The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-03-09

WOfiu anu cnuSeION INV Wv -
to all those in the APP
partment.
START FOR THE WHITE HOUSE
After Il quarter of all hours delay
to await some moderation OF me
weather the presideht.elecl e1lefed
The carriage was rapidly drawn TO the
White House. The carriage provided
for the vice. president took its place al
the door. MIR. Stevenson, escorted by
Senator Mcpherson and accompanied
by his son Louis, entered aud the par
ty were driven away. reaching the
White House Ouly moment hehlno
that OF the president elect.
THE PROCESSION MOVES.
Ilwas shortly after II o'clock when
President elect Cleveland and VICE
President stevenson, accompanied Dy
the senate committee on arrangements
entered the executive mansion.
They were received by President
Harrison in the blue room. Five min
utes later the president aud his
successor reappeared and entering an
open carriage the march OF the pro-
cession to,the Capitol began. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee remained az the
While House to receive the president
and Mrs, Cleveland upon their return
from the Capitol. The escort consisted
of artillery, infantry and cavalry OF
the United States army and one brig
ade OF national guard of the district OF
Columbia. There were wild hurrahs
from thousands of thrOats as the car
riage bearing the president and presi-
dent elect came in sight, preceded by
Grand Marshal Mcmahon and staff.
President-elect Cleveland and Presi-
dent Harrison both raised their hats
in response to the popular salute, but
the only effect was to redouble the en-
thusiasm of the multitude.
Slowly the First brigade of the es-
cort in front Of the presidential party
started in measured tread up historic
Pennsylvania avenue towards the
Capitol, the vice president elect and
senate committee OF arrangements fol-
owing in carriages in the rear of the
president. Another wild cheer greet
ed the appearance OF Vice President
elect Stevenson and it was repeated
with such ,vigOr and prolonged with
such enthusiasm as almost to chal-
Ienge Cleveland's distinction. Mem
bers of President Harrison's cabinet
Major Schofield, commanding the
army, and the senior admiral of the
navy, followed in the order named
ana the Second brigade of the escort
brought up the rear. In this order
the president-elect and vice president
elect were escorted to the Capitol.
JAM AT THE CAPITOL
Although the doors of the building
were lot to be opened until 10 O'Clock
and the galleries were not to be
thrown open until an hour later, as
early as s o'clock there were many
people standing beneath the stone
porches of the east front of the senate
wing clamoring for admission and
shelter from the storm. Under the
circumstance they were admitted and
it was but few minutes until the
corridors were filled aud the gusrds
had all they could do to restrain tt
people from pushing ia the CALLER
doors. There were guards ever
where. Ticket holders had to run "a
gauntlet even outside the building
and any attempt to approach the por.
tails OF the senate wing from any di-
rection other than the east
front was promptly stopped by
vigiaut blue. coated capitol police.
Nearing the early forenoon the senate
chamber was arranged for the coming
ceremonies Two long red morocco
chairs stood in front OF the clerks desk
for the use OF the president and vice.
president elect. Three smaller chairs
to their right were for members of the
arrangement committee. A dozen arm
chairs were placed within an area on
the wesie side of the room for the
chief justice and justices and officers
of tho supreme court. There was
similar arrangement of chairs Oh the
other side of the area for the heads of
departments, major general of the
army and the admiral of the navy.
The eastern tiers of seats were re
served for senators ard the lobby back
of them assigned to governors of
states, eX-senators of the United States,
commissioners of the district of Col.
umbia and others. AS the hour of
noon arrived the galleries were
packed to suff0cation. Despite the
arrangements to handle the great
crowds confusion reigned and the
doorkeepers were all but powerless in
preventing general rush through
the doors. Especially was this the
case at the doors of the gallery as.
signed to the presidential party, to
which large number of tickets OF ad-
mittance were issued.
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT.
The members of the house came in
formally and were announced. The
president and party with military es-
cort came in sight of the eastern en-.
trance ofthe capital few minutes
after II O'Clock. A large crowd as
sembled at the east front and cheered
loudly as Cleveland approached. He
went in by the basement entrance in
order to avoid the somewhat slippery
steps on the outside. From the
moment he descended from his Car.
riage he was received with lusty
cheers and when he entered the
senate wing the ch sers on the outside
gave way to an ovation. When
Cleveland stepped to the entrance of
the marble room with Harrison both
men had the collars of their great
coats turned up and about their ears
AID their silk hats showed the effects
Of the Indictment weather they had