Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-05
PRESIDENT OF THIS Union
OF States Has Sworn 10 Defend and Protect
the Constitution.
The Ceremonies Of the Day--Mrs. Cleveland
Throws Her Arms About His Neck and
Kisses Him--The Great Parade.
Our Own FeneIbIos.

zee Ia every manifestation Of the element
lmens for good luck OF misfortune ~
he question which each soothsayer
must settle Ia his own mind, for the
iercest weather Of the day began an
l0ur before the conclusion Of President
darrison's term Of Office aud ragged f0l
M hour after President Cleveland had
leen indicted into office. Thus the
Harrison administration went out IN
storm and snow aud the Cleveland tern
Has ushered In with wind and slcet.
Soon after o'clock the snow and slcei
teased entirely, but with every hour tie
snow increased IN intensity and 10y night
tall the fierce sweeplng wind gave the
national capital all the experience Of q
Western blizzard Under these circum-
stances Grover Cleveland was indicted
Into office for a second term. with nll
appropriate ceremonies. Tho gathering
II the mighty multitude had The atmos
pheric conditions been anything Ike tU
yorablc instead Of being az bad ms they
possibly could be- would probably have
been GOOOO men and number Of Indies
marching IN the parade, against 10000
I'm 1885. They were all hero whiting 10
fan In line. but at the last moment sOmo
organizations were compelled 10 dcsst
from participating Nevertheless the oC
cnsion was memorable one for the vast
attendance
Today also the governors Of the eleven
great states of New York. New Jersey
Connecticut and Massachusetts. In The
North, aud East PENNSYLVANIA aud Mary
land amOug the Middle stutes GcOrgin.
North aud South Carolina and LouisiI-
ana In the South and Wisconsin la tho
far West, participated IN the nntional
ceremonies. and thereby emphasized
the complete restoration of the national
unity
A more interesting and significant event
than this perhaps in the eyes of other
nations and the historian wore the muni-
festalious of the marvellous growth of
the country IN population aud power
aud tue fact that this mOmpntOus aud
majestic change in the government Of
B5,OOOO00 OF people was accomplished
according 90 q cut and dried formula.
every step Of which hnd been planned
and publicly announced beforehand and
without noticeable disturbance Of public
interest or the creation of excitement
except that naturally accompanying q
grent national pageant aud the influx
Of 10000 or 100000 sightscers into
the capital.
There are four great
LEADING FEATURES
Of Inauguration day. the closing hours
ot congress into which so much law
making aud history are frequently crowd
nd the ride of the retiring president aud
ihr president ana yice.presidcuteect
with military escort from the White
House 10 the capitol 10 lay down and
,akc up the rcns Of power respectively,
Iho pageant of the returning procession
pnd the review after the ceremonies Of
inauguration are over aud the Inaugural
hon ball Ht night
Since blunt old John Adams. pripsncl.
. hand slid out of the White Ilonsc in
lhe early morning dawn of March 1
lNol, 20 avoid extending To his hated
HNul Ihomns jefferson thr hospitality
pi we executive mnnsion there has been
no break ny the uniform courtesy rNtoud-
ed every four or eight Years by th, ri-
unng chloi 10 his successor unless There.
De- excepted the pcrsnunl misunderstood.
ing winch arose hctwpep President An.
drew Johnson aud General Grant Ina
the last days of the formers ndn,pistrn,
tlnn winch whdo their intercourse a
lrglu ioruulity I'm this ypnr of rrucp
courtesy between the outgoing and m
coming powers has reigncd supreme AN
UrI'l9"hlius' call and other niccups OF
inc lny were observed with cheerful
nlncrly Indicative of almost cordinl
friendship. The svcnc along tho Ilun
OF march was such u4 no city but Wu4h-
lnglon ana mo- street but its broad we'll.
Iuneu i'hnsyNanh avenue could pro-
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE STANDS
erected along tho line Of march from
NE capitol TO q point beyond the White
liolsc had uu estimated seating capacity
OF UoWp persons, aud everyone of Them
van crowded. Every foot of st,mdmr
two milcs IN length was occupied Tho
main stand from which
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND
reviewed the parade was erected imme.
uhuly m front of the White House
~ was lnp feet long aud quite ns deep
nhu had comfortable scnting cnpntiW
Tor moo persons, 900 moro than thn
correspondents stand erected on mo saue
fly i"r lle luanrnrauon OF President
harrison u was decorated with effect
I've mttc. In The center wns nu nrph 40
feet high handsomely dr0pcd ana sur-
mounted by the arms of tbe
United states. On the extreme
right was the coat of arms
oil Ncw York, Coyeand's stat0.
ga the e1tremc lcft the coat of arms ok
Illinois, tSteYcLsOn's slutcl. and hot,ycen
Them was displayed the armoral henrinrs
OF the other members uf the thirtppu
ORIGINAL states Above each OF these onsirn
wAs banner bearing the name of tho
Cushioned seats were provided for IN,
president and bis cabinet who surrounded
MIN aud the folding chairs supplied for
inc diWomhuc corps woro arranged inn.
m"ilateiy behind him. On the other sido
We're seats for the senators, members
OF the house of Representatives nnd
especially Invited guesta. The nearest
stand 10 that OF tho president wns NJ.
signed 10 the press, Il had seating ca-
NlAlAN ~ @NN NNO NnnlnulnuH TO thp
press committee numbered a little over
2OOO.
The vast treasury building was com.
pletoly
WALLED IN WITH STANDS.
The principal one extended along the
entire front Of the building along penn-
sylyanlu avenue and had a capacity for
seating several thousand people This
was an open stand and intended 10 be
opcnpied chiefly 10y department employees
and their families. But the position most
sought after in connection with the
treasury building was the stand ON ICif.
teenth street, which commanded an un
opsuucted view of the avenue an tho
way 70 tie capitol On the little parks
ana public reservations on the line az
march and ON every available point.
stands were erected, tho largest IL All
extending the entire leugth OF Laflyctfe
square Immediately IA front of tho N'hite
House and the presidents stand seating
fully 1000 persons
Proliung by past experience and hear.
Ing IN miud the discomfort Oc,nsi0ned
by the wrctched weather fonr wears npo
nearly all the stands We're made both wind
and water pf0if, and thus afforded Ear
more pleasant shelter than ever before
Finishing touches 20 the decorations
We're not accomplished until almost the
last moment bat Were effective though
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