope this sketch may be
interesting. For several days previous 70 the
4th strangers had been hocking to our city by
the thousands. The streets were fairly alive
with humanity, our merchants did profitable
trade and the prospect of the Hotel proprietors
was golden indeed. On the evening OF the 3rd, not
a room was to be had in any direction near the
central portion Of the city. The hotels were
filed TO repletion parlors, private dining
rooms and corridors being for the first
time made to serve In the less aristocrAtie
capacity of lodging rooms. Not hotel but
turned away hundreds, many OF whom were COM
PEELED to return to Baltimore and come over the
next morning not knowing where 70 LOOK for
shelter here. Each hotel had its crack battalion,
company or civic organization. At the Ebbitt
House were the West Point Cadets with the
Academy Band. At Willards / SOW the old Guard
of New York city; at the Kirkwood the Albany
Burgess Corps, and so on. The Academy Band
enliyened the guests OF the house with some OF
it's finest productions, and beautiful they were
The bands Of the other organizations also ro-
galed the guests OF the respective houses where
they were stopping, until one in strollng through
tho city seemed to be moving in an atmosphere
of music. The morning Of the 4th was intensely
cold, accompanied by a bleak northwest wind,
wllcli viIiii1d thIVuBh In the bones, compelling
you 10 seek shelter as soon as possible. The
rays Of the sun as the day advanced did but little
towards checking these chill blasts, until every
became satisfied in that respect the pleasures of
the day would be greatly marred. Nevertheless
by 8 O'Clock the avenue and streets leading
thereto were alive with persons busy and anx-
ious to secure aplace along it where the process
sion could be Witnessed, the crowd gradually in
creasing until the wide sidewalks failed to sup
ply room for the throngs and they were forced
over the curbs into the roadway notwithstand-
ing the urgent exhortations Of the police to git
back gentlemen, git back make room for the
procession" &c. The avenue was profusoly
decorated with numberlees flags and streamers,
banners and shields, whilst all the hotels and
very many Of the private houses were more or
less dressed in bunting and eyergreens, with
flags waving from the roofs and windows.
Among these the wind whstled every now and
then swapping cord here, and stick there, or
dislocating and carrying before it portions Of
the gay trappings. Along the payementB
many stands had been erected some by
the occupants of the adjoining premises, some by
builders and others by way Of speculation. A
stand was erected in front OF the Executive
mansion from which the President, after the
close OF the ceremonies, reviewed the process
sion. AT 1890, the President, accompanied by
Senators Logan Cragin and Bayard, in q ba-
rouche drawn by four horses, handsome high
mettled steeds, selected for the occasion by one
Of our hyerymen, appeared from the carriage
gate OF the White House, and took the position
N1r.A -
its march in the following order: Mounted po-
lice, 2nd Regt y. s. A. band, Grand Marshal,
Brig, General W. +. Barry U. 8. A. and Aids
Asst. Grand Marshal Bt. Maj. Gen. VIM. D.
Whipple, U. 8. A. and Aids. BIT. Maj. General
y. Upton U. 8. A. commanding First Division.
Military Academy Band, Battalion West Point
Cadets, Naval Academy Band Battalion OF mid
shipmen from U. g. Naval Academy with twelve
brass howitzers. The U. s. Marine Cops, eight
companies.
Col. VIM. G. Moore, Washington Light Infan-
try Commanding Second Division. 0ld Guard
of. New York, Washington Light Infantry, three
companies Corcoran Zouaves, Washington Gren
adiers, Washington Light Guard, St. Louis Ma
tional Guard. Col. ]. O. Andenrils, commanding
Third Division. Philadelphia City Troop. Presi
dents Mounted Guard. The President and
Senate Committee. Governor Cooke. The Pres
dents family. The Boston Lancers, Governor'i
Mounted Guard. Col. John NJ. Bacon command
ing Fourth Division. The Albany Burgess
Corps; Washington Grays, of Philadelphia ;..Sum
ner Corps, of Syracuse N. Y; Duquesne Guard
Of Pittsburg State Fencibles, OF Philadelphia
Third New Jersey Regiment, Fifth Maryland
Hegt. These were followed by smaller compa
mics, colored organizations and the civic bodies
Among the latter were. the Cameron Club, o
Philadelphia-two hundred men "A Hartranf
Club, OF delphia-seventy-five members
Grant and Wilson Glee Club Of Columbus Obi
and others. The estimates Of the number il
line vary from eight to ten thousand, 80 that yo
will notice that though have named many OIL
ganizations, space forbids my mentioning
great many more we'll deserving of it. Upo
the arrival of the procession at the East front c
the Capitol 1t was almost impossible to clear
passage OF sufficient width to allow it to pass
the various positions assigned TO the differer
divisions. Hounds Of cheers were given to tt
assembled multitude, which were returned wit
will by the boys" The Senate chamber an
galleries were filled with eager ones to witne,
the portion Of the ceremonies installing the vi,
President-elect and new Senators. These we
concluded about half past twelve, when Il
President-accompanied by the Senate, Diploma
ic csrps, and number Of spectators wei
out upon the large stand in the midd
OF the East front where the il
augural oath was administered by the Chief Ju
tiee to the President elect Between two hu
dred and fifty and three hundred people we
seated upon this platform which was handsom
ly decorated. Opposite to it in East Capt.
Park other stands commanding a view we
erected capable Of holding nearly three thou
and persons and Notwithstanding the excessi'
cold they were vol filed. At half past twe
o'clock the oath was administered and immediAt
ly upon the kissing of the Bible by the Pre-
dent rounds Of cheers were given by the couI
less masses which In connection with the salv
Of artillery laundering forth in the adjoinil
squares formed a scene OF enthusiasm whi'
beggars all description. The procession tn
reformed and retraced it's way to the viii
House. The scene along the entire avenl
during the time Of the passage of b
procession WAS exceedinely beautiful Al
attractive; the many colored dressi
and wrappings Of the ladies, togeth
with the SNOWY uniforms Of the military and IL
continuous wave Of handkerchiefs on either 81,
enhancing greatly the effect OF the surroundiI
decorations. 1t was also q succession Of chee
from one end TO the other, the friends and a
mirets Of the visiting organization doing it lol