Milford chronicle., 1893-03-10

The Young mems - -
ompanied By Hyatt's Military Band' anu
he Bavard Legisn, accompanied oy inc D
,;-.t REGIMENT Band made good appear n
no. and was iberally applauded oy 'ne
1.i.u,reaus along the line and by others
SCENES AT THE WHITE HOUSE
p.r,v in the morning Benjamin Harrison
vas busy with belated work at his desE ln
-. white House Office, and S'rs' AieAee
"a ,he servants were experimenting tne
..c,,i,g m Of the Harrison belongings. A'
~. ,.st moment Mrs. Mckee sent word 10
ur Harrison to go to the library ana uiu
- h,e to the servants and attaches OF tue
white House. Then followed curious
scene Crowded in the little room were
osrdeuers cooks. chambsrmaids' walters
ushers. door keepers, furnace tenders elelks'
,.h,r.rs and at the full relinue Of the White !
House many Of them clad in their working
o,o,t.s and all with long draws faces 10
s,;t the melancholy occasion. After snAA-
;nq hands with all these people, the Ffess
den, and his amiable daughter joined 'ne
pres;dent-elect and his party, and all return
"a to their carriages, Mr.. Harrison siuing Oh
u
-. .;,,,,t ofthe back seat of his own carriage
LEI, Mr. Cleveland on his left. With tnal
the eavalcade Of of carriages aud horses auu
ro,;cenen and army officers swept ont OF
-. White House grounds and took thelr
.1ace in the line of troops on Pennsylvania
avanue. Thus the incoming and outgoing
president made their way to the Capitol
President Harrison went to the President $
rooms off the Senate chamber to sign the las'
Nils PASSED by the present Congress. ei0'
y.r cleveland and Mr.. Stevenson and others
"a, in the Vice e-President's room receiving
ei.pds Thousands of persons had MADE
,beir wav into the Capitol, and its hallway
:. s,,;rcases. restaurants and lobbies were
! crowded with men and women.
During the morning the exercises o
sueariug in Vice President Stevenson an'
,be new senators took place in the Sena'
i with impressive cermonies- Members .
i the Diplomatic Corps and many Distinguish
!. ed persons we're present
: AT about /. IS O'Clock the door leading inU
= Z The rotuuda to the central potion Of W.
augursl stand swung or. I'D Marsha
:, Ramsdell of the Districf Columbia an
- Marshal Wright of the United States st
- preme Court, appeared heading the proee
:, SION. Vice. President Morton aud Chi
:, Iustice Fuller and the justices OF the 81
i meme Court, except Judges Bla'enior'
Fieid and Harlan, came next.
Then came the esergeant-at-arns,V ,Valenun
a senator's Teller, Mcpherson aud Ra
= sor, of the committee of arrangements pr
=. oe.5ino President Harrison aud Presioei
As 49,, cleveland who walked by his side.
=, hind the incoming and outgoing fIesiue
6,,,o,ved members of the Senate and an
80 rsuaiIv large contingent from the Diplom
- >. Corns members Of the House OF Rep
80 ssn,atives. governors of states and other o
zen cial persons. -. NJ,
,r.l President Morton, Chief Justice Fuller
1. ,,,e committee OF arrangements we're sho
e. ~ the front OF the platform where, VIII
~ -sised enclosure, had been laid DriI
~ Green carpet, upon which had been pla
aor ,.-ge leather-covered chairs, several tab
readiue desk aud other furnishings VIII
,ps cave a bright touch to the scene.
ma Mr.. Cleveland was warmly greeted
Tho the patient throug gathered about the 81
-, and AFTER few minutes of delay stepped
'h.v the front and began the delivery OF his
!, :. srgurai address. He followed the 81
81. course pursued BY himself eight years az
,iug delivering his address frst and taxing
,,ior oath afterward. This was the course
Dsr- sned by Buchanan and Lincoln.
!. ~ On the other hand, Pierce, Grant, ia
80 Garfield and Harrison took the oath hrst
ror. delivered their inaugural speeches amer"
No.. A curious compromise between these
! for posing customs was made by President
c,,rs rison's grandfather, who stopped in the
: u die Of his inaugural and took the oath
4 the then returned and resumed the readin
vice vice his address.
oney When Cleveland began his speech It
ram. hoped that he would presently cover
7ton, head. When he failed to do 50, some
y ap- called to him to put on his hat. D
,.nsy snsy thought him foolhardy, and tonight II
but ands Of people have gone to bed belle
lsked that he must be seized with some Hines
,.... account of his exposure.
~ 80 But there was no friend Of President {
ished land who ever dreamed for minute thi
alton would put his hat on They know tia
~ y no s felt that he was in the presence OF the
L the iestv Of our country, the people, and tn
considered it incumbent on himself
mneh main bare-headed when introducing BIZ
& sl a. as their servant. Sentiment plays a
law in mendous part in Grover cleveiand's C
which tution. and he never fails TO yield to It.
s, q ,.;' .aS II was marvellous sight to see that
some man. bare-headed, standing in bitter
with the little hair that's on his head
Is haa in evsry direction as he turned, nov
c,siied I, 1 wav. now that. It was strange to 10
there his bare head, then beyond to see the
ion Of iii M the snow and hurl il in great
pses- as If a blizzard was raging; aud twas 81
vet to think that of all these thousar
!, :. persons he alone was risking his healti
hence perhaps his life.
on the It was so cold that the people eoul
indt- Mr. cieveland's breath leave his moutl
~ wi % white vapor at the end Of every seuteu
Ii any He spoke slowly and very distinctly
many aid not shorten the speech that he ha'
e pas ,.ed He spoke without notes as
4, 49, sss- ,vavs does. It is said Of him that be
eu he read speech in bis life In Che
.of & 70 usllug & he hall COZ raita II @ '''eas.
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