Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-03-12
CLOSING TIE INAUGURAL.
Reviewang the Parsde-Rfrsworhs-
At The Hall.


The GAzETrE's telegraphio account last
week closed with the departure Of the .Presi-
DENTAL party from the grand stand ut the
capitol, where the inaugural ceremonies took
place, to the White House, whittier they were
escorted by the procession. Here the line was
halted while the President Vice President
and their entire party proceeded TO the re-
viewing stand on Pennsylvania avenue,
sos ae0 The n pdaSsa s5Sss s1 s1a si prssSsD
were placed on projecting platform,
30 arranged as to afford clear, unobstructed
view Of the procession. Ex-President Arthur
sat on his left. Vice President Hendricks
and the members Of his household occupied
seats to the right, and Just back of the Presi-
dent, while the families and friends of the
President and ex President sat in the front
on the right. Among those who occupied
seats on the Presidential Stand was Senator
Bayard.
The procession was three hours in passing
and was undoubtedly the largest and finest
ever seen in Washington. The number of
men who marched past the Presidential stand
Is estimated at 25,0O0. At the conclusion of
the review the President and party proceeded
TO the dining room of the White House,
where they partook Of lunch prepared for
them by ex-President Arthur.
The public celebration Of the day ended
with . display of fireworks. In character it
was like all displays Of fireworks, but in
volume and variety 1t Is said to have eIcelled
any former pyrotechnical exhibition on this
continent. Withsl, 1t was successful to the
minutest detail. Three s'set pieces" of mann
moth proportions were among the last and
grRndest features of the entertainment. The
largest peice represented the national capitol,
with excellent portraits of the President
and Vice President, hRnked by notices
and emblems. This piece was 18D feet long
by 70 feet in height-the largest set piece
ever fired In America. The flight of 5,0O0
rockets at once, forming vast floral bouquet
iii the heavens, terminated the display. I'm
mediaetly after the regular display Of fire.
works occurred the night parade of the
Flambeau Club Of Topeka, Kansas, one of
the most striking features Of the whole pyro-
technical display, and the club was followed
down Pennsylvania avenue by ut least 10000
people.
The brilliant finale of the Inauguration
ceremonies was the ball It was 1880 O'Clock
when President Cleveland arrived at the ball
room. He WAS Immediately escorted to the
President'B room, where for half an hour he
held formal reception, members of the
reception committee and o small number of
distinguished persons being presented to him.
The President was accompanied by Miss
Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt, his sisters, and by
bis brother, the Rev. W. N. Cleveland and
"NHS sAs s,.o1 wv Soho nnRs danthubpt hio
nephew Miss Hastings, Miss Nellie Yeo-
mans, and Miss Annie Yeomans MIR. and
Mrs. Bacon, the Presidents brother-in.law
and wife of Toledo, and Colonel and Mrs.
Lamont.
About the same time ex-President Arthur
arrived at the ball room, and he, too, was
escorted TO the Presidents room. Vice Presi-
dent Hendricks arrived about the same time
and joined the President. In the room at
this time there was large and distinguished
gathering, including persons of the most
diverse shades OF political opinion.
After the Presidential party had left the
room the crowd continued to pour into it
through other doors, unaware that Mr. Oleve-
land had left. Standing near the centre Of
the room was Senator Bayard, and the crowd
pressed about him and shook hands with him
as they passed, apparently under the impress.
slon that he was Vice President Hendricks,
When the Senator at last discovered that he
was being mistaken for somebody else he
abandoned the room. The scene In the ball
room this time was exceedingly brilliant. The
bright toilets OF the ladies, the flowers and
glittering jewels, the decorations and lights
were the prominent features of o scene long
to be remembered.
at IL o'clock the Germania orchestra Of
Philadelphia, numbering over 100 pieces,
opened the ball proper with waltz Dancing
was continued until q very late hour, inter
Bpersed with intervals for promenading, dur
ing which the Marine Band supplied excellent
music.
From incomplete data, members of the
committee estimate the number of ball
tickets sold at about $4,000, and 10000 ap.
pears to be be very low estimate of the per-
sons present.