The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-03-02


ceremonies took place upon the 9TH. They
were marked except in the military display,
by severe simplicity amounting To plain
neSs The foreign diplomatic corps alone APP
pearod in uniforms and decorations Except
for few soldiers uniforms, there was not
badge or decoration about any of the Amerl-
cans taking part. The crowd was not so
large a. at the first inauguration OF President
Grant He and Senator Morrill,, chairman
of the senate committee OF arrange
mentS, rode IN tho carriage with the
preSident-clcct, and after the officers, as be
fore, Before the presidents carriage were
the Washington light guards and IA battery
OF light artillery, behind them regulars,
militia and volunteers rs before. At least
5000 people were in front of the Capitol
| Vice President Wheeler was sworn in in the
senate, Us before The officials, their ladies and
ladies of the diplomatic corps, supreme court
| judges foreign ministers and others were
seated on the platform, east front Gen. Grant,
arm in arm with Hresideut-elect Hayes, pre-
coded by the clerk of the supreme court, with
! n Bible advanced to the front amid hearty
cheering. President Hayes delivered his
inaugural address and pronounced the oath
OF Office after Chief Waite
JAMES A. GARFIELD.
The day of President James 4. Garfieds
inauguration, March 1, 1881, was inclement
Rain in the morning, sloet and snow as the
day advanced and mud everywhere and all
day cast gloom over the people. But the
pageant was not wholly spoiled and the crowd
WIS large. The procession moved at half past
| 10, Gen. W. T Sherman, with brilliant
STAFF, leading the way. After him came the
military under Gen, Ayres, then the incom-
ing and outgoing presidents in four horse
| barouche, with gorgeously uniformed cavalry
before aud behind, and after them the usual
array of militia and civic societies. The
usual civilians and officials occupied the plat
| form at the east front of the Capitol. The
inaugural address was read with remarkable
force and effect and excited much emotion
among the people. The inaugural ball was
| held in the National museum, one of the hand
| soonest buildings in the country, designed in
| the form of Greek cross, and was the first
bail of the kind to attract universal attention
Five thousand holders of tickets were ad-
| mitted President Garfield in full evening
costume received with dignity, supported by
| MesSrs. EvartS, SchurZ, Maynard Breckin-
ridge, Ha2en, Chief Justice Waite and others.
The brilliancy of dress displayed attracted
universal attention.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Inauguration OF Grover Cleveland sir
| passed all previous ones. For week before
| March the two Washington depots were
| crowded with people night anil day.
1t is estimated that 100000 persons from
other places were present. How to accom-
MEDIATE them had been one of the problems
| for the Inauguration committee, who APP
| pointed several hundred men to make a can
vass of the householders who had room to
spare and would be willing to receive one or
more of the tourists.
In spite of the precautions all the available
space was occupied two days before the in
| auguration, and the thousands who arrived
| on the I'd and Sd of March were left to shift
| for themselves How they shifted is still
| matter of amusement to the Washingtonians
| public parks
The morning Of the Inauguration was
warm fragrant and spring like. The streets
were thronged as early as o'clock, and soon
was heard the tramp of regiments marching
| to the place of formation. By 10 o'clock there
were three hundred thousand people lining
| Pennsylvania avenue. AT half past / great
shout, that swelled into deafening roar from
| one end of the avenue to the other, announced
that the procession had started. Pennsyl-
vania avenue is the widest thoroughfare in
the world. 1t is paved with asphalt las ere
all the streets of Washington and is I'M
equaled for a procession. Down this avenue
swept the noblest procession seen in the CAPT
tai since the grand review of the army in 1863
The procession is led by regiment of
United States regulars, followed by the celc-
brated United States Marine band of one
hundred pieces, whose grand martial m'sic
browns all other sounds. Then follows tac
carriage in which sit President Arthur,
President-eleCt Cleveland and Vice President
elect Hendricks. After the presidential
carriage has passed come the troops, in every
kind Of uniform This procession is six hours
passing given point, but the enthusiasm
does not diminish.
Meanwhile the presidential party has
reached the platform at the eastern end of
the Capitol. The platform is 100 feet wide,
the largest ever built for the purpose In
front Of the Capitol, banked in a solid mass,
stood 10000 people.
The president delivered his inaugural adj
dress in a clear, resonant voice, from mem
Dry, making only an occasional reference
to the notes i'll his hand, and then Chief
Justice Waite administered the oath of
office Cleveland said: Il swear then
paused and kissed the Bible-a small, leather
bound, well worn volume, which had been
given to him by his mother when he was
boy.
At the Washington monument was given
that evening the greatest display Of fireworks
ever made in America.
Then the crowd makes rush for the great
pension Office building, where the Inaugural
ton ball is to be held. One hundred thousand
people surround the building and watch the
fortunate ten thousand who are able 10 enter