The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-05
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Marshal Of the District OF Columbia and
marshal of the supreme court
The chief justice, associate Justices
clerk and reporter of the supreme court
Sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate.
Committee of arrangements.
President and President-elect.
The Vice President and his predecessor.
The secretary OF the Senate. Members oe
the Senate and ex-senators.
Members Of the House of Representa-
tlves.
Members-elect and officers.
Ambassadors to the United States.
Ministers plenipotentiary.
Governors of states.
Heads of departments.
Major general commanding the army.
Admiral of the Navy.
Officers of the army and navy who, by
name, have received the thanks Of cons
gress
All other persons. who had been admit-
ted to the floor of the Senate chamber. fol-
lowed by those, who had been admitted
TO the galleries.
1t was l15 when the floor OF the Senate
chamber was once more deserted. and then
the spectators in the first occupants of the
stand marched out Of the capitol doors and
took their seats, representatives OF the
press. Five minutes later the first OF the
Presidential party started down the steps
from the bronze doors, Mrs. Mckinley be-
ing in the lead, escorted bye. j. Bell.
chairman of the inaugural committee. and
j. Adison Porter. President McKinley's
secretary. Following them came Mr.. ana
Mrs. Barber and Abner Mckinley with
his venerable mother on his arm and
other members Of the party, which accom-
panied the President-elect from Canton.
william M Osborne, of Boston, secretary
Of the national republican committee, with
friends, was also In the party.
The ladies of the families of the justices
Of ba hna1aH hv MrQ
Fuller, and a number OF wives of sena~
tors were also In the party.
For Mrs. Mckinley a large cushioned
chair was provided She walked slowly.
but bore herself bravely, and as she came
down the long aisle Of the platform the
crowd cheered wildly The party We're
headed in the march by Capt. Charles
| King u. S. A. retired, the well known
novelist and First Lieut.. Shipton of the
First Artillery, who had charge under
| direction OF the Senate committee, of tho
arrangements for seating the people ON
the stand. Capt. King wore the full uni-
form of his rank in the cavalry. to whiclH
| service he belonged. Capt. King is adiu~
tant general OF the state OF Wisconsin.
As soon as this party was seated mu-
| sically inclined portion of the crowd sana
a verse Of America"
| At 1;10 O'clock a ringing shout announ-
ced the approach from the Senate of ths
! official Presidential party. II was headed
! by Marshal Wright of the supreme court
| Of the United States. and Marshal Wilson
OF the District Of Columbia. Following
| them came the members Of the supreme
/ court of the United States headed by
Chief Justice Fuller. with Clerk McKenny
| carrying the Bible Then came the COM
mittee of arrangements. Senators Sher-
| man, Elkins and Mitchell of Wisconsin
and next President Cleveland and Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley. The former wore hia
hat--a concession to the necessity which
compelled him TO protect himself against
rheumatism, which came near preventing
him from appearing az all. They took
their seats on the platform. Following
| these other occupants OF the Senate head
ed by Vice President Stevenson and the
Senators reached the platform. While this
| was being done the crowd enjoyed itself
by singing america, and cheering for
Mckinley Cleveland. and Sherman.
The first feature or the ceremonial was
the administration Of the oath OF office.
The Bible upon which the President-elecc
took the oath was radically different from
any previously used. Heretofore the book
| has been of the style known as the pocketl
| Bible, but to-day the Bible was an i'm
mense affair, a large family Bible weighing
fully twenty pounds 1t was a magnth-
cent specimen, bound In flexible covers OF
black seal. In one Of the lids was inserted
a silver plate inscribed "Wiliam McKin-
| ley, President Of the United States. in au-
| gurated March 4, 1897" Clerk Mckinney
| Of the supreme court whose duty II wa 4
to convey the Bible to the stand, was the
| observed of all observers, as he bore the
huge tome from the supreme court to tho
Senate chamber and thence to the plat
form. The Bible was prepar-
ed for the bishops of the
| African M. 1c church. 1t was conveyed tor
the capitol In a handsome satin lined oak
| casket, with brass trimmings, the whola
package Weighing about fifty pounds. 10
is the intention of the bishop to formally
present the Bible TO President Mckinley
| The tumult was so great that the cere-
mony was a mere pantomme, the voices
| of the chief justice and President-elecc
| being wholly inaudibie 70 those within 40
few feet OF them. When Mr.. Mckinley
arose to read his inaugural address there's
was a great cheer. but when 1t subsded
the crush and tumult Of the restless, NOV
ing crowd were so great that Il was silk
impossible to hear a word. Cries Of 'po-
lice" were the only cries that could bo
recognized In the confusion. In the
midst of all this confusion President Nc
Kiney read his address, standing witH
barred head, while his predecessor sat ac
his right a beaver tile on his head, ana
gave his attention not so much to what
was being said to the noise and tu-
mutt about him. The situation was some~
what relieved by some of the crowd NOV
ing away and giving more room to those
near the speakers.
The platform from which Mr.. Mckinley
delivered his inaugural address extended
along the east front Of the capitol from
the north end of the Senate wing to the
center OF the building. II projected out
ward a distance of fifty feet and so care
fully was the space economical that 10
could easily seat 1900 persons. Near Its
extreme right was a raised dias inclosed
with a railing covered with red and blue
bunting II was here that Mr.. Mckinley
stood as he addressed his audience. The
outer surface Of the platform was hidden
under a profusion of national flags, artis-
tically draped, while directly in front or
the presidential stand was a mammotn
national shield. For a considerable dis
tance In Mr.. McKinley's rear the open
space was filled with chairs reserved for
distinguished guests. Here was Mark
Hanna, Mr. Sherman's successor in the
Senate. and Mr. McKinley's friend and
manager Here was also the new Vice
President. Garrett A. Hobart OF New Jer-