Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-19
JsFFfRsoN's INAUGURATION
Sons Interesting Facts From Away
,.,ss.a Back % 1901
The veritabls History Of the Ceremony and
Circumstances Attending the1pstalla-
ton Of the Third President Of the :
United States.

Il
of March 6, 1901. as follows:
AT an early hour on "Wednesday the
city Of Washington presented q spectacle
Of uncommon animation. accustomed BY the
addition to its usual population large
body of citizens from the adjacent Districts.
A discharge from company OF ariliery
ushered in the day, and about 10 oclccs
the Alexandris::compAny Of rihemsp' win
the company Of artillery, paraded IN 'front.'
of the Presidents lodgings.
AT II o'clock Thomas Jefferson attend
ed BY number of his fellow citizens among
whom were many members Of Congress, re-
paired to the Capitol His dress was as
usual, that Of q plain citizen, without any
distinctive badge Of Office.
ale entered the Capitol under discharge
from the artillery. On his entry into the
Senate Chamber, where were assembled the
Senate and members Of the House OF Rep
resentatives, the members arose, and Mr.
Burr left the chair of the Senate which Mr.
jefferson took.
After few moments Of silence Mr.. Jeffer
son arose and delivered his address before
the largest concourse Of citizens ever as
sembled here. Having seated himself for
short reriod, be again rose and approached
the Clerks table, when the oath of office was
administered by the Chief Justice, after which
he returned to his lodgings, accompanied BY
the Vice President burr, the Chief JUS
tics and the heads of the departments, where
he was waited upon by number OF distin-
suished citizens,
"As soon as be withdrew discharge Of
artillery was made. The remainder Of the
dsy was devoted to purposes Of festivity, and
at night there was pretty general illuul'
| nation,
Neither Mr. Adams nor Theodore Ssdg.
wick, Speaker of the House of Representa-
lives, we're present at the inaugural ceremo-
MES, both these gentlemen having left the
city at daylight on that morning"
The Philadelphia Aurora OF March II
copies the foregoing without credit. Bat in
the issue Of March it hiss the following le.-
ter from Washington, dated March 4, eyi.
IDENTITY sent BY the editor, Duane, who was
then In Washington:
Enclosed is the speech of the President
of tho United States, delivered this day In
the Senate chamber Of the Capitol at II
o'clock. Mr.. Burr had been sworn into o.
fee at IL o'clock.
The assemblage of the people was i'm
mense, and Immediately upon the inaugura
ton several discharges Of artillery took
place. There were about 1000 persons in
he Senate chamber besides the members Of
The Legislature. and not less than $50
ladies.
"Mr. Adams left town at oclock this
morning. ! add no congratulations; the
event speaks more than | can utter and the
ioy here diffused is not to be described"
In the Aurora OF March -, by which
time Mr.. Duane returned from Washington,
the editor describes the scene ss the inau-
guration, and says
"ln an audience of ], l40 persons besides
members of Congress. and OF whom about
l54 were ladies, there appeared to be q
calm and exquisite diffusion Of delight
twill presently be shown, on more trust
worthy authority than that Of Editor Dusne,
that there were only twelve ladies present
A corresponding resuction of the whole
number Of auditors. exclusive of members
of Congress, would bring it down to ninety
which | spprehend was nearer the actual
number thsn LAO. The Senate chamber
of the old Capitol, which was burned in
1914, Was probably not capable 81 seating
half as many rs the present Supreme Court
room, which aecommodstcdtbe Senate for
many years prior to 1853; and probably
never contained more thSn 500 saditors
sitting and standing, excusi7e'o of members
of Congress.
A shade of dorSt will also BE cast On the
dischsrge of artillery though attested BY
two editors; and IS to the illumination,
which one of these editors alleges; it is ex-
pressly denied by tie other. Fhe Aurora
of March % quotes .som snothernewspeper
the following:
at is reported, and not Enthusiastically
that Duane, editor OF the Auro-a,' ana'a
Jscobin Tang, part Of whom went from
PHILADELPHIA, assembled on the eve OF the
It'll of March and compelled the Federal %
babitants % Westinghouse illuminate their
windows and threatened % break them" in
unless they complied"
In answer to this charge Editor Daane
says:
Morse and hi9 Palladium, tins pious prop OF
orthodoxy and the old TorJ school, wheri it
10 known and u is asserted as fact that no
illumination took place sti Washington On
the eve of the tSh Of March
The account ofthe Inauguration printed
in the National Intelhgencer Of March 81.
1901, xasdoubsiess written or revised byths-
editor, Samuel Il. Smith. Many years later
the wife of that editor wrote the following
graphic descript:sn, which was, Published In
Mrs. Hsles Macosine for November, 1881:
THE sun shore bright on hat morning
The Senate was convened. Those memsero-
of the aepubicaa party thaS remained a.
the seat Of Gove7ament, the Jcsges OF the
Supreme Court come citizens and gentry
from the neighboring country and about o.
dozen ladies, made up the assembly In the
Senate, who wers collected to. witness the
ceremony OF the Presidents Inauguration.
Mr.. JeSsrson had not yet sSriveda de was
seen valkang frem MS ioogshgs, wnies "eiS
not far distant attended by FIVE or SIX gen.
tlemen who were hiS feHoW-lodgers.
Soon aftsrwara he entered. accompanied
nv commises of she Senate, aad
bowirg to the Senate, who arsss
to receive him, he approached .
table on which the Bible lay and took the
oath, which was administered 10 him by the
Chief Justice. He was then conducted BY
the Presideas Of the Senate 70 his chair
which stood on . platform raised some steps
above the Roor. Altar pause OF q moment
or two he arose and delivered that beantifNl
inaugural address which has since secoSae
90 popular and celebrated WITH q e'sar, oas-
rinct voice, in 6rm and modest nannss
On leaving the chair he was surrounded By
sr;ends. who pressed forward with cordial
and eager congratulations and some though
not many Of the more magnanimoHs o. his
onnonents. most Of whom, however. silsntly