The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-05

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Grover
Cleveland, OF New York, thrice nomi-
mated for President of the United States
and twice elected, was to-day success.
fully indicted into that high office for
his second term, with appropriate cere
monies and the gathering of mighty
multitude, with the sweep OF
binding snow storm. But notwith
standing every disadvantage Of weather,
the last occasion was greater than the
first.
Had atmospheric condition been any.
thing like favorable instead of being as
bad as could possibly be there would
probably have been sixty thousand men
and number of ladies marching or
riding in this parade, as against 81, 900
in 1855. They wero all here awaiting
to fall in line, but at the last momer.
many OF the organizations were con
PEELED to desist from participation.
Nevertheless the occasion was made
memorable by the vast attendance.
To-day, also, the governors of eleven
great States-New York, New JERSEY.
Connecticut and Massachusetts in the
North and East; of Pennsylvania and
Maryland among the Middle States; of
Georgia, North and South Carolina and
Louisiana in the South, and OF Wiscon.
SIN in the far West-participated in the
national ceremonies and thereby empha-
sized the complete restoration of
national unity.
The order of proceeding was almost
identically the Same as four years ago,
with the action of the chief partici
pants reversed, and it differed very lit.
tie, except in the extent of the demon
stration, from the ceremonies of eight
years ago, which brought Mr. Cleveland
to Washington ION the End of March.
1850 for the first time in his public
career.
TIE SCENE ON THE AVENUE.
The scene along the line OF march
was such as no city but Washington.
and no street but its broad, we'll paved
Pennsylvania avenue could produce.
Public and private stands erected along
the line of march from the Capitol to a
point beyond the White House, had a
seating capacity of 10000 persons, and
every one of them was crowded. Pre-.
vious experience with the knights
Templar conclave three years ago, and
the encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic, had prepared the city to
receive and accommodate crowds, but
no such vast concourse ever before
gathered in the nations Capital.
THE PRESIDENTS STAND
The ain stand from which President
Cleveland reviewed the parade was
erected Immediately in front of the
White House. 1t was $50 feet long and
quite deep, and had comfortable seat
ing capacity for l, 100 persons, GOO more
than the corresponding stand erected on
tho same site for the Inauguration of
President Harrison. 1t was decorated
with effective taste.
Cushioned seats were provided for the
President and his Cabinet, who sur.
rounded him, and folding chairs were
supplied for the diplomatic corps, who
we're arranged Immediately behind him.
On either de were seats for Senators,
members of the House of Repre- senta-
tives and specially invited guests The
nearest stand to that OF the President
was assigned to representatives of the
press. 1t had seating capacity of 900,
and the applications to the press com.
mittee numbered q little over 1000.
The vast Treasury building was COM
pletely walled in with stands. The
principal one extended along the entire
front of the building, along Pennsyl.
wanna avenue, ana ha0 capacity for
seating several thousand people. This
was an open stand and was intended to
be occupied chiefly by the department
employees and their families. But the
position most sought after in connec.
ton with the Treasury building was
the stand on Fifteenth street, which
commanded an unobstructed view Of
the avenue all the way to the Capitol.
On all the little parks and public
reservations on the limo of march aud
on every other available point stands
were erected, the largest of all extend
ing the entire length Of Lafayette
Square, immediately in front of the
White House and the Presidents stand,
and seating fully 5000 persons. Profit
ing by past experiences and bearing in
mind the discom fort occasioned by the
wretched weather OF four years ago,
nearly all OF the stands were made both
wind and water proof, and thus afforded
far moro pleasant shelter that ever be-
fore.
FORMING FOR THE PROCESSION
The escorting division. composed of
artillery, cavalry and infantry OF the
regular army drawn from the garrisons