The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-03-13
Cleveland and Hendricks Inaugurated
as President and Vice President OF
the United States.
The Assembled Thousands Greet the
New Chief Magistrate With Thun-
ders Of Acclaim.
4 Most Imposing Military and Civic
Parade Follows the Inaugu-
raj Ceremonies.

The gentlemen named were inaugurateC
to-day as president and vice-president, re
spectively, of the United States of America
TIL installation of the first Democratic ex
ecutive for twenty-four years was made thu
occasion of a demonstration of extraordinary
magnitude, marked by O degree of enthusi
asn not often witnessed. The event wa
celebrated by the booming of cannon, the
waving of countless flags and banners, the
music OF $50 brass bands, varied by scream
of fife, blast Of bugle and roll of drum, and
above all the uproarious shouts and cheers
of the great multitude that literally packed
the principal streets of the capital city.
Providence smiled graciously Upon Grover
Cleveland, if BRIGHT skies and a comfortable
stage Of the thermometer may be construed
as an evidence of divine favor. The petit
tions for good weather appeared to lave
been answered, and everybody was happy.
The chill of winter had not gone entirely
from the air, but il was as warm as could
have been expected or even hoped for a day
early in March. and it was possible TO sit or
stand for hours without serious discomfort
The troops forming the first division or
escort to the presidential party were under
arms at a very early hour, and began arriv-
ing at the point of organization west of the
White House, as early as 9 O'Clock. The
regular troops were the first there, and com
prised a light battery and twelve foot bat
teries, eight of these being of the Second
artillery and the others one each of the other
artillery regiments from Fortress Monroe. 1t
Is a queer circumstance that by the orders of
Maj Gen. Hancock, who commands all the
troops stationed east of the Mississippi, none
of the captains of the five batteries stationed
at the Fortress Monroe artillery school were
allowed to come here with their commands,
the batteries being commanded here to-day
by lfeutenants The regular line was
formed along the north side of the
avenue beyond the White House, with
the right resting on Seventeenth
street by the Corcoran art gallery, and with
the light battery of the Second artillery in
Lafayette place, just in the rear These
troopA were formed in two battalions, form
4ng q brigade, under the command Of Lieut.
Gel LSoHits L Eangdon, OF the Second
artillery, with the battalions commanded by
Col l. l. Livingston. Fourth artillery, and
Maj. G. b ~Throckmorton, Of the Second
Those are familiar names to the readers OF
war history as old commanders of dashing
light batteries In the field during the war
None Of them can ride now as light as they
did twenty odd years ago, when they used
70 take their guns into action with a swing
at hard gallop; and Throckmorton (who is Of
the old Kentucky Throckmorton stock rides
SO heavily that it takes a seventeen
hands high horse to carry him. and even
then the horse was pitied to-day. The
marines and others of the escort division
were formed near by, so that when the time
came and
THE ARTILLERY BRIGADE
broke from the right and marched down in
division front which extended almost across
the broad avenue, they and the other troops
following in and the procession moved as
promptly and regularly as clockwork There
was no delay whatever in the movement of
the procession, and at 1890, the hour
named. IL extended downt the broad space op-
posiSe the White House through Fifteenth
street. past the treasury, and along Pennsyl-
vania avenue as tar as Wizards, where it
halted for the presidential carriage to fall in.
At the Arlington the Pomeroy house annex,
where Mr.. Cleveland was quartered, was
alive az a very early hour, although the new
ruler did not seem ut all TO hurry himself,
but turned out and breakfasted with about
the same deliberation thai he prob
ably did when he administered the
affairs Of the state of New York.
His breakfast. at which were present Messrs
Villas and whitney and coL Barrett. was I'm
fshed just az 10 O'Clock Before this Daniel
Manning was with Mr.. Cleveland for a little
tame. and the quiet and ubiquitous Col, La
mont was ~ the lower passageway, aiding
Sergeant Dihsmore in the struggle with the
people who would insist I'm being where they
were not needed nor wanted. Lamont and
his family. as soon as
nR CLEVELAND DROVE AWAY.
took a carriage and drove rapidly through
by-strcets TO the capitol Scarcely was the
breakfast completed when the private car
riage Of President Arthur, drawn by the four
handsome dark bay horses that all Washing
ton knows so well, drew up in front Of the
private entrance 70 Mr. Gleyei.-d,s quarters
driven by ALBERT the coachman Of Grant,
Hayes, Garfield and Arthur. At almost the
same moment. Senators Sherman and Ran
som appeared and were shown up stairs, and
en- less than FIVE minutes they reappeared
escorrinQ the president-elect and entering
the carriage. Cleveland and Sherman takinf
che rear seats and Senator Ransom the front
Adense crowd numbering at least 8, 900, nllet
the street in front clear across to the parl
railing and around In East Lafayette place
and as soon as the chief magistrate appeare'
and was recognized q ringing. hearty chez
went upthat gave the signal to the troops am
multitude q square away. The carriage wa
driven rapidly to the White House, where Pres
ident Arthur received the partyin the blu
nsarlor, and hssoon asthe troops began to moy
the party returned to the carriage, Arthur.an
Cleveland taking the rear and Senators Shel
man and Ransom the front seat In th
meantime Senator Hawley had escorted Vic
President Hendricks from his quarters /
Willasd'sto the White House IN a carriap
drawn by four white horses, the leadin
team boing q beautiful pair OF Arabs. owns
by the livery stable man who furnished th
,tcNns At the White House the spare eel