Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-03-13
Mr.. Cleveland Inaugurated in
Due and Ancient Form.
The Greatest Pageant and Dis
play Ever Seen on this
Continent.
A Monster Display Of Fire
Works i'm the Evening.
Inaugural Day.

ington has there been such a multi
tude drawn together for any one
specified purpose.
These strangers began to pour in
TO the city before the dedication OF
the monument, and have steadily
continued coming by day and by
night ever since. They have come In
couples. family parties, clubs, com
panies and latteraly, in regiments.
All hotels and available places of re
sort were filled a week ago, and the
accommodations have of q necessity
extended to private families who
have since done what they could to
lodged the shelterless and feed The
hungry, nevertheless not e few OF the
later corners, who brought little be
sides their patriotic manners and
exuItant hopes, tramped tae avenues
last night from necessity and break
tasted this morning with coffee and
sand wich from the vendors at the
markets and street corners,
THE MohEISG OPENED HAY, But WITH
EXCELLENT PROMISE
of fair weather, which was fulfilled
before . o'clock, The throngs were
abroad early, walking and riding
from point TO point to see what they
could Of the public buildings, the
parks, statues and monuments before
the great event Of the day began. Fiji
ing and drumming and maching
Of clubs and troops wore the
enlivcning elements of the early
forenoon while the morning sere-
nades rendered TO the popular po-
lticaI fav0rites served to amuse and
interest the participants and crowds.
Whatever it is possible to do with
scantling and boards and bunting and
gilt to bedeck town for an occasion,
Washington has underwent and per
formed The harvest of decorators
and carpenters began ten days ago,
and the noise of their saving and
pounding, and the click of their ham
mers have been heard day and night
ever since down TO the starting of the
procession. AT first ug y ereetions Of
rough timber broke out all along the
proposed line OF march from the
white house to the capitol cover
ing doors and windows of stores
and dwellings, and filling up the
little parks and openings and
ment of seats to rent. Later flags,
banners, steamers and tasteful de
vices in showing colors concealed the
rough wood work, and then building
fronts began to blossom out. The
completed work is very beautiful, and
the
STATELIEST OF AMERICAN AVENUES
has been transformed to q moving
maze Of gay colors, which iittingly
typilies the heartincss of this city's
welcome to the new administration.
The building at the corner of Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue,
occupied by the pension bureau, was
perhaps the most elqborately decora
ted structure in the city, and the
decorations were at once pleasing and
unique, Long lines Of streamers were
suspended between the flag
staff 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 artIstically
woven into n vast net work covering
tho entire building. At the mtersec.
ton Of the lines of bunting shonc
stars, and framing the whole design
were handsome shields bearing the
names OF the states of the union, all
licked together with gilt chains. At
the second story, slender stalls bore
graceful tri colorcd standards with
the names of the various presidents
of the United States.
The west front of the building re-
hn Lot oh of
the government
MAMMOTH PICTURE or THE CAPITOL
was thanked by great "Romas ,aSces,'
and above all colossal heralds sound
cd "paetents. At tine corner of the
building the goddess of liberty, armed
with sword and shield, represented the
executive branch of the government
An eagle, bearing national Shield
Surmounted the figure, and an excel
lent oil portrait of heroic size of the
president elect. was suspended above
shield, bearing the name of New
York state. On the south face of the
building, justice hlindfolded, with
sword and scales, represented the
judiciary altogether the effect was
very pleasing.
The hotels were tastefully decorated. |
Wizards was profusely drapcd in
graceful iestoonS of gaily colored
fabrics. Words OF welcome, wrought
IN tiusels, shown ABOVE an immense
blazing star ut the doorway and
great arch of gas jets
spanned the circle enclosing
symbolic owl head of the Americas
club, of Philadelphia Elegant de
signs i'll cunnngly woven bunting
transformed the marble facade of the
Metropolitan into q thing of beauty. |
THE EBBlTr HOUSE
was fairly covered with flags and PIC
turesquc figures, and the other hotels |
showGd great ingenuity in devising |
pleasing and original decorations.
A great floral ladder reaching to the |
roof of business house on Fennsyl- !
vania avenue bore upon its ruugS the !
words, sheriff, Mayor, Governor,
President" thus graphically symbol
izing the life work of the president
elect All the government build !
ings on the line of march were |
gay with bunting. Large American
flags eucompaSSed the gray columns |
of the treasury and long lines of |
penants of every hue of the rainbow |
ran across the granite front of the |
great building and relieved its severe |
architecture by giving it an appear
auce in keeping with the gala day. |
Handsome roSetteS and
DESIGNS IN rARTICOLoREp BUNTING |
ADORNED THE STATE, WAR AND
NAVY
department buildings. Long before |
the hour set for the movement of the |
procession the music of hundreds of !
bands heading the different orgsniza |
tons seeking their posts, blended |
in one confused roar, and everywhere |
the shrill note of the fife and kettle !
drum was heard.
by 10 o'clock the
ENTIRE POPULATION or THE CITY
seemed to have deserted their homes |
and occupied the streets in he line of |
march.
THE CROWD WAS UNPRECEDENTED
even in this city, accustomed to re-
ceive the outpourings of the nations |
population. Men, woman and chill |
dren pushed and elbowed in the vast |
throng, yet it was good-aatured |