The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-23
In HONOR OF WASHINGTON.
Ceremonies Incident to the Dedication
of the Monument at the Capital.
The Residents of the City Make Fine Exhi-
bition of Public Spirit. and Success
full Celebration Is the Result.
From the Journal Of Sunday.1
THE DAY IN GENERAL.


thing in Washington was given up to-day to the
dedication of the monument; nothing else was
done. In this they have been very ably assisted
by many thousands of strangers from a distance.
The city has been crowded, and, in many
respects, the scenes presented have been quite
similar to those Of inaugurations On the 4th of
March. Washington was never so gorgeously
decorated with flags, bunting, streamers, ETC.,
emblematical of the Father of his Country.
Most things and people were thoroughly con-
tinental. The New Englanders, including the
traditio nal and vertable school marin, were here
in great glory. There were continental military,
civic and secret organizations, almost without
end, accompanied by continental and almost
every other kind of band
The day dawned bright and beautiful;
there was perfect Italian sky, but
the suns rays came down through an
atmosphere that piercingy cold. A stiff
wind cut its way to the marrow, and those in
the parade suffered much especially the must
clans and those carrying guns, flags, or banners.
There was no snow on the ground. The ceremo-
MES at the monument were brief on account of
the unpleasant weather At noon battery,
stationed on the hill Immediately south of the
Capitol building, began firing a salute of 100
guns, as the procession moved. When it reached
the foot of Capitol hill, it had to wait some time
for the President to take his place, with the Cab
met. on the stand at the east Capitol front, to
review the soldiery as they passed. But little
life was shown about the hall of the House of
Representatives where the orations of Win
throp and Daniel were delivered, until IL
o'clock. Then people began to arrive slowly
No one could enter the building unless
he or she had a ticket of admission,
so that at time was there any jam. At2
O'Clock the gallery seats were all taken. About
half the members were on the floor Their reg
ular seaJs had been removed and smaller cane
bottomed chairs put in for the accommodation
of eight hundred people. Everything was so
quiet you could almost hear pin drop. 1t was
as If a funeral was about to take place. Finally
Representative Ochiltree walked in and down
the main isle toward the Speakers desk. Some
roguishgboys in the gallery whistled softly and
clapped their hands, and it was taken up by the
members on the floor; then the ladies clapped
their hands, and it wound up in regular storm.
This opened the way for many such ovations.
Every man of prominence was warmly greeted.
When Gen. Phil. Sheridan entered, everybody
on the floor and in the galleries arose and
applauded him for fully two minutes. The
grand old warrior never seemed to notice the
demonstration, except by his face growing red
der. When General Fitz Lee, of Virginia, came
in, followed by some other distinguished excon-
federates, those on the Democratic side of the
House almost went into fits Of enthusiasm. A
great crowd focked about him, shook him by
the hand, and gave him Southern greeting
that was both hearty and long continued. Then
came President Arthur and the Senate and the
members of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic
corps, and officers of the army and navy The
peor.e arose and applauded during all the time
those personages were entering the hall. Ban
croft t4e venerable historian, bending
low with the weight of almost tours score years;
W. W. Corcoran, the first president of the
Washington Monument Society, and Admiral
c. r. Rodgers, of the navy were probably
the most closely watched trio in the hall. They
sat up in semicircle in front of the Speakers
desk. President Arthur, with Secretary Ere
linghuysen at his left and Secretary McCulloch
at his right, sat in front of them. Judge David
Davis, of Illinois, walked in with the senator's
he occupied a seat Immediately across the aisle
from Secretary Frelinghuysen and the President,
and for five minutes he stood up before them
with his hands to his sides, and talked and
laughed until he could have been heard all over
the hall. The President joined him in converse
ton, and seemed to enjoy it very much from mis-
hearty laugh and the way he held the old states
mans hand when he tried to break away. Judge
DAVIS carried an immense black SLOUGH hat, and
seemed to be in splendid health. His hair was
cropped closely, and there was a skinny look
about his face and fit about his clothes which
told palmer than words that he had lost many
pounds of flesh since he accepted the Vice presi-
dents chair in the Senate. couple of years ago.
1t was not until Vice-president pro tenn Ed
munds, at 2:30 o'clock, raped order, that Mr..
Davis slapped President Arthur on the knee and
whispered something in his ear that made him
roar with mirth, and then the Illinois MAJ went
back to his seat, crossed his legs and looked
solemn.
1t took nearly three hours to deliver the ora
tons, yet there was patient attention, for they
were very eloquent Senators Harrison and
Voorhees, and all the Indiana members, were
present Messrs. Browne, Steele, Stocksager
and English, were clustered together on the Re-
publican side
Special trains carried thousands of visitors
away within few hours after the exercises at
the Capitol were over, and but for the decora-
tions which still give good appearance inside
and outside the buildings, few parading bands
and belching cannon, and the fireworks, you
would not know tonight that this has been one
of the most prominent days in the history of
Washington.
THE MONUMENT.
Dimensions of the Shaft-Stones from all
States and Countries.
WASHINGTON Feb 2l-The ynopumant has