Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-03

inonE agreed tlat Chief Justice ChaSe be sent
for to proceed to the Kirkwood honse and swear
Mr. Johnson in as President of the United
States. This was accordingly carried cut at 10
gentlemen, with few others, the provost mar.
shall of the District, and some of his special
detectives in and near the room, were the only
persons present
The scene is thus described by Col ]. r.
oBeirne, who was at the time District provost
marshal: THE whole thing was conducted
quietly. and the outside world knew nothing OF
what was transpiring in the parlor OF the Kirk
plainly and neatly furnished and carpeted, as
all old-fashioned hotel parlors are, with few
small marble top tables in the center huge old
fashioned brass chandeliers overhead, would
outline the make up of this room. There was
no Bible to be had on looking about for ii, and
one was accordingly sent Tor. Mr.. Johnson
came in from his apartment up stairs, and
joined the party awaiting him. He looked very
il was in a low tone and with it huskiness that
betokened an indignation, If not a subdued
rage, which was inexplcable. One could not
sentiment at the murder oil Mr. Lincoln, or be-
cause it placed him as his successor In a new
The oath was delivered by Chief Justice Chase,
III the slow. solemn intonation of one in deep
grief and the heavy. robust sound of his strong
voice when lie chose to exert it, Tiled the large
chamber in all its parts, and sounded like the
a my OF one of our feryid diTines when
with him the Old Testament in his right hand.
without the sign of vibration. and leaned with
me other on his iinser-tips upon the table be-
to return to his humble room ON the floor above.
a hurried consultation was held for a few mo-
lnentS. an early cabinet session resolved upon,
some other few details referred to. and Andrew
Johnson, the new President OF the United States
WI who e, had been SO made under republican forms
with no more ceremony than occurs In the
swearing OF an unimportant witness before IL
!usYsice OF the peace, moved Off gently, his
tlGhty hitting black suit and neatly combed
hair, distinguishing him on;y as q plainly
dressed. modest weIl-tliscipined American cit-
zen. The whole affair was dispatched as though
aNp ,prts flaa ri
uhgulshed men present quickly separated for
their allotted spheres: Mr.. Stanton being one of
absorbed, with head slightly bent forward, and
thought
Inauguration of Gen. Grant.
The morning of inauguration day q S6e) open
ed with lowering skies and occasional showers
and the avenue presented TIL appearance Of a
struggling army OF umbrc,ls At 10 o'clock
Jupiter Pluvlus lin the abseIty of the weather
bureau) began to relent and the opening skies
gave promise of q fair day. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. was Handsomely decorated. One of the
! finest effects in The way of decoration OBJ
tanned at the headquarters of the government
| fire brigade. The wanle re>ervation on which
the buildings were situated, bounded by Penn
sylvania avenue II and 18th streets, was sur
rounded with thousands OF Chinese lanterns.
suspended at intervals of a few feet. Most of
them We're red, white and blue, with the word
! Union baZuned on them. The engine house,
Offices, etc. were also ;irOfuScly Ornamented.
The city was crowded with visitors, the num-
Der being estimated at one-third greater than at
any previous Inauguration. Question had been
raised as to whether the retiring President
Johnson and the Presdent-clect would ride to
the Carito together. As Il compromise, to meet
the difficulties of the case, it was proposed that
the President aud the President-elect should
ride in separate carriages to be driven abreast.
/ But President Johnson declined to accept this
position i'll the procession and his carriage was
omitted. Brevet Major Gen. A. $ Webb grand
/ arranged Il iyi.
SONS Among the organizations to be noted
Wee the 18TH infantry battalion Of U. $.
! phia, the Philadelphia Fire Zouaves, and
| Iouaves from Buffalo, Washington, George
Ia prominent feature in The line, the Republi-
can lnyincibles OF Philadelphia, various repre-
sentatives of the Boys in Blue including bat
ta!ions from the I'd. 9th and 9TH regiments, the
! Washington SchutZan Verein, Columbia Turn
| Nerein. the United states Fire Department the
Mashington Fire Department. and similar Wis
| iting organizations The surviving soldiers of
| the war of 1912, thirty in number, were seated
! in an omnibus drawn by six horses, the vehicle
| cards bearing the names Of the states tackled on
! the sides. The miniature ship Constitution,
tuli t ;i5ed and equipped with stern and quar-
! lar man-ot-war style, carrying formidal
/ looking battery, and manned by youths IN
sailor costume, was drawn in a car by six richly
! caparsoned horses. This ship had figured in
/ the Inauguration of Buchanan. and had been
laid up in the ship-house in the navy yard.
! There was the usual crowd in the Senate
! chamber and about the inaugural stand at the
east front. The President read his inaugural
| in q clear but low voice. The procession eS-
! corted the President to the Executive Mansion,
! and then broke ranks.
Second Inauguration of Grant.
polar wave, bringing with it an unseason-
ably low temperature and a bitter wind, was
| among the visitors on Inauguration day, 18th of
March, 1873. Fierce and icy gusts kept up a
| lively futtering among the twenty arches OF
fIa,rS
| but did not prevent the streets from being well
| filled. Large platforms erected in front of the
National and Metropolitan hotels accommo-
! dated the guests Of those houses. The process
| sion formed under General William F. Barry
! grand marshal. Among the notable bodies
which participated were a battalion OF U. S. Ca
! diets, the Z. 5. Marine corps, the Old Guard of
! New York, the Washington Light Infantry bat
| TALON, the COrcoran Zouaves, the Washington
st. Louis National Guard, the Philadelphia City
Troop, The Boston National Lancers, the Gov
| ernor's Mounted Guard, the Alban Burgess
| Corps, the Washington Grays of Philadelphia,
| the DuQuesne Grays of Pittsburg, the State Fem
cibles OF Philadelphia, the I'd Connecticut Regi-
ment, the Sd New Jersey Regiment the Butler
| Zouaves and Territorial Guards OF this city, the
| 5th Maryland Regiment, the Sd battalion STAN
ton Guards, the Hartranft Club of Philadelphia,
| the Cameron Club (Philadelphia,l the Veterans
of the Mexican War, the Washington Schuetzen
| Nerein, the Columbia Turner Verein and the
| Washington Fire Department.
| The customary scenes took place in the Sen
| ate The oath was administered and the inall-
! gural delivered on q grand Inauguration stand
| at the eastern main entrance to the Capitol.
The platform accommodated about 300 persons,
| and was draped in American flags. Photo
graphs of the scene were taken during the read
| ing of the address, which, owing to the high
| wind, was inaudible even to those in the imme.
| dfate vicinity. On the return march the air was
| SO keen as to drive even the Boston Lancers to
| overcoats. The procession was reviewed by the
President. The Avenue was illuminated on in
| auguration evening, and there were fine dis
| plays of fireworks at the White lot and at the
Capitol grounds.
Hayes Inauguration.
Inauguration day March 5, 1870 was raw and
cloudy. Despite the prolonged uncertainty as
to the result of the presidential election, and the
| short time given for arrangements to come to
Washington, the city was crowded. It was es-
timated that sc, 900 persons left New York for
Washington on Saturday, March 3. The Avenue
was gaily attired in waving bunting the Strik-
ing features being pyramids or arches composed
OF flags and StreamerS of variegated cOors, sus-
pended across the avenue by strong cords. The
have been the case had longer time been af.
forded for preparation. At about 10 clock the
procession moved. Brevet Major W. d. Whipple
being grand marshal. The first division was
composed of regular United States troops. The
second comprised the United States Marine
ton Light Infantry, the State Fencibles Of Phil
adelphia, the Weccacoe Legion, the Washington
Light Guard, Washington Artillery, LIST bat
TALON colored troops, and the Columbus Cadets.
The President and Vice PreSidentelect, Presi-
dent Grant, the President Of the Senate, and
vision. The Hartranft Club of Philadelphia,
the National Veteran Club of the District, Mary
land Veteran Association, and the Grand Army
OF the Republic OF the District Of Columbia were