The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-05

| ~, passed 10 his reward.
What changes another four years ma,
! 90 =. none may divine. but the experience
VI 'he past Is eloquent In its suggestive
"ess :s OF the possibilities OF the future.
| mere are four great leading features OF
| inauguration day: The losing hours o
| CVnsTess. into which so much lawmakinl
anu history are frequently crowded; tho
| rae or the retiring President and tn,
! Iresident and Vice -Presidert-elect, with
| ,nelr military escort. from the Whit,
House TO the Capitol 10 lay down and
.she UP the reins OF power respectively
| the pageant OF the returning procession
and review after the ceremonies OF in.
| anguration are over, and the Inauguration
ball al night,
since bldnt old John Adams. gripsack
| IN hand, slid" out of the White House.
IN the early dawn OF March 4, 1901, 10
avoid extending 10 his hated rival. Thorn
Jefferson, the hosptalities of the execu-
I've mansion. there has been no break in
I lhe uniform courtesy extended every four
| or eight years by the retiring chief to
| MS successor unless there be excepted
the personal misunderstanding which
arose between President Andrew Johnson
ana General Grant in the last days OF the
formers administration. which made
their Intercourse a frigid formality. In
TINS year Of grace courtesy between the
outgoing and incoming powers has
reigned supreme as witness the banQuets
given by the Senate, without distinction
OF party, 20 Vice-President Morton and
Secretary Carlisle; the reception rendered
oy Nice-Presdent Morton to Nice-P -Presi-
dent SteveQson. and the marked civilities
exchanged between Presidents Harrison
and Cleveland.
1 desire the ideas Of President Harri-
son carried out as to my conveyance to
the inaugural ceremonies" wrote Mr..
Cleveland. "a very sensible suggestion
is attributed to him, and that Is. that
ride in his carriage. as he did in mine
on the 4th OF March. 1889" And so 1t
was. All the ceremonial calls and other
little nlcities of the day were observed
between them with a cheerful alacrity
indicative of almost cordial friendship.
The scene along the line of march was
such as no city but Washington and no
street but its broad, well-paved Penn
sylvania avenue could produce. We'd
nesday and Thursday were almost ideal
days Of brisk. bracing sunshiny weather
which led to entertainment of hope that
cleveland weather had set in before
the end Of Mr.. Harrisons term. These
anticlpations were not realized, however.
Rain on Friday morning. was followed
towards evening by a colder rain, which
during the night developed into a snow
storm, sufficient 10 once more cover the
streets with thin coating But an ex-
pectant multitude beholding these un-
toward signs in the morning, recalled the
fact that on the day of Garfeld's in
auguraton snow was falling at 9 o'clock,
and sunshining and dust blowing soon
after the hour of noon. They hoped for
similar good fortune to-day. and pro-
ceeded with preparations with unabated
ardor. Public and private stands erected
along the line OF march from the Capitol
to a point beyond the White House had
an estimated seating capacity of GOOOO
persons. And every one Of them was
crowded. Previous experience with the
knights Templar conclave, three years
ago. and the encampment Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic last year, had pre-
pared the city to receive and accommo-
date crowds, but no such vast concourse
as this ever before gathered in the Ma
tons capital The two railrOads-the
Baltimore and Ohio and the Pennsyva-
nia-which alone up 10 the present time
have the right of entry into the city,
We're taxed 10 their. utmost capacity
Thousands of other visitors came in by
river and by road Boating and coaching
parties were organized from Maryland
The steamboats, anchored in the river
afforded sleeping accommodations for
their guests. and the coaching parties
were able TO drive to the suburbs and
there obtained freer and more airy ac-
eommodations than in the densely crowd
ed city. Every foot Of standing room
along the route of the procession. fully
two miles in length. was occupied win
dows commanding a view OF the parade
brought fabulous prices and advantage
Gus seats on the public stands command
ed prices ranging from $500 up and down.
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
deep. and had a comfortable seating ca
pacity Of LOO persons, COO more than the
corresponding stand erected on the same
site for the Inauguration of President
Harrison 1t was decorated with effec-
tive taste. In the centre was an arch 10
feet high, handsomely draped and sur
mounted by the arms of the United
States. on the extreme right was the
coat of arms of New York (A1r Cleve-
lands State) on the extreme left was the
coat OF arms Of Illinois Vice-President
Stevensons State and between them
were displayed the armorial bearings of
the other members of the thirteen origi-
nal States. Above each of these insignia
was a banner bearing the name of the
State. Cushioned seats were provided for
the President and his Cabinet, who sur
him, and folding chairs were
supplied for the diplomatic corps. who
were arranged Immediately behind him.
on either side were seats for senators,
members of the House of Representa-
tives. and especially invited guests. The
stand 10 that of the President
was assigned to representatives Of the
press. II had a seating capacity Of 200,
and the applications 10 the press com
mittee numbered little over 1000 The |
vast Treasury building was completely |
walled in with stands. The principal one |
extended along the entire front of the |
building. along Pennsylvania avenue and |
1ad a capacity for seating several thou |
sand people. This was an open stand. |
md was intended to be occupied chiefly |
,v the department employees and their |
families But the position most sought |
after in connection with the Treasury |
building was the stand on Fifteenth street. |
which commanded an unobstructed view |
II the avenue all the way to the Capitol. |
On all the little parks and public reserva-
ions on the line Of march, and on every /
,ther available point stands were erected
he largest OF all extending the entire |
ength of Lafayette Square. Immediately
n front of the White House and the |
Presidents stand, and seating fully 5000
PERSONS.
Prohting by past experience. and bear
ne in mind the discomfort occasioned /
~ the wretched weather of four years
Lgo, nearly all Of the stands were made
10Th wind and waterproof, and thus af-
orded far more pleasant shelter than
'ver before. The finishing touches to
a