The morning call., 1893-03-05


ioned seats were provided for the Preside
and Cabinet, who surrounded him, and fold
ing chairs for the Diplomatic Corps. Imme-
diately behind him. on the other side. were
seats for the Senators and members of the
House and invited guests The vast
treasury building was completely walled
in with stands. On the little parks
and public reservations on the line of march
and every other available point stands were
erected, the largest extending the entire
length of Lafayette Square, Immediately
in front of the White House and the Presi-
dents stand.
On old Capitol Hill, as far as the eye
could reach from the eastern front Of the
Capitol an undulating sea Of humanity was
assembled TO witness the administration of
the oath to 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 escorting division Of the parade, COM
posed of artillery, cavalry and infantry of
the regular army and marines, with the
National Guard of the district, the High
School Cadet Regiment and other local or
CARNATIONS, assembled in the neighborhood
of the White House, the War. State and
Navy buildings, and formed in columns and
sections of twelve each and marched down
the avenue, accompanying the Presidential
party from the White House to the Capitol
prior to the inauguration.
All the rest of the parade assembled be-
low the Capitol and marched from the Cap
itol up the avenue after the inauguration
For more than half of the day the city
looked like a vast military camp. The al
most interminable marching past of the
regulars and military forces ofthe States was
broken only by visiting Governors in civil
ian costumes. riding past in the order that
their States we're admitted into the union,
accompanied by brilliantly uniformed staffs
Then, with an intervening boay of
Grand Army Veterans, came the civic
half Of the parade, aggregatng more than
10000 Tammany, with its gorgeous ban
ners and badges, held the right of line.
The second division was assigned to
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey
and Delaware; the third division, Mary
land; the fourth and fifth, the Western d.
visions; the sixth, later arriving organiza-
tions The bicycle clubs of Washington
and Baltimore brought up the rear
There was round of applause as the
carriage bearing Harrison and Cleveland
came in sight on Pennsylvania avenue, pre-
ceded by Grand Marshal Mcmahon snd
staff. Both raised their hats in response to
the salute, which was only redoubled. A
brigade of regulars then preceded the Presi-
Dental party toward the Capitol, followed
by the ice-Presdent-eect and the COM
mittee on arrangements. A brigade OF the
District militia brought up the rear.
Nice-President Stevenson was received
with almost as much enthusiasm as his
chief.
In this order the cavalcade proceeded to
the capitol, where they arrived shortly
aIter noon, ana were given rafting volley
OF cheers as they entered the building.
harrison went at once to the Pre- sident's
room and began work on the pile of bills
requiring his signature. The time was so
short that il became necessary three times
| TO turn back the hands Of the clock to pre-
serve the fgment that it was not noon
Meanwhile Cleveland and Stevenson went
to the Vice-Presidents room aud spent the
| time chatting with the callers.
During the early morning the Senate
chamber had been arranged for the coming
| ceremony. Two large red morocco chairs
| were In front of the clerks desk for the use
! OF the President and Vice President elect
| and three smaller chairs to the right for the
members of the committee on arrangements
dozen armchalrs were put in the area on
| the western side of the room for the Chief
| Justice and Justices and officers OF the Su-
preme Court. There was similar arrange
ment of chairs on the other side of the area
for the heads Of departments, the major
| general of the army anG admiral Of the
navy. The two rows back Of the Supreme
Court Judges were assigned to the members
OF the diplomatic corps, and all the rows
back OF them to the members OF the House
OF Representatives.
The eastern tiers OF seats we've reserved
Tor the Senators, and the lobby back OF them
was assigned to the Governors Of States, ex.
Senators of the United States, commission
ers OF the District OF Columbia, anG others.
! AS the hour Of noon arrived the galleries