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generously during bis short ride. AZ le;10
Mr.. Mckinley, accompanied by the SEN
ate committee. drove up 10 the north
front of the White house. and were AT
once shown into the blue room. where
they were Joined Immediately by Prest-
dent Cleveland and all the members OF
his cabinet except Secretary Olney. Gen.
eral Miles, Admiral Brown. Captain Davis
and Lieutenant Sharp Joined the president
tial party. Meanwhile Troop moved
outside the grounds. but left four troopers
In waiting on the White house portico.
of whom one was Webb Hayes. son of
the ex-presfdent. The black horse troop
took up its position on the north side OF
| the avenue. while a squadron of the sixth
cavalry from Fort Myer came down the
avenue at a trot. and swung into position.
| squadron front. on the north side of the
avenue along the whole front of Lafay-
cite square
At the White House.
Mr.. Mckinley during the drive from the
/ Eebitt house to the White house and the
| acknowledgement made a hne impression
| When the ex-president and Major Mckin-
ley left the carriage they went directly
to the vice presidents room. where they
found Vice President Stevenson, the third
member of the escorting party. and Mr.
Stevenson, son. and the private secre-
tary of the vice president, awaiting him
Mr., Mckinley met Messrs. Hobart and
| Elkins with a cordial handshake. and up
| ON being presented to Mr.. Stevenson ask
ed Immediately II Mrs, Mckinley had ar
/ rived in safety. Being assured on this
point, he took a seat and composed him
self and an hours wait followed. He
| chatted agreeably with all the members
| of his party. discussing the affairs of the
day in light vein. II he felt any nerv-
BUSINESS he betrayed the fact only by an
| occasional effort at the adjustment of his
i hIapE nAREfia and TtHhhiOR
| of his eyeglasses with a white silk hand
kerchief He did not manifest any impa-
| thence over the delay.
| General Miles and Admiral Brown, ae-
ecmpanied by their aides, entered the
| room and were presented In form to the
president-elect and vice president-elect.
| 1t was seven minutes past when Mr..
/ Hobart was summoned to his departure.
| Three minutes later Mckinley was In
| formed that the preparations were COM
/ plete and all was ready for the senate
/ proceedings. Assistant Sergeant at Arms
Layton led the way. followed by McKin-
| ley and Senator Sherman They walked
| through the senate lobby of the marble
/ room to the presidents room, where they
were to be joined by President Cleveland
| and Senator Mitchell They found the
/ door locked, but as the light knock
brought an assistant forward with a
| bunch of keys, the final line of march
was soon taken up for the great cere-
monies of the Inauguration of a new
president into office.
In his work of the forenoon Mckinley
gave no evidence of his late illness. The
magnificent. full ringing voice as he de-
livered his inaugural address spoke vol
umes on this point The presidential
party took luncheon at the capitol after
the official exercises on the inaugural
stand and before starting to the White
house. The meal was served in the room
Il of the senate committee on naval Affairs
in the senate restaurant.
The luncheon party included President
Mckinley. ex-President Cleveland. Vice
President Hobart~ex-Vice President Stew
} enson. Senators Sherman, Elkins and
! Mitchell. General Miles and Admiral
Brown, and the presidents aides, Captain
Davis, U. s. A. and Lieutenant Sharpe
of the navy; General Porter and Russell
Harrison The party spent about half an
hour at lunch. Messrs. Mckinley and
Cleveland sitting together and other
| guests taking their meals at a large CEN
: ter table While they were at luncheon,
} Senators Proctor and Hoar entered and
; each presented few friends. They left
; the committee room at 2:l2 and walked to
the east front Of the building. Mr.. Ne
Kinley smoking a cigar and Mr.. Cleveland
, leaning on his arm
To the Capitol.
, As soon as the Mckinley carriage enter
ed the grounds. the first detachment of
I pEOCcSSlOus COtASlsNluS VI a pidIOOu Oh
80 mounted police. moved down from Ar
; lington plaza and followed by the govern
ors island band of 50 pieces. turned .lown
Fifteenth street. A battalion of United
States engineers wheeled into line, fol-
lowed by General Porter and 200 mounted
aides; then came the marines headed / y
, its Marine band. then the blue jackets
: who had the unaccustomed burden OF
canteens. haversacks and side arms and
trailing their boat guns mounted for
shore service. A light battery followed
and halted under the shadow of the mag
nificent treasury portico. An aide from
the White house rode up and saluted
Major Lebo. The later rode out to the
! front of the squadron and raised mis-
J sword. Then, at the word. the troops
wheeled in a solid column to the center OF
: the avenue and moved down toward FIT
. teenth street. After a slight pause the
l presidential carriage rolled down the ave
nue. to the rear of the cavalry squadron
President Cleveland. with Major McRin-
) ley on the left. leaned back with a smile
on his face. He looked pleased. but did
not return the salute of the crowds. Ma
jor Mckinley raised his hat in acknowl-
/ | e6gement OF the cheer. He looked no
ticeably pale. The sad. almost stern look
= about the Arm set mouth suggested the
grave responsibilities about to be assum-
ed With the president and Major Nc
. | kinley in the carriage were Senators
Sherman and Mitchell Behind the presi-
! dental carriage. riding in solitary state
was John Addison Porter. secretary cI
the president-elect. In the third carriage
were Attorney General Harmon, Score
taries Lamont and Carlisle. The fourth
contained Postmaster General Wilson
and Secretary Herbert. the fifth Secre-
taries Francis and Morton. and the sixth
, and last General Miles and the members
OF his stan. The black horse troop, form
ing the presidents escort fell in at rhe
UN hn eanrr EN~nVz
Cleveland troop came Colonel Cecil Clay
commander of the District of Columbia
National Guard, with a gIittering array
Of stan aides. There were 100 men In
this division, all In the uniform of the
national guard. The line moved down the
avenue through the black mass of cheer
ing thousands.
Approaching the stand.
All along the line Of march to the cap
itOl the crowds cheered Mckinley with
great outbursts Of popular approval. He
| lifted his hat at intervals. At Seven
teenth street the carriage was compelled
to stop in front of the stands and at in
tervals while traversing the next two
squares the crowd enjoyed prolonged
gaze upon the president-elect. 1t was q
minutes past IL when the head of this
parade approached the peace monument
on Pennsylvania avenue, below the steps
to the west front Of the capitol The
parade was IS minutes in passing the
monument. The manner in which tbs
regulars executed the difficult movements
required to make the double turn about
the corners was decidedly brilliant.
: The approach Of the president an,
! president-eleet was sIgnaIled to tn
crowds on the capitol steps by the chez
that greeted them. and followed then
up the hill. Grand Marshal Porter sig
nailed to the Cleveland troop. escortini
the presidential carriage. They wheele,
into the capitol grounds and scattered T.
the front steps of the senate wing Gen