The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1893-09-23
DNE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
WHEN THE CORNER, STONE or THE
CAPITOL. MAS LAID.


WHEN THE CORNEi, STONE Or TIE
CAPlTOl. MAS LAID.
The Centennial Anniversary OF the
Event Observation-Disclosures De-
livcred by President Cleveland and
Other NOtnblca.
Washington, Sept. 19.-'rhe centennial
anniversary OF the laying of the corner
stone uf the capitol was celebrated sol
emily and imprpSsiv,ly ON the broad
plaza that stretches out from the west
front of the capitol Yesterday afternoon.
t'nc hundred wears ago. TO the day and
hour, Washington. the first president of
the republic as grand maSl,r of the
free and Accepted Order vi AlasonS,
wearing an apron un,! sash woven l.y the
wife of Lafayette, laid the foundation
stone OF the great marble inle that is now
the admiration of the world. The city
WAS then !; village, its broad, sweeping
avenues, magnificent buildings and beau
tltul parks as yet unmarked upon the
niap Escorted 10y IL small band of putri-
olic citizens and Il troop of Sullirry,
Washington, accompanied by his cabinet
and lnlny of the llustruuS men of the
day. ruue up tine torest-crowneu hill on
which the capitol now stands to lay the
corner stone of that giant structure. Over
the same route yesterday President Clcve-
land WAS escorted hy dashing cavalry,
marching infantry, blaring bands and
vast multitude of people to add his pres
elcc ami words To III" celebration. of the
anniversary of the event. Not since the
second inauguration of President Cleve-
land have the thurouShfarcS of this city
beer SO throngrd with people as they
We're yesterday. And not since then has
there been such Il display of civic and
military organizations as that of yeSter-
day. Long before the hour for the pa
rade 10 start the inhabitants of Washing
ton aud the thousands ot visitors from far
aud nra2 began To assemble along the
sidewalks of the streets through which
it WAS 1" pass. They crowded the steps
and porlicos of the public buildings; they
We're To Ice seen uIi the houSctups and
pcrring from hundreds of windows in
private houses, and they watched and
waited until the parade PASSED by, and
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and houses and llo,lsCtopS to the grounds
of the grand old e; litol where the cNrr-
ciscs We're held. And while the people
were gathering along the line of march
there was IL perfect pandcmonium of
u"rtial bands le;.tins the Way for sol,
dicrS ana sailors and civic organizations
to the rrndpZvu':., whence the parade
was to start There was the steady
,f L., inf, =, IL
clasL of the cavalry and the lumbIing of
with the cang of the cable car gong and
the shouts of officers giving orders to
thci commands
Everything seemed to he in hopeless
talislr of confusion, and the thousands
of people who stood and sat watching
seemed TO wonder if order could ever be
brought out of such chaos.
The parade started from the White
House. and here it WAS the multitude of
sightSecrs was the deepest. \ Gordon
of police kept the crowd away from the
grounds and out of the way of the sol
diers and civic bodies while they We're
forming in line. Notwithstanding the
fears of many, order was mt length re-
stored and the procession started from
the White House to the east front of
the capitol, over the same route taken
100 years ago. when George Washing
ton laid the corner stone of the capitol.
1t was from .lle White House along
PENNSYLVANIA 3"cnue to the capitol
81, u! lis. Zen. Orlway, the chief mar
Slial am bis staff. with a squadron of
United States cavalry acting IL, an cs-
GO III fer President Cleveland. in II car
ri:Gc, led the way, and IS the chief ,X-
| crrliNei carriage passed through the
streets the crowd of watchers honurrtl
him with loud huZZas. Then, in carri-
ages. folloA ed the orator of the ,,:ly,
Wil!l;.m Writ Henry Of Niiginia, the gov
er. crS of the v;.rIcns states, Chairman
l.aWrtnce Gnld1 er and the specially in
yited guests, Troop a, OF the district
national guard, bringing up the rear.
| Alto this escort c: me the first tli-
vision proper, under TIN, command of
Mar: hal Robert Boyd This division was
| composed of civic organizations. The sec
| ond division was III der ct n.mnnd of II.
q. Gibson. as marshal, and in this di-
| vision We're the Socic,y of Cincinnati,
Sons of the Am, ricHn Revolution, Sons
of the Revolution, Aztec Club of 1917,
| Veterans of tile Mexican War. Old
Guard. Grand Army of the Republic,
Sons of Veterans and the National A'..rlcs
The third division was composed -.tircly
of United States regulars and District of
Columbia and visiting militia. The fourth
and last division of the parade Lad for
its commander Marshal james ii. Rich
ards. 1t was composed of tile veteran
tircmcn Of the District of Columbia and
similar organizations from other parts of
the country.
| Arriving at the capitol the parade was
| disbandcd and the ceremonies of the day
We're begun on the stand erected at the
east front Of tn" capitol. There was an
overture by the United States Marine
band. The Itt Rev William Parrott.
bishop of Maryland. invoked the blessing
of God. after which "Te Dcum'' was
sung by Il chorus of 1.5GO voices.
| The United States Marine band now
played a selection. after which the ora
tor Of the day. William Writ Henry, a
descendant Of Patrick Henry. the revo-
lutionary statesman and patriot. was in
| troduced.
Following Mr.. Henry. President Clevc-
land. Vice President Stevenson and 9th.
ers made addresses
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