The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-02
Harrison Present and Makes
Speech, but Depew Delivers
the Grafton OF the Day.
An Immense Multitude Cheers the
Speakers and the Senti-
ments They Utter.
Ex-President Cleveland Takes Part
IN the Pageant as a Dis
tingulshed Guest.

New YORK, April 3O-The town wok,
up more s!eepily this morning than it d d,
yesterday, There was no real nece5si J
for it to get up so early, and besides III
inhabitants, permanent as we'll as ten
porary were tired. The latter even NOR,
so than the former. A more perfec
morning could scarce have been found
The air was exhiliratipg in the extreme
tipge Of bloom on the checks of those who
faced it. AS the sun rose the soul inspir
ing strains of "Old Hundred" were borne
on the breeze to many listening ears. II {
chimes of cd Trinity being ruDg by
Albert Meiseahn. jr., furnishing the music
The following programme was gone
through with:
"Old Hundred"
"Hail Columbia"
"Yankee Doodle"
Centennial March,"
columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
"America."
"The Starry Flag"
"Our Flag is There"
"Auld Lang SyDe."
"My Country's Flag of Stars"
As the morning wore along crowds in
the streets became even crater than they
were yesterday, and the hurry Was greater
to reach points of vantage from which to
view the parade.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
Services were held in all the churches
of the CT y OF every denomination, vOtlve
masses being offered up in the Catholic
churches at winch special prayers will be
held as a matter of course. The primo,
pal services were at St. Paul church. III
Broadway where Washington attended ON
the morning Of his Inauguration, the ex-
ercises were conducted by Right Reverend
Henry @. Potter, bishop OF New York, as
the services on the day of Washiugton's
Inauguration were conducted by bishop
of New York, the Right Reverend Samuel
Provost.
THE PROCESSION.
At 8 O'Clock the committee escorted the
president from the Fifth Avenue hotel,
accompanied by the chief ustice and mem
bers of the cabinet and under escort of
the police, proceeded to Vice president
Morton's residence. The vice president
entered President Harrison's carriage and
the procession moved down to St. Paul.
At exactly $50 O'Clock the president ar
rived at the Vesey street gate to the
chapel. As the president stepped from
his carriage, followed by the vice-pr
dent and Mr.. II milton, a committee of
the Trinity vessry stepped from the gate
way and escorted the party to the west
entrance, where the rector of Trinity,
Reverend Doctor Dix, was waiting to es-
cort the president to the old Washington
pew.
In the carriages were Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. Morton and Clarence Bowen. A few
minutes later carriage contain
ing Governor Hill, Mayor Grant aud Gen.
Scnofield rolled through the poles lines
and drew up in front of Vesey street gate.
Troop A, of the Natiol nal Guar, mOuated,
rode ahead of the governors carriage and
took position just below the church, in
Vesey street. Postmaster-se general Wanna
maker, Colonel Elliott and f. Shepherd
hurried through the crowd ON foot, and at
9:12 O'Clock sn open carriage, containing
ex-PresideDt Cleveland, ex-President
Hayes, Lieutensnt-governor Jones and
Senator VIM. M. Evarts, drew up at the
gate. Mr.. Cleveland was the first to
alight, and in doing SO missed his foot
ing and ain ost fell. He hurried into
church, followed by others of his party.
During the service the new British min
lister to the United States occupied seat
in the pew allotted to the diplomatic
corps. The Spanish minister sat near
him. Grover Cleveland sat in the front
pew on the right of the middle aisle.
William M. Evarts occupied seat in the
same pew.
THE PRESIDENT AND .vIoK-PREsIDENT,
whom eager eyes sought in one of the
front pews, occupied large pew mid
way upon the side aisle in the south
gallery. Governor Hill sat in CORES
pondlng position on the north side. Most
of the cabinet officers were allotted seats
at the head of the center aisle. Ex-
President Hayes sat beside Mr.. Cleveland.
The remainder of the edifice was filled
with this wealthiest and must prominent
people in the country. The services were
of strictly religious character, embrace
ing hymns, psalms, lessons, the Te Deum
and prayers. and an address on the SER
mon of Bishop Potter. At the close of the
service the doors leading out on the west
porch were thrown open, and the distln-
guished congregation, which had entered
through the Broadway entrances, passed
out this way. The guests took carriages
assigned them according to an arranged
programme.
Broadway down to Pine street was kept
clear, though walks, stoops, windows and
housetops were thronged. The process
sion was headed by a com pany of mounted
police. Mayor Grant sat in the first car
rage, President Harrison and Vice-presi-