Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-03-09
THE INAUGURATION.
Gen. Garfield Installed Into the Chair
Occupied by Gen. Washington.
Details of the Scenes and Incidents Attending
the Ceremonies.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Washing-
ton has witnessed the grandest pageant
In the history of all presidential inau-
gurations Inspite of the terrible storm
which ragged throughout the night and
until 8 o'clock this morning, the avenue
was dried for the grand review. The
sun shone at intervals, and the wind
moderated both in force and temperature,
until, all IN al, the weather has scarcely
lnterfered with the movements of the
great column which passed as escort to
the president, and then reviewed by him
and moved for hours before the assem-
bled multltudes at the national capital
The column which escorted the presi-
dent formed promptly and moved
rapidly from the White House to the
east front of the capitol. The Pennsyl-
on the east of the capitol. At the APP
pointed time the divisions which were to
form on Pennsylvania avenue between
the capitol and the treasury department
were III place as promptly as if the sun
had risen upon mild May morning.
The unexpected cessation of the storm,
and the appearance of ritts in the clouds,
and shortly after patches of blue sky,
was sufhclentto turn the whole population
into the streets and move them en- masse
toward Pennsylvania avenue. The streets
were running with slush and water, and
there had been no time to clear the side
walks; yet through it all, men, women
and children moved down in the streets
toward the line of the great process
sion. The city was in position none too
soon. 1t had hardly lined the avenue
and crowded the grand stands, which
only two hours before were covered with
snow, before the firing of artillery near
the White House gave the signal for the
movement of the escorting column.
This was formed chiefly of regulars, with
Gen. Sherman in command.
Gen. Garfield was received at the door
of the White House with President
Hayes, by Gen. Sherman, and then the
mounted Cleveland troops who came
with him as his escort from Mentor, a
splenddly appearing body of men, ex-
cited universal attention and admiration.
Two carriages, each drawn by four
horses, conveyed the party from the
White House. President Hayes and Gen.
Garfield, with Senators Bayard and
Thurman, occupied the first, and Vice
President Arthur and Senator Pendleton
the second. Arrived at the capitol,
those in carriages were driven to the
lower entrance to the senate wing and
Immediately proceeded to the president
and vice presidents rooms, where they
remained until II O'Clock, the time for
entering the senate chamber, arrived.
AS the hour of II drew near the floor
of the senate was well filled in all parts.
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able, Immediately the central draws were
throws open and president Hayes and
Gen. Garfield, with locked arms, walked
down the central aisle to the seats re-
served for them, Immediately in front of
the clerks desk. Following them came
the members of the cabinet, who took the
seats assigned them opposite those occu-
pied by the justices of the Supreme
Court.
When the senate was thus organized
the procession was formed to proceed to
the platform on the east front of the
capitol, whore the ceremonies of the in
auguration of President Garfield were to
take place. President Hayes and Gen.
Garfield led the procession, and the
other official bodies followed in order.
The members of the house of repre-
sentatives, the last of these, was followed
by the distinguished guests who had
been admitted to the floor of the cham
Der, with many ladies who came from
the galleries.
The scene at the east front of the cap
ltol, where the president-eIect was to de-
liver his inaugural address, and take the
oath of Office in the presence of the seu-
ate and house of representatives, the
Supreme court and the high officials of
the government was most imposing
Half of the vast area was packed closely
with people. Many women had braved
the storm and stood patiently waiting
the appearance of the presidential party
through the east doorof the rotunda.
There were many acres of people, and
through them stretched In many lines
the red and white plumes of gaily.
dressed troops and cleaning lines of the
thousands of bayonets. It was a scene
of indescribable animation, and yet all
orderly and wonderfully quiet.
When President Hayes escorting Gen.
Garfield, az peared in full sight of the
vast concourse Of people, their we'll
all and greeted with most enthusiastic
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of the multitude to the grand stand,
double the capacity of any used before,
and took their position in the chairs to-
gether the front edge-Gen. Garfield in
the center in chair formerly belonging
to Gen. Washington, President Hayes at
his left and Chief Justice Waite at his
right hand. Next behind him came a
group which the moment the multitude
distinguished and recognized there was
first general hush and then cheering as
the venerable mother of the president
elect was assisted by Mrs. Hayes and
Mrs. General Garfield to seat directly
in the scar of her son. The central
platform, for the presidential party, con-
tanned besides these the young daughter
of the president, Speaker Randall and
Senators Pendleton, Bayard and Sher-
man.
No more touching scene was ever
placed before great audience of people