The Dawson journal., 1885-03-05
CLEVELAND fNAUGURATED.
An Immense Cr0wd-The Inaugural
ton of Garfield Eclipsed-The
PrOcesSion-Ball, Etc.
Special to the DAWSON JouRNAL.

ca mas ever sean. From the time
of Washington's Inauguration I'M
til now, no city on this continent
has ever seen the crowds, the en-
thusiasm, or the display which
Washington has seen to-day. The
railroads, like the lens which col
lects the rays of light and CONVEX
ges them to one point, has collect
ed the inhabitants from all over
this country and centered them in
Washington. Since Sunday extra
trains have been running on every
road leading to the city, and every
train has come loaded with human
freight. The hotels and board
ing houses here are crowded to
their utmost capacity, and thou
sands, and thousands of visitors
went, last night, to jackson and
Baltimore for lodging; others
slept in the sleeping cars which
lined the side tracks, others nod
ded through the night in the gal
leries of the capital, while thou
sands wandered up and down
through the city vainly seeking
resting place. The trains this
morning were literally loaded
down, one passenger train OF the
Baltimore road stalled two miles
from the city ,and was compelled
to send for an extra engine to pull
in its mass Of people.
The inauguration of Garfield
and Arthur four years ago sur
passed anything Of the kind ever
seen in the magnificence of its
decorations and ceremonies and
IN the size of the crowd which
fiocked from the four corners of
the continent. But the Inaugural
ton Of Cleveland and Hendricks,
the first democratic officers for
twenty-eight years, has far eclipsed
that Of Garfield and Arthur, and
has carried the record Of magnifi-
cence to point which will be diff
ficult to surpass.
THE PROCESSION,
which consisted of military and
civic organizations, representing
every State i'll the Union, and
numbering nearly thirty thousand
men, was marshalled by Gen.
Slocum. 1t was closely packed
and presented the finest military
display seen in the United States
since the union army was dis
banded after the fall of the Con-
federacy. The procession was
greeted at every step with shouts
of applause. Everybody seemed
to be democrats, and enthusiastic
over the coming administration.
The scene on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. is indescribable; banners
were waving from ten thousand
stands, and the fifty thousand
seats erected upon vacant lots and
government lands, all overlooking
the line of march, were thronged
with anxious lockers. The win
dows of those MAGNIFICENT build
ings, which front the avenue, were
thronged with the beauty and
chivalry of the continent. These
windows, which afforded the finest
view of the swaying crowd and
the grand procession, wore luxu-
ries (which could be enjoyed
only by the rich or the favored
few"
Early in the morning the crowd
began to gather around the east
portlco of the capital where the
inaugural ceremonies were to take
place, and when the hour for
these ceremonies arrived every
available inch of ground in that
vicinity was occupied. When
Cleveland appeared upon the
platform he was enthusiastically |
cheered by the multitude. On |
his right was President Arthur
and his cabinet, on his left the
judges of the Supreme bench, and |
In his rear ambassadors, congress-
men, senators and eminent men
from all over the country.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS
was delivered IN an easy STYLE
with no attempts at oratory. The
speakers voice was clear and dis
tinct. Before lie had finished his
first sentence the noise of the
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