The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-05
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Jacent committee room for a short time
before taking her seat in the gallery,
which, owing to the enormous crowd
that had been forced into the chamber,
was suffocatingly hot
The presidential party walked up the
! main steps of the outside entrance to
the senate through the bronze doors.
The ascent was evidently burdensome
to Mr.. Cleveland. When he reached
the stairs. Mr. Cleveland was putting
considerably, and only recovered from
the eXertion after he had taken a short
rest in the presidents room. Mr.. Nc
Kinley 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 Mr.. Sherman of the COM
mittee on arrangements and the COM
ing premier of the administration.
Vice-President-elect Hobart and Sen
ator Elkins received Mr.. Mckinley.
HIS FIRST QUESTION.
The first question Mr. Mckinley
asked as ne 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 time he
chatted with Senators Sherman and
| Elkins and General Porter. General
Miles, commanding the army, and aide,
and Admiral Browne of the navy and
aide, and Mr.. Russell B. Harrison of
the staff of General Porter, accom-
panied the president to the senate cor
ridor
1t was IS minutes after noon when
President-elect Mckinley, with Sen
ator Sherman, walked to the presi-
dents room and Joined the retiring
president. He was received by the
assistant sergeant-at-arms.
Senators Sherman and Mitchell pre-
! coded 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 assistant docrkeeper. they were ac-
companied by three picked men from
the secret service department. These
men remained by the doorway and fol-
lowed the president and president
elect to the platform and remained
near by throughout the proceedings.
Major General Miles. the command
/ ing officer of the army, Admiral
Browne, the ranking officer of the
navy, with their aides, Captain Davis,
United States army. and Lieutenant
! Sharpe, United States navy. all in full
uniform, awaited in the lobby the ap-
/ pearance of the outgoing and incoming
commanders-in-chie
Major Mckinley and Mr. Cleveland
led the way President Cleveland
showed little trace of physical suffering
/ and hard work of the closing DAYS of
congress. He walked with perceptible
limp. In one hand he carried lightly
rolled umbrella, but ne did not use il
! as a support. He was dressed in
suit of black with frock coat and un-
buttoned overcoat- of dark material.
Like Mckinley. he had on silk hat,
but the president-elect's hands .were
encased IL gloves. while those of Mr..
Cleveland we're not.
EVERYBODY UNCOVERED.
Everybody in the lobby uncovered as
the two distinguished men passed them.
Following them came Senators Sher-
man ard Mitchell. and the members
OF re cabinet-not all of them, for
there was one notable exception-Sec-
rotary Olney. He should have led the
line OF his official colleagues, but he
was rot there. and his absence was
noticed and commented on. 1t was
such an unusual occurrence that those
who were there, busy as they were in
speeding every detail of one of the most
interesting events of the day, found
time. to wonder why it was. With
| Secretary Carlisle, who would have
been Mr.. Olney's companion, was At
torney- General Harmon, while Messrs.
Lamont, Herbert, 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 position
on the right-hand side of the rear seat.
Major McKinlev sat by his side and
Senator Mitchell with Senator Sher-
man, occupied the other seat Very
few people saw the departure from
the oortico.
Cheering began from the time the
oresdent-elect's carriage, drawn by
its four sorrels, passed through the
White House gate and began its prog
ress eastward. The escort TO the cap
itol consisted of a brigade of United
States forces, artillery, infantry, cav
airy, engineers, marines and sailors.
and a brigade of the national guard
of the District OF Columbia. 1t was
led by platoon of mounted police, and
followed Immediately by the regular
army band from Governors is
land New York bay. General
Horace Porter, the grand marshal
with numerous array of
81 ecial and regular aides, most of them
in uniform, preceded the escort, which
was commanded br Major General
l. Il
has ever had so great a turnout of
regular troops in his honor. Behind
them came the carriages containing
president and president-elect: the
Cleveland cabinet; Major General Miles
and Admiral Brown, and the rear was
brought up by the two regiments of
District of Columbia national guards.
Major Mckinley was kept busy re-
moving his hat constantly in response
to the cheering that preceded. followed
and kept abreast of him. Mr.. Cleve-
land seemed to be in the best OF spir-
its.
TO THE INAUGURAL STAND.
At 1915 p. m. the first occupants
marched out of the capitol doors to the
inaugural stand and five minutes later
the first of the presidential party
started down the steps from the bronze
doors. Mrs. Mckinley being in the lead,
and escorted by c. ]. Bell. chairman
of the inaugural committee. and Mr..
J. Addison Porter. Following them
came Mr.. and Mrs. Barber and Abnei
Mckinley with his venerable mother on
his arm. and the other members of the
party which accompanied the president
from Canton. The ladies of the su-
preme court, headed by Mrs. Fuller
and number of the wives of senators,
were also in the party. For Mrs. Nc
Kinley 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.
At / a shout announced the approach
from the senate of the official preSi-