Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-09

recalled the fact that on the day of Gar
fields Inauguration snow was falling at
o. clock aud the sun was shining and the
dust blowing soon after The hour OF noon.
They hoped for similar good fortune to-day
and proceeded with their preparations with
undated nrdor.
Public and private stands erected along
the line of march from the capitol to n
point beyond the White House had an esti-
mated
Seating Capacity of 10000 Persons.
The main stand from which President
Cleveland reviewed the parade was erected
Immediately in front OF the White House.
1t was $50 feet long aud quite deep aud had
n comfortable seating capacity for /, 100
persons, 600 more than the corresponding
stand erected on the same site for the inau-
guration OF President Harrison. 1t was
decorated with effective taste. In the CEN
tire was an arch AZ feet high handsomely
draped and surmounted by the arms of the
United States. On the extreme right was
the coat-ot-arms OF New York IAr. Cleve-
lands State. On the extreme left was the
coat-of arms of Illinois Vice President Stew
enson's State, and between them we're dis
played the armoriai bearings of the other
members of the Is original States. Above
each of these insignia was banner bearing
the name of the State.
Cushioned seats were provided for the
president and his cabinet, who surrounded
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 Representatives aud specially in
vited guests The nearest stand to that of
the president was assigned to representa-.
tives Of the press 1t had seating capacity
of 200, and the applications to the press
committee mum bered little over 1000.
The vast treasury building was complete
ly walled in with stands. The principal one
extended along the entire front OF the build
ing along Pennsylvania avenue and had a
capacity of seating several thousand people.
On all the little parks and public reserva-
lions on the line of march aud on every
| other available point stands were erected,
the largest of all extending tho entire length
| of Lafayette square Immediately i'll front of
the White House and the presidents stand,
aud seating fully 5000 persons
a VAST sea Of Humanity.
Capitol hill, far as the eye could reach,
from the eastern front of the capitol, was
an undulating sea of humanity, assemble
/
offics to the new president by the chief JUS
tice OF the United States, and to hear, a:
many OF them could get within ear shot,
OF the inaugural address, The picturesque
and thoroughly republican practice OF TAX.
| ing the oath Of Office and delivering the
! inaugural address IN the open air in the
presence of the people was begun by Zach
AIRY Taylor in 1919 Previously the inaug.
ural address had been read in the Senate
! chamber. jefferson was the first president
to be inauguratsd in W sshington city.
| Washington read his inauuural in New
| York; Adams in Philadelphia.
The parade of to-day was greater in mum.
bers and more imposing in military and
civic display than that OF any previous in
auguration. Gen. Martin 7. Mcmahon Of
| New York, the grand marshal, carried oui
/ in the organization of the procession the same
| admirable methods OF assem- bling his force.
/ which made his management of the Column
bian parade in New York city last October
30 successful. In oil these matters he wa:
ably assisted by his adjutant-general, Col
H. {. Corbn, [. S. A.
The escorting division, composed of arti
lery, cavalry and infantry OF the regular
army, drawn from the garrisons of Fer
| Monroe, Fort Myer and Fort McHenry, anc
!
yard, with the admirably drilled nava
guard of the District, the High school cado
regiment and other local organizations as
sembled in the neighborhood of the Whit
! House and the war, state and navy build
ings, and formed in columns of sections o
II each promptly at 1890 They marched
! down the avenue,
Accompanying the Presidential Party
! from the White House to the Capitol priol
to the inauguration. All the rest of tn,
parade assembled below the Capitol auC
marched from the Capitol up the avenue
after the Inauguration ceremonies wer
over a distance OF fully two miles, to til,
point of disbandment, Washington circle
near 23i street.
For more than half the day the city look
ed like a vast military camp, the almost in
terminable march past of regulars and tn,
numerous and well equipped militia force
of the States being broken in upon only il
part by the visiting governors IN their civ
/ iliau costume, riding past in the order tina
their States were admitted into the Union
and accompanied by their brilliantly uni
formed stats. Then, with Intervening
!nterlude Of Grand Army and Union veter-
ans, came the civic half of the parade, fully
| las NUMEROUS duu interesting, as Tue MN
tary display. The civic procession, under
the marshalship Of Col. William Dickson
was in SIX divisions, and aggregated NOR
than co. 900 men, and quite q noticeable
dash of lady equestriaus. Tammany
with its gorgeous new banners an,
badges, held the right of line. The secon,
division was assigned to Pennsylvania
Massachusetts, New Jersey and Deawar
hold the third division; Maryland til
fourth; the fifth was tho Western division
and the sixth was made up Of the late ar
irving organizations.
detailed report of the great parade i
of course impossible, when q mere enumer
alton Of the various regiments, companies
posts and civic organizations participatiu
occupies three newspaper columns. Bu
some of the notes and incidents OF tn
parade are here set down at random.
Passage Ons Continual Ovation
The guard of honor OF President Clsve
land consisted OF 100 members OF the Ne,
York Business Mems Cleveland and Steven
son association, representing ID mercan I'll
organizations in the Empire CITY. The pa,
sage Of the president along the avenue wa
I ona continual nyetlnu nf q n,oSt ant b,,,