West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-13
THE INAUGURATION.
AN IMMENSE CROWD PRESENT
AT THE G CEREMONIES.
THE WRONG PERFORATED IN
1876 is AT LAST RIGHTED.

Amid the music oil seorea oil bands
and tho msrohIug. ana counlsrmsr-
ching OF the military and civic or
g2niz ttioDs from nearly every quar-
ter Of the union the new admins
tratlon was ushered into rover on
The 4tk: The President elect &C
companied by bls brother Rev. j.,
Cleveland, wife aud child his two
sisters. Mrs. Hoyt and Miss Cleve-
land his nice, Miss Mary Hastings
Mr. and Mrs. Manning, AMI Ccl.
Daniel Lamont and wife, arrived at
the Baltimore aud Ohio depot early
Uu Tuesday morning and were con
eyed to the ArlIngto House. Du-
uDg the day there was steady
stream Of callers among whom was
Vice President elect Hendricks
who had arrived in the city few
days before. The President elect
continued to receive callers until 10
o'clock at night when he retired,
AL day the streets were densely
packed with people and, presented
a saene Of extraordinary activity, ex.
citemett and euthumssm. At night
e.ectrlo lights blszed on every COL
ner and along the pavements of The
brii!iGntIy illuminated streets under
tiuttering stTCame-s and pauuers
movep erowds OF visitors. Military
organic atoms in full uniform cou
stsotly passed back and forth on
their way to and from tho head
quarters OF the President elect.
Around the Arlington Hotel. there
was All Immense th:ong OF people,
wStohiug the troops aud listening to
the serensdes which the BANDS sue
cessively played under Mr.. Cleve-
lands wlndoH. On Wednesday
thropgs were abroad early Efng and
drumming, and marching of clubs
and troops eulivened the alsmeuts of
the forenoon. The weather was ex.
ceptionsl in the history OF .inaugur-
ItloLa.
THE VICE PRESIDENT SWORN IN.
Shortly before twelve the Prssi
dent and Pr-sldent elect and Vice
President elect entered the Senate
Chamber, and. we're escorted to seats
reserved for them. M. Hendricks
was sworn in az Vice Presidont of
the United 8 ates and President OF
the Senate. Then he Proceeded to
administer the cath OF office to the
newly elected member OF the Senate.
BY this simple process be compie al
the reorganization of thBt body The
Senate OF the Forty eight Conqrers
passed away, and lte place was filled,
as # by magic. with tn. Senate of the
Forty-nlDth ConLress. A process on
was next formed for The purpose OF
escCrtlng the President elect TO the
platform in front Of the capito where
be was to lie sworn IN and deliver his
inaugural. This process on consisted
chiefly oil the omcIas eUumefsted
above. preceded by the marshals Of
the Distr.ct Of CIumbj2 and the Su-
preme Court, It moved through the
capitol IRON the main door OF the
Senate chamber 10 the rotunda, and
thence through the main door at the
east front OF the capitol building 10
the great platform that had been
erected Tor the occasion.
A SUBLIME SCENE.
Here was witnessed the majesty Of
the American theory OF Government
the simplest, yet the grahdest; the
quletest yet the most imposing seem
that the records OF the world can
show. The chief ruler Of great
nation resigned bis power. LAID down
his sceptre and returned TO private
lile without a murmur or perhaps =
thought otherwIse II successor
rnodss,ly took up the reins of au-
thonty and quietly sssumed the
sovereignty delegated him by the
voice OF big fellows. Such a scene
WAS never Witnessed in any other
country the spectacle was grand
one. Che immense platform built
out from the central portIcO was lit
orally packed with representative
men IN front, stretching from the
extreme northern TO the eXreme
southern limits sl the CAPITOL build
ing, and eastward from the portion
o Fifth or Sixth streets, southeast,
the crowd was packed closely to-
gether. Al least $50 600 people
were there. 1t wa sigh, the
magnitude Of which was never before
witnessed in Washington. It wss
hall past twelve when the President.
elect. accompanied by President Ar
thur. was escorted to the platform
BY the committee on arrangements.
When the lmuence thror ( Of $50 600
people caught sight OF hiin the air
for some MIMI ss was flied with the
widest shouts
THE OATH AD@IEIsTERED.
At 1885 the Presldeui -elecf st q
sign from Senator Sherman arose and
with uncovered hssd began bis IN
sugursl address. He spoke With
out manuscript, HIS voice vas cles-
and distinct, and be slowly enunois-
ted bic yofds Az every psuse the
multitude vigorously appiauded.
The address VAS yery brief aud con.
c.uded with tho invocation Of the
blessing Of providence ard lurDitg
10 Cliyi-luicce Waite and bowing
to him he said. 81 EN- now prepar-
sd 10 take The oath prescribed by
lgH.' As the the Cbiei-Justics A.
rose b. adoiuIst5f he oath the vast
eaaa m hIaye rheotpd AGAIN and aOatu