The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-06
NIGHT REPORT.
THE
A Grand and Imposing Pageant.

executive mansion, where he was met
and cordially greeted by ex-Presidcnt
Grant, who was in waiting to escort the
new President to the Capitol. There
were also present the Vice-President
elect and the commissioners of h Dis
trict of Columbia. The party adj
journed to the blue parlor, and passed
some time n conversation.
In the meantime the grand inaugural
pageant that had gathered at Washing
ton circle, in the west end of the city,
about a mile distant from the White
House, started with their flying BAN
ners and bands of music. Lieut.. Col.
Grant, in field uniform, and Col.
Of the district, special aids to
the president of the grand pa
rade reported at the executive man.
sion that the procession was approach
ing. The carriage of eX-President
Grant, in which four horses were har-
messed, WAS standing ut the door, and
without any delay the President, es-
corted by the ex-President and Senator
Morrill,, took seats therein, and driving
to one of the gateways leading to the
executive mansion, awaited the APP
proach Of the military escort.
A cheer greeted them US they left the
mansion. After a few moments the
procession, Gen. Whipple, Grand Mar
shall, moved by the executive mansion,
coming in the following order:
Adjutants General and aides to the
Grand Marshal; first division, band of
the Second u. S. Artillery, battalion Of
U. S. Artillery, list, I'd and Sd regi-
ments; second division, band and bat
talon of U. $. Marines; third division,
band and Washington Light Infantry
corps, band and State Fencibles, band
and Wiccocoe Legion, Washington
light guards, Washington artillery, LIST
battalion District of Columbia colored
militia, Columbus cadets.
Here the distinguished party await
ing within the gate of the executive
grounds, passed out, amid the plaudits
of the multitude, and took their places
In the procession, no halt being made.
The carriage containing the Presiden-
tial party was, of course, exceedingly
conspicuous in the line, and although
very distant from the front, wa the
first object of attraction, and its occu-
pants were hailed with continuous
cheers. Following the carriages of
the President and eX-President, and
the Vice-President elect, with citizens
on foot on either side of the carriages,
came the civil pant of the procession, i'll
three divisions, the first embracing
citizens. officials on horseback and on
foot. The display IA imposing. After
these anne the 9th division, headed by
a fine band of music, and containing Il
large number of political associations.
The 9th division, composed of associ-
atoms of the states of Ohio, New York,
Pennsylvania, Iowa, Michigan, and the
central association of states, all of
which have headquarters here, filed in,
and the fire department of the District
of Columbia closed the procession,
which was forty minutes in passing the
executive mansion.
The colored companies were assigned
a prominent place. The right of the
line was held by government troops.
The Columbus cadets had the next
honor.
The pageant was in every respect
worthy the admiration which assuredly
it received to a very full extent. The
weather, raw and cloudy when the pro-
cession started, became quite cheerful
as the day advanced, and when the
Capitol was reached by the pro-
cession the sun WAS shining bright
ly.- The Treasury building was
allNc Will SpttlsttblS. SNtlN "llluOW Z
ing filled, and three-fourths of the spec
tators were ladies. Gen. Sherman and
other prominent army officers say that,
considering the very short time for
preparation, the parade was most cred
liable.
Holders of cards of admission TO the
Capitol thronged the approaches to the
Senate long before the doors were
opened, and within n few minutes after
IL the Senate galleries were filled to
their utmost capacity.
Mrs. Hayes, wife of the President,
occupied a front seat in the private gal
lery next to the diplomatic gallery. Her
little Sol Scott sat on her left, and Mrs.
Senator Sherman sat on her right. Miss
Minnie Hayes and Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews occupied seats beyond Mrs. Sher-
man, together with other personal
friends of Mrs. Hayes from Ohio.
The diplomatic gallery was occupied
by Lady Thornton and other ladies of
the corps. The remaining galleries also
presented a brilliant appearance, the
greater number of the occupants being
ladies. The floor of the Senate, except
ing the seats reserved for the Presiden-
tial party, the Supreme court and the
diplomatic corps, were crowded with
Senators and Senators-elect. members
of the House, and other distinguished
personages entitled to its privileges.
Among the latter were General Sher-
man and Major Generals Hancock and
Terry, in full uniform, and attended by
members of their respective stats.
About 11:45 the foreign ministers and
secretaries, and attaches of legations,
entered the Senate chamber, headed by
Sir Edward Thornton, and took their
seats.
These were soon joined by all the
cabinet officers, heads of bureaus of the
war and navy departments, comptrol-
lers, auditors and registers of the Treas
ury, solicitors of the several depart
ments, the United States Treasurer,
and a number of judges of the federal
courts, and of the supreme courts of
the several states.
Mrs. Hayes and her party had pre-
viously left the gallery and taken seats
on the platform erected for the occa-
sion, which was built out from the first