The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-03-14

tunds 70 the platforn on rhe ssnstorial portion
Of the east fsont Il vas headed By the mar
shais Of the Supreme Court and inc district
President Cleveland and Hr. Ingalis the mem
bers Of the Supreme Court. and then tbs Presi-
dent and Vice Pres sident-eleci. the members Of
Congress. diplona,es. etc. bringing up the
rear. The platform reached. the President
looked firmly but without q trace either Of per
turbAtion or = smile upon the vast ooncourse
IN front Then the oath Of once vas admins
tered by Chief Justice Fuller. the President
elect repeating II In = hrm tone. The oath
taken. the new President. facing the thrOng de
Iivered hts Inaugural address In a clear loud
voice. It's conclusion WIS greeted Eith pro
longed cheering and booming OF cannon Then
returning through the Senate wing, the new
President and EI.Prestdent Cleveland ao-
companisd by the committee Of arrange
nenis. were driven II the head Of the proccs
sion 10 the Executive Mansion. whither Mrs,
Harrison and her friends had preceded them.
Then formal adieus we're exchanged, and
moment later the eI President Was being
Hhried away % the maneion Of ex-Seeretsry
whitney But the erouning glory OF inausura-
tion day was yet 20 come. This vas the parade
upon which ex Governor Beaver, Of PennsJi-
sAoiH, and his sfsn had spent % many weary
days and nights Telegraph stations had been
erected al short distances alorg the Inc oi
route. - that there were no breaks or delays
snd the moment the President had ieiI the cap
ltol the signal TO move vas gwen Governor
Beaver. a. chief marshal OF the day. with Col
onel Hastings and their assistants had the
right ofiins. and were Immediately followed BY
the carriages eontlining th6 Presidential party.
There were four divisions IN all First came
the Unltrd States troops, thc marine and navy
corps and the militia OF the District
NEXT were the National Guards OF Penn-
sylysniA. commanded by eE Governor
MAJOR General Hartranft; then militia
companies from dozen Southern and Western
States. Governor Foraker. booted and spurred,
riding az the head; ncxi. under the command
Of Congressman Warner oomnander4n-chief
of ihs Grand Army. = division composed OF
Grand Army comrades. old soldier organizA-
lions and hcadsd By the famous New York
seventh Regiment. and uniformed civic or
ganiEations General Hsrrison's Old regiment,
the sev~nfiefh Indlan4 followed Immediately
after the Presidential party, In accordance Eiih
Genrrai Harriseu's expressed wish Inc
Militia in line numbered over 5.Ooo. while 10
baais sdded their music TO the pageant and
half million thrca;s cheered rs progress. Al,
tar The eH Prcsideut's departure President iiaf-
rison reviewed the PROCESSION from the stand
erected in front Of TIE white House. IL viii
b After s O'Clock when the last division
has gone By and an honr later the display
of fireworks VIII commence in the turf
sion Taken altogether u has been the great
est and Erzndest fnangurafion IN The history Of
the rrppbiie. There never sns such crowd ia
wsshingioa Tran men coiiid not begin 10 es-
Innate th- n1mbers of incoming passen-ers-
Boats On the river were laden with human
freight and the roads Leading in from the ooun-
iry sau prOeessiors ~ Wagons fiied with fam
ly partiess al eoriingto see the President in
aaFprsfed. Every sFaiiabe room In the hotels
had been engaged weeks Ia advance. The board
ing houses had rhanred heir halls into dorIni
torres, great army % soldiers had eamped
10 the public bdiidihss Poor. indeei vas the
private family that Ola not accommodate IL
oouniry cousins A myriad of cots sprang up
like mushrooms over nighf and hiicd almost
even pisce that bossicd of a roof and walls as
shelter from the keen March weather. II was tho
rriEn ~ the cot. IL Naitcaef every floor and
appeared IN every shape from the humble
cross.icrg~a army couch n the new tangled
trossior,ed variety which some rare rcnius in
vented 20 help ouf . city In such emergencies
a. the~ei In Az OF its ANY forms ii was vel
coined ard not despised ~ the vast majority OF
the half million Of free American soiourners In
Washing gton. Great numbers Of them had not
even this comfort and had 10 eonteni them
selves uith razffrcss thrown upon the noor.
or an uneasy siunlbtr on q billiard table, while
it Il = matter OF record that mofc than one vii
iage maynafe rcposet last nAghi IN state in fhe
cool embrace of the copper sides Of > cs;h-tnh.