The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-05
DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS
Vic With Each Other in Doing
Honor to tho New Chief Elk.
wutlyc of the Nation.
The (iraLdcst Inaugural Ever Witness.
M-Tho SpIcndOr Of tho Great Ball.
vcrllabIc F0lrylanl-TIO Crowds
In the CIIy-Graphlc De.
,rrIpIIOn of the Scene Of
EewlIderlng Beauty.

WASHINGTON, D. O., March 4,-Wlth
jm, 10 and solemn ceremony, in the
ureS,nre Oi all OF the wisdom and au-
,borlty embodied in tho coordinate
bruncIles Of the Government, and sur
nundtdby thorepresentatiyes OF all the
great nations on the face OF the globe,
BENJAMIN Harrison was to-day inducted
into tl.r highest Office within tho gift OF
tile American people.
Gathering up this reins of power as
thew tell from the grasp Of his predeces.
NOR he tool; the oath which bound him
ia the service OF his country yand charged
himself with the dcstiniCs OF sixty mil.
lion people.
IN, rital city, was to-day tho Mecca OF
IGe woishippcrs in all parts OF the
Iani Iyv They were hero in countless
thousa nds. Weeks ago little rivulets OF
Guman,ty began to flow in, almost un-
noticed As the day drew nearer the
streams in, reused to rivers, the rivers
combined In floods, and to-day Verita-
hle orrun Of it ryent life surges through
Tr ci,y, It has filled all Of the hotels
tbot lorm the regular channels; it las
oyrrlIowcd tho boarding house by-ways,
and finally it hHs perneated the sacred
businesses Of the private home.
rSruIcEDENTED CROWDS,
There was never such crowd in
Washington. Train men could not be-
sin to estimate tho numbers OF incoming
messengers. Boats on the river were
laden With human freight, and the roads
leaAirr in from the country saw process
sions Of wagons filled with family par
ties; all coming to see President in
auguatcd Every available room inthe
hotels had hcen engaged weeks in ad;
vance. The boarding houses had
changed their halls into domitories. A
great army OF soldiers had camped in
the publicbuidings. Poor, indeed, was
the private family that did not accom-
modato its country cousins. a myriad
Of cots sprang up like mushrooms every
night, and filled almost every place that
boosted Of roof and walls as shelter
from the keen March weather. II was
the reign Of the cot; it whitened every
toor and appeared in every shape, from
the humble cross.legged army couch to
tie nCw.ianged two.storied variety,
which some rare genius invented to
help cut city in such emergencies as
these.
START FOR THE CAPITAL.
As the hour drew near when the es.
cort was to start with the Presidential
party for the Capital, the promise OF the
early morning was verified and the rain
came down in driving shower. The
Capitol seemed TO float In a sea Of mist.
Horses bearing hides dashed to and fro
enyClopcd in the steam from their
bodies, troops hurried to their posts
with the moisture streaming from their
uniforms. The police began 10 force
the spectators beyond the cables which
ran along the Curbs and busy workmen
spun the wires across the intersectlng
streets. A forest Of umbrellas hid tho
sidewalks from view.
Owing to the rain only few hundred
people gathered around the Arlington
Hotel to witness the departure Of the
Prrsidpnt.elCCt and party for tho Capt..
tOl. At 10 o'clock the carriages pro-
yidCd by the committee to convey the
party to the Capitol drew up In front OF
the Johnston annex entrance, facing
Vermont avenue, and for time were
the center Of interest to the crowd. A
few minutes later Vice.President.elect
Morton, clad in q heavy ulster coming
down To his shoe.tops and wearing q
high hat, emerged from the house es'
corted-by cx.SOliCitor OF the Navy, Cen
cral Williams, and entered the carriage,
At 1905 o'clock large carriage drawn
bytwo beautiful bays, drove up TO the
sidewalk for General and Mrs. Harrison
Mira Mckee, Mrs. Lord, Mrs. HAliord
and Mrs Russell. Mr.. Harrison aud thu
other members Of tho party descended
the staircase leading from their private
apartments to the hull below. The Sen,
ate committee In charge OF the Inaugural
ceremonies, consisting Of Senators Cul
lon, Hoar aud CoCkrell, then advanced
% escort the party to the carriages
When they we're seated there was nj
delay and all tliO carriages immediatel!
drove oil.
At wiLLARn's.
Ten minutes later tho party arrived q
the Fourteenth street entrance to VII
lards hotel and were escorted 10 thl
room which had been handsomely decor
AIed IN their honor. After n few min
uIeS spent IN receiving the Oongratula
uols Of privileged friends, the Genera
aud Drs Morton, accompanied by tn
Senate Reception Committee, rC.OnterGl
their carriages and wOrO driven 10 th
Executive Mansion, GruatCrowdsoi pee
PIE blocked the streets in every dlrct
on,ondg distinguished party mad
theitappeatanCO they were received wit
yOCiirfUus cheers. Tho ptesldelkB)eC
rods III u closed landau drawn by fou
beautiful gfay horses, anh was accom-
panied by Senators Hoar and CoCkrel
tpoh arriving NJ tho White House tll
main doors wprU thrown open and the
proceeded at once to the BuO patloi
Where they were soon Joined by Pres
H1ehi Cleveland and his Cabinet a
tNe carriages entered the grounds III
seventeenth Indiana Regiment prosOn
Ci arms aud salulUd tho occupants I
thcy passed, Their recognition OF Get
etal linriisOn their old commander, WI
particularly enthusiastic, Az II o'Cloc
tue prCEidehps carriage, drawn by I'll
well known seal browns and two ilt
lays and driven by Albert HAWKING, y
residents COaChlnan, drew up AZ u
elltancc, and the party Within were L
iOtmed that everything was Id TeAdIpg
lot Vhcir departure 70 the Capitol,
rliE MOVE EAsrVABD.
There were about twenty people q
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