Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-02
ALL READY AND WAITING.
Washington Prepared for the
 Great Event.
THE CABINET SAID TO BE FIXED.

streets ana Public Buildings Crowded
 with Sight seers and the Arlington
 Hotel with Cabinet Makers and Office
 Seekers-The Very Latest Makeup.
 WASHINGTON, March 2-It was apparent yesterday for the first time that the inaugu- ration rush was beginning, and that the city was fast filling up. The weather was heauti- full, and all day Pennsylvania avenue and the streets and squares in the neighborhood of the public buildings and the leading hotels were traversed by such streams of people as are only seen here on extraordinary occasions. Now and then strains of martial music fell upon the ear and gave notice that the first military companies were beginning to arrive, and here and there among the general mass of civilians one began to observe the uniforms of he militia boys
 The stands along Pennsylvania avenue were all completed early to-day. and are being gorgeously decorated this afternoon The public buildings are also being elaborately decorated and the sun will set tonight upon q magnificent spectacle
 The Capitol and the department buildings are invaded to a very large extent by the early corners, who take time by the forelock and make sure of visit to those public build lngs which nearly every pilgrim to the Capi- tai City desires to see, and to which it may be difficult to gain admission during the crowded period of the inauguration.
 Among the hotels the Arlington, where Harrison's party is staying, is naturally the principal resort of the politicians, but al- ready sufficient number of the inauguration visitors has arrived to keep the lobbies of the other hotels pretty busy.
 Gen. Harrison rose early and took a short walk before breakfast, which was on the table as early us o'clock. Between receiving visitors Ill his parlors on the upper floor and giving directions to Private Secretary Hal ford and his corps of stenographers on the floor below, Gen. Harrison is kept pretty busy all day, and as he passes up and down stairs from the social quarters to the business quarters, as one might say, he looks busy and athoroughly occupied man, but never appears to be in hurry.
 The general received probably as many callers as on any previous day since his arrival here, but there did not seem to be such large proportion of cabinet makers, so to speak, among them. The ony New Yorker of any prominence who called during the day was Col. Fred Grant. 1t was about 4 o'clock ill the afternoon when the colonel and his wife were conducted up the narrow stairway to Gen. Harrisons parior, and it was about 4:ol when the distin suished couple came down stairs again, the interview being over. Other calls were nearly as brief.
 The venerable Hannibal Hamiin, the only surviving ex-vice president, was an early caller. Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, the chief marshal of the inauguration parade, accompanied by his che<of staff, Gen. A. H. Hocf of TT Britton, chairman of the inauguration com mittee, called upon Gen. Harrison for the first time. Senators Chandler and Blair also called to pay their respects, nearly all the other Republican senators having called on previous days.