The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-05

| Webb G.. Hayes, Harry ~. Garfield, Ches-
ter \. Arthur and Russell Harrison
served as special aides on the occasion.
The first division of the military parade,
commanded by the gallant cavalry leader,
Gen. Wesley Merritt, including batal
lion of United States engineers; the 18th
| l.. s. Infantry; four batteries of United
| States artillery: regiment of United
| States marines; five hundred sailors OF the
North Atlantic squadron, made up from
the crews OF the New York, Columbia,
| and Indiana, now anchored Mt Hampton
| Reads, and commanded by Captain
Sands, of the Columbia. (whose appearance
rs is always the case when the blue
| jackets come ashore, was welcomed with
hearty cheers), followed battalion of
light artillery and Il regiment Of United
| StateS cavalry.
President elect Mckinley, who had left
his handsomely fitted up suite of room mt
the Ebbitt House sufficiently early to pay
his call of ceremony on the retiring Pres.
ident, was driven to the White House,
escorted by the Senate committee ap-
pointed for that purpose, where in one of
| the state apartments he was received and
welcomed by President Cleveland and his
Cabinet. Then the two Presidents de-
| scended the White House steps and to-
| pether entered Il four. horse carriage, Mr..
Cleveland sitting to the right, and amid
| the booming of cannon the catter of
cavalry, the deep, hoarse rumble of .artil
| lery, the measured tramp of many col
umns of infantry. and the blare of in.
Vulnerable bands, the march to the CAPT
tol began. In another fourhorse carriage
following the President rode Vice.Presi-
| dent-elect Hobart, and the Senators dc
| puted to escort him to the scene of his
| future duties. Then i'll II long stream of
carriages came the distinguished guests
The Presidents personal escort was
Troop y, of Cleveland, Ohio, eighty cav
alrymen on. coal black chargers, and, still
more interesting, Il detachment of griZ.
zled veterans from the 23rtl Ohio volun-
teers, Major Mcliinley's old regiment.
Gen. Nelson Miles, commanding the
United States army, and Rear Admiral
George Brown, ranking officer of the
navy, in full uniform, rode Immediately
after the Presidential party. The second
brigade of the first division consisted of
the superbly drilled and handsomely
equipped National Guard of the District
OF Columbia. y more brilliant and iu-
spring scene than this part of the
pageant presented could hardly be pic
tured. The yellow plumes, the scarlet
lined cloaks and bright blue tunics of the
cavalry; the huge black bear skin shakos
and snow white trousers of the National
| Guard, the guily capariSoned and gold
bedecked white plumed officers of the
staff; the vivid crimson and gold laced
coats of the famed Marine Band, con-
trasting with the blue uniforms of The
Marine Corps, and the picturesque sailor
costumes of the jack tars, formed Il con-
sTantly changing Kaleidoscope picture of
flashing light and color eXtremeld beauti-
full 60 witness.
From spectacular point of view the
parade was distinctly benefited by the
absence of some features which were con-
spicuous in the corresponding parade of
previous inauguratiuns. The pennsylva-
mia militia. 5000 strong who marched TO
the capitol with Mr. Cleveland, each COM
pany so exactly alike the one that went
before that the monoJony tired the eye,
and all attired in the serviceable, but dull
sombre-iooking Regulation army blue,
were not ordered to Washington this
time. Tammany's >, 000--braves, IN black
coats, and tall silk hats, who came over
from New York to see Mr.. Cleveland in
stalled. had no interest in Mckinley and
stayed a. home. This was not Tam
manys year
The second division of he,,parade was
not secondary to the first in public in
terest, except that it lacked the presence
Of Il President to he and President that
had been. In lieu thereof it presented to
the admiring plaudits of the crowd the
governors of nine great States, each
escorted by Il gorgeous uniformed staff
and detachmcnts from the National
Guards of other States. At the head OF
the division, Il fitting honor to the State
from which the Presidcnt-elect WAS
chosen, rode Governor Asa :. Bushnell,
of Ohio, Il marshal.
Then followed Governor Greggs, of New
Jersey; Governor l.owndes, of MARYLAND:
|
bradley: of Kentucky; Governor Grout,
of Vermont; Governor Tanner, of Iii
nois: Governor Drake, Of Iowa, and Gov
crnor Schofield, of Wisconsin. Each of
these dignitaries WAS accompanied by
numerous aides and most OF them by regi.
ments or companies of their State MI.
tional guard.
In this latter manner the States of
Connecticut, Virginia, North Carolina,
Rhode Island, Texas and Minnesota were
also represented. At the head of the
third and last division of the military
parade rode one. armed Gen .. o. How
ard and after him marched the grizzled
veterans of the Grand Army of the Re
public, many of whom had served under
him at Gettysburg and Chattanooga.
At : II. H., the time to which the Sen
ate recess was taken, the sun was shining,
in n cloudless sky, giving assure nee of IL
splendid weather for the Inaugural ton.
Admttance to che north wing of the Cap
itol was obtained only though presenta-
ton ut outer doors of card emitting
bearer to admittance, and as those cards
were restricted TO newspaper men and to
Others whose business required their
presence in the Senate wing, very few
could avail themselves of that privilege
The Senate chamber had been com
pletcly metamorphoscd during the hours
of recess. The heavy dark red morocco
covered chairs Of Senators had all been