The San Francisco call., 1897-03-05

Senate through the bronze doors. The
ascent was evidently burG Gensome to Mr..
Cleveland. When he reached the top OF
the stairs he was putting considerably ana
only recovered from the exertion when he
had taken short rest in the Presldents
room. Mr.. Mckinley walked briskly, but
measured his tread TO correspond with
that of his distinguished companion. He
was accompanied TO the room of the Vice
President by Senator Sherman of the
committee on arrangements and the CON-
ing Premier of the administration.
Vice e-President-elect Hobart and Sena-
tor E.kins received Mir. Mckinley. The
first question Mr.. Mckinley asked as be
stepped into the room was as to whether
Mrs. Mckinley had safely reached the
Capitol and been taken care OF. Assured
that this had been done the President
elect sat down for a short rest, during
which he chatted with Senators Sherman
and Eikins and General Porter. General
Miles, commanding the army, and aid
and Admiral Browne of the navy and aid,
and Russell B. Harrison of the staff of
General Porter accompanied the President
to the Senate corridor.
1t was eighteen minutes after noon
when President-elect Mckinley. with
Senator Sherman, walked to the Pres-
dents room and joined the retiring Presi-
dent. Headed by the assistant sergeant
alarms, Senators Sherman and Mitchell
r2receded and escorted Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Mckinley to the main entrance to the
Senate.
From the moment the White House
was left until these two distinguished
citizens took their seats on the floor OF the
Senate, after being announced by the as
sistant doorkeeper, they were accom-
panied by three picked men from the
Secret Service Department. These men
remained by the doorway and followed
the President and President elect to the
platform and remained near by through
out the proceedings. Major General Miles,
the com manding officer OF the army; Adj
miraI, Browne, the ranking officer of the
navy, with their aids-Captain Davis,
q. S. a., and Lieutenant Sharpe. U. S. N,
all in full uniform. awaited In the lobby
the appearance OF the outgoing and in
coming cam anders-in-chief
Major Mckinley and Mr. Cleveland led
the way. President Cleveland showed a
trace of the physical suffering and hard
work of the closing days OF Congress. He
walked with q perceptibie limp. In one
hand he carried lightly rolled umbrella,
but he did not use It as q support. He
was dressed in a suit OF black with frock
coat and unbuttoned overcoat of dark ma
te-ial. Like Major Mckinley he had on
silk hat, but the President-elect's hands
were encased in gloves while those of Mr..
Cleveland were not.
Every body in the lobby uncovered as
the two distinguished men passed them.
Following them came Senators Sherman
and Mitchell and the mem bers of the Cab
inet-not all of them for there was one
notable exception. Secretary Olney, who
should have led the line of his official col
leagues, was not there and his absence
was a once noticed and commented On.
1t was such an unusual occurrence that
those who were there, busy as they were
in inspecting every detail of one of the
most interesting events OF the day, found
time TO wonder why it was. With Secre-
tary Carlisle, who would have teen Mr..
Olney's companion, was Attorney General
Harmon, while Secretaries Lamont, Her
bert, Wilson, Francis and Morton followed
two by two in the order of their official
precedence,
Mr.. Cleveland was President still, so by
virtue of his Office he took possession on
the right-hand side of the rear seat.
Major Mckinley sat by his side and Sena-
tor Sherman occupied the other seat
Very few people saw the departure from
the portico.
Cheering began from the time the Presi-
dent-elect's carriage. drawn by its four
sorrels, passed through the White
House gate and began its passage east
waro. The escort to the Capitol consisted
of brigade OF United States forces-artii-
lery, infantry, cavalry, engineers, marines
and sailors and brigade OF the National
Guard OF the District of Coium bia. 1t was
LED by platoon OF mounted police and
followed Immediately by the regular army
band from Governors Island
General Horace Porter, the grand mar
shal, with numerous array of special
and regular aids, most of them in uni
form, preceded the escort, which was COM
manded by Maior-GeneraI Merritt U. S.
A. No President-elect has ever had 30
great turnout of regular troops in his
honor. Behind them came the carriages
containing the President and President
elect, the Cleveland Cabinet, Maior-Gen-
eral Niles and Admiral Browne, and the
rear was brought up by the two regiments
OF District of Colum ba National Guards.
Major Mckinley was kept busy, remov.
ing his hat constantly in response to the
cheering that preceded, followed and kept
abreast of him. Mr.. Cleveland seemed to
be In the best Of spirits.
At 1915 P. NJ the first occupants marched
out of the Capitol doors to the inaugural
stand, and five min utes la ter the first of
the Presidential party started down the
steps from the bronze doors, Mrs. McKin-
ley being in the lead and escorted by C. ]
Bel, chairman of the inaugural commit
tee, and Mr.. j. Addison Porter. Follow
ing them came Mr.. and Mrs. Barber and
Abner Mckinley with his venera bic
mother on his arm and the other mem
oers OF the party which accom- panied the
Fresident-elect from Canton. The ladies
OF the Supreme Court, headed by Mrs.
Fuller. and number of the wives of Sem
ators were also in the party. For Mrs.
Mckinley large cushioned chair was