Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-04

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| mony agreed that 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 out at 10
: clock a. IN. April 18TH. and the above-named
of the ,ee 81 hs speea
detectives In and near the room. were the only
! PERSONS present.
The scene is thus described by Col j. r.
O'Beirne, who was at the time District provost
| ma shah The whole thing was Conducted
quietly, and the outside world knew nothing of
what was transpiring in the parlor of the Kirk
wood house. A long. narrow, high-walled ROOM
p 'I sad neatly furnished and caTpsied as
all old-fashioned hotel parlors are. with n few
small marble top tables in the center, huge old
| fashioned brass chandeliers overhead, would
| n" Bible to be had on looking about for il. and
one was accordingly sent Tor. Mr.. Johnson
onea IN the fr"m his apartment up stai and
sad, and was quite taciturn. When he spoke,
| i was in low tone and with a huskiness that
hetokened an Indignation, If not subdued
rage, which was ineXrlicable. One could not
tel whether it was on account OF spirit Of re-
sentiment AFT the murder o. Mr. Lincoln or be-
cause it placed him as his successor in a new
and trying position t. which he was unused.
me oath was delivereC i y Chief Justice Chase,
In the low. solemn intunation OF one in deep
grief ana the heavy. robust sound of hi strong
voice, when ne cho-e 10 eNer, it, nlled the large
chambe: Ii all its parts, and sounded like the
nsVpciiiioh 81 one OF cur lerE.i diTlnes when
addressing the lfetS. Mr.. johnson held Jointly
with him the Old Testament in his right hand.
without the sign Of vibration. and leaned with
the other on his finger-tpS upon the table be-
fore him, kissed the book. and then prepared
to return to his humble room on the floor above.
a hurried consultation was held-for n Few mo-
mentS, an early cabinet session resolved upon,
some other few details referred to- and Andrew
johnson, the new President of the United States.
VINO had been so made under republican forms,
with no more ceremony than occurs in the
swearing OF an unimportant witness before a
!usllce OF the peace, moved Off gently, his
tightly fitting black suit and neatly combed
hair, distinguishing, him only as plainly
dressed. modest, wciloiscipinedA American ci;i-
zen. The whole affair was dispatched as though
only one OF everyday importance, and the dis
tlnguished men present quickly separated for
their allotted spheres: Mr.. stanton being one of
the last to go out: was moody and very much
absorbed, with head slightly bent forward and
ms eyes cast down, apparently in deep
thought"
Inauguration of Gen. Grant.
The morning of inauguration day 1S69) open
ed with lowering skies and occasional showers
and the avenue presented the appearance of a
struggling army of umbrella. AT 10 o'clock
Jupiter Pluvius lin the absence of the weather
bureaW began to relent and the opening skies
gave promise of a fair day. Pennsylvania ave-
nue. was handsomely decorated. One of the
finest effects in the way of decoration was OBJ
tanned at the headquarters of the government
IRE brigade. The whole reservation on which
the buildings were situated, bounded 10y 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 were red, white and blue. with the word
Union hlazoned on them. The engine house,
Offices, etc. were also pr0luSely ornanented
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 Preside Mt
Johnson and the PrcSident-elect would ride to
the Capitol together. AS compromise, to meet
Tue ClflcuitieS of the case, it was proposed that
the President and the President-elect should
ride in separate carriages TO be driven abreast
position in the procession and his carriage was
omitted. Brevet Major Gen. A. S. Webb. grand
marshal arranged the procession in eight divi-
SONS Among the organizations to be noted
were the 18th infantry. q battalion OF L. S.
marines, the Washington Grays of Philadel-
phia, the Philadelphia Fire Zouaves. and
Zouaves from Buffalo, Washington, George
town and Baltimore, the Albany Burgess Corps
"a eatuTs IL 5S line the Repub-
sentatives OF the Boys in Blue, including bat
taiions from the I'd. 9Th and 1th regiments the
Nerein the United States Fire Department. the
Washington Fire Department, and similar Wis
lung organizations: The surviving soldiers Of
in al omnibus drawn by six horses, the vehicle
being decorated with flags on top, and with
cards bearing the names of the states tackled on
the sides. The miniature ship Constitution
fun rugged and equipped, with stern and quar-
ter boats anchors and chains arranged in regu-
! lar lIan-of-war style, carrying Formidable
looking battery. and manned by youths in
sailor costume, was drawn in car by six richly
| the inauguration of Buchanan. and had been
laid up in the ship-house in the navy yard.
mere was the usual crowd IN the Senate
chamber and about the inaugural stand at the
east front. The President read his inaugural
in 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, 4th of
March, 1878. Fierce and icy gusts kept up a
lively fiuttering among the twenty arches of
! flags and bunting spanning the line of march,
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 +. Barry
which participated were battalion of u S. ca
New York, the Washington Light Infantry bat
| TALON, the Corcoran Zouaves, the Washington
the Wahint3 On Pgh the
| Troop, The Boston National Lancers, the Gov
ernor's Mounted Guard, the Albany Burgess
| the DuQuesne Grays of Pittsburg, the State Fen,
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,
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 inau-
gural delivered on a grand Inauguration stand
! at the eastern main entrance to the Capitol
| The platform accommodated about 800 persons
and was draped in American flags. Photo
| ing of the address, which, owing to the high
wind, was inaudible even to those in the imme-
| diate 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 ), 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 $4,000 persons left New York for
Washington on Saturday, March g. The Avenue
was gaily attired in waving bunting, the strik-
| ing features being pyramids or arches composed
of flags and streamers Of variegated colors, Sus-
pended across the avenue by strong cords. The
decorations were not so extensive as would
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
corps. In the Sd division were Co. A, Washing
ton Light Infantry, the State Fencibles of Phil
adelphia, the Weccacoe Legion, the Washington
Light Guard, Washington Artillery, 1st bat
talon colored troops, and the Columbus Cadets.
dent Grant, the President of the Senate, and
other prominent officials composed the 4th di-
vision. The Hartranft Club of Philadelphia,
the National Veteran Club Of the District, Mary