The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-04

alone up to the present time have the
right Of entry into the city, were taxed
to their utmost capacity. Thousands
OF visitors came in by river and by road.
Boating and coaching parties were or
ganized from Maryland. The steam
boats anchored in the river afforded
sleeping recommendations for their
guests and the coaching parties were
able to drive to the suburbs and there
obtained freer and more airy accommo-
dations than in the densely crowded
city. Every foot of standing room
along the route of the procession, fully
two miles in length, was occupied.
Windows commanding view OF the
parade brought fabulous prices, and
advantageous seats on the public stands
commanded prices ranging from $5 up
and down.
The Reviewing Stands.
The main stand, and from which
President Cleveland reviewed the
parade, was erected Immediately in
front of the White House. It was $50
feet long and quite deep and had com
Portable seating capacity of 1,1O0 per-
sons, 600 more than the corresponding
stand erected on the same site for the
Inauguration of President Harrison. It
was decorated with effective taste. In
the center was an arch 40 feet high and
similarly draped and surmonnted by
the arms of the United States. In the
extreme right was the coat Of arms of
New York (Mr. Cleveland's statel In
the extreme left was the coat Of arms of
Illinois Vice President Stevenson's
state), and between them were dis
played the armorial bearings of each of
the other
Thirteen Original States.
Above each of these insignia was a
banner bearing the name of the state.
Cushioned seats were provided for the
president and his cabinet, who sur
rounded him; and folding chairs were
supplied for the diplomatic corps, who
We're arranged Immediately behind him.
On either side were seats for senators,
members of the house of representatives
and especially invited guests. The
nearest stand to that of the president
was assigned to representatives of the
press. It's capacity was 200 and appli-
cations to the press committee num-
bered little over 1000. The vast
treasury building was
Completely Walled In With StandA
The principal one extended along the
entire front of the building along Penn
sylvania avenue and had a capacity for
seating several thousand people. This
was an open stand and was intended to
be occupied chiefly by the department
employees and their families. But the
position most sought after in connec-
ton with the treasury building was the
stand on Fifteenth street, which COM
manded an unobstructed view of the
avenue all the way to the capitol. On
all the little parks and public reserva-
tions on the line of march and on every
other available point, stands were
erected, the largest of all extending the
entire length of Lafayette square. i'm
mediately in front of the White House
and the presidents stand and
Seating Fully Fifty Thousand People.
Profting by past experience and bear
ing in mind the discomfort occasioned
by the wretched weather of four years
ago. nearly all of the stands were made
both wind and water proof, and thus
afforded far more pleasant shelter than
ever before. The finishing touches to
the decorations were not accomplished
until almost the last moment, but they
were effective, though not so varied or
astictic as those which New York, un-
der the direction of its committee ON
taste, displayed on the occasion of its
Columbian celebration. The prepond-
erance of red, white and blue bunting,
unrelieved by other tints, gave an air Of
sameness to the general effect which
might have well been avoided.