Evening star., 1897-03-04
40DAY'S PAGEANT
Inauguration Of q President Of
the United States.
S0LEMNLY SWORN IN
The Parade One of the Most Notable
Ever Seen.
THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
SOLEMNLY SWORN IN
The Parade One of the Most Notable
THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY

on foot and behind them again the oc-
cupants of the seats in the various tenn
porary stands erected in front of build
irgs or in tiers arranged in store Win
dowS. The latter custom was generally
followed all along the avenue, and the
windows In many instances presented more
attractive pictures than they ever did be-
fore, prettily dressed womea, with pretty
faces and absorbed children in their hol-
day clothes, enjoying the scenes from be-
hind the protecting transparency of plate
glass.
The balconies above were all crowded
along the line, and there was not window
that didn't frame an animated group The
viewing stands were well patronized. but
not to an uncomfortable degree. and wraps
were cherished articles to protect wearers
from the bracing breeze that blew out of
the northwest.
Enjoyed the Spectacle.
While the crowd in it's entirety could not
compare in point of numbers with those
gathered at previous inaugura tions, 1t was
| evidently we'll to-do and its lessened char
| acter made progress from point to point
less difficult than formerly And everybody
enjoyed the parade amazingly No other
presidential pageant was ever more salts
| factory to a critical populace
The monOtony so tirescme at recent in
augurations Of long lines of men belonging
10 single organization, all dressed alike
looking alike, and marching alike, and
taking an hour or more to pass a given
point, was happily lacking. There was
none OIL the grotesque gymnastics. known
| as fancy drilling, SO frequently induged in
| on former occasions From the platoon of
mounted police that preceded the splendid
band from Governors Island to the last
organization which closed the civic grand
division, there were Constant features NOV
ing along in panoramic precision to catch
and, hold the attention of spectators, and
| inspire their applause and acclamation.
The President was, Of course, the central
| theme of popular admiration. and no Presi-
dent was ever greeted with more hearty
| welcome or seemed TO appreciate it more.
Before his carriage rode the splendid Troop
A of Cleveland, the sun glistening from the
| shining fanks of the fretting black
chargers and furnishing the gold mount
| ings of the uniforms. In the group of gen.
| tlemen riding around the carriage were
| the sons of other men who had made Just
| such triumphal journey, of Garfield.
| Hayes. Harrison: of Arthur, who had par
| ticipated in such a procession with the
first named, and the grandson of the hero
| and statesman, Ulysses S. Grant, who
| bears the name of that illustrious man.
| The 23d Ohio.
| Behind the President came his old COM
| rades, who had fought with him, slept with
| him, ate with him and hungered with him
In the bloody times when all the freedom
| he now represents was imperiled and CO.
lumbia herself seemed on the eve Of pros
| tration; the members of the old 23d Ohio
| Volunteers. the regiment that has given
| two Presidents, Rutherford 3. Hayes and
| William Mckinley, to the country and en-
| rolled Rosecrans and other famous names
on its roster.
a.
| dominant feature passed on. The people
| were to the finest body of men In the
regular service of this or any other country
come sturdily ON, and cheers were given
| with will for the splendid engineers from
| Willetts Point, NY, who marched with a
precision and steadiness that simply
perfection even to the Impractical eye.
THE CAPITOL CEREMONIES.
Impressive Scene in the Senate
| Chamber.
The possession of tickets emitting the
friends of senators and representatives te
| admission to the press galleries of the
Senate did not cause those fortunate ones
to delay in making an appearance at the
Capitol and in selecting seats from which
to watch the interesting proceedings tina
were to take place on the floor. BY II
o'clock, two hours before the ceremonies
| WSIC " uS6ii, tIic 6dASiieS' "ieAA LIZ SA
ception Of the ones reserved for the diplo
matte corps and for the friends of th
President, Vice President President-elec
and Vice President-elect ETC., were crowd
ed. Three-fourths Of the occupants of tn
galleries were ladies, and a tulip bed coulC
not be arlayed in greater variety O.
! cOlors than were they. II the Ohio law
providing fines for the wearing OF higi
hats in places of public meeting were II
force in the District of Columbia and coult
have been appiied to the gathering in thu
Senate there would have been many ar
| rests.
waved before the eyes of those who occu
| pied seats behind the front row. The ele
CANT and vsirf-colored dressing of the la
dies lent a bright appearance to the scene
and all chatted and craned their necks
to catch glimpse of the senators ans
senators-elect on the ffoor.
In the diplomatic gallery there was {
jam before Il o'clock, the little reserved
space proving wholly inadequate for thu
many members OF the corps and their la
dies who wanted to witness the ceremon
minister. was one of the first to arrive ir
the gallery, and secured a seat on the from
row, where she was the center OF attrac
uon Tor the occupants Of all the galleries
She was attlred In rich silks OF the orient
On either side of her head was larg'
bunch of artificial flowers.
Otners who we're early to arrive In thi
diplomatic gallery were Senor. Don Jos
Marceiino Hurtado. the Colombian minis
ter; Senior Don Matias Romero. ministe
from Mexico; Senior Don Domingo Cana
Chilean minister. and Mr.. Hatch. Hawaiian
minister. One of the later arrivals wa
MIS-. Dom1nis, ex-Qneen OF Hawaii.
Inc front row OF the senator's gallery, re
served for the friends Of. the President ant
President-elect vas occupied In part by tn
family Of Mr.. Mckinley. Mrs. Mckinley
| the PRESIDENTS wife, was assisted to a sea
In the gallery by Mr.. Bell of the Inaugural
committee. The President-elects mothe