Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-06
The Streets and Public Build
ings in Washington Mag
nificently Decorated.
Full Text OF Inc Inaugu al Address of
The Incoming Pfesiien; as Re-
ported by Telegraph.
Complete ana Graphic recount of the
Procession, No,a5lcs Present and
Review OF Organizations.
The Brilliant Ending TO the Pageant in
the Inauguration Ball, with Other
Interesting Notes.
Washington Notes.

Washington Notes.
THE CITY AND ITS GUESTS.
WASHINGTON, d c., March l.-Wash-
inyton to-day entertains hundred thousand
strangers. They began to con G before the
dedication of the monument, and they have
been coming all day and night ever since,
and they have come in parties, in clubs, and
companies and regiments. Hotels were filled
a week ago; and private boarding houses
and dwellings have since done what they
could do to Iod &c and feed the hundred of
corners, nevertheless not few of the late
corners trumpet the avenues last night from
necessity and breakfasted this morning with
coffee and sandwiches, vendors of the mark
cts and street corners. The morning opened
hazy, but with an excellent promise OF fair
weather, which was fulfilled before clock.
The throngs were abroad early walking
and riding from point to point
to see what they could of
the public buildings, parks, statues and
monuments before the great event of the day
began. Fifcing and drumming, and march
ins of clabs and troops were the enlivening
elements Of the forenoon, while morning
serenades rendered to popular political fav-
orites served to amuse and interest the par
Elephants and crowds. Whatever it is posi-
bic to do with scantliHg and boards and
building and bunting and gilt to decorate u
Nasbtnsrfpp has n
dertaken and performed. The harvest of
decorators and carpeters began ten days ago,
and.the noise of their saving and pounding,
and the click of their hammers has
been heard day and night ever
since down to the moment of the
starting OF the procession. At first an ugly
erection of rough timber broke out all along
the proposed line Of march from the White
House to the capitol, covering the doors and
windows Of stores and dwellings, and upon
these were tackled rows OF seats to rent.
fGl devices in SNOWY celors concealed the
rough woodwork aud then tee building
fronts began to blossom out. The COM
pleted work is very beautiful and the streets
and avenues have been transposed into "A
moving mass of gay colors which httingly
testifes the heartiness of this city's welcome
to the new administration. The build
ing at the corner OF Twelfth and
Pennsylvania avenue, occupied by the pen
sion bureau, WAS perhaps the most clabor-
ately decorated structure in the city and the
decorations were at once pleasing and
unique. A long line of streamers were sus-
pended between the flagstaff on the roof, and
Just below, on either side of the building,
an immense golden eagle clutched long lines
of red, white and blue bunting, which were
| artisticilly woven into vast net work COW
ing the entire building. AT the end of the
line of bunting shone stars of gold, and
framing the whole design were handsome
shields bearing tine names of the states of
the Union, all linked together with gilt
chains. At the second story the stats bore
a graceful colored standard with the names
of the various presidents of the United
States. Fhe west front Of the building
represented the legislative branch of
the government with mammoth picture
of the capitol and above all colossal herald'
sounded portents. At the corner of the
building the Goddess of Liberty, armed
with sword and shield, represented the en-
ecutive branch of the government. An
eagle bearing a national shield surinounted
the figure. An excellent oil portrait Of he
roic size Of the president-elect WAS suspend
ed above a shield bearing the name New
York state. On the south face of the build
ing. Justice blindfclded, with sword and
scales represented the Judiciary. Altogether
the effect was very pleasing. Hotels were
tastefuly decorated. Wizards was pro-
fusely draped in graceful festoons of gayly
colored fabrics and "Welcome," wrought in
tinsal. shone above an immense blazing star
at the doorway. A great arch of
gas jets suspended in circle enclosing the
symbolic "owl head" of the Americas club,
Of Philadelphia, and elegant signs 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.
Other hotels showed great ingenuity in de-
vising pleasing and original decorations. A
great floral ladder reaching to the roof of a
business house on Pennsylvania avenue bore
upon lis rungs the words ''sheriff,"
"mayor," governor" president"
thus graphically symboizing the
life work of the prcsidcnt-clect. All the
government buildings on the line of march
were gay with bunting. Large American
flags encompass the gray columns of the
Treasury. and long lines of pennants Of every
hue of the rainbow ran across the granite
front OF the great building, and relieved it,
severe architecture by giving it an appear
ance il keeping witt the gala day. Hand
some rJsettes and designs in parti-colored
bunting ornanented the state, war and navy
department buildings. Long before the
the music of hundreds Of bands, heading
organizations seeking their posts, blended in
one confused roar where tie shrill note of
the fife and Of the kettledrum was heard.
BY 10 clock the entire population Of citi-
zens seems TO have deserted its home md oc-
cupied the streets on the line of march. The
crowd was something unprecedented even
in this city, accustomed TO receive the out
pourings of the nations population. Men,
women aud children pushed and elbowed in
the vast throng, yet it was good ma
tured crowd and evidently disposed
to do justice to the occasion
it was willing and anxious to be amused and
plueked inn from the slightest incidents, as,
for instance, when an unhappy looking
individual passed up the avenue in his shirt
sleeves pushing a wheelbarrow in which re-
clined with satisfied air another person
benring flag, shouts Of laughter and all
sorts of jokes ard quirks greeted the equip |
page on it travels. A large crowd con-
gregated around the White House. and an
other equally large around the entrances to |
tic ~ ihtR'h h'eNi ~ az Gail hout III thc /
morning Cor the purpose of obtaining
view Of the president and the !
president-elect as they took the places
assigned TO them in the line. Both gentle
men risidly denied themselves to visitors.
During the morning the members of the T
general Inauguration committee met at the |
Arlington hotel before 10 o'clock, and placed |
their services at the disposal of the Presi-
dent-elect. President Arthur breakfasted
with his family at the White House at 8
O'Clock. No one was admitted to the house
to disturb his privacy except Senators Sher-
man, Ransom and Hawiey, of the senate
committee of arrangements. They had a
short interview with the President, Soon
after Senator Hawley left snd proceeded to
Williard's hotel, where be was joined by
Vice PresideDt-elect Hendricks, and the two
proceeded to the White House. They oceu-
pied handsome open barouche. lined with
crimson satin, and drawn by four beau
tiful white horses. The vice-pres-
dent was heartily cheered all along
he short ride to the White House. just as