The American citizen., 1889-03-08
PRESIDENT HARRISON.
The Inauguration Ceremonies the Crowds
and the Grand Processicn-Forty Ihous-
and People Patiently Participating
and Hold Their Places
he 0ath-The inaugural Address-CleVe-
and Gets TIred-Mrs. Morton FalhCS-
Edmunds and Reed Extend beSS
Wishes to the Ex-Prestdent'


-risdon and authority embodied in She CO.
ordinate branches of the government, and
surrounded by the representatives OF al 'no
great nations on the face of the GLOBE Ben
ionoin Harrison was inducted into the hlsh-
est ofice within the gift of the the Amerl-
cor raonle. Gathering the reins of power
a. +hav fell from the grasp of his predeces-
CO.. he took the oath which bound MN 20 |
the service of his country ana chaTgeo nln1- an
self with the destiuies or sixty InlIllon po0-
pie. 4iovoa +bo exnectant |
snactators waited for the procession Whlle
| the inauguration ceremonies were III plo31
| oress. The rain had abated some"natt 0nE -
| taken the form Of tine driving lnlo'' ii
/ t~jckIad from thousands Of umbreIlaS anu
80 ~ ~ivrIets down the backs of those IN
| fortnnates who did not possess these uselui
;mnIements. Desp.ta all of the unloWaru
snrroundings the crowd preserved us goou
hurnor and passed the long lnterVal III nlus 1Ls5
inc Jokes and jibes at SET important ot0
jeoie+ed members Of the pa-adlng orgenlAa-
t;ons Who were hurrying along IN undlgnl-
fed haste to JON their comrades fihaIy
| tha head of the great procession turned lntO
PENNSYLVANIA avenue on It's mercn 10 tuo
White house and inter st ceased III al eIse.
Forty eight yea ago W1lllal nonlS Lo
uorris',n on his white horse hesded pro-
cossion of 1000 patriots on this same rOuto'
III dov ADMIRAL Porter (then lieu
tanant1 said that it was the finest pageaut
in the world. Today probabiy 4o,Ooo ,..Il lnete of
we're in line to honor the grandson many u
them coming from secuohS OI tlo I1;tad
, which, in 184l, were tracts OF pnlnhaptIteu
territory. The elements varred upon them
but they held their own bravery:
THE ceremonies in the senate cnainoei
concluded, came the most solemn ana I'M
nosino event OF the day when the cnleI mag
> istrate of the United States CHOSEN DS ms 4e
= fellow countrymen, was III their presence 10
\ take the OATH Of Office and swear to de1enu
tha constitution and laws Of the land. Inc
snectacle. though undoubtedly marred py
t {ke weether. was worthy of such an event.
n In a driving rain storm were Ian1So coun .
: thousands of citizens of the republic hoarse-
]. ly cheering and shouting the name oi 'ne
When the cheering had partially subsldeo
Chief Justice Fuller arose ana Daflng LIZ
Abundant white locks to the RAIN, ne nelu Ia
- Bible in his right hand reaay u e.:nl
u ant-at-arms Canaday removed thel
Is hats. .o;-.o acoro Stand
inp with uncovered heads IN the mlost OF
Melting rain storm the chief justice ana th'
nrasident-elect, surrounded by hlgn OIncer
of state and the presence or an iLnIne!s
multitude of citizens, faced each other WIZ
bowed heads while the former read the oat
;, of office in low tone of voice. Inc oat
"a recited is in the following words; :,
- 81 do solemnly swear that VIII Ialtnlull u
execute the Office OF president OF the Giiite I.I
80 States. and will, to the beet OF my abllity
4o nreserye. protect and defend tho constltt
,to lion Of the United States. . ~
~ ~ At the conclusion Of the reading OF u
for oath, the president with his rlght nan
yer clasping the Bible, bowed his neao III eeo5n
A silence almost pain al marked TINS PR
MD vyhp
&c another tremendous hurst OF applause .
~ The Bible on which the oath was a0mlnl
tered was black flexible morocco pou1
RI. volume about 1913 inches IN size. IL IS u
latest New York and Oxford edition prlnte
to on thin paper with gold edge and deslgne
the | Gov the nse of teachers with supplemental
the notes and maps. - nr AZ
ale Kenny, clerk of the supreme court VIII PI
was sent this book 10 Mrs. HARRISON as a pf
cious memento of the occasion; ,
The The cheering which followed having su
aai sided the president began reading MS l
nugural address. he kept his silk nat
yere during the delivery of his inaugural, al a.
was partly protected from the ram oV %
gesnt-at-arms Canaday. -
Mr. Cleveland, now an ex-preslCent' $50
M during part of the address, but Decoull
,o+, tired towards the close seated hlmselI'
oTI The president spoke in loud, clear 10
VEN with distinct enunciat!on anu en nplasi1 s
with much earneSlneos III pOA14A0 -
pro- speech. Ia hoo
1ble shorty a1ter GeAer"1 nrl4isting of nj
sita Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs kussel1 .. iA hal
nSo son. and Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Mckee. ca
ero forward and were shown 20 P5Eces -
TIA presidential inclosure. Vice PIes!oeht
Mira. Morton were also present dnrlng +
hin of the ceremony, but the latter talnteC
the throng and was removed to the VI
presidents room III the senate, where
ance was quickly revived and taken home.
On At the close Of the address there was
other outburst of applause, during vi
The the resident turned around anu hi:eeu
sal | wife and daughters. The crowd WI4Gh
mat ali the time surged back aud forth IKE
with waves of the sea, gradually qlssolVeo.
nrie- line was formed and the president tetEe
his staps to the vice president room OF
senate. escorted by Senator HOar, ana
ator Cockrell escorted the refining presi'
to the presidents room. Ex-f resi-
Cleveland remained il the president r.
onate about five minutes with Major fruoe1'
greed OF his secretaries and then ne lolhe1
Harrison in the vice president rC
enate The entire party again formed IN ptoces
Hon. and departed by the east door OF the Sc
1re OF through which they came. Mr.: darrl
cour leaning on the arm of Senator hoar,
ch he ovor took TIE lead, instead OF second p
which he occupied when they arrlyed a
u and cnnitsl Next came ex- President Clever
attended by Senator Cockrell, tollowe'
Senator Cullom. Private Secretary
meat ford. attended by General George b
cere. liams. brought up the rear. -,
While the procession was moving thr
the corridors Senator Edmunds me-
Cleveland and greeted him cordially.
Il trust" said the senator, you
have pleasant and happy and prosp'
ch :. future You have my best wishes
S65 Mr.. Reed, of Maine, also e1cna
ofeTed pleasant salutations with the rltlrin
S ecutive. Deafening cheers and demon
bids tions of applause again greeted the
bids as they descended the senate steps, tn1
bids tinued until they were seated in thel
o bid risges and took their places IN the p
6ifs sion which Immediately began to NOV
so THE GRAND PROCESSION.
%
12H General James A. Beaver, chief ms
ltsa Rricadier General Daniel a. Has
~ chief of staff; special aides, Co,onel
q Corbin, L. s. A.; Lieutenant Colouet
N ander krumbhasr. A. 4. q. Pennsyl
50 sides de camp; presidential party II
riares preceded and fouoEe1 by csc
,no survivors Of Seventeen Indiana No.uI
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