Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11


graph communications with each divis.
ion during the fve-mile parade, by
adoption Of the field telegraph Of the
signal corps. As there were "a, OOC
men in line this was found to be the
safest and most accessible way of com.
municating with the divisions to be in.
formed of delays or Interruptions to
the line.
The first division, composed of the
regular troops and district militia
formed west of Seventeenth Street and
escorted the President-elect from the
Arlington Hotel to the capitol, where
he took the oath of Office and delivered
his inaugural address, while the troops
passed on to the north side of the
capitol and halted in readiness fo1
the line of march down that side of the
capitol when the ceremonies We're com
pleted. The remaining three divisions
did not take part in escorting the
President to the capitol, but proceed
ed direct to New jersey. Maryland
and Delaware Avenues, east Of the
capitol, where they waited the termin.
alton of the ceremonies. The line
then formed and the parade actually
began. The route of the procession
was via the north side of the capitol
to Pennsylvania Avenue, to Washing
ton Circle, to K Street, to Connecticut
Avenue, to Rhode Island Avenue, to
Massachusetts Avenue, to Fourteenth
Street, where the parade was dis.
missed. Before the head of the line
reached the avenue opposite the exec.
utive mansion the President left the
line and proceeded to the stand in
front of the White House, where he re-
viewed the parade. The line was five
miles long.
All along the line OF march the side
walks were thronged with enthusiastic
people while every available window
was filled with sightseers. Every little
park on the route was covered with
tiers upon tiers of wooden seats, and
filed with spectators. Public and pri-
vate buildings were handsomely deco
rated with bunting, flags and shields,
the War Department loaning nearly a
thousand stand of national colors for
the occasion. Various trades and civic
organizations in the parade bore hun
dreds OF brilliant banners and emblems,
and among the features was a. hand
some]y decorated liberty car drawn by
members of the East Washington
Cleveland and Hendricks Club, sur
by pretty young lady, rep
resenting the Goddess of Liberty. Two
large bells chimed out glad tones as
the thrOngs made the air resound with
loud cheers, and every moment or two
the booming of cannon drowned the
din of the multitude.
Ornamental arches were constructed
over the entrance gate to the White
House grounds, but, in Difference to
the wishes of President Cleveland, no
triumphal arches were erected over
the streets as in former years.
The gay scene was also further en-
HANGED by decorating lamp posts by
means of designs painted on canvas
backed by wood, the canvas about
three by three feet, representing COATS
Of-arms of the several states, United
States shields, army and navy designs,
science, art, etc.
The Fireworks.
After brief rest from the festivities
of the day, the celebration were con-
tinued in the evening.
The night fireworks, which were dis
charged on the White Lot, were brill
liant in the extreme, and included
many varieties of the Japanese fire.
works, shells bursting with various ef-
fects, large flights of from 500 to s.
600 rockets of different colors, floral
fountains and shells, batteries of
many-colored lights, mines of saucis-
sons, a number of exhibition pieces,
including star of America, star of indie
pendence, tree of liberty, cross of hon
or, serpentine wheel, cluster of dia-
monds, jeweled cross, Maltese cross, a
large piece representing a realistic
scene of the falls of Niagara, 800 feet
long by IS high, making an area OF
800 square feet of fire; another rep
resentingthe capitol with portraits Of
Cleveland and Hendricks on either
side. One feature was single flight of
5000 rockets simultaneously, filling
the heavens with blaze of glory.
The main streets were brilliantly
illuminated with eighty-six mammoth
calcium lights, and the executive
mansion was made dazzling with
electric lights. Cluster lights with fan
cy globes were also literally distrib-
uted.
The total expenses of the display
attending the Inauguration and the
ball were $4,000. The receipts from
the sale of ball tickets and privileges
were SAL 900, and the citizens of Wash
ington and other cities of the country
we're $4,000. A large portion OF the
contributions will be refunded to the
donors.
The Grand bali.
Growing the grand events OF the day,
and forming a fitting close to thefestivi-
ties, was the Inauguration ball held
tonight in the new Pension building
which has not yet approached such q
state of completeness as to be occupied
by the government. It is located on
+ Street, Judiciary Square, in the
center of the city, between the treasury
and the capitol, and a temporary
wooden roof was placed over the inn
mense structure for the purposes of
this evenings entertainment. For
spaciousness and elegance of appoint
ments the building was fully in keeping
with theimportance of the event which
it celebrated. The interior was
brilliantly illuminated with new
patent gas-burners. In the decora-
tions five hundred navy flags were
utilized, and thousands of yards
of bunting. The roof was hung
with bunting in the shape of half
moons. Suspended from the roof were
thirty-six remnants, seventy-two feet
long, between which swung garlands of
natural flowers. The columns sup
porting the roof and the galleries were
wreathed with smilax and flowers.
Between the arches OF theupper gallery
we're placed various devices, bearing
the coats-of-arms of various states.
Beneath the gallery were suspended
IA elegant silk banners. Within the
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