Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-05

tiai occupant, from the hour of the starting of
t ne PLY 10 tne Capitol until the completion of
the Inaugurai ceremonies, that famous build
ing presented deserted appearance. The reg
wa. uooI-keepers were at their accustomed
posts ana at the windows We're seen the faces
OF some OF the regular White House attendants.
SeaeIaI members of the democratic national
strolied fnta ana a, other prominent democrats
,he lnterregnum took look about the build
~ 10 DC occupied for the coming four years by
tneir representative. Their visits were made
SIMPLY from curiosity, and there were no WISH
tols , ~ an oif1cial capacity at the White House
during that time. Before the conclusion of
me inaugural ceremonies the grand stand had
neeone pretty well filled by the members OF
,H itoi aniiles OF the general committee and In
pIesiaentiai party and their households. TO
Whcn they Were escorted upon arrival. The
humanity
THE PRESSURE on THE RAILROADS.
yesterday morning the r. & F. II. K. brought
IN heaV1ly laden passenger trains at intervals of
. minutes apart. There Is blocks between
mere ana Baltimore, and at no time from IL
O'Clock Ut night on the Sd TO past noon yestcr-
uaS was either one Q: the blocks clear OF train.
and often there Nere as many as seven trains
! made up in Baltimore waiting signals to pass
! through the tunnels. The trains the 3. x o.,
tai inuch IN the same way, and the frequent
| an accident
After the procession left the capitol at ID
Scloch return trains were made up. loaded and
dispatched at short intervals, over 40 trains 10
| oalimore being sent ont in the first twelve
Utlrt lRI
them.
scenes Outside the Capitol Yesterday.
before o'clock full three thousand people
| hao congregated on the broad plaza 10 the east
OF the Capitol and on the terrace to the west.
The approaches to the building. both for car
| r1ases and pedestrians, were black with stran-
gers going to and from the great structure. On
the streets north of the building military COM
panies and societies were forming and
| preparing to march to the center of the
| city. Hundreds Of people who had passed
the night in Baltimore, and who had
AIRY arrived on the early. morning trains:
organizations who had found quarters for the
previous night IN the smaller hotels in the Vi
subjects of the day Their conaptcuous high
| hats and overcOats of light or dark material.
anG the CANDY badges OF red, blue or purple silk,
were objects of curiosity for the unnitiated
stranger. An occasional rooster design orna-
mented the head coverings. The people on the
| the length of the Capitol with resident friends
Occasionally a member of Congress, whose
WEAKNESS from continued sitting conspc-
uous, strrolled with town or country constitu-
ents and pointed out objects OF interest. Many
of the strangers had been unable to find "A rest
ing place during the night, and their faces and
Many OF them carried carpet-sacks or
f5ar vi In hand odtnH while few had
band-boXes. Talkative individuals related
their experiences of past inaugurations An
Van Wrinkles, entertained many with his ac-
count OF the burning, of the Capitol by
the first families of Virginia. Little did
think, P" he remarked, ''when saw that building
| burning that would see Grover Cleveland IN
auguTated in 1885"
On the east steps. at the House side Of the
Capitol, three or four hundred people had seat
secured the choice positions at 6 O'Clock, and
had held them with chairs which they had
wessrn e their own crdaHs The
avenue, along which 'A the Profession
US 2ee was ii a aIos om Curb h to
| curb with moving humanity. Policemen. who
stood at the entrances through which persons
were to be admitted to the Capitol, were vigor-
ously engaged in moving from the doorways
hundreds who had congregated about them.
BY 10 o'clock the procession began TO form In
! the streets and avenues east of the Capitol. On
all sides were to be heard the strains of martial
music pfe af90 Of the dTu g tb up
| of bugle and brass bands OF troops advancing
9 fro the opposite or The Tamany soeifg
first organizations ON the ground. AS Tam
many sachem, attired in aboriginal costume,
g the and other ns was
expressions. Civic and military organizations,
preceded by single drummer boy or band
| OF 100 pieces followed and took the positions
assigned to them, The sun shone brilliantly on
| the uniforms of the troops, and their bayonets
cleaned In the sunshine ike sea OF FURNISHED
steel
| At II o'clock the crowd had increased to six
or seven thousand and crowded the plaza. Gen.
Hancock and Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan arrived. and
| az they assembled the steps to the east front of
the Senate wing deafening cheer arose from
the crowd,
| WARMLY GREETING THE ARRIVAL OF THE
| NEW PRESIDENT
| Twenty minutes later the Presidents car
| riage, with the four horses fairly prancing,
entered the west end of the plaza. Prior to
its arrival the people stood en- mdsse over the
east front. Policemen on horses rode among
hem, and with shouts and clubs cleared
| q passage way. The carriage began to move
military escort. The people cheered first
family; as the vehicle proceeded the hurrahs in
creased, hats were lifted and thrown into the air.
handkerchief were waved above heads by both
the ladies s and gentlemen Tiny ags held BY
The bands seemed to play with greater vigor,
and the drums were beaten with greater vehe-
mence The flies shril1 sound was more piercing
| and the bugles blast louder and louder.
THE PREs1DENT-ELECT ENTERS THE CAPITOL.
| The carriage was driven in front of the east
steps and around to the passageway, beneath
them. It had been expected that the dis
| tinguished occupants would ascend the steps
| When, however, 1t was discovered that they
would enter through the basement passage
a moment the President and the President
elect, the Senators who had accompanied
them in their carriage, and the Vice President
elect and his companion were within the build
ing. The doors were closed. Mr.. Cleveland, on
the arm Of Senator Sherman, went to the pri-
and proceeded Immediately to the Vice Presi-
dents room. President Arthur went 10 the
Presidents room, where his cabinet was assem-
bled, and where he engaged himself in signing
the measures which Congress was rushing
| through the legislative halls. Mr.. Hendricks,
| On the arm of Senator Hawley, entered the
apartment where Mr.. Cleveland had previous.
| ly gone.
I The STAR Office Was serenaded to-day by
Dering's band. Of Trd n. Y. the State Capital
band, of Harrisburg. Pa, and the Ringgold
| band, which accompanied the Americus club,
Of Reading, Pa, to Washington.
! Col. J. P. s. Goblin of the Sth regiment, Penn
sylvania National guard, has written to Mr..
Sevellan o. Brown, chief clerk of the State
| Department thanking him on behalf of the
officers and men of the regiment for "the kind
ness, courtesy, and consideration" with which
| their bivouac in the building, under Mr..
| Browns charge, has been attended.
| It was George Duvall who decorated the
| building corner 41a street and the avenue,
mentioned in yesterdays STAR.
| It is estimated in Baltimore that 10000 peo-
pie left that city yesterday for Washington.
This afternoon the Flambeau club, of Topeka.
| and the National Rifles, escort the Busch Zou-
aves to the Arlington, where the latter give an
| exhibition drill.
! CELEBRATING THE DAY IN OTHER CITIES.
| The Inauguration of President Cleveland
was ittingly celebrated by democrats at
many points throughout the country yester.