Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-05
THE NEW REGIHE.
Inauguration Of General Ber-
janiH Harrison
4 LEVEL-HEsDED AD RESS
4 Message That eenmslds Itself TO
Legal AmsgiesES.
PROTECTION AE0 A FEE Ba LOr.
The Naturalization Laws alug. Be
8uarde aud Enforced.
THE GRAND MILITARY PAGEANT.
sights and Seer e> Attending the
Great Eyent-The Inaugural,
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THE GRAND MILITARY pAGrA,T
sights and See, e. Attending the
Great E'vent-The Inaugural
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WASHINGTON. Ma ch ith-The inauguration OF
| benIamin Harrison to-day President of the
United states was deprived of many features
| that would otherwise have distinguished it. by
| the steady downpour of rain, that continued
throughout the ceremonies. Still, it was a
grand success from beginning to end There
were probably several hundred thousand visit
| ors in the city, many Of whom could find no
| sleeping accommodations last night, and the
| soft side of billiard table was considered a
| luxury. The streets and public places were
| crowded and jammed by surging, struggling
mass OF humanity. The city was gnrgeously
decorated, but the lain played sad havoc with
many of the decorations
The military demonstration was the mo t SUI
perb ever seen in Washington. At 1880 O'clock
the hrst division formed IN line ON Pennsylvania
avenue, facing the Executive Mansion, with the
right resting on Seventeenth street. At one
block in the rear of the line is the Arlington
Hotel, where President Harrison was stopping.
This division was composed Of three lrigades.
Brigadier-General II. G. Gibson commanding
the division. The irst Brigade, composed of
the Third Artillery. battalions of the Second
and Fourth Artillery and troops of the Fourth.
Fifth and Sixth Cavalry, was commanded by
Major J. G. Turnbull, Third Artillery. The
Second Brigade, composed of marines and FAIL
ols, was commanded by Captain Z. w. Mead.
United States Navy. The Third Brigade. con-
sisting of the District of Columbia National
Guard, was commanded by General Albert Ord.
way.
Shortly before II O'clock closed carriage
drawn by team OF seal brown horses, left the
Executive Mansion, and at a sharp trot whirled
across Pennsylvania avenue through Fifteen
and-a half street 10 Vermont avenue and stopped
in front of the Johnson annex of the Arlington
From this carriage President Cleveland aljghted
and entered the hotel, being escorted at once to
General Harrison apartments. lie shook
hands with his successor, and signifed his read
iness to go to the Capitol whenever the lresj-
dent-elect was ready TO start General Harrison
put on his oyercoat aud the TWO gentlemen de-
scended the stairs together and walked out he
tween cheering crowds.
THE PRESIDENTIAL. PARTY
Entered carriages and took their places in the
process sion tor The Capitol. The procession
moved ill the following order: United ataIes
regular troops, cavalry and artillery; Unlted
States Marine Corps, United States Naval Cadets
United states Naval Apprentices, Chief Marshal
Beaver and staif, survivors OF Harrisonrs old
regiment, ia strong; an open carriage drawn by
four horses and containing President Cleveland
President-elect Harrison and Senators Hoar and
Coekrell; an open carriage drawn by four horses
and containing Nice-President-elect Morton and
oenator Cullcm; militia of the District Of Co
lrmbia. heavy rain WAS falling, and Presi.
dent Cleveland held an umbrella over his sue
cessor, wniie Cuilom perf5rined q like service
for Morton. As Harrison was recognized cheer
upon cheer arose from the thousands assembled
all along the lire, which he answered by tip.
ping his hsI. General Beaver and Morton were
also cbeeied.
When the procession reached the east font of
the Capi'o the troops filed into The. l,s ma, s-
signed them, surrounding the square The
Presidential party alighted at the Senate front
and were escorted into the building amid the
loud cheers OF the people on The outside Gen.
eral Harrison was taken to the room assigned
for the use of the PRESIDENT aud Mr Morton was
shown to the Vice Presidents chamber.