Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-28
then retired from scene such as the proud.
est monarch never enjoyed"


AFTER THE INAUGURATION.
Only a few moments elapsed between the
ceremony of administering the oath and the
return of the distinguished gentlemen to the
senate chamber, where President Washing
ton delivered his inaugural address, Like
all the early naugurals this one possesses
the merit of brevity, mayhap because il was
considered in those days, u speech to con-
gress and not to the people.
Calm, self-possessed and lmperturable as
General Washington always was, President
Washington betrayed a great degree of ner-
vousness during the delivery of his address.
Senator Maclay writes: "Ths great man
was agitated and embarrassed more than
ever he was by the leveled cannon or pointed
musket. He trembled, and several times
could scarce make out to read, though it
must be supposed he had often read it be-
fore. He made flourish with his right
hand, which left rather an ungainly impress
sion. j sincerely, for my part wished all set
ceremony in the hands of dancing masters,
and that this first of men had read off his
address in the plain manner, without ever
taking his eyes from the paper; for / feel
hurt that he was not fir st in everything"
From the senate chamber the presi-
dent was escorted to ST. Pauls church,
on broadway, corner of Church street,
now faced by the Astor house on the latter
and by the Herald building, on the former
street The procession moved up Wall
street and Broadway, in the same order 1t
IL,
with the difference that the president, vice
president, the two houses Of congress and
most of those who attended the inauguration
proceeded on foot. AT the church RI. Rev.
DIR. Samuel Provost, bishop of the Episco-
pal churches in New York, conducted an
appropriate religious service After prayers
had been said and the Te Deum sung, Wash
ington entered the state coach and was
driven to his home. Foster Ames describes
the president in the church:
II was present. he writes, sin the pew
with the president, and must assure you,
that after making all deductions for the de-
lnsion OF ones fancy in regard to characters,
still think of him with more vcneraton
than for any other person. Time has made
havoc upon his face. That, and many other
circumstances not to be reasoned about
conspired TO keep up the awe ! brought
with me-"
THE ENDING or THE DAY.
In the evening the whole city was abaze
with lights and fireworks. Many of the
houses were beautifully illuminated none
more so than those of the French and Ger.
man ambassadors, who both lived on Broad
way near Bowling Green, and the scene was
wonderful for century ago, animated and
enchanting, President Washington walked
along Broadway as far as the Battery, to
see the spectac lie, and expressed the warm
est admiration.
At 10 O'Clock Washington returned on foot,
'the throng of people being so great as not
to permit carriage to pass through it,"
The ball which it was intended to give on
the evening of inauguration day was post
poned tnat the wife of the president might
attend. But when it was learned that she
wouldn't arrive in New York until the last
of May, it was decided TO give the ball on the
evening OF May g. IL was a brilliant assem-
bly,. The Century Magazine describing the
scene says, about three hundred persons
were present. II is related that the presi-
dent, who had danced repeatedly while
commander-in-chief, danced in the cotillion
tired about O'Clock, after having enjoyed a
most agreeable evening, JOY, satisfaction
and vivacty was expressed in every couute-
enance and every pleasure seemed TO be
heightened by the presence Of a Washing
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