San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-04-30
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The Day We Celebrate.


real necessity for it to get up so early
and besides its inhabitants perma-
nent as well as temporary were tired.
The latter even more so than the for
mer. A more perfect morning could
scarce have been found. The air was
exhilarating in the extreme and the
wind was sharp enough to soon put a
tinge of bloom on the cheeks of those
who faced it. AS the sun rose, the
soul inspiring strains of "Old Hun
dredn were borne on the breeze to
many listening ears. The chimes of
Old Trinity, rung by Albert Meis-
lain, Jr., furnishing the music. The
following programme was gone
through with: "Old Hundred, :"
"Hail Columbia yankee Doodle"
Centennial March," columbia the
Gem of the Ocean," america, :" "The
Starry Flag "Our Flag is There. {"
"Auld Lang Syne," my Country's
Flag of Stars. AS the morning wore
along the crowds in the streets be-
yesterday, and the hurry was greater
W TedCu VIC pOinUS vi vantage lTOlu
which to view the parade.
Services were held in all churches
of the city, of every denomination.
Votive masses being offered up in the
Catholic churches, at which special
prayers will be held as a matter of
course. The principal services were
at st. Pauls church, in Broadway,
where Washington attended on the
morning of his Inauguration; the eX-
ercises were conducted by Rt. Rev.
Henry G. Potter, bishop of New York,
as the services on the day of Wash
ington's Inauguration were conducted
by the bishop of New York
the Rt. Rev. Samuel Provost.
At o'clock the committee of
states escorted the president from the
Fifth avenue hotel, accompanied by
the chief justice and members of the
cabinet and under escort of police,
proceeded to Vice President Morton's
residence. The vice president enter
ed President Harrison's carriage and
the procession moved down
to st. Paufs. At exactly
$50 O'clock, the president arrived at
Vesey street gate to the chapel. AS
the president stepped from his car
riage, followed by the vice president
and Mr. Hamilton, committee of the
Trinity vestry stepped from the gate
way and escorted the party to the
west entrance, where the rector of the
Trinity, Rev. Dr. Dix, was waiting to
escort the president to the old
Washington pew. In the carriage
were Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Merton
faXI
minutes later, the carriage containing
Gov. Hill, Mayor Grant and Gen.
Schufeld. rolled through the police
lines and drew up in front of Vesey
street gate. Troop A of the National
guard mounted, rode ahead of the
governors carriage and took position
just below the church on Vesey street.
Postmaster General Wanamaker and
Colonel Elliott F. Shepherd hur-
ried through the crowd on
foot, and at 9:12 o'clock an
open carriage containing eX-President
Cleveland, eX-President Hayes, Lieut..
Governor Jones and Senator VIM. NJ.
Evarts, drew up at the gate. Mr.
Cleveland was the first to alight, and
in doing so, missed his footing and al
most fell. He hurried into the church
followed by the others of bis party.
During the service, the new British
minister to the United States occu-
pied the seat in the pew allotted to
the diplomatic corps. The Spanish
minister sat near him. Grover Cleve-
land sat in the front pew
on the right of the middle
aisle. VIM. NJ. Evarts occupied
seat in the same pew. The president
and vice president. whom eager eyes
sought in one of the front pews, occu-
pied large pew midway upon the
side aisle in the south gallery. Gov
ernor Hill sat in corresponding posi-
ton on the north side; most of the
cabinet officers were allotted seats at
head of the centre aisle. EX-President
Hays sat beside Mr.. ClevelShd. The
remainder of the edifice was fill
ed with the wealthiest and most
prominent people in the country.
The services were of q strictly re-
ligiOus character. embracing hymns,
psalms, lessons, te deum and prayers,
! and an address or sermon by Bishop
Potter. At the close of she service,
the doors leading out on the west
porch were thrown open and the dis
6ngGished congregation which had
entered Broadway, entrances passed
out this way. The guests took the
carriages assigned them according 10
the arranged programme. Broadway
lower to Pine street was kept clear,
though walks, stOOps, windows and
hOusetops were thrOnged. The pro-
cessiOn was headed by a company OF
mounted police. Mayor Grant sat in