The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-03-16

| sioa to the Executive Mansion. whittier Mrs.
| Harrison and her friends had preceded them.
1 Then formal adieus were exchanged, and q
moment later the ox.Presdent was being
whrlcd away TO the mansion OF cx-Seoretary
| Whitney. But the cr,wning glory OF inaugura-
tion day wns yet to come This was the parade
upon which Ex-Governor Beaver, OF Pennsyl-
vania, and his stan had spent so many weary
| days and nights. Telegraph stations had been
erected at short distances along the line OF
route, so that there we're no breaks OF delays,
and the moment .hc President had left the cap.
| itol the signal to move was given. Governor
Beaver as chief marshal of the day, with Col
onol Hastings and their assistants had the
| right OF line, and were Immediately followed by
| the carriages containing tho Presidential party.
\ There were four divisions In all. First came
the United States troops, the marine and navy
corps aud the militia of the District;
next were the National Guards OF Penn
| sylvania commanded by cx- Governor
Major General Hartranft; then militia
| companies from dozen Southern and Western
Statcs Governor Foraker, booted and spurred,
| riding at the head; next, under the command
OF Congressman Warner, commundcr.inchi
of the Grand Army, division composed OF
| Grand Army comrades, old soldier organi2a-
tions and headed by the famous New York
Seventh Regiment and uniformed civic or
ganizations General Harrison's old regiment,
the Scventieth Indiana, followed Immediately
aftcr the Presidential party, in accordance with
General Hurrison's expressed wish. The
militia in line numbered over % 900 while 110
bands added their music to the Pageant and
half q million throats cheered its progress. Az
ter the ex-Presidents departure President Har-
rison reviewed the procession from the stand
erected in front OF the White House. 1t will
be after O'Clock when the last division
has gone by and an hour later the display
OF fireworks will commence In the turf
ri mr. n
sion. Taken altogether 1t has been the groat-
est and grandcst inauguration in the history OF
the republic. There never was such q crowd in
Washington. Train men could not begin to es-
innate the numbers Of incoming passengers.
Boats on the river were laden with human
freight and the roads leading in from the coun-
try saw professions of wagons filed with FAM
lily parties, all coming to see the President In
augurated. Every available room in the hotels
had been engaged weeks in advance. Tho board
ing houses had changed their halls into dorin-
tories great army Of soldiers had camped
in the public buildings. Poor, indeed, was the
private family that did not accommodate its
country cousins. A myriad OF cots sprang up
like mushrooms over night and filled almost
every place that boasted of n roof and walls as
shelter from the keen March weather II WAS the
reign OF the cot; 1t whitened every floor and
appeared in every shape from the humble
cross-lcggcd army couch to the new-fangled
two-storiod variety, which some rare genius in
vented to help out o city in such emergencies
as these. In all OF its many forms it was wei
coined and not despised by the vast majority OF
the half million OF free American sojourners in
Washington. Great numbers of them had not
even this comfort and had to content them
selves with mattress thrown upon the floor,
or an uneasy slumber on billiard table, while
IL is matter OF record that more than one vii |
lagc inagnatc reposed last night in state i'll the
cool embrace OF the copper sides of bath-tnb |
Many other persons, too,-more unfortunate
disregarding the kindly precautions of the |
hard.worked Committee on Public Comfort, |
came at n late hour yesterday to the |
city and straying from the over |
crowded benches of the railroad stations |
wandered about the streets at night seeking for
shelter and places to rest their traveworn
bodies
Yet, in all cases where intelligence was |
shown in the quest, thanks to the indcfatg |
able efforts of the public spirited commit |
tee having their comfort in charge, some sort |
Of shelter was found and it may truthfuily be |
said that Washington successfully accom- |
phshed the herculean task of receiving ana |
caring for an army of strangers more than |
twice as numerous as the population of the city. |
The morning dawned under angry grey |
sky the air was surcharged with moisture, but |
IL did not actually rain The Presdentelcct |
reached the platform at L.: i5 and promptly be-
gan reading his inaugural address,