The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-05

AT the corner of the building, the
goddess of liberty, armed with
sword and shield represented the ex-
ecutive branch OF the government. An
eagle bearing q national shield sur
mounted the figure, and an excellent
portrait of heroic size of the president
elect was suspended above SHIELD
bearing the. name of New York
state. On the south face Of
the building Justice, blind,
folded, with sword and seal es
represented the judiciary. Altogether
the effect was very pleasant. The
hotels were fully decorated. Will
lard's was profusely draped in grace
ful festoons of gaily colored fabrics.
WORDS OF WELCOME
were wrought in tinsel above all inn
mense blazing star at the doorway,
and great arch of gas jets spanned
circle enclosing the symbolic "owl
head of the Americus club of Phila-
delphia. Elegant designs wrought in
cunningly woven bunting transformed
the marble facade of the Metropolitan
into thing of beauty. The Ebbitt
was fairly covered with flags and
picturesque figures, and other hotels
showed great ingenuity in devising
pleasing and original decorations. A
great floral ladder reaching TO the
roof of business house on Penn
oylyanin avenue bore upon lbs ruiigs
the words, SHERIFF MAYOR" "Gov-
ernor,' president" thus graphically
symbolizing the life-work of the
president-elect. All government
buildings on the line of march were
gay with bunting. Large American
flags encompassed the gray columns
of the treasury and long lines of PEN
nants of every hue of the rainbow ran
across the granite front of the great
building, and relieved the architecture
by giving 1t an appearance in keeping
with the gala day. Handsome ro-
settles and designs in parti-colored
bunting adorned the state, war and
navy department buildings.
Long before the hour set for the
movement of the procession, the mu-
sic of hundreds of bands heading or
CARNATIONS seeking their post, blend.
ed in one confused roar. Everywhere
the shrill note OF flies and Of the ket-
tie drum was heard. BY 10 o'clock the
entire population of the city seemed
to have deserted its homes aud occu-
pied the streets on the limo of march
The crowd was
SOMETHING UNPRECEDENrED
even in this city accustomed 10 re
Ipe1lSynSlation. Moh' women and cliii'
dren pushed and elbowed in the vast
throng. yet it was agood-natured
crowd and evidently disposed to dc
Justice TO the occasion. II was will
ling and anxious to be amused anC
plucked fun from the slightest Incl
dents. For instance, when an un
happy looking individual passed VI
the avenue in his shirt sleeves push
5 ing a wheelbarrow, in which reclined
with a self-sa tistied air, another per
son bearing flag, shouts of laughte
and all sorts of jokes and querie
greeted the equipage on its appeal
ance. A large crowd congregate
around the White House, and anotho
equally as large around the entrance
to the Arlington hotel at an earl
hour in the morning for the purpo'
IA of obtaining view of the presidel
and the president-elect if the
N took the places assigned to them
i'll the line. Both gentlemen rigid
)r denied themselves to visitors durii
III the morning. The members OF q
ia the general Inauguration commltt'
III met at the Arlington hotel before
es O'Clock and placed their services
sd the disposal of the president
~ President Arthur breakfasted WI
ne his family at the White House abo
r. 9 o'clock. No ono was admitted
Ie- the house to disturb his privacy c
no cent Senators Sherman, Ransom al
TIC IIawley of the senate committee
ed arrangements. They had a short
Iy, teryiew with the president, and So
IN after Senator Ilawley left and pr
Oh ceeded TO Wizards hotel, where,
was Joined by Vice President-ele
'ut Hendricks, and the two proceeded
ny, the White House. They occupied
en- handsome open barouche, lined W
ik- crimson satin, and drawn by TO
70 beautiful white horses. The VA
nc president was heartily cheered
ore along the short ride to the WI
an House just as he was enter
CHI the grounds, President Artht
en- carriage, containing Senators Sll
re- man and Ransom started to
re Arlington for the prsident-el,
zeal This carriage was drawn by f
Ler- pranciug bays from the preside
IDS. stable. The seats were covered "
18th soft. heavy, black-and-white BUT
ing robes. The senatorial committee "
oc- ushered into the presence of the pr
ken dent-elect Immediately on their 9
OF val at the Arlington, and after a 81
ten delay the three gentlemen appeare
aw- the south entrance OF the hotel, I
( of their seats in the carriage and v
day rapidly driven TO the White Ho
the where they Joined President Art
'ccs' and Vice President Hendricks
Senator Hawley, Marshal Monte
eau met the party at the White IL,
and portico and escorted the presid
TO elect into the presence of the p
J, dent.
mass THE PREsIDENT-ELEcr
adj was greeted by cheers ana waVli
the handkerohiefs, as he drove along
ania, teenth street from the hotel. lie
was his hat raised in recognition o.
LEGO compliment. While the party we
Its the White House, the chief marsl
I and the procession and his aides rode
were the grounds anu no'Ileu tlo
lis on ident-elect that the procession
side ready to start, II was precise
,lden the hour set, 1880 O'Clock, tina
red, presidential party entered thei,
were riages and took the positions ass
net them in the line. The party en-
ding. their carriages as follows; ln
/ the ident Arthur's carriage,
and ident Arthur, with Pres
hand elect Cleveland on his
as of senator Sherman, facing Pre-
ed to- Arthur, aud Senator Ransom
, COG ilrl,t fncinp the nresident-elect.