Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-03-05

nets which marked tie massing Of the
troops of the escorting legtous awaiting the
moving Of the procession.
Glimpses of the soldiery illumined five
radiating avenues as far as the eye could
reach. The windows of the houses over
looking the scene were massed with peo-
pie. Every available perch of the capitol
building was occupied. The terraces in
front were precipitous hillocks Of hui
manity.
The broad platform. smothered with ma
tional flags. on which the ceremony oc-
CURED. was built out into the crowd in
the form of right angle.
1t ran parallel with the capitol front
from the Senate wing 20 -. point directly
opposite the north line of the main on
trance. wheEe fl bent back sharply 10 the
main building. Mr. Mckinley faced the
park fun of people from a small raised
and carpetod platform, rallied with blood
red bunting. at the apex of the angle.
The square space at The juncture of the
angle was filed with about q Thousand
kitchen chairs. reserved for the cabinet
officers. Senators. Representatives. mem
bers of the diplomatic corps, the Supreme
Court. and other diguitaries who were en-
titled to admission 70 the floor OF the Sen
ate and the benches which ran back tier
on tier in both directions. were occupied
by those who filed the Senate galleries.
Preceded by two military aides. Mrs.
Mckinley and her party emerged first
from the Senate wing and were escorted
TO their seats on the platform in advance
Of the procession. The future mistress Of
the White House. heavily wrapped. rested
on the arm OF John Addison Porter She
walked somewhat feebly. and was given
a large leather chair Immediately behind
the platform from which her husband was
10 deliver the inaugural address. Mother
Mckinley auG the other members of the
marty were shown seats just in the rear.
A parasol was raised 10 protect her eyes
from the glare of the sun. The crowd
waited fifteen minutes more before the
head of the procession proper appeared az
the door Of the Senate wing. and the
closely packed multitude moved and
messed suddenly forward as if thrilled
BY an electric shock.
First came Mr.. Wilson. marshal Of the
District. of Columbia, and Mr.. Mckinney,
marshal of the supreme Court.
Following them came Chief Justice Ful-
Ter and the justices of the Supreme Court
their glossy black silk robes displaying
the curves of their generous figures. I'M
mediateiy in their rear followed Colonel
Bright. the serEeant-at-arms OF the Sen
ate and the Senate committee on arrange
ments, in which the tail spare form and
Intellectual countenance OF John sherman
the new premier VS. conspicuous
Then came Mr.. MchinIey ahc MT. O'eFe-
land arm IN arm. Almost instantly 'ney
were recognized 10y ihe nuiuluue lh"l
had been strairing for the first glimpse Of
them. The universal sAout with Which
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