New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-03
A SWARM OF SIGHT-SEERS.
sTHE INAUGURATION RUSH 10 THE MA
TI0NAL CAPITAL,
pATR1or1C BUNTING ON observation-disclosures;
THE EFFORTS no AccoMMoDATEaTHE
MULTITUDE.
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| Washington. March 1.-The Inauguration rush
land crush has begun. Until to-day the city
though certainly wearing an unaccustomed aspect
bias not been given over TO Strangers But the
trains which arrived during last night and this
morning discharged truly marvellous stream OF
visitors. and before noon any one not familiar
with the capacity of the National Capital. with
khc preliminary devices OF the Committee Of Ar
itaneements and with the makeshifts to which the
Ingenious American is competent and content to
resort, would have said that those who were 10
| cone later might better not come at all. But in
poit q fact there are eth multitude of crevices
into which human beings can be tucked. The
fact tia, March fails Monday has brought
| the multitude here one day earlier than il might
otherwise rave come. Since Sunday is by law a
/ dies non. ny should not sight-seers put it to n
practical III. and instead of passing day OF rest
at home, PISS day Of restless activity in Wash
ineton? 4
j The hotel arc full. the streets are full. the
Capitol is fu but, to tho credit OF Republicans
and Of thousads Of ncn-partisan pleasure-seelers,
to- whom srtacle II spectacle. no matter under
what poliHcsauspioes il is presented the visitors
are not so Il as they were four years ago. The
variegated shisecture of Pennsylvania II
the word anitecture may be employed to de-
scribe the ssnge congIomcration of diversified
ugtincss Whit overloolU that noble thoroughfare,
does not yieldeadily to the purposes Of decoration
But there Is mething Inspiring in the sight of q
million yardof red, white and blne. bunting
periodically applied to windows and
cornices, antto every projecting point large
enough to he nail At this hour It seems as
il the preparons for Mondays festivities would
never be fnisi but they will be. On the same
principle, peips which accounts for the fact
that it " aiws darkest just before dawn the out
lines Of puc display are most confused Just
|. before compiler. The most enthusiastic Demo
crat would Eompeihd to blush If he caught
himself In thct Of denying that the prepara-
! lions for theauguration Of GeneEal Harrison
are on far 60 expansive scale than those of
! four years ag There elevated seats along
the hne of NH for as many people as found
such aceommodon In them Already there are
more flags antanners a1oat in the cool breeze
than were visi at noon on March 4, 1855, and
: everywhere thVidences Of what is coming are
more conspicus and certainly, the extensive
scheme Of the nascrs and the zeal of individ-
s ual patriots arsnpH justified in advance.
Tho local pax estimate that there are now
within the cityimfs not fewer than 10000
= | pe@AES&es AZ announcer tuhb Su,DUO 4
] new cot beds hn,ben put where they will do |
o the most good, = Ills eytimate does not in
d Glade the extraornar Accommodations which |
. hotels bosrding-ho,es ana private families are
b supplying Tho prtarsaon 70 feed the multi |
> [tude are on q coloial cal, and no one need |
: 90 hungry IT, he has te wefwfthal in his pocket
. book. Two Thousand is ~ down as the num-
Der OF Innocent cattle TIT ave been butchered |
. TO make an American holia The fs}xirs, law |
abiding and otherwise, wo arrival in shoals |
: seems to indicate that thyupply Iong-felt |
4 want. are making the street pordAnt The side |
D waI1s have been converted picture galleries.
: and perSpstetic vendors Of ,ged portraits Of |
: General and Mrs. HRrrisonyd Of the actual |
tenants Of the White House. 70 lease is soon TO
! expire, aie screaming themsel into condition
9 Of hoarsenesss which suggesfs,t they may not |
q be able even to radsc cheer fonday.
. But photographs are only tall part Of the
b commercial stock Ia trade La to supply the
: Inauguration demand The sfgiI,dows on the
q avenue are fairly blossomindth souvenirs.
The makers Of thsss money-csnx devices are
; not barrcn Of original ideas tyear. Among
the characteristic souvenirs ougs be mentioned
4 the strips Of wood and bark which photo
= graphs Of General Harrison, oree1 engraving
! Of him on white silk, are moui These have
2 underneath the picture the ription: "A
: Chip OF the Old Block Amonc prcttiest Of
: the souvenirs are miniature sfng-wheels in
|. reproduction Of the used by Ia Washing
! ton, which is now In her chaubcMt Vernon.
4 These are Of white holly-woodd are made
) by crippled boy who lvesnewhere in
. Pennsylvania By the same maand Of the
s same material, are spinning wteelthe pattern
| brought over In the Mayaowcr. Tvheels seIl
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