The evening times., 1897-03-04

as permissible in keeping with their
thoroughly military character. They were
under the command OF Capt. r. E. Burdick
and made an impressive sight for every
body
After them rode the two Presidents, side
by side, In arichly equipped carriage, drawn
by four well -grnSrned big bays Side by
side they ssfr and bowed their acknowl-
edgraents to the cheering, huzzaing, mad
defsed thousands who could not find ways
enough to express their approval and de-
light: and occasionally chatting over some
trivial circumstances as easily as IL they
were taking a morning drive together
these two Presidents in one day, Cleve-
land. who was in an hour TO put off the
cares and pleasures OF power and the rule
OF the republic, and few hours later TO
retire TO leisure with dignity at Prince
ton; Mckinley, who. just as soon was TO
take the helm of state and hopes to-guide
the good ship through doubtful waters TO
a period of safety and material prosperity
There was tremendous booming OF
cannon on the lot down 10y the Monument
as the two distinguished gentlemen stepped
from the White House portal into their
carriage. 1t was the salute of twenty
one guns being fired in honor ofthe event,
the first of five that were fired during
the ceremonies One of the horses shook
his head a little nervously when 1t was
over, as if to throw the noise out of his
ears.
The grand equipage rolled with steady
swing down the asphalt to its place in the
column waiting outside the gate, and a
moment later the whole parade was in
motion to the Capitol The head of it
was at Fifteenth street and the Avenue,
The Governor sIsland Band and other bands
were pla wing for dear life and the crowds
cheering. But in spite of the confusion
of noises that burdened the air the mighty
cheer that went up when the carriage
with the Presidents reached the streetafter
the booming Of the cannon, broke through
all and was heard all along thestre below,
! a signal that everybody should be ready
with a like demonstration; the Presidents
would soon appear.
Behind the carriage bearing MFR. Cleye-
! land and Mr. Mckinley came detachment
| of veterans, the first that appeared in
| the line. This has been a veterans af-
fair throughout-at least SO the old SOL
| diers have felt. For is not Major McKin-
lev a veteran, member of the Grand Army
and OF every other patriotic organization
| which represents the true spirit of 81?
| So after him and closest to him walked
| a. band OF the men who made the Twenty
third Regiment OF Ohio Volunteers famous
! when the war closed. 1t was TO this regi-
| rnent that Major Mckinley himself be-
longed. The battle-scarred heroes bore
themselves proudly, as in a triumphal
march. and presented the appearance OF
much younger men. They were uniformed
much more gaily than when they met
the enemy on the hardfought field thirty
years ago, but number OF them could
/ not move so briskly as then.
And so it fell out that the rear OF the
line did not make such rapid progress
as the van, and Gen. Porter's aids had
/ plenty to do as they rode up and down
between the telegraph stations along the
Avenue to keep everything in the smooth
running order that he had hoped for.
/ There were, however, under tieir vigilance
very few interruptions to the perfect
xlcarness OF the blue margins that marked
the long column and its progress or the