Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-03-12

where he first came into the building
and entered his carriage, to be driven
IN the procession to the white house.
THE RETURN MARCH.
At the conclusion OF the inaugural
ceremonies at the capitol, the process
sion escorted the presidential party
back to the White House. The two
carriages which contained president
Cleveland. ex-president Arthur, vice;
president Hendricks and senate com
mlttee OF arrangements. took positions
IN first division ana the line started.
The greatest enthusiasm was maniS
Tested all along the route The crowd
on the sidewalks bad increased So that
IT. was impossible to pass through it.
Many people were forced out into the
roadway, and the police had all they
could do to keep the avenue open for
the procession. When the head of
the line reachcd 18th street, halt was
made, and the carriage containing
the president and the ex. president
left the line of march and pro.
ceeded by wGy Of the Executive ave.
to the white house, which the party
entered. The vice-president's carriage
proceeded up 18th street nearly to
New York avenue before leaving
the line Mr.. Hendricks, however.
so9n joined the president at the white
house, and when everything was in
readiness the entire party proceeded
to the reviewing stand on Pennsyl
vania avenue, directly In front of the
executive mansion, and the order was
given for the line to move. The re-
viewing stand had been profusely
decorated with flags and bunting and
presented a beautiful appearance.
THE PRESIDENT AND Elk PRESIDENT
were placed on a projected platform,
which was covered with flags so as to
make a handsome canopy, and at the
same time arranged so as to afford a
clear view of the procession. Arm
chairs were placed upon it
for them, but the president
remained standing during the
entire review ex president Arthur
sat on his left. Vice President Hen
bricks and members of his household
occupied seats to the right and Just
back of the president, while the fam
lies and frieAds of the president and
ex president sat in the front row on
the right Among those who occu-
pied seats on the presidential stand
were Sec'ys Frelinghuysen, McCul-
loch, Lincoln, Chandler and Teller,
Postmaster General Hatton, Lieut..
Gen. Sheridan, Maj. Gen. Hancock,
Daniel Manning, Mr.. Villas, Mr. Endi-
colt, Of Massachusetts, Senators Bayard
and Garland, Col. Lament, Mayor
Grace and ex Mayor Cooper, of New
York, aud 81 large number of other
prominent persons, including many
officers Of the army and navy and
diplomatic corps There were grea.
many ladies on the stand, and their rich
costumes added to the briliancy of
the scene. 1t was estimated there were
on the stand about "a thousand per-
sons. 1t was ten minutes pasta o'clock
when the president, escorted by Col.
Berrett, Of the inaugural committee.
took his place at the front of the
stand and the head of the procession
started from the corner Of Fifteenth
street to pass ia review. the presl-
dents appearance was the signal for a
general shout from the concourse.
The people had gathered In front of
the stand and filled the street for
several hundred yards both ways.
The president quietly bowed his ac-
acknowledgements. A good deal of con-
fusion was caused In the vicinity of
the grand stand by efforts of the police
to- clear the streets for the approach
ing procession. The work was finally
accomplished but with great officially,
the mounted police riding into dense
throngs and driving the people back
with their batons.
THE REVIEW
from the presidential stand Was
grand sight, and it was the generally
expressed opinion that no more bril-
liant pageant had ever been wit
messed in this country. All the Or
CARNATIONS gave marching salute as
they passed the grand stand, and the
president recognized the compliment
by raising his hat. The first division
was composed of regular United States
troops and all local military organi
cations. The second division was
composed entirely of brigadiers and
the Pennsylvania National Guard.
There were about l, 500 is this divi-
sion. General Patterson rode at the
head of the division. The president
raised his hat as token of respect to
battle torn flags of the 18Th and 18th,
and several other regiments. The
president paid the same compliment
to the 9Th New York regiment, Roch-
amheau, Grenadier, and Bush Zou
ayes, of St. Louis. A large number
Of colored troops were included ia the
Third division and their soldierly
bearing and good marching elected
much praise from the people. The
New Jersey soldiers, III their plain
uniform, with red blankets rolled
above the knapsackS. also attracted
attention, as did the Washington in
fantry of Plttsburg, clad ia navy blue