Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-03-10
GARFIELD'S INAUGURATION
iSUINGTON ELIBORdTELf DEC-
DRAFTED F0R THE EVENT.
The Inaugural Address-suprema
of the Federal POwer-An HistOrt-
cal Reytew--The New Cabinet.

cal Review-The New Cabinet.
WAsn,SeroN March 4.-The pension
office is large, six-story building, on the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Twelfth street. On the avenut
front, placed between the windows, arr
pictures of all OF the Presidents from
Washington to Garfield +; large chains
made OF red, white and blue links are
suspended from these pictures, and from
all the windows. Directly over the main
entrance are pictures of a soldier and
sailor; above these is large shield sur.
rounded by flags, and above that a large
golden sun burst. In the centre of the
building the National coat of arms, and
from the top iestoons of flags and myriads
of evergreens. The Twelfth street side
is handsomely draped with chains of red
white and blue, and between the windows
are shields bearing the coats of arms o
the various states and territories.
There is q triumphant arch at Fifteenth
street from the Treasury department to
the Corcohran building. II is gothic in
design and one end is rested on a tower
with four minarets from which float red
and blue pennants. Un the other end il
a flag staff with blue and white banner
waving and four lines of small flags cx-
tending from the topmost point of the
pole to the arch below. The entire
structure is painted to initiate brown
stone and the columns and ornaments
Nova Scotia granite.
Thirty eight windows in the arch and
towers are painted in imitation of stained
glass. In the centre of each is a red,
nd gI ,,.l, 80 Ia.
name of state. Eight similar windows
are marked with the names of the eight
territories. Across the top of the arch are
two rows of cavalry and infantry guidons.
Light iron arches are thrown across all
the streets which cross PENNSYLVANIA ave
nue. from the Capitol to Seventeenth
street. These are IS in number, and ara
on both sides of the Avenue. They are
iastefully draped with garrison flags and
small flags. Hung loosely at the ends,
Oh medallion set i'll n cluster of flags in
the centre of each, is the coat of arms of Il
state, with scroll hanging below, on
which is the name Of the state and year
in which it became state. Above the
medallion is a staff, surmountcd by a
blazing sun, with ''lsSl'' in the centre.
and from which suspends Il red, white
and blue baIneret.
At either end af the arch is large
shield of the National culors, above which
are clusters "l small hags "lth Two
H., a,ans III '.,i ,ii,,a,', t.,
tween the shields and neolallions, and
twelve testoohs of evergreens hang below.
Thee equestrian statues Of Washington at
Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty-stcond
street Jackson. opuosite TN. Executive
Mansion Scott At the intersection ol
Sixtp4nts street Massachusetts and Rbndr
Island avenues Thomas at the intrrsec-
tion of NJ street. Massachusetts and Nnr-
mont avenues. and Mcpherson in thr
square between and r. and Fifteenth and
sixteenth streets. are all DRAINED with
nays and f.stoon.d with mvrin,ls of EYER
green's long linns of l.ott md strn,nars
are strung from III. st,t,,.s to Nh. trees
which surrouud Them.
The Census Office. Rioes lIou4e Ebb.tt
uouse Willard,s Natisu.I and NTatrn.
politan Hotels National Mptropolitou
Bank. Citizens, National BanL and
nearly NH the business ho,ls,s alont
p.nnsvIvoni, ,vonl,a fr,on tb,. ronitnI IN
ihn CORNER nf Eift.anth stra.t nnd N.,,
York aypnle are nrofus.lv deeoratrl with
tlaps buntiuo shields nictures nf pr,.si-
dent GARFIELD and yira prnsident Arthu,.
and yarious emblems. for instance thos4
of Pennsylvania. &c.
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THE INAUGURATION SPECTACLE.
AT lo'oo a. m. the sun commenced 10
ShiAe out pflshlly' Wlttl emmy Maftil
wind blowing from the northwest. AT
this hour the greater portion OF til" popu-
laton of Washington and Georgetown are
ont along the line of march and. with the
STRANGERS here over 100 O0o nrrsons ore
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NJ nil,.',,.i,. N
rue spte""iks ull iehiisN ~ ANA aN"hH'
along the route OF the procession are liter
ally packed with men, women and
children, and the windows of buildings,
rs well as the stands. are crowded with
spectators.
The First Division formed ON Pennsyl.
vania and New York avenues, between
. and IL A. M. ON the north side
facing south with the right resting OH
Seventeenth street. The incoming Prrsi-
"eht special escort assembled inside the
grounds ot the Executive Mansion shortly
before 10 O'clock.
AT 1918 Il. M, the Presidential party
.ntered thair ,,rrioges II consisted ot
threa famr.I,orsn 's.n;,oa', o"mtof,,i,,,,
p,.t,9 !, nv =, ~ -, ''t ,'St' iti
iteslo1ht IL; d. hayes ifesiu"ht "arneia
wee President w. a. Wheeler, Vice
Presidcnt-elect Arthur, Senator George
II. Pendltton. senator IL. b. Anthony and
Senator rbonas II Ravard proranapd
bv tIn rlar,i,',I t,',.,,,' \, ,',.,,1 .I,,.,,,sl
" me cleveland troops II moved through