The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-05

wse- re ex-prsssSere ard Maj Ne
Kinney lzf- r1s carriage Trey went directly
- the vice presidents -coz, where Saey
fozn6 Vice President Stevenson. the third
member - tse ssco-TtrS party, zc1 M ;.
S.eveEsoz. = soz ant private secretary CT
TIE vice president. awaiting them. Mr..
Mckinley -sAt Mr.. Hobart wt-5 eorc&.4
hA11sazke. and upon being presented 20
Mr.. Stevenson aske1 Immediately = Mrs.
Mckinley had arrived n sASs-y- Being as
sE-e& "a this point - took ssac ard
composed himself fer the hours Val.
-hfca followed He c1atte1 agresaoly
with a. the members Of lis party, 6IscESS-
.rg ne matters Of the Oar n q light ve4n-
Y Re fest azy nervousness. he betrayed
gke Tar. oily by an occasional EFFORT at the
adjustment % his black recxtis and the
frequent rubbing % his eye glasses with a
White SIX EsrGEercAi He Gid not mani
fest any srpsrienre over tie 6eszx. Gen
Niles and A6rsi-al Brown, accompanied ~
saelr aides. ent@-ed TIE room ard were
presented IN fern 20 the president ard
vice den t-eiscz.
= was 2-s- when Nr. Hobart vas sum
rsone1 % his departure. TArse minutes
later Mr.. Mckinley zas Informed that TIE
preparations we're complete. ard 81 was
really for the senate proc es5tngs. Assist
art SeTEsant-at-Ar--s Layton lei the WAY.
followed ~ Mr.. Mckinley and Senator
Sherman They NAKED through fhe
ssaass lobby from ire Ms-hls room 70 tn.
prast5enr"s rocna. where they we're Joined
By President Cleveland ard Senator Mitch
e.. They found tha door locked. bur as 4
fsght knock br0HgAt an assistant forward
WITH = 51-ca az keys. the 1rsl line cs
march was soon taken u2 for th@ great
ceremony @ .hs Induction OF rev presI-
deaE TITO ofFies-
An Fnsrfrfrs Scene
When President Cleveland ard ss- NJ
EEnIey appeared on the platform the
thTong broke forth into prolonged cheers.
Dazzling and Inspiring vas the scene
spread OF. before Mckinley IS he ap-
reare5 or ms steps q 1be senate wing
q. TIE capitol 20 take the cafa sre de-
lvar the Inaugural The sun hlazed from
8 Blue SKY. ar suspicious augury fer hs
administration. Except al Cleveland
frst inauguration. In 1855. there has been
10 Sgch ideal day Tor this nomentous
ceremony.
Immediately IN front acres OF upturrei
faces were wedged SO closely together
that the broad plaza ard -a5iatlng zv-
elues see11ed a vast pavement Of human
heads. The windows OF houses adjoining
the scene were packed. Every avaiiabls
porch Of the capitol building was occa-
pied. and ths terraces IN front we're pre-
ciEsro1s hiIlocks az humanity.
Tne bread platform smofhsred with
national saxE. On which the ceremony
was 20 eccuF was built CT. into the crowd
in the form CO right angle MAJ Nc
kinley faced the park sulI os people from
& small raised and csrpeted platform.
decorated with blood red bunting. ar the
apex or the angle. The square space az
the tancturc OF me angle was flied with
about 1850 chairs. reserved FOR cabinet
officers. senz tors. representatives. MAN.
hers OF the Diplomatic eorrs. tire supreme
court justices ard other dIgritaries en-
titled TO admission 70 the .oc- Of the
tier IN both directions were occupied by
those who sled from the senate galleries.
preceded BY two military aides.
The Mistress of the White House.
Mrs. Mckinley and party emerged first
from che senate wing and we're escorted
70 seats On the platform in advance Of
the procession TIE future mistress %
the White House. heavily wrapped rested
On the arm OF John Addison Porter. She
walked sorew hat feeby and vas given
large feather chair Immediately Behind
the platform FROM which her husband
vas % deliver the Inaugural Mother
3fekinlEy and other members OF the par4g
were shown TO seats ttEst in the rear A
parassi vas raised 70 protect her eyes
from the giariaE light.
The crowd waited asteea minutes ne-
fore the procession proper appeared First
came Marshal wilson. OF the District CT
Columbia. and 5fF. Scksana. marshal OF
the supreme court- For an instant the
crowd mistook them Tor the chief actors
Il the drama % the day. and a great
shout went up Following them came ths
justices Of the supreme court. Co. Bright.
sergezat-ar-arr1s OF the senate. and the
senate committee Of arrangements. Then
came Mr. Mckinley and Mr.. Cleveland.
arm Il arm Their appearance "A as greet
e with = thurderous roar
Mr.. Cleveland uow faced the Inaugural
ton audience fer the fourth time. oacs