The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-05
LUNCH FIENDS,
OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITOL
The Early Arrivals Perch on the
Places of Vantage.


Places of Vantage.
WASHINGTON, March As the first
streaks of dawn began struggling through
the rain and mist of the early morning,
several score of persons with tousled ha ir,
disordered clothes and sleepy eyes, who had
been vainly trying to secure some little
rest in hooks and corners about
the capitol building, walked in
a drowsy, sleepy sort of way out into the
plaza and endeavured to read the signs of
| the weather With more of the good old
| American determination to see everything
worth seeing they bad come on TO the inau-
| guration with more willingness to knock
about and ia Q their chances than they had
spare cash. The galleries of congress affor ded
them Il place of shelter until nearly
2 o'clock in the morning, and when they
were driven thence by the watchmen and
the doorkeepers, they waited patiently for'
day in the most secluded and closed places
| they could find
THE OUTLOOK.
The outlook of the first hours of the morn
ing afforded them some encoura cement for a
| good day IL was damp and wet, but breezs
was starting up and clouds were scurrying
to the northward, giving a promise Of
clearing weather. Those few score of pc
sons were but the advance pickets of the
| army that soon put in an appearance. They
began coming in platoons and companies,
and then in regiments. The dodgers in the
cheap boarding houses around the
capitol poured out from their I'M
comfortable quarters early and with
| the arrivals on the night trains made quite
gathering about the capitol at 6 O'Clock.
From that time on the crowd increased rap
| idly, and at o'clock many people were
| vainly importuning the watchmen at the
doors for admission. The rain at this time
had ceased, and there was a prospect Of a
| good day.
THE EARLY BIRDS AND THEIR WORM.
Many of the ''early birds" came provided
with lunches and umbrellas, and took places
on the porticnes and other eligible stands to
witness tue events Of the day. The capitol
| was the objective point Of most of the
strangers arriving, and they poured in a
| ceaseless sream up and down the ap-
| proaches. About $3.50 o'clock a fine pene-
| tratiug rain began to fall and the moving
crowd, with umbrellas raised, resembled
bridge of pontoons Every one was evea-
tempered, and strangers chaffed and guyed
one another good-naturedly. The weather
was naturally the subject Of conversation,
| but this unpleasant t pic was abruptly
| thrust aside every time any odd occurrence
| happened or some notable parsonage pre-
sented himself for criticism. Maiy of those
in the crowd were members of militia
or civic organizations, and attracted atten-
ton by their uniforms or gorgeous badges.
The crowd from time to time was swollen
by arrivals from early trains with satchels,
carpetbags and even hat boxes in their
hands. They looked tired, fatigued and
dusty but kept constantly on the move,
wandered from place to place regardless Of
no little elbowing
BLACK WITH PEOPLE.
The plaza in front Of the capitol, the ad-
jacent sidewalks, portcos and every corner
of vantage from which even glimpse Of
the presidential party could be obtained
was black with people. The police were
kept busy clearing the roadway along
which the escorting procession was to move.
The organizations TO take part in the return
parade marched vita bands play
ing by the sds streets and
avenues to the places adjoining
the capitol grounds, where they were 70 a.
semble On all sides there was conf,
marching music and perfect din OF
musical chords and discords. The shrill
pipes Of fifes, the raps Of drum and the fau-
fore of trumpets filled the air. The noise
OF the ba ids was drowned at intervals by
the hoarse roar of the crowd as it & eeLed
with applause some favorite organization.
COMING OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
At 1l:35 o'clock music Of bands and the
cheering of the crowd announced the arrival
of the van Of the g icort to the presidential
party. At that time tho chief of the capt.
toll police, attended by six of his assists 80
descended the marble steps of cue east POI-
tico of the Senate wing to keep the crowd
from intruding itself within the prescribed
iinlits. A few minutes later the mead OF
the procession made its appearance, having
left Pennsylvania avenue ana gong
through tho southern part or the capltol
grounds, passing the House of Rep.
Tesentatiyes and coming up the east front
TO the Senate portico. AT II ;52 o'clock, and
vale tue rain was falling the heaviest and
denttar psd cheering the loudest, the presi-
| de1t-elect Harrison kss-aDpearance Presi-
Morton acknowledged the aPresident-elect
multitude py raising their hats and bon the
After going through the door, President