Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-03-06


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WASHINGTON A CAMP OF STRANGERS
150,000 VISITORS THERE-THE CROWD
UNPARALLELED IN AMERICAN HIS
TcRY-sCENEs AT THE CAPITOL-THE
INAUGURATION ADDRESS.
Reported for the SrAuNToN V1ND1cAToR
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Grover Cleve-
land of New York, is President of the
United States, and Thomas A. Hendricks
Of Indiana, is its Vjce President. Beneath
cloudless sky. from which came dowa
flood of bright sunshine, amidst the boom
ing of cannon. the music Of hundred
bands, the waving of innumerable flags,
and the boundless and uncontrolled en-
thusiasm of the greatest multitude that
ever assem- bled i'll Washington, these Illus
trious citizens were to-day installed in the
exalted positions to which they were
called by the voice Of che people in No
vember last. The Capital has never be
fore seen SO magnificent pageant,
PERFECT DAY
was vouchsafed for the occasion. 1t could
not have been better had it been "made to
order" To so great an extent is the sue
cess of such a demonstration dependent
upon the weather that the utmost
solicitude was felt. For days past The
iJno
with inquiries, and the frequent bulletins
have been scanned with eager eyes. .Peo-
pie remembered with shudder many past
Inaugurations, and particularly that of
four years ago, when the weather was raw
and rainy and the ground was covered
deep with ''slush. - Scores of persons died
from the effects of exposure on that day.
But if warm sunlight and ba)my air be in
dicative of Divine favor, then Providence
indeed smiled upon the Inauguration of
President Cleveland, and the restoration
of the Democratic party to the control of
the government.
THE GATHERING MULTITUDE.
A week ago the hotels began to feel the
those who wanted to be on hand early and
secure front seats. On Monday the nili-
tary companies and Democratic clubs
heoan to arrive. During two days and
nights they came in by fifties, and hun
dreds and even thousands. The streets
resounded with the tread of marching
columns. The various local organizations
were buslly engaged doing escort duty,
receiving the more prominent visiting
bodies. Among the best known of the
latter which arrived from time to time
may be mentioned the County Democracy
of New York, LOO strong, Tammany,
with over thousand in line, Albany
Phalanx, Americas Club and Samuel J.
Randall Association of Philadelphia, Ores
cent Club of Baltimore Duckworth Club
of Cincinnati, Cook County and Iroquois
Clubs of Chicago. with numberless others
of lesser note. During yesterday and last
night the scene
ALMOST DEFIED DESCRIPTION.
The enthusiasm which for days had been
simmerlng, with eruptive symptoms,
reached the boiling point and the air was
constantly filled with the cheers and
shouts of the thousands upon thousands
that Lhronged all the streets and avenues
in the central part of the city, Democratic
clubs and companies in gaudy uniforms
were marching about, amidst the blare of
horns. the beating of drums, and the wild,
tumultuous shouting of the thousands
that surged to and fro. This morniug the
whole city was astir at an early hour The
genial sun diffused warmth through the
air that put everybody in the best possible
spirits, for it solved the only unknown
quantity in..the problem and gave assur-
ance of the abundant success of what
proved to be the
GRANDEST POPULAR DEMONSTRATION
in the history of the country. BY nine
O'Clock streams of people were flowing
through all the streets leading toward the
central part of the city. They came in by
thousands from all the region round about,
and it soon became apparent that Wash
ingtop would be throngfd as 1t had never
been before Everywhere the air was filed
with music, as the various organizations
gathered, in their proudest array, to be
ready to take their assigned places i'll the
parade.
PREsIDENT-ELECT CLEVELAND
spent the nlght-after eleven O'Clock
very quietly at his hotel. He arrived I'M
expectedIy yesterday morning, having
changed his programme and left Albany
II hours earlier than at first announced
The most elaborate preparations had been
made for his reception in the evening,
and the local managers, whose arrange
ments throughout have been most admir-
able, were greatly disappointed az the ua
avoidable failure to connect in this re-
spect. 1t was Mr.. Cleveland's desire.
however to avoid ovations along the route
and an ELUSIVE demonstration here. So
he slyly slipped through in the night and
COMPLETELY OUTFLANKED
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