The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-04
CLEVELAND DAY.
Tremendous Popular DEM
onstration Attends the
Presidents Inaug-
urati0n.
VAST THRONGS At WASHINGTON.
Twenty-Five Thousand Men in
the Parade-Great En-
thusiasm.
Grover CleveIand's Progress
Through the City a Con-
tinuous Ovation.
TONIGHT'S GAY PROGRAMME.
ToNIGHT's GAY PROGRAMME.


WASHINGTON, March 4.-Grover Cleve-
land of New York, thrice nominated for
President of the United States and twice
elected, will be today successfully ln-
Quoted into that high Office for his second
term. with all appropriate ceremonies and
the gathering of multitude and the ac-
compartment of binding snowstorm.
The President. Vice-President and their
escoat started for the White House at
ten minutes past eleven A. M. The storm
increased, and many intending paraders
were driven out of line by it.
1t was more imposing in the military
and civic display. In 1885 there were at
the ouside not more than 25, 900 men in
line in the inaugural parade. AT least
10000 men, with leaven of fair women.
marched today along the great national
avenue TO or from the Capitol. Today,
also, the Governors of eleven great
States, New York, New Jersey, Connec-
Iicut and Massachusetts in the North
and East, of Pennsylvania and Maryland
among the Middle States. of Georgia,
North and South Carolina and Louisian a
West, participated in the national cere-
monies More interesting and significant
even than this, perhaps, In the eyes or
other nations and the historian were the
manifestations of the marvellous growth
of the country in population and
meutous and majestic change in
the government of 65.O00.OO0 OF
people was accomplished according to a
cut and dried formula, every step OF
which was planned and publicly an
nounced beforehand. and without notice
able disturbance of public interests or the
creation of any excitement, except that
pageant and the influx of two or three
hundred thousand sightseers into the
capital.
The order of proceedings was almost
dentically the same as four years ago,
with the action of the chief participants
Eayersed. 1t differed very little, except
In the extent of the demonstration, from
the ceremonies of eight years ago, which
brought Mr.. Cleveland to Washington
for the first time in his public career.
THE REVIEWING STAND.
The main stand, from which President
Cleveland reviewed the parade, was
erected Immediately In front of the White
House. 1t was $50 feet long and quite
teep. and had a comfortable seating
capacity for !, 100 persons, 600 more than
the corresponding stand erected on the
same site for the Inauguration of PreSi-
dent Harrison. It was decorated with
effective taste. In the center was an arch
forty-two feet high. handsomely draped,
aud surmounted by the arms OF the
United States.
On the extreme right was the coat-of-
arms of New York (Mr. Cleveland's
State), on the extreme left was the coat
of-arms of Illinois. and between them
were displayed the armorial bearings of
thirteen original States. Above each of
these insignia was banner bearing the
name of the State.
Cushioned seats were provided for the
President and his Cabinet. who sur
rounded him, and folding chairs were
supplied for the Diplomatic Corps, who
were arranged Immediately behind him.
On either side were seats f or Senators,
members of the House of Representa-
lives and specially Invited guests. The
nearest stand to that of the
President was assigned to representatives
of the press. The vast Treasury building
was completely walled in with stands.
The principal one extended along the en-
tire front of the building on the Pennsyl-
vania avenue side, and had capacity for
seating several Thousand people. This
was an open stand. and was occupied
chiefly by the department. employees and
their families.
On all the little parks and public reser-
vations on the line of march, and on every
other available point, stands were erected,
the largest of all extending the entire
length of Lafayette square. Immediately
in front of the White House and
the Presidents stand, and seating
fully 5000 persons. Profiting by past
experience, and bearing in mind the dis
comfort occasioned by the wretched
weather of four years ago, nearly all of
hn cta
waterproof, and thus afforded necessary
shelter.
THE DECORATIONS.
The finishing touches to the decora-
tions were not accomplished until almost
the last moment, but they were effective,
though not so varied or artistic as those
which New York displayed on the occa-
sion of its Columb bian celebration. The
preponderance of red, white and blue
bunting, unrelieyed by other tints, gave
an air of sameness to the general effect
which might we'll have been avoided.
The parade of today was greater in
numbers and more imposing in military
and civic display than that of any pre-
vious inauguration. General Martin L.
McMahon of New York, the Grand
Marshal, carried out i'll the organization
of procession the same admirable meth
DDS OF assembling his forces which made
his management of the Columbian parade
In new Ofk Clby ldolOCtoucL 81 SuCCeSslu uls
With military sagactty he recognized the
fact that it takes many hours TO march
10000 or $4,000 men past given point.
eyrs under the most favoring circum-
stances Of broad and well-payad streets,
and instead of ordering all the organized
bodies to be ready to fall in at one and
the same time, he allowed sufficient
intervals between the hours Of as
sembling to prevent, as far as possible.
fatlguing waits, and SO arranged the as
sembling places on contiguous side streets
that the men were able 10 form and drop
into line without delay aud without cross
ing the line of march. In all these mat
ters he was ably assisted by his AdJutant
General, Colonel Fl. G. Corbin, United
States Army.
THE ESCORT.
The escorting division, composed OF ar
tilIery, cavalry and infantry of the regu-
lar army, drawn from the garrisons of
Fort Monroe, Fort Meyer and Fort
McHenry, aud the marines from
the Washington Navy Yard, with
the admirably drilled National Guard of
the District the hight school cadet regi-
nent aud other local organizations, as
sembled in the neighborhood OF the
White House and the War, State aud
Navy buildings and formed in columns of