Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-25
THE INAUGURATION.
Important Features Of the Parade-Brilliant
Firew orks to He Provided.

Important Features Of the Parnde-Brilliant
Firew orks to he Provided.
Col. Corbin, vice chairman Of the committee
on military organizations at the Inauguration,
has estimated that there will be upward of
%, 900 men in line from the regular troops and
from the National Guard Of the different statea
Al has been the case in years gone BY Pennsyl-
vania win have the strongest representation in
the National Guard column, and MARYLAND with
three regiments viii probably be second in the
matter OF numbers. 1t has not yet been learned
what regiments will be sent from New York,
but IL is not likely that more than three will
como.
STRIKING FEATURES OF THE PARADE.
In the inaugural parade Chief Marshal Nc
Mahon proposes to make two striking features
by forming division Of the governors of states
and their STATS and by appointing for himself .
staf OF $50 gentlemen. Fifty Of these will be
o6cers Of the army and navy, and the others
will be two representatives. from each state in
the Union and from the District Of Columbia
The Secretary OF the Interior has placed at
the disposal Of the committee on military organ
izations room in the corridors OF the Interior
Department for qusrtering 500 men. It will
probably be used by the Pennsylvania troops.
Chairman N. l. Weller of the committee on
public comfort has arranged to establish COM
mittee rooms at each of the dspots, so that
members of the committee can be constantly
on hand when visitors are arriving to furnish
information and to render all possible assist
ance.
The committee on public order held its first
meeting last night, with Mr.. Noble d. Larner
presiding, and authorized the chairman to ap-
point sub committees to confer with the Dis
trict authorities regarding police arrangements
and also to obtain from Congress the necessary
legislation to carry out the work of the com
mittee.
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VI INC oonni''ee on carriages
iaS' nlgnt an oner was received from local
liveryman to furnish, free OF cost, carriage
for President Cleveland on the 4th to be drawn
either by four black horses with white harness
or four white horses with black harness. Chair
man Beaumont will ascertain whether or not the
offer can be accepted.
A subcommittee was appointed to confer with
carriage owners and endeavor to establish
schedule Of prices both for the parade and the
ball.
subcommittee on promenade concerts
adopted last night a program of music. which
will be submitted to the whole committee at its
next meeting.
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"s' evening report was prepared to DO pre-
sented to the executive committee this afternoon.
The committee decided to award the contract for
the display on the night of March 4 to the St.
Louis Fireworks Company Mt its hid Of "a $50
This is a smaller sum than has been expended
at the two former inaugurations. but the COM
mittee are satisfied with the display promised.
Owing to the limited capacity of the electric
lighting companies it was decided nv the com
mittee that an effort to illuminate the avenue
would not be feasible
The program adopted for both the illumi-
nation and the fireworks display provides as fol-
lows:
l. Grand illumination of the Capitol by nine
electric suns placed on stands twelve feet high
in front of the Capitol. each sun being thirty
feet in diameter and Containing fiftv ponnds Of
composition. the grass and atone WORK of the
CAPITOL to be protected bv iron plates.
3. Colonial salute Thirteen 5I-nonnd ariaI
cannon salute at the Capitol. Return saIute of
the same at the Washington monument
8. National illumination of PennsyIvania AVE.
nue. from the Capitol To Wasbinpton Circle NV
eighty union illuminators. each illuminator
containing fifteen pounds of composition. last
ing thirty minutes
illumination of the Treasury buildinp nv two
revolving suns. six feet in diameter each con.
tanning thirtv-six mounds of comnosit;on
This ia 10 he followed Inv n dispIav of civ d.
vices or act nieces ON the nonnment gronnds
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