Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-05
rHE GAZETTE: FORT WORTH, TEXAS THURSDAY. MARCH 8.

was covered by 1000 chairs. These
were occupied by the senators, the
members OF the diplomatic corps, the
| Judges of the supreme court, the men,
bers OF the house aud the press repor.
tiers. Before the president left the
senate chamber the crowd in front of
the stand had inc eased until 1t became
ONE SOLID MASS OF HUMANITY
For nearly four hundred feet In front
Of the stand, and for more than one
| thousand feet on either side, the crowd
continued ,less solidly in the rear The
trees in the great lawns were filed,
and the roofs Of the surrounding
dwellings were covered. On the roof
OF the capitol some two hundred men
and boys had congregated In the APP
preaching avenues and streets the mil
itary companies and civil organizations
were massed, forming brilliant vistas
| AS FAR,AS THE EYE COULD REACH.
On elevated stands en- erprising pho
tographers had placed instruments to
perpetuate in Photographic designs
the sea of faces and hats that moved
continually like the waves of the
ocean. This immense throng was va
riously estimated rs to numbers
President Arthur subsequently said:
at was simply immense, the greatest
crowd l ever saw"
Senator Hawley as he looked at it
said that he thought IL numbered
100000 people. While waiting for
the arrival of the president-elect some
one would occasionally venture to the
front OF the platform, and his pres
ence was the
Precisely at 1880 the head of the pro-
cession appeared coming out of the
main east door OF the capitol. Pres
ident Arthur stepped tothe front of the
platform, followed by the president.
elect, Chief Justice Waite and the
sergeant-at-arms Of the senate. AS
assemblsge cheered again and again
SONS who were to assist In the cere.
monies were seated, President-elect
Cleveland began
HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
He was clad in a full suit
of black. Prince Albert coat
high old-fas hioned standing collar
and black tie. In speaking he had
his left hand closed behind him and
he emphasized by gestures with his
right. He spoke without manuscript
but occasionally consulted small pre-
| pared notes, His voice was clear and
resonant and he slowly enun-
ciated his words and occasionally
turned about at the left as if to notice
THE EFFECT OF HIS REMARKS
When Mr.. Cleveland first began to
speak the crowd applauded whenever
he paused to take breath, but after a
while it contented itself with cheering
him as he made his principal points
His reference to the prohibition of for.
| eign contract labor called forth loud
| applause, but his allusinn TO civil
service reform met with faint response
The address was very brief and st pre-.
cisely two minutes after ! o'clock it
concluded with the invocation of the
blessing of Providence. and, turning
to the chief justice and bowling to him,
| he said:
am now prepared to take the oath
prescribed by law
AS the chief.justice arose to admins
ter the oath, the vast assemblage
cheered again aud again. The pres
ident-elect stood facing the chief-ius-
tice, with the crowd on his right. The
chief'clerk of the supreme court stood
just to the side of Mr.. Cleveland, and
held the bible upon which
the oath was administered
the president elect also holding
1t with his right hand. The bible used
is small morocco covered gilt-edged
volume pretty well worn. 1t is the
bible which
CLEvELAND'S MOTHER GAVE HIM
when he left home when young man
and at his special request the commit
tee had iC In readiness TO. the cere-
mopy. The crowd preserved per-
feet quiet and the impressive
ceremony of the administration of the
oath was in process, but when con-
cluded and
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
laid down the Bible after reverently
kissing 1t and shook hands with the
chief justice, who was the first to con-
graduate him they cheered loudly
and long. Ex-President Arthur was
the second man to congratulate the
president and then followed the
chief clerk, Mckinney and Senator
sherman. President Cleveland was
then introduced TO the remaining
judges OF the supreme court, to Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan and to Gen. Hancock.
| me other persons on the platform
| then pushed forward, and many shook
his hand. AS he entered the capitol
he was again greeted with cheers. He
walked to the basement entrance
where he first came into the capitol,
and entered the carriage to be driven
IN procession TO the White house.