The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-04


tel, where the president elect was
awaiting them. CIR. ings having
been exchanged. the committee, az.
COMMANDED by Mr.. Cleveland, cross
ed La Fayette sqrare, proceed. d
thu ugh the White House erour d..
aud assembled the maj bic steps Of
the executive mansion. The retir
ing pres dent was ana ting them in
the state drawing room. NJ IRE
greetings were exchanged, the two
statesmen welcoming each other
with cord atty. This part of the
programme ended, the committee
escorted the president, president
elect aud vice pres dsutelect
Stevenson, who put in an appear
arce a. the last moment, TO the
carriage in waiting on the drive
way 1t was an elegant equipage,
and drawn by four jat black horses.
The harnesses were white, and each
horse was attended by footman in
white livery. The members OF the
committee look a second carriage,
and the horses started on slow
trot for the capitol. The boulevard
was blocked with people and the
ringing shout tina. started when the
smiling countenances of Ber snin
Harrison and Grover CleNe and
were first seen outside Of the White
House groutas kept up like the
rafting of mu. kerry to the very
d ,ors OF the capitol. On the arrival
Of the party it was conducted to
the private room of Vice President
Morton, and the org aniz ation of the
Inaugural procession about the big
platform on the east end Ct the
capitol was at onca in order. A
large number OF invi ed gut ts had
already gathered on the platform,
the fair sex, many of them in brill
liant costumes, pred omnating. The
galleries Of the senate chamber were
also pac k ed to sDif ,cation. In the
space to the left If the diplomatic
gallery sat Mrs. Gle Gland, sur
rounded by number of friends.
Shortly before noon the procession
moved from the senate chamb IT 10
the platform on the outside, in the
following o. dsr Marshal McCatffey
of the District Of Columbia, ac-
companied by Marshall J. M.
Wright Of the United State'
supreme court; the supreme court,
headed by Chief Justice Fuller and
Justice Field the senate committee
on arrangements, President Harri
son arm in arm with President.
elect Cleveland, Vice Presiden,
Morton acco nj panied by Secretary
Of the Senate McCook; the mem bsrs
of the senate, two by two; the
members of the diplomatic corps
the retiring cabir ct, with au ex
ception of Secretary of State Foster,
the comman ding Ulcers of the army
ard navy; the members of the out
going houss of representatives led
b7 Speaker Crisp and Clerk of the
House Kerr distinguished guests.
Below the Platform aud stretching
out almost as far as the eye could
reach the spec; ators had masse d
themss Ives. Tens of ou-aods OF
throats howled themselves hoarse,
and tens Of thousands of hsts and
handkerchiefs were waved when the
familiar figure of the president
elect appeared i'll fun view Of the
multitude. Some little time was
occupied in arranging and seating
the guests, and the exercises were
then con manced. the oath ti
o.lice az lmpressiveiy administered
by Chief Justice Fuller, aud az The
president With hand nplifted kissed
the book, the cheering was renewed
Then, stepping well to the front, SC
that his gfzs might fail in turn
upon every part Of the sea of hu
manity bafore him, the president
cleared his throat, took a glass Of
water, and commenced the delivery
of his inaug ural address.
THE GRAND MARSHALL.
Gen. Martin MacMahon eff New
York, was grand marshall of thu
inaugural parade that Immediately