New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-04

y.Oo0 persons we're in attendance. Tho Jam after
~ nS uahclng ceased was something terrific Owing TO
aciectyc arrangements much delay ensued in returning
n;S's cloahs and Oycroats Mr.. Greeley was iainmrd
V. III The crowd for mOic than an hour awaiting he
nn ey OF his white ovcrcoat in state OF mind that
Despite tho freezing wind the procession at Cen
.rai Grant- second inaugural. IN l-73 was very
teehsive and the exercises on grand scaie. some
fo ~ vi me elaborate character 81 me arrangements
lor the Inaugural Ball. which was held Ia "A building
gln,d from tbe TACT that everything Tor the supper
was cooked I'm Nev-York under the direction of for
ihcr chef Of DelmOnicO's. There provided 10 900
med oysters 5000 scaloped oyster, 5000 picked
hams ornamental With Jelly. 400 partridges. 5000
sandwiches. 30 barrels of salad, 200 loavcs OF
lote fuSscs, 800 gallons Of ice cream, 200 gallons
assorted les o5 barrels Malaga grapes, 300 gallons
gallons chocolate etc. The baking cost 10000
ana the hire Of the dishes 5000. But all the Labor
INC outrageous behavior OF the thcrmomcier An
army OF canary birds had been provided for tho bali
In their thlOa,s and they devoted themselves strictly
10 inc talk OF keeping warm
LITTLE TIME TO PREPARE FOR HAYEs'S IN.
AUGURArIoN
Over $4,000 people arc said to have left New.York
Nlty alone for Washington the saturday prior to
Mr. Hayess Inauguration in 1877. Although It
not positively known that General Hayes would be
lnangurated until March ., the military and civil
display compared favoraby with those Of previous
s'"iS' General hayes fOub from tne Wnlfc House
with General Grant and senator J. S. Morrill,, in the
ox-Prc sldenrs carriage drawn by four Of his finest
horses. At night there a tOrchllcht parade and
reception at Willlards Hotel In honor of the Presi-
dent. There ball. thcre was not time after
the decision Of the Electoral Commission TO arrange
for one.
DISAGREEkBLE WEATHER ATTENDS GARFIELD.
Unusual preparations were made for General Gar
fields Inauguration in 1881, and the disagreeablc
weather did not cause popular enthusiasm or curl
osiiy to abate General W. I. Sherman was marshal
OF the day, and conspicuous figure In the procession
was that Of the gallant General W. S. Hancock
Democratic opponent Of General Garfield. There
were 1000 men in the four divisions OF the parade
and the crowd Of strangers In the city phc
nomenally great. Tho city had been handsomely
and profusely decorated, but tho day opened bleak
cold and windy, with snow falling. and many
Of the decorations wcrc ruined Later on the sun
gave feeble gllmmcr, but the crowd Of people, es
tlmated at 100000, trudsed through the slush
aud mud chcerfully. General Garfield rode from the
White House with General Hayes. On his return to
the White House he reviewed the procession. The
Inauguration ball. held In the National Museum Build
Ing, was attended by $500 people. Opposite the hall
where the President held his reception sixty musicians
wero stationed in the galleries the dancing music
was furnished by another band OF 100 musicians. In
attendance at the reception with their families were
exPresdcns Grant and Hayes, Generals Sheridan and
Hancock, the Hon. George Bancroft, Or. yelling and
other notabes.
General Arthur took the oath Of Office on tho day
President Garfield died, september 10, 1881, at his
homo in this city before Judge Brady, OF the New
York Supreme Court.
FIREWORKS AT MR.. CLEvELAND'S INAUGURAL
TON.
Tho railroad officials estimated that 10000 people
were carried by the Pennsylvania Railroad and $4,000
by the Baltimore and Ohio to the Inauguration of
President Cleveland in 1850 In addition to these
those brought by the Southern railroads and the
boas-an aggregate safely Of $4,000 people, besides
tho population Of the district. Mr.. Cleveland rodo
from the White House with General Arthur, accom-
panied by military escort The skies were bright,
Pcnnsylvana-ave. was packed with people and the
houses bright with bunting and other decora~
tons. On his return there military process
sion and review. Early I'm the evening there was a
display Of fireworks in front Of the White House. and
night thousands of people attended the Inaugural
ton ball in tho now Pension Building