Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-03
BEFORE THE INAUGURATION,
Immense Crowd In the City.
SIGHT sRKRs AT THE PUBIIC BvIIDIsGs


SIGHT SBKRs AT THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS
The crowd In the city is immense. The hotels
are filled. 1t is impossible to get rooms now at
any OF the leading hostelries. Boarding houses
have plenty OF guests. Many private families
are taking care Of the strangers, for consider
ation-they have no lack Of patronage. The
streets Of Washington are so wide that big
crowd does not seem near so large as In less
favored cities. But the streets have a crowded
appearance now. The best places to gauge the
crowd are those points where the sight-seer
naturally turns his steps. All the public build
fngs were crowded. The demand to 60 through
the Treasury vaults became so great that Treas
urer Gilfillan had to shut down on that privi-
lege altogether. Through the corridors OF the
public buildings poured sureams OF human
beings. The uniforms OF soldiery were well
represented. Ladies. perhaps, predominated.
1t is noticeable that not very many children are
among the visitors. 1t was very sensible
thing to leave them at nome.
CALLING ON THE PRESIDENT.
The Mecca OF all callers was the White House.
Visitors could only be allowed in the east room
down stairs and In the Presidents Office There
was q Jam every where they could go except In
able detachment was allowed at time. The
stairs were often impossible for five or six
minutes, owing to the mixture OF the down
going and up coming throngs. But they man
aged to extricate themselves somehow and the
stream went on. The President stood near the
door which opens from his Office to that OF his
private secretary. The crowds came through
his room shook hands with him and passed out
by the door near which he stood. His visitors
commenced calling at O'Clock this morning
From that hour until after II he stood and took
the onslaught OF the national hand5haker. About
half-paSt II no more were admitted to his room.
HIS CABINET had arrived at the house and the
last meeting Of that body went into session
EXclamations OF wonder and surprise at the
nttlDgS OF the east room were heard from the
crowd. AS the men came out OF the Presidents
office nine out Of ten remarked that she looks
Just IKE his picture" The ladies generally OBJ
served "hoW nice he was"
CROWD OF SPECTATORS AT TIE CAPITOL TODAY.
The Capitol was literally jammed to-day In
every corridor, gallery and floor. 1t was easy
to see that the visitors were strangers, bent On
seeing al the Capitol contained. When crowd
would press forward for entrance into the mar
be rooms, committee rooms etc, of the Senate
and the messengers on guard would inform them
that they could not enter, they could not under
stand 1t. Protests would be made by men and
women. They thought the Capitol was public
property, and that the people might certainly
gentlemen bad '.fout' through the Mexican war
and the rebellion; he had never been to
the The Capitol before and II he was to be
atalkiDg of him that he couldn't go thar, and
he couldn't here darned IL be thought this was
free country" He couldn't understand that
In the last days of session OF Congress, with
business pressing, some portions OF the Capitol
had to be reserved for legislation. The citizen
soldlery were conspicuous among the visitors.
informs bright IN color and gorgeous In trim
MlDSs could pe seen In every direction.
OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST.
The Patent Office was fourth In the order OF
attraction for the crowd. 1t was first the
White House, then the Capitol, then the Treas
ury: then the Patent Office and then the new
State, War and Navy department building.
me Cofcoran Gallery was by no means over
looked. Some Of the most patriotic went down
to get nearer view Of the Washington monu-
ment, but they did not crowd that vicinity.
The lunch houses In the neighborhood OF the
Treasury were overrun. Prices were not put
up On the hungry, which Is greatly to the credit
OF the lunch servers.
THE ARRANGEMENTS SATISFACTORY TO GENERAL
GARFIELD.
The special Senate committee on inaugural
arrangements, consisting Of Senator'S Pendle-
ton, Bayard and Anthony, waited on General
Garfield yesterday and acquainted him with
the program adopted. The PrestienJ-eleci
expressed his satisfaction With the arrange
mentS.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE LAST NIGHT
presented brilliant spectacle particularly as
the escort to Gen. Sheridan passed up that
thorcughfare. The Avenue was Illuminated
with gas, electric lights and calcium lights
while the explosion OF numerous cOl0red 1re
balls gave novel effect to the decorated build
ings The sidewalks were crowded with thou
sands or strangers. Many whowent TO the Cdp1 OIL
expecting night session were disappointed
but consoed themselves by the magnificent
view from the terraces Of the thousands OF
lights In the city, which, with the brilliant
group OF planets In the western sky, made up
scene long to be remembered.
Arrivals of Organizations and Dis
linguished Visitors.
Maj. Gen. Hancock is expected to arrive as
we go to press by the limited train from New
ceiVe him and detachment Of the DiStric1
Artillery was stationed on the mall, at the sug
gestion of Col. Corbin, to fire major generals
salute.
On the Baltimore and Ohio railroad the trains
from the west are run in two and often three
sections to-day. and were packed full. In the
Baltimore and Potomac depot the trains all
come In loaded down. 1t is remarked that the
B. and o. express, as well as the Adams and
the freight trains on all the roads, have been
heavily taxed In the last few days with work,
especially from the west, and the question was
asked to-day whether 1t did not Indicate that
many OF the strangers meant to stay some
weeks at least.
The gth Pennsylvania regiment Col. G. NJ.
Reynolds, Lieut.. Col. NJ. J. Keck, Major d. S.
Bennett, Adjutant A D. Moore; and the 18th
Pennsylvania regiment from Scranton Col. I'll.
NJ. Boies, Lieut. Col. F. L. Hitchcock, Major K.
X. Ripple. Adjutant r. Macmillan, both ar
rived to-day. AS they marched up the Avenue
with their uniforms of army blue, regulation
pattern, several remarks were made to the
effect that the regulars had better look to their
marching Tomorrow. Both regiments are
beaded by full bands and number about 600
men.
The I'd Pennsylvania brigade arrived about
noon on special trains. They numbered
about ], 500 men, and made a superb appear
ance. They were Immediately marched to
their quarters-the new SchuetZen Park build
ing On the Ith street road. All the Pennsyl-
Vanta military organ tZatOnS have brought
three days rat1ons with them.
Gov. Foster and staff arrived at 1880 O'Clock
to-day, ana on the train was the Governors
Guards OF Columbus, Ohio. Lieut.. Shepherd,
mum ber1ng I5 men and fine band OF music;
also the Champion City Guards OF Springfield,
Ohio, numbering 60 muskets.
This morning the Washington Cadets, Capt.
c. A. Fleetwood. met at the Steamer Leary's
the Seabord Elliot Grays, of Portsmouth, Va,
and the PeterSburgh way Guards
The Capital City Guard received the Gray
InVincibles Of Philadelphia about O'Clock.
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARRIVED LAST NIGHT.
Governor Nat Head, Of New Ham pshire, ac-
companted by his staff and their ladies, arrived
last evening in special car from Boston, and
proceeded at once to the National Hotel. The
party consisted OF twenty. nine persons, as
follows: Gev. Nat. Head and wife, Gen. j. H.
GalliDger and daughter, Gen. c.: H. Burns and
wife, Gen. B. F. Rackley and Wife, Gen. Geo. T.
Cruft, Col. d. L. Jewell and wife COL c. E.
Balch, wife and Miss Mira Webster; Col w. N.
Dow, Col. Churchill and wife, Hon. ChaS. Hol-
man and Wife, Hon. j. A. Spalding and wife,
Mt. c. V. Dearborn and wife, Hon. s. a Haley
DR.. J. Sullivan and wife, of Boston; W. f. Head
and wife, ana Rev. g. W. Redand and wife.