Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-03-07

the PFeMdeIt.el7ct Int owing to the
already crowded condition OF the benches
sons difficulty was eecasioned in seating
them.
The persons comprising The presiien-
tial party were as fellows: Mrs. Bspis.
min Harrison, her father, the Rev. Dr..
j. W. Scott, her sister, Mrs, Lord, Rus.
sell 3. Harrison, the Psssid snt's son and
wife OF Montana, Mr. and Mrs. J. K.
I Mckee, the Presidents daughter of
/ Indianapolis, Mrs. Alvin Saunders of
Nebraska, Mrs. Russell H4grison's III o.her,
! Mrs. Il. y. MrKee o. Indianapolis mother
and sister OF !. Il. Vi Kes Mr.. and Mrs,
JShn Harrison Of Kansas City, the Presi.
dents brother; Mr.. and hTis. Dvaui
OF Iowa, and hrs. Eaton OF Ohio. half
sisters OF the President, Mrs. Battle
Harrison of Chicago, the Presidents
widowed 6ister-in- Law, and sou viii Bar.
risoE, Lieutenant and Jls. john Parker.
tho lAtter Mira dsrsis0u's niece, judge
John Scott, MIS-. Havrison's brother,
Mrs a. 7. Rtittpn aud Mrs. George b,
Millisms, wives Of mellbera OF the exec.
utiNe inaugural COMMITTEES Private Score
tary HaitoEd, wife aud daughter. Mrs.
Morton was accompanied by j. X. Nc.
Cannon OF ta,s city and her iye daugh.
tGrs.
The occupants Of the Preside gal.
larry were the cgnosure Of all eyes. as
they ipok their seats and the dresses OF
the ladies were eagerly scanned and criti.
eiSed by the members of tie fair seq
present.
Mrs. Harrison wo-a taiior.nsss suit
OF grie dc perle cloth embroidered in
black silk, bonnet Of blaok sud gold
wish ostrich tips She wore ;an gloves
and carried bunch OF souvenir dc
woOtin toses.
The sestirg Of the party o. the Presi.
dent and Vice. president elect bnvinc bseu
accomplished the vacancy o. the oencb
reserved for President Gleyelaud's fauilv
became the most prominent feature o.
the gallery scene Senators Sherman
and Salisbury reported at this time fac
fact that Prast lent Cleveland hsd
no further communication 10 make
to this Oongless. Ii then being
IL 50 Captain h4ssett walked M q
the clock, eyed it closely, and the. an
psrently satisfid that 1t was doing more
than its required duty, performed ths
time honored Sct CT turning the hand,
bacs (eiRht minutes) alnirst general
loud smile, What were let ~ the N m.
hers OF the House on The { or at IL 81
formed in line and marched over 10 tbs
SENATE in qltok time in0smucu ma tlley
reached the doors OF the Senate chembsI
at ll.53 BY the revised version Ms pro
Vided by Captain Baasett The aopsleya
tton OF the clocks hsr ds were apein In
terIuptsd by Captain Bsssett and hi
shepherd's crook and Ave rGinntes wer,
added 10 the life Of the 50th Congress-
st this tine every available iaeh Of spec
on the floor and In the galleries was oceu
. pied and all the entrances so the room
fairly blocked with masses OF humapit,
who viewed tho scene from afar AM
. under difficulties
Az II So Capt. Bassatt announced n
President Of tha United States, and
! great hush fell. Pretiden; CIeye,an
entered arm ia arm with Senator CookteI
: and preceded BY CAPT. Basse,t and follnwe
q By the members Of his cabinet hs waite
{ 20 the seat IS .ipned him in front Of m
!. elesh's desk. Tho eight hoads OF deparI
t men's, Baysrd, Eniicott, Fairchil,
Whitney, Garland, Dickinson, Vi,as nn
3 Coleman, seated themselve opposite /,
. justices Of the Supreme Court, the CROW
! standing until all were seated.
Further delsy being still deairabl,
Tins progress was halted sgsin by Car
t, tain Bsssett, As rs did 90 Gen, Barr
son. on tbs arm of Senator Hosr, o,
, peared Of the door and IVES Introduce
!. by Captain Bsssett as ''the Prssidep
4 elect Of the United States,n and /
o walked with his COMPANION to the sa
}, provided, at President Cleveland's rjeh
= the audience again rising to It's feet. N