The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-03-08

the Capitol to point beyond the
White House had an estimated seating
capacity of $4,000 persons, and every
one of them was crowded.
Previous experience with the Knights
Temphr conclave three years ago, and
tho encampment OF the Grand
Army of the Republic last year had
prepared the city to receive and accom-
modats crowds, but no such vast con-
course as this ever before gathered in
the nations capital.
Every foot of standing room along
the route Of the procession, fully two
miles in length, was occupied by win
dows commanding view of the parade
brought fabulous prices, and advan-
tageous seats on the public stands COM
manded prices ranging from So up and
down.
The main stand, from which Presi-
dent 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 of 1 100 persons, 600 more
than the corresponding stand erected
on the same site for the Inauguration
of President Harrison. 1t was decorat-
ed with effective taste. In the center
was an arch AZ feet high handsomely
draped and surmounted by the arms of
the United States.
The vast treasury building was COM
pletely walled in with stands.
On all the little parks and public res
ervations on the line of march. and on
every other available point, stands were
erected.
Profting by past experience, and
bearing in mind the discomfort occa-
stoned by the wretched weather of four
years ago. nearly all of the stands were
made both wind and waterproof, and
thus afforded far more pleasant shelter
than ever before. All were gorgeously
decorated.
Capitol Hill, as far as the eye could
reach, from the eastern front of the
Capitol was an undnlating sea of
humanity assembled to witness the adj
ministering of the oath of office to the
new president by the chief justice of
the United States and to hear, as many
of them as could get within earshot, the
inaugural address. The picturesque
and thoroughly Republican practice of
taking the oath of office and delivering
the inaugural address in the open air in
the presence of the people was begun
by Zachary Taylor in 1919. Previously
the inaugural address had been read in
the senate chamber.
The installation of every president,
elected as such by the people, has been
attended by more or less of civic and
military parade, the firing of cannon
and other manifestations of public re-
joicing.
In the matter of weather the inaugu-
rations of William Henry Harrison,
Polk, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes and Ben
jamin Harrison alone were marred by
storms and rain. All the other presi-
dents were favored with sunshine, some
even with balmy warmth.
The Parade
was greater in numbers and more inn
posing in military and civic display than
that of any previous inauguration.
General Martin f. Mcmahon of New
York was grand marshal He was ably
assisted by his adjutant general, Colonel
II. G.. Corbin, u. s. A.
The escorting division was composed
of artillery, cavalry and infantry OF the
regular army, drawn from the garri-
sons of Fort Monroe, Fort Meyer and
Fort McHenry. and the marines from
the Washington navy yard, with the
admirably drilled national guard OF the
district, the high school cadet regiment
and other local organizations.
They assembled in the neighborhood Of
the White House and the war, state and
navy department building and formed
in columns of sections of ~ each.
They marched down the avenue, accom-
panying the presidential party from the
White House to the Capitol prior to the
inauguration. All the rest of the pa
rade assembled below the Capitol and
marched from the Capitol up'the ave-
nue. after the Inauguration ceremonies
were over, distance of fully two miles,
to the point of disbanding. Washing ton
circle, near Twenty-third street, North