The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-03-14

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them.
At noon the oath OF office was adj
ministered to the President-eloct by
the chief justice, and President CIeve-
land delivered his inaugural address.
At l O'Clock, on the conclusion oi
the ceremonies, the members OF the
Senate, preceded by the sergeant-at-
arms, yice-president, and the secre-
tary, returned to the Senate chamber
and the President, accompanied by
the committee OF arrangements, pro
ceeded to the executive mansion.
The Parade.
The parade was the grand feature OF
the day. The military turned out Il, =
600 men, the civic organizations H.
600, while brass and cOrnet bands,
aggregating $50 men, furnished the
music.
Gen. Ordway, chief OF staff. had tele-
graph communication with each divis-
ION during the tive-mile parade, by
adoption of the field telegraph OF the
signal corps. As there were 81, 600
men in line this was found to be the
safest and most accessibewa of com
municating with the divisionstO be IN
formed OF delays or Interruptions to
the line.
The tirs5 division, composed OF the
regular troops and district militia,
formed west OF Seventeenth Street and
escorted the President elect from the
Arlington Hotel to the capitol, where
he took the oath OF Office and delivered
his inaugural address, while the troops
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capitol and halted in readiness for
the line OF march down that side OF the
capitol when the ceremonies were com
pleted. The remaining three divisions
did not take part in escOrting the
President to the capitol, but proceed
ed direct to New Jersey, Maryland,
and Delaware Avenues, east OF the
capitol, where they waited the termin-
alton of the ceremonies. The line
then formed and the parade actually
began. The route of the procession
was via the north side OF the capitol
to Pennsylvania Avenue, to Washing
ton Circle, to K Street, to Connecticut
Avenue, to Rhode Island Avenue, to
Massachusetts, Avenue, to Fourteenth
Street, where the parade was dis
missed. Before the head OF the line
reached the avenue opposite the exec
utiye mansion the President left the
line and proceeded to the stand in
front OF the White House, where he re
viewed the parade The line was five
miles long.
All along the line of march the side
walks We're thronged with enthusiastic
people while every available window
was filed with sightseers Every little
park on the route was covered with
tiers upon tiers OF wooden seats. and
filed with spectators Public and pri-
vate buildings We're handsomly deco
rated with bunting, flags and shields,
the War Department lOaning nearly II
thousand stand of national cOlors for
the occasion. Various trades and civic
organizations in the parade bore hun
dreds Of brilliant banners and embIems
and among the features was a hand
sOmely decorated liberty car drawn by
members OF the East Washington
Cleveland and Hendricks Club, sur
mounted by pretty young lady, rep
resenting the Goddess Of Liberty. Two
large bells chimed out glad tones as
the throngs made the air reSound with
loud cheers, and every moment or two
the booming OF cannon drowned the
din OF the multitude.
Ornamental arches were ecOnstructed
over the entrance gate to the White
House grounds. but. in delerence to
the wishes of President Cleveland, no
trimmphal arches We're erected over
the streets as IN former years.
The gay scene was also further Ell
hanced by decorating lamp posts by
means OF designs painted on canvas
backed by wood, the canvas aDOut
three by three feet, representing co ITS
OfarmS OF the several states, United
States shields, army and navy designs
science, art, etc.
The Fireworks.
After brief rest from the festivities
OF the day, the celebration were con
tinued in the evening.
The night fireworks. which were dis
charged on the White Lot, were brill
liant in the extreme, and included
many varieties OF the Japanese fire
works, shells bursting with various Ell
fects large flights OF from 500 to .
600 rockets OF different coIors, floral
fountains and shells, batteries OF
many-cOlOred lights, mines OF saucis-
sons a number OF exhibition pieces,
including star OF America, star of inde
pendence, tree OF liberty. cross OF hon
or, serpentine wheel, cluster OF dia-
mOnds, ieWeled cross, Maltese cross. a
large piece representing a realistic
scene of the falls of Niagara, 300 feet
long by 50 high, making an area Of
10, 500 square feet of fire; another rep
resenting the capitol with portraits OF
Cleveland and Hendricks on either
side. One feature was a single flight Of
5000 rockets simultaneously, filling
the heavens with a blaze Of glory.
The main streets were brilliantly
Illuminated with eighty-six mammoth
calcium lights, and the executive
mansion was made dazzling with
electric lights Cluster lights with fan
cy globes were also literally distrib-
utcd.
The total expenses OF the display
attending the Inauguration and the
ball were S32, 900 The receipts from
the sale of ball tickets and privileges
were S4l, 900, and the citizens OF Wash
ington and other cities OF the country
We're SD, 900 A large portion OF the
contributions will be refunded TO the
donors.
Tav Grand Ban.
Growing I hegrand events OF the day.
and forminga fitting closet to thefestiyi-
ties, was the inauguration ball held
tonight in the new Pension building.
which has not Vet approached such a
state OF completeness as to be0ccupied
by the government. It IS located on
7 Street. Judiciary Square, in the
center of thecity. between the treasury
and the capitol, and Il temporary
wooden roof was placed over the mn
mense structure for the purposes of
this evenings entertainment. For
spaciouSness and elegance OF appoint
ments the building was fully in keeping
with theumportanceo of the event which
it celebrated The interior was
brilliantly Illuminated with new
patent gas-burners. In the decora-
tons five hundred navy flags were
utilized and thousands OF yards
OF bunting The roof was hung