The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-05

lite library building, with it's beautiful
architecture and it's shining golden
dome, rivaling the splendors of the
sun. Immediately in front acres of
upturned faces were Wedged in SO
close together that the broad plaza and
radiating avenues seemed a vast pave
ment of human heads.
Through the naked limbs of the trees
which yelled the park appeared patches
Of brilliant color, fragments of the pa
geant-gay plumes of horsemen, gor
geOus squares of resplendent military
bands, streaming pennons, fluttering
banners, thousands of cleaning gun
barrels and glistening bayOnets which
marked the maSSing of the troops of
the escOrting Iegions, awaiting tbs
moving of the procession. GIimpseS Of
the sOldiery illumined five radlating
avenues far as the eye could reach.
The windows of the houses over
looking the scene We're massed with
people. Every available perch of the
capitol building was occupied. The
terraces in front were precipitous hill
locks Of humanity.
the broad platform, SmOthered with
national flags, on which the ceremony
occurred was built out into the crowd
IN the form Of right angle 1t ran par
allel with the capitol front from the
senate wing to a point directly oppo-
site the north line of the main entrance
where 1t bent back sharply to the main
building. Mr.. Mckinley faced the park
tull of people from a small raised and
Carpeted platform, rallied with blood
red bunting, at the apex of the angle.
ON THE STAND.
The square space at the juncture Of
the angle was filed with about 1000
chairs reserved for the cabinet officers
senators, representatives, members OF
the diplomatic corps, the supreme court
and other dignitaries who were entitled
to admission to the floor of the senate,
and the benches which ran back tier
on tier In both directions were occu-
pied by those who filled the senate gall
leries.
Preceded by two military aides,
Mrs. Mckinley and her party emerged
first from the senate wing, and were
escorted to their seats on the platform
in advance of the procession. The
future mistress of the White House.
heavily wrapped, rested on the arm
of John Addison Porter. She walked
somewhat feebly, and was given a
large leather chair, Immediately be-
hind the platform, from which her hus-
band was to deliver the inaugural.
Mother Mckinley and the other mem
hers of the party were shown seats
just in the rear. A parasOl was raised
to protect her eyes from the glare OF
the sun. The crowd waited Is minutes
more before the head of the procession
proper appeared at the door of the SEN
ate wing and the closely packed null
titude moved and pressed suddenly
forward as if they moved by an electric
shock, as there appeared Marshal Will
Of hp n nd
Mr.. McKenney, marshal of the supreme
court The former does not look unlike
Mr. Cleveland. and the latter is about
the stature of Mr.. Mckinley. so that
for an instant the crowd miStoOk them
for the chief actors in the drama to-
day. and a great shout went up. But
when the mistake was apparent, the
cheering subsidized.
Following them came Chief Justice
Fuller and the justices of the supreme
court. INN ediately in their rear fol-
lowed Col Bright, the sergeant-at-
arms of the senate, and the senate
committee on arrangements, in which
the tall, spare form and intellectual
cOuntenancc Ct John Sherman. the new
premier. was conspicuous. Then came
Mr.. Mckinley and Mr. Cleveland, arm
in-arm. Almost instantly they were
recognized by the multitude that had
been Straining for the first glimpse of
them. The universal shout with which
their appearance was greeted began
with a ripple, then ran down the plat
form, swelling as 1t went, until it fell
upon the sea Of faces on the plaza,
and broke into a thunderous roar that
recoiled from the dome and rolled away
through the diverging avenues.
THE NEW PRESIDENT.
AS Mr. Mckinley and Mr.. Cleveland
descended the steps and emerged upon
the platform, 1t was noticed that the
crown of Mr.. McKinley's head reached
only to Mr.. Cleveland's eyes. The
president-elect showed no trace Of his
recent illness. He held himself splen-
didly. His Napoleonic head was thrown
back, and his clear-cut, cameo-like
features were softened by the trace of
a smile. as he advanced along the
platform with a confident air and an
elastic tread, at Mr.. Clevelands side.
Mr.. Cleveland now faced an inaugu-
ration audience for a fourth time, once
more than any other president Of the
republic. Although he appeared TWEEN
~ years older than he did when he
was first inaugurated twelve years ago.
as evidenced by his almost bald head
and the lines which official cares have
chiseled in his rugged face, yet he never
looked better in his life, and his face
displayed in no way the fatigue of
the oppressive work of the past few
days, but his gait was rather slow and
hating.
AS they walked down the platform.
the yells and shouts became deafening,