El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-06-10
INAUGURATION DAY.
An Occasion Of Great Display in
Washington.
Not Much Like 1t Was in the Day of
Thomas Jefferson Conduct of
the Crowds at the
Capitol.

| SApstcs.
| Thomas Jefferson was the first pres
dent of our country to be inaugurate
at Washington. This took place j
| the year 1901, when our national capita
| was not much more than a year old
and you may imagine that the city wa
very different place from what it i
to-day.
But now instead of a. struggling tow
| with few muddy streets and abou
| 1900 inhabitants, jefferson would fine
our national capital one of the mos
beautiful cities on the face of the earth
with a population of nearly 300, 900; ant
| on March 4 he would behold a scene
such as he never dreamed of. Thou
sands of flags fly from the house-tops
and windows, bright-colored bunting il
beautiful designs adorns the great pub
lie buildings, all the stores and bust
ness houses are gayly decorated with
flags and streamers, and everything pre-
sents the appearance of a great and
glorious holiday, while the streets
swarm with the hundreds of thousands
of people who have come to the city
from all parts of the country to take
part in the grand celebration
Everybody is moving toward Penn
sylvania avenue. where the parade is to
march. No, not everybody; some fifty
or sixty thousand make their way to
the capitol, so as to get a glimpse of the
Inauguration exercises that will take
place on the east portico, and although
the ceremonies will not begin until
nearly one o'clock, the great space in
front of the capitol is packed with peo-
pie three hours before the time, some
OF them having come as early as eight
O'Clock in the morning to be sure of
getting good view.
Early in the morning Pennsylvania
avenue is cleared of all street cars. car
riages and bicycles, and no one is al
lowed to step off the sidewalk A strong
wire rope is stretched along each side
OF the avenue. so as to prevent people
from getting into the street.
Soon every window and balcony
along the line is crowded with specta-
tors. Even the roofs are black with
people. and small boys may be seen
perched among the branches of the
trees, or hanging onto the electric
light poles. For a distance of nearly
three miles on each side of the street
people are packed so closely together
that it is almost impossible for them
to move. In every park and open space
along the line large wooden stands have
been erected; and these, too, are filled
with those who are willing to pay for
the seats.
As the time for the morning parade
draws near, the crowd become restless
with eagerness and excitement. Police
men on horseback dash up and down
he avenue to see that the road is clear.
and every now and then a trooper or
messenger in bright uniform gallops
past. Suddenly the boom of a cannon
5 heard. The next moment there
comes the distant roll of drums, and
then, amid the inspiring music of
BRASS bands and tremendous cheering.
he procession appears moving slowly
lown the avenue on its way to the cap
tol. Riding ahead is a squad of mount
d police-big, brawny fellows. with
differing brass buttons. After them
.ome the United States troops and naval
'orces, armed with their rifles and sd
,ers that flash in the sunlight, and
to the music of the famous
Iarine band, while rumbling over the
lard, smooth pavement of the avenue
ul horses. Then appears the chief
marshal of the parade drawn on his |
pirited horse, heading the body guard |
# soldiers that surround the open car
iage containing the president and the |
'resident-elect, sitting side by side. |
is the carriage, which is drawn by four |
.andsome horses. rolls slowly along |
With its distinguished occupants, men |
nd boys shout and cheer at the top of |
heir lungs and throw their hats into |
he air when their voices give out, while |
he women and girls wave their hand
erchiefs and hurrah with the rest of |
he crowd. With hat in hand, the presi-
ent-elect smiles and bows to the right |
nd left; and with the bands playing
nd people cheering, handkerchiefs
uttering and flags flying, he arrives at
he capitol Il few minutes before noon.
lere he meets with another rousing re-
option from the great mass of people
tho have been waiting for him for two
+ three hours; and it requires all the
forts of a small army of police to open
way for him and his party to pass into
he capitol.-Cifford Howard, in ST.
icholaS.
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